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michaelmcdonald··on The Geeks way of checking what the outside wheather is like
I'm curious: what answers _did_ you give?
michaelmcdonald··on How and why I stopped buying new laptops
You may want to spend some time researching the "hackintosh" community. I, too, have a 2012 Mac Pro that's running strong (hexacore, 48GB memory, 1TB NVME drive, 8GB video card). Courtesy of OpenCore (https://dortania.github.io/OpenCore-Install-Guide/) you can install new(er) versions of macOS on older hardware. I have all the security updates and don't need to update to newer hardware (albeit I did update the GPU and NVME drive, which for my purposes further extended the life of the machine).
michaelmcdonald··on Backsliding on free expression around the world needs to end
There are still city / township board meetings. You have the ability to converse with your neighbors. You can write to / contact your local representatives.

If you feel that being kicked off social media is the same as the removal of your ability to engage in public discourse can you tell me what people did BEFORE social media?

michaelmcdonald··on Subscriptions are out, refills are in
How did they get your contact information?
michaelmcdonald··on Cybersecurity in 1989: Looking back at “The Cuckoo's Egg” (2015)
Obligatory mention of his Klein bottle business and absolute willingness to meet and converse with guests. It’s a dream of mine to visit him with my son and hope to someday; reports of his kindness are legendary.
michaelmcdonald··on Why women receive less CPR from bystanders (2018)
While it might be the case that it won't go anywhere, as a defendant / accused you still have to deal with possible reputation damage, legal costs, and time loss.
michaelmcdonald··on What does my 80 year old father do to stay healthy?
> Dad has no patience for those who say your healthspan is predetermined. At 80 he has no memory issues, no aches, no pains, no depression.

The author's father is apparently blessed with no genetic predisposition for memory/cognitive disorders, degenerative physical disease, etc...

Everybody is different. What works for the author's father may not work for everybody else. Take the above article with a grain of salt.

michaelmcdonald··on Docusaurus 2.0
As the rep for a product: I wouldn't recommend bashing someone's project by calling it a "little toy". It works for them regardless if it looks as "fancy" as yours. Not a positive look for you or your project if this is how you're going to treat others.
michaelmcdonald··on Docusaurus 2.0
For the lazy: the above referenced page by @slorber only had 1.3MB of resources to load (with JS enabled).
michaelmcdonald··on ICMP, Ping, and Traceroute – What I wish I was taught (2020)
That's not accurate:

https://github.com/traviscross/mtr

> Merge pull request #412 from 23hiro/master … 327dd3f 11 days ago

michaelmcdonald··on Fourth patient seemingly cured of HIV
I'm guessing that HIV positive patients who also develop a type of cancer that can receive bone marrow transplants as treatment are rare. Bone marrow matches are extremely rare. Add to that: bone marrow matches with the particular mutation (CCR5-delta 32) can only compound that rarity. All this adds up to poor odds.
michaelmcdonald··on First human injected with cancer-killing virus in clinical trial
I, for one, welcome our impending zombie overlords.
michaelmcdonald··on DigitalOcean: New $4 Droplet and updated pricing
Standard marketing 101. Can't fault them for doing what every other company on the face of the earth does.
michaelmcdonald··on Ancient Roman Coins: How Were They Made?
If these are 1,000 year old coins found in an archeological site.... who do the coins "belong" to that were "robbed"?
michaelmcdonald··on Emacs 28.1
Changelog:

Emacs 28.1 has a wide variety of new features, including:

- Native compilation of Lisp files

- Text shaping with HarfBuzz and drawing with Cairo

- Support for loading Secure Computing filters

- Much improved display of Emoji and Emoji sequences

- New system for documenting groups of functions

- A minor mode for context menus

- Mode-specific commands

- Emacs shows matching parentheses by default

- Many improvements and extensions to project.el

michaelmcdonald··on The Uselessness of Phenylephrine
I believe this is the key element:

> she gave up her license after getting an appointment at the DOL was difficult.

I'm not sure what DOL is a reference to; however I now many individuals struggled to get appointments at the Secretary of State (SoS) and that is also where one (at least where I live) would need to get a non-motorist ID. Same amount of frustration / time spent to get a non-motorist ID as it would be to renew your driver license.

michaelmcdonald··on Down the mechanical keyboard rabbit hole
My hands have been spoiled by topre. My ears as well. It is the absolute best typing experience I've had (and I've tried a great many switch types).
michaelmcdonald··on Show HN: Berkeley Mono Typeface
I purchased Berkeley Mono to give it a shot. While I found it visually appealing, it still cannot compete in the terminal against Pragmata Pro due to how narrow Pragmata Pro is. I can fit so much more on my screen yet still have it be clean and legible with Pragmata Pro.
michaelmcdonald··on Ask HN: Should HN require/encourage job postings to have a salary range?
I feel like you're making it more difficult than it has to be.

If your company is hiring a software engineer, but doesn't know:

A) what salary you can afford B) what skills level you need (SE I, SE II, SE III)

I would be worried about your company. If you feel you could pay up to $300,000 for someone with the right qualifications the problem is easily solved:

> Software Engineer - Salary range: $100,000 - $300,000 dependent upon skills and work experience.

BOOM! Super simple!

If for some reason you have a posting for a position with the salary range moving between $80k - $500k, I would think you don't know what it is you're looking for in a candidate or what type of position you're trying to fill. That would really lead me to question the leadership of a company and wonder about the longevity of it as well.

michaelmcdonald··on Ask HN: Should HN require/encourage job postings to have a salary range?
Because they feel they can get away with paying you less if you live in an area with a "lower cost of living". It's a way for the company to extract more value from the employee without having to pay the employee what they're actually worth.

Remember: you are an asset to the company only worth what you're willing to fight to be paid for. A company will pay you the least amount of money they can to keep you.

If the job is not remote or has on-site duties the argument becomes moot.

michaelmcdonald··on Ask HN: Should HN require/encourage job postings to have a salary range?
> Pay commensurate with added value.

In a statement like that they have an idea of what is valuable and what they would be willing to pay for it. Seems like a perfect opportunity to give a salary range.

michaelmcdonald··on Twitter misses ad revenue and user growth estimates
Sure you can! Michigan has a ban on smoking indoors and business grew for just about every bar and restaurant! Just gotta ban the right people. From what I can tell Twitter is doing that; but their business model is terrible and the platform is clunky. Their lack of growth has nothing to do with banning people.
michaelmcdonald··on Meta shares drop 20% on Q4 earnings miss, weak outlook
I’m assuming you are using a Pi-hole to block the ads? From my understanding that is becoming less effective with companies like YouTube and Facebook since they serve ads directly from their domain.
michaelmcdonald··on The case against masks at school
Seat belts.
michaelmcdonald··on Keep a Log
The author mentions utilizing Slack for this; do so with caution. The free Slack tier only keeps 10,000 messages in history with the added drawback of now your knowledge stash is stored on servers with a 3rd party company rather than files you own / control.
michaelmcdonald··on Why Are Topre Keyboards So Expensive?
Hasu controller is literally a game changer!!
michaelmcdonald··on A&W Turns its 'Worst Marketing Fail' Into a New Burger, Launches 3/9lb sandwich
I can think of at least one within relatively close driving distance to me and another at an outlet mall that’s an hour away. I live in the mid-Michigan area.
michaelmcdonald··on Fallout begins for far-right trolls who trusted Epik to keep identities secret
This is going beyond "political purity" as the guy was quite evidently involved in racist behaviors. Racism is not a political "right" or "wrong", it's just straight up wrong. Holocaust denial is another one of those issues that isn't "political" but rather a belief that stems from ignorance and hatred. Firing people for being racist is, in my book, completely acceptable.
michaelmcdonald··on Show HN: I wrote a local-first notes app for Mac, with data longevity in mind
Apple does, but the product's website does not. As the above poster was pointing out: if the product is worth paying for the Op should make that clear.
michaelmcdonald··on Nuclear War Survival Skills (1987)
Why the Falklands?
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