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rr808··on Wi-Fi 8 is the first wireless upgrade in years that isn't chasing speed
Powerline networking is worth trying for this too.
rr808··on A week of using Codex more than Claude
Copilot and Devin. They're actually really good too.
rr808··on Hook, hold, harvest and hide: Meta's alleged strategy laid out in first week
Luckily we have rule of law here so if you say someone in particular needs to go to prison there needs to be a law that you have proven to break. Just because you dont like someone you can't just lock them up.
rr808··on France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls
Me too. The problem is now I trust Meta with much of this instead of the FCC which is awkward for me. I use on Messenger and Whatsapp much more often for voice calls, and you know exactly who is calling.
rr808··on What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers
I'd say its more like about time we had a correction to make people realize markets dont always go up, money doesn't come easily and we all have to get back to working.
rr808··on What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers
I think 15 years of asset boom has made enormous fortunes not just for billionaires but for regular middle class folks and especially anything tech or finance related. When your investments make much more than your wages, its hard to care about your career but this is the norm now for lots of people around me.
rr808··on I'll be stepping back from leading product for X
I forgot twitter is part of SpaceX.
rr808··on Rust All Hands 2026 Retrospective
How long does a compile take? Because this was the biggest issue for me. I dont really like Python but the ability to make some changes then run it instantly is wild for me.
rr808··on The tiny holdout building in the middle of Macy’s is back in view
Not really. looks like they pay nearly $2mil a year every year right now already. You can look up Block 810 Lot 40 here: https://a836-pts-access.nyc.gov/care/search/commonsearch.asp...
rr808··on Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro?
I'm just surprised that an American brand making electronics lasted this long. Even Japanese companies are giving up. No one can compete with China.

Apple somehow reigns supreme still. Anyone else?

rr808··on An Englishwoman who sketched India before photography took hold
It was amazing to see the blue sky coming out in Asian cities during covid. https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-52313972
rr808··on Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to Hawaii
Usual answer is to get away from the wife (or partner), but she doesn't seem married so I'm baffled...
rr808··on Modern decor may be straining people's brains
My parents lived in the same house for 40 years, my entire childhood was there. My grandparents (both sets) lived in their house for 50 years. I can't comprehend how Americans keep moving for jobs or to upgrade or to get to a better school district. Surely you want some permanence? Get to know your neighbors?

Edit yes I did move around in my twenties, but that stopped at 30.

rr808··on SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth
I think in most markets the advantage SpaceX has is it isn't paying huge fees for Spectrum, the frequencies it owns were very cheap. Eg in the USA I think the providers spent nearly $100 Billion on spectrum where SpaceX can compete without that cost.
rr808··on SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth
this thread is about satellites cluttering the night sky. Is SpaceX paying for this? Not the mention the CO2 emissions of all the rockets.
rr808··on USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025
I thought I was a typical guy who bought insurance and hardly ever claimed. I was genuinely shocked after talking to people who regularly tried to claim all the time. "Nothing to lose right?".

After realizing I've really stopped buying insurance except a core of home, car and liability with high deductables. If you're a responsible person who is careful insurance really isn't worth the cost.

rr808··on After 7 years in production, Scarf has reluctantly moved away from Haskell
Scala was a dead end. Kotlin an obsolete workaround. Java though is now awesome, esp if you can ignore Spring. Should be more popular in the tech world.
rr808··on SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth
Its more the other way around. Its mostly used by the wealthiest few percent, the majority of the world has to pay for the damage it causes.
rr808··on Costco is the anti-Amazon
I dont like Costco, it epitomizes American over-consumption. Parking lot overflowing with oversized SUVs with people loading up oversized trolleys with food from food corporations to take back to their oversized fridges and storage basements.
rr808··on Rocketlab acquires Iridium
Compared to LA even NZ looks cheap
rr808··on Did my old job only exist because of fraud?
> Senior management routinely seem baffled that they could announce redundancies or hiring freezes, yet technology costs would continue to rise.

I dont think they're baffled, they just trying to show they're attempting to keep costs under control.

rr808··on AMD will reinstate memory encryption on Ryzen 9000 CPUs via BIOS update in July
The last few companies have all had desktops in datacenters with the local PC just a virtual terminal.
rr808··on How Madrid built its metro cheaply (2024)
Yes that is another reason, high healthcare costs for employing workers means higher construction costs in the USA.
rr808··on How Madrid built its metro cheaply (2024)
Even states like Mississippi and Iowa have low housing costs and wages much higher than Spain.
rr808··on How Madrid built its metro cheaply (2024)
A lot of the price difference between Europe and USA now are wages. US wages for construction workers in NYC or SF are 2 or 3 times that of Madrid. Lots of things are cheap just for this reason alone.
rr808··on Home alone: Remote work, isolation, and mental health
My office has a big grad program so there are hundreds of interns and people under 25 in the office. Is really fun for them, I think its a real benefit that people look for now.
rr808··on India's surprise baby bust
I know its not an acceptable view in 2026, but if women had to leave school at 16 and thus couldn't have a professional career I'd think many more women would have multiple children, like 5+ would be normal.
rr808··on India's surprise baby bust
One issue is that the wealthiest most advanced countries are having the fewest people, while the poorest countries have a the fastest growing populations. Pakistan or Nigeria alone will have more people than the whole of Europe. They may become wealthier but more realistically there will be an even tiny minority of people living well with most of the world in slums.
rr808··on Liverpool and Manchester Railway
There ended up being 4 lines between the two cities. Hard to believe such a thing was possible in this day and age. I guess if there were no cars trains would be much more popular.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liverpool%E2%80%93Manchester_l...

rr808··on Taking a walk may lead to more creativity than sitting, study finds (2014)
Or as Arthur Brooks puts it - the shower now is the only place where you dont have your phone on you.
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