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steve1011

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steve1011··on Ask HN: What are some non-tech schelling point locations?
Chicago for commodities trading.
steve1011··on Ask HN: What is the next Reddit, for you?
just give it a little bit of time...
steve1011··on 8chan goes dark after hardware provider discontinues service
that is not free speech though, that is explicitly illegal.
steve1011··on Molten Salt Reactors
good point lol
steve1011··on Ask HN: Where else do you get your news?
I have been doing my own local news curation via google alerts; patch looks much better, will give it a try
steve1011··on Ask HN: Is software engineering really a dead-end job after 35-40?
Where is your evidence then?
steve1011··on VCs are suing the US for delay of immigration program
American is not a race.
steve1011··on Ask HN: Do you wear ear protection or noise cancelling headphones while working?
Ive had both custom IEMs and custom earplugs. The sound isolation is generally better than nearly all foam tips, with some exceptions (ER6i, Er4p).

The real difference is comfort. I can wear customs all day without experiencing any ear fatigue. Cable micro-phonics are also much quieter.

steve1011··on Ask HN: Do you wear ear protection or noise cancelling headphones while working?
Earplugs are way better for noise isolation (i.e. blocking out noise)

There are a number of different types out there, including ones that can be custom-molded to your ear canals for maximum comfort and sound reduction.

For the price of a new pair of Bose headphones, you could buy hundreds of pairs of ear plugs or even a handful of custom molded musicians earplugs.

steve1011··on Major Service Outage at GitHub
mine...
steve1011··on Ask HN: How would you invest $500K?
Gold and silver.
steve1011··on Ask HN: Are there any high quality non-Apple laptops for development work?
Dell Latitudes and Lenovo Thinkpads
steve1011··on Ask HN: How to improve vim productivity and workflow?
What's the difference between buffers and tabs? I am genuinely curious.
steve1011··on Ask HN: Where to live within California
Ive lived here most of my life, in both southern and (currently) northern California. Sure, the weather is nice, but my advice would be to stay away unless you are already wealthy or forced to move here for work etc.

If you live in any sort of population center expect traffic to be a nightmare from 6-11am and 3-7pm. Taxes are also some of the highest in the country and poorly implemented social policies continue to increase these on an annual basis.

If you are looking for something in particular that California has to offer, there is almost always better alternatives (see: Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Colorado, Nevada, etc...)

steve1011··on Ask HN: Why don't geeks care about climate change?
but don't bring up anything like that in casual conversation lest you get shouted down by the ignorant majority.
steve1011··on Ireland to 'decriminalise' small amounts of drugs for personal use
thats exactly what he is saying. Relative to some illegal substances, meth is not worse or somehow more heinous. Part of the problem when many talk about the legalization of drugs is the inherited biases one acquires from paying attention or taking at face value what sources like the media or government say about these substances. The problem isn't that certain substances are much worse than others, it's the fact that these substances (harmful or otherwise) are relegated to the black market.
steve1011··on Ask HN: Software gigs involving small, scripting-type tasks?
You could find applications in almost any field, given that there is work done on a computer or have access to one regularly. As for it being a big portion of daily work, I'd guess that most would be technically oriented, similar to those you listed (data science, dev ops, IT)
steve1011··on Ask HN: What earbuds do you use? I need help
Anything with a removable cable should last a lot longer, you would only be replacing the cable with any regularity. Depending on your budget, check out IEMs from Westone or Shure: both carry models with replaceable cables and are reputable brands in the recording industry.
steve1011··on Ask HN: How do you feel about people who say “Techies” are raising the rent?
Rent control and other government instituted economic controls are what is creating the housing shortages in these popular 'tech' cities. People in general are ignorant of basic economic principals which leads to quotes like the one spouted off by your girlfriend.
steve1011··on Ask HN: How can a site like GitHub make money when it pours data?
yep i have a micro plan currently.

I can almost guarantee that I am using less than 5Mb throughout my Github, so I don't doubt they are making money.