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tmpburning··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2023)
Sorry, I didn't know that the user "whoishiring" was setting rules. Why wouldn't it be Dang setting the rules?

No wonder everything is turning cloudy.

If Dang is setting the rules as stated below by dang himself, why isn't it listed in the official rules? (sorry again HN doesn't allow me to reply).

tmpburning··on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (January 2023)
I understand your point and would like to apologize, but at the same, I like to try unconventional ways to find a new position.

Are you looking into hiring someone?

> greenpeas: if everyone else will employ the same "unconventional ways" to search for jobs, these whoshiring threads will become useless. Let's all follow the rules.

Can you point me to the rule? I haven't read anything covering that case... (I couldn't reply to your comment below directly which is why I edited this comment (https://i.imgur.com/ktUXRoJ.png)).

tmpburning··on Mazda has tested a synthetic fuel in an unmodified MX5 on a 1000-mile road trip
> It has a range of a “city car”, but a price of EVs with double the range.

I agree that the price is too high, but that is the case for all EVs

> It’s a conversion of a gas car, not a dedicated platform

Maybe because the platform was so safe/good... I love my current Mazda CX-5 (not EV)

tmpburning··on “My PGP key is compromised, and at least many of my bitcoins stolen”
I'll email it to you, if you provide an email address.
tmpburning··on Mazda has tested a synthetic fuel in an unmodified MX5 on a 1000-mile road trip
Why do you think it is the worst on the market?
tmpburning··on Mazda has tested a synthetic fuel in an unmodified MX5 on a 1000-mile road trip
> I don't think that this is a very good application for the technology. Compared to lithium batteries,

Mazda also have an all-electric car, the Mx-30. (Starting MSRP $33,470)

tmpburning··on “My PGP key is compromised, and at least many of my bitcoins stolen”
I host my Bitcoins publicly as a gpg encrypted file
tmpburning··on “My PGP key is compromised, and at least many of my bitcoins stolen”
> These things happen every day, but happening to a core developer (if confirmed!) who has a deep understanding of the systems and security indicates just how fragile crypto can be (in my opinion)

Because no one can create secure software yet, Bitcoin isn't 100% secure.

tmpburning··on Ask HN: What’s your way to get rid of a hangover?
I never really get a bad hangover but I have heard that some people have a drink to get rid of it.
tmpburning··on Ask HN: Southwest Airlines delays caused by software?
> why the software might be so outdated.

Why fix what "worked"?

For the record, I don't think that Airline software works since about 20% of flights are always late. I avoid airplanes at all cost for this reason, mainly. I once had a plane trip taking more then 24 hours when it could have taken 6h and there was no major problems like today (I ended up spending new year at the airport)... no thanks. Traveling by car would have taken about the same amount of time.

tmpburning··on Ask HN: Is this new ThinkPad E14 worth it to bother with warranty?
It doesn't make it right, but usable storage is always lower then what is claimed... either because of OS space usage, 1024 VS 1000 or filesystem...
tmpburning··on Ask HN: Top Predictions for 2023
- Stock market continues to go down.

- Home prices tumbles.

- Employment rates drop further.

- Major recession starts.

- GPT4 let us know what data was used for answering our questions.

tmpburning··on First TV Image of Mars: Interplanetary color by numbers (2016)
That's kind of a weird way to put it... as if the image came from the TV?
tmpburning··on Why we don't landed in the moon again yet?
Does that include the black/secret budgets?
tmpburning··on Why we don't landed in the moon again yet?
There are a few reasons why humans have not returned to the moon since the last manned mission in 1972.

One reason is that the Apollo program, which sent humans to the moon, was a major achievement for NASA and the United States, but it was also very expensive. The cost of the Apollo program, in today's dollars, was approximately $100 billion. As a result, there has not been a strong political or financial motivation to return to the moon.

Another reason is that there have been other priorities for NASA and other space agencies. For example, the space shuttle program, which began in the 1980s, focused on building and servicing the International Space Station (ISS). The ISS is a collaborative project between several countries and is primarily used for research in microgravity. NASA and other space agencies have also focused on exploring other destinations, such as Mars, and developing new technologies that could be used for future space exploration.

Finally, there have also been technical challenges to returning to the moon. For example, the spacecraft and rocket technology used in the Apollo program is now outdated, and new systems would need to be developed. There is also the issue of developing new landing and surface exploration capabilities, as the equipment used in the Apollo missions is no longer functional.

Overall, while it is technically possible for humans to return to the moon, it would require a significant investment of time, money, and resources.

tmpburning··on Ask HN: What is the most mind expanding book(s) you have read till date?
1984... but it is just curious to see how much further we have gotten.
tmpburning··on Chinese navy jet flies within 10ft of US Air Force plane over South China Sea
How do we know who was in the right?
tmpburning··on Show HN: RSS Brain
To reduce the amount of stuff that I have to read, all article are sorted by date and they don't have a "read" status. So if I don't read the feed for two weeks, it doesn't matter, I just skip them.
tmpburning··on Google pixel 2 had a “squeeze” sensor
my Pixel 3 also has that... best phone I ever bought for $70, a couple of years ago (used)... it takes a screenshot whenever I squeeze it.
tmpburning··on Ask HN: Why haven't bookmarks been re-invented?
I use tags and then the * character in the address bar to search my bookmarks.
tmpburning··on What’s Gone at Twitter? A Data Center, Janitors, Some Toilet Paper
Not sure that article says but if twitter disappears, does that mean that this "wealth" gets redistributed?
tmpburning··on A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library index on the IPFS network
imagine if you built a building and then someone purchased it... and everyone that visited it also had to also pay you.... thats a bit like how copyright is today...

But what is even worst is that they are trying to make you pay them forever (subscriptions).

tmpburning··on A search engine for searching books in the Z-Library index on the IPFS network
Can't wait for someone to come up for a solution to copyright that will benefit everyone.
tmpburning··on How Southwest Airlines melted down
Either you are very lucky, using a specific company with better odds then most or are not traveling very much.
tmpburning··on LastPass disclosure of leaked vaults is being torn apart by security experts
I'm glad I host my own password database... I use KeepassDC (Android), KeepassXC (Linux) and Syncthing. We can't even trust Apple these days.
tmpburning··on How Southwest Airlines melted down
You are lucky if your flights are on time 75% of the time on average, with any airline.
tmpburning··on Ash HN: Why are “rented” eBooks at the library a thing?
Because the copyright industry is stuck in the past...

But to their defense, I don't know what the best alternative is.

tmpburning··on Hydrochloric acid is more complicated than you think
> Many people have never seen stainless steel rust.

that is surprising if true..

tmpburning··on US Government demands direct police access to European biometric data [pdf]
Which country(ies) has the most minimalastic set of laws and more importantly, no secret laws?
tmpburning··on 6M Acres of Public Land in the US West Are Corner-Locked
They need to be prosecuted if they don't let the public use public land. How is that even a question...

But for the record, I think that land-locked public land should be off-limit to anyone (aka, stay pristine).

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