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wil421··on Ozempic is changing the foods Americans buy
Whole Foods fresh vegetables prices are comparable to elsewhere, same with some dairy. However, everything else carries a premium and for budget minded people you need to avoid it.
wil421··on Stranger Things creator says turn off “garbage” settings
Mentioned this elsewhere but The Dark Knight Rises is one of the worst dark movie offenders. When someone says dark movie scenes it’s what comes to my mind. That one confusing backwards movie has terrible audio he did on purpose.

Oppenheimer didnt suffer from either of those issues but I’ve only watched it once on a good TV.

wil421··on Stranger Things creator says turn off “garbage” settings
It was garbage before streaming services took off. Dark Knight Rises is one example. I can remember renting DVDs in the mid to late 2000s from Netflix and they had a similar issues.
wil421··on The Scottish Highlands, the Appalachians, Atlas are the same mountain range
A lot of times they use whisky casks. Lots of distilleries use bourbon casks because you can only use a cask once for bourbon.
wil421··on BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive
They aren’t better cars if they are disposal items like phones and most electronic devices.
wil421··on Accepting US car standards would risk European lives
Does road death mean car accident death or pedestrians or both?
wil421··on Proximity to coworkers increases long-run development, lowers short-term output (2023)
I’ve heard the same thing since 1999 and yet many of us on HN graduated high school or college in the 2000s/2010s and have been employed for decade(s) with successful careers.
wil421··on Proximity to coworkers increases long-run development, lowers short-term output (2023)
I’m the opposite too much noise and commotion in the office. Lots of people to talk to and others that stop by. WFH was much more efficient for me, even with distractions like interesting things at home and wife/kids.
wil421··on Intel could return to Apple computers in 2027
No, they send them back to china to put them in the retail box.
wil421··on A Whale-Surfing Fish
Remora are very weird fish and I hate catching them. The only fish that are in the same family are Cobia. They look similar and ride along with manta rays and sharks but I’m not sure if they have the sucking power of Remora.
wil421··on How Cops Are Using Flock's ALPR Network to Surveil Protesters and Activists
The city I used to live in trialed flock cameras for car theft. They caught more car thefts in January of the trial year than the previous year’s total.
wil421··on Raccoons are showing early signs of domestication
Yes, you can get the vaccine but you only have days/weeks to do it.
wil421··on Ubiquiti Flex Mini 2.5G Review Ubiquiti Does a Cheap 5-Port 2.5GbE Switch
That’s not been my experience. My flex has been rock solid and it’s outside.
wil421··on Germany to ban Huawei from future 6G network
So did the EU intelligence agencies and governments. You just route traffic through your neighbor so they spy for you and you do the same for them.
wil421··on Vodafone Germany is changing the open internet, one peering connection at a time
I worked with Vodafone years ago to do an integration with ticketing systems. It seems like no one actually worked for Vodafone it was all contractors or contractors of contractors of contractors.

Outsourcing peering to a 3rd party seems like their playbook.

wil421··on From web developer to database developer in 10 years
Do you have a kids and a spouse? What’s your age range? I found that the time I had in my 20s is filled by life obligations.
wil421··on Fiber reduces overall mortality by 23%
Did you have heartburn? I’m curious if adding Metamucil would help with that after hearing you feel less acidic.
wil421··on Norway reviews cybersecurity after remote-access feature found in Chinese buses
Didn’t North Korea supposedly start a data center fire to cover their tracks? I believe they attached the UPS batteries.
wil421··on Why do some radio towers blink?
At my work we are working on automating NOTAMs when our tower lights go out.
wil421··on The AirPods Pro 3 flight problem
The same issue happens to me at my house.
wil421··on 60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds
Google says HLA-DQ and HLA-DR genes vary more in Asian populations. Seems like it’s a factor in both allergies, immune systems, and an increase in diabetes.
wil421··on EVs are depreciating faster than gas-powered cars
How much was the hotel room to go to Florida? He had to drive to a dent YouTuber.
wil421··on 60k kids have avoided peanut allergies due to 2015 advice, study finds
Or maybe the prevalence of peanut allergies is really low.

A quick google search says Asians populations have more allergies to buckwheat, royal jelly, and edible bird nests from swiftlets. Shellfish is still one of the highest allergies anywhere.

wil421··on EVs are depreciating faster than gas-powered cars
Beside fuel efficiency and the long charge time for EVs, many EVs seem more like non-repairable iPhones than their ICE counterparts. Tesla’s look very safe but seems like you can not replace body parts. Same with Rivian. I saw a guy dent a rear quarter panel and the quote was $45k. Only because the crazy way they manufactured things.

Is BYD any different?

wil421··on Doctorow: American tech cartels use apps to break the law
Travel management companies and other business who rent property for tourism have been doing this for decades. I have several great small websites that had cabins or short term rentals in cities I frequent and I wasn’t getting killed my stupid cleaning prices or junk fees.

Some of the cabin rental companies I rent from have been around since the 90s.

wil421··on Eliminating contrails from flying could be cheap
A malicious actor is probably not going to meet them at their place of business and do FBI background checks, in person DOD interviews, even polygraphs, to be able to really talk to them.
wil421··on Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account
Agree with you but not every answer is move to Linux. A lot of us help family member with IT stuff. People I help use excel, quicken, and one drive to run their businesses and finances. I could see myself running into GPs license issue with my father in law.

I tried to get a few of them to use chromebooks but the need for quicken or another app they used for decade(s) keeps them windows based.

wil421··on The AI bubble is 17 times the size of the dot-com frenzy and four times subprime
The goal posts will constantly shift just like Self driving. AI used to really mean AGI but that doesn’t get investments.
wil421··on I spent the day teaching seniors how to use an iPhone
I’m not paying for that.
wil421··on Founder sentenced to seven years in prison for fraudulent sale to JPMorgan
I knew a guy whose parents basically invented thrift stores. He’s accountant did the same thing while he was battling drug addiction. Not sure if she ever got prosecuted I think the owner wanted to move on. Then he died of a heart attack.
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