boodm | 9 years ago | on: What It Costs to Run Let's Encrypt
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boodm | 9 years ago | on: Getting things done
>Once I reach "normalcy", procrastination and self indulgence kick in unless I see a point behind a long term goal.
Greeeeat point. Productivity is incredible while you're in survival mode. However, is there a time when stagnation is the goal? I often thought, "If I got rich, I'd do nothing. Sit, enjoy life, travel." But would that lead to the depression you speak of?
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Getting things done
I think it says something about the Hacker News community that these posts always float to the top. Hardly a day passes where I don't see a "no more procrastination" post.
What does this mean? Is it that we're all procrastinators? I don't think so, many here are highly accomplished. Is it our fear or procrastination? Is it perfectionism?
Strange.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: HP Allegedly Time Bombs Unofficial Ink Cartridges from Working in Its Printers
Change that today! /r/wicked_edge You don't have to use the fancy soaps / brushes to wet shave, but they do help. Buy a handle (~$25) and blades are dirt cheap QTY 100 for ~$12 - 20.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Spotify have reached 40M paying subscribers
$4.99 for US students: https://www.spotify.com/us/student/
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Fewer foreign entrepreneurs say they need the U.S.
The problem is, the manufacturers will not be able to follow suit with thunderbolt. So... what will device makers use? The BIG problem is they will likely not even use the same "standard" across Android devices... what is a headphones manufacturer to do?
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Soaring Student Debt Prompts Calls for Relief
>eliminate student loans
This will do nothing more than favor the rich and further suppress the poor.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
You're missing the easy one, caffeine.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
I've found some data on the subject prior, and I find that it doesn't contain sugar, but acts like sugar, but then that's nullified if you eat it with a fiber, etc. It's more than "what does this book say".
boodm | 9 years ago | on: How the Sugar Industry Shifted Blame to Fat
What do you think about white rice? Google lists white rice (1 cup, cooked) at 0.1g. Conversely, brown rice shows 0.7g for the same portion.
Are these simple sugars? Is this bad for me?
boodm | 9 years ago | on: A scammer stole $500 from me and in the end begged me not to tell his parents
This is FELONY theft in some states. This man is an absolute idiot for not calling the police on those who set out elaborate schemes to defraud others.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Steve Jobs – Courage [video]
The included adapter is going the wrong way. I'd need female thunderbolt to male 3.5mm. I have to either buy an adapter or new headphones to use with both devices.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Steve Jobs – Courage [video]
I have the new MacBook as well as a (pre-ordered) iPhone 7. I use both at work using headphones for private listening. If I want to use my iPhone 7's headphones, I will need to purchase an adapter that does not yet exist (3.5 > lightning).
I'm left with two options: 1) buy wireless headphones, 2) buy 3.5mm headphones and use the adapter when using the iPhone. It's not a huge issue, but it's not the "just works" motto when I have to finagle a way to make headphones work with two Apple products.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: iPhone 7
>I question whether people will think to use them if they go into their phone for a specific task.
IMO, they will not. I know 8-10 people with 6S/6S+ iPhones and _none_ of those people use force touch.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: App Store Subscriptions
The services are pre-paid.
Apple is already in the 'subscription' category with the Apple TV. I subscribe (via the Apple TV) to Hulu and HBO. I remember magazines being the same, as well.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: The NSA Leak Is Real, Snowden Documents Confirm
What stops the NSA from buying the tools?
boodm | 9 years ago | on: All Olympic gold medal winners in the 100m sprint compared in one race
Don't avoid the elephant: drugs. Steroid cycles today eclipse Arnold's day by a staggering amount. Hell, most use oil (synthol) to make their muscles symmetrical.
I have no doubt that the same usage (albeit more sophisticated drugs) happens at the Olympics.
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Otto joins Uber
Not to ask a silly question, but how does an auto-pilot truck (w/ no driver) get fuel? If there will be a service that provides fuel to driverless trucks, how will the business (who owns the truck) verify the PPG and gallons loaded?
boodm | 9 years ago | on: Optimal DNS Ad Blocker
What are the security concerns with a service such as this?
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Edit: People downvoting reality. OK.