mandude | 8 years ago | on: TDD did not live up to expectations
Wasn't Vista one of the Windows versions that was known for having bugs?
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mandude | 8 years ago | on: Is it unethical for me to not tell my employer I've automated my job?
Over promise, under deliver. Smart move. Certainly one that anyone in programming can relate to.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: As an employee of a company, how do you assess its health?
I heard Trump did this to many of his contractors.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: What advice would you give your 18 year old self?
I am assuming that you were 18 in the 70s?
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: What advice would you give your 18 year old self?
And if you're getting started today in investing -- it's always a good time to invest. If you think that 10 years ago you should have invested in X, then in 10 years from now you'll be thinking you should have invested in Y.
For example -- buying BTC is a bit expensive today and will likely be more expensive in the future. You could buy 1 BTC today and hope that it goes up significantly in the future. OR you could look at Ethereum and realize that it's in a similar place to BTC and that in 7 years from now you may be wishing you had purchased it today.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: People Who Hear Voices Could Be on to Something
Religion is control of the masses. Spirituality is exploration of the spirit.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Apple’s AR is closer to reality than Google’s
"Just the few"? I would say there are significantly fewer people with Tango enabled Android tablets than iPhones/iPads that ARKit can be run on.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Apple Acquires German Eye Tracking Firm SensoMotoric Instruments
Building out their AR division it seems like.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Will Silicon Valley remain the best hub of tech in the next 10 years?
The primary factor being proximity to other people in the same industry is dramatically higher, and jobs within the computer industry in Silicon Valley are so much more dense than any other place on the planet. The joke in SF is that you can't walk 5 feet without running into a programmer or a startup founder. Go to anywhere else in the world and there are comparatively a very small number of programmers/startup founders.
In LA you have something similar with movies -- most people are aspiring actors and there are many people in filming and sets. However, working as a programmer in LA versus SF is very different -- there are a lot fewer engineers and entrepreneurs here per mile than the Bay Area.
It comes down to proximity to people of the same talent set. Where are the people who are good at X living? That's where X is thriving. If suddenly all the engineers left Silicon Valley, it would no longer be a tech hub.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: What business can I create around avid readers and book lovers?
Netflix or Pandora for books?
mandude | 8 years ago | on: The Largest Virtual Universe Ever Simulated
It's funny because it's true.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Toronto eyes plan to crack down on Airbnb-style rentals
There's a lot of cities trying to figure out how to handle Airbnb -- Barcelona for example is cracking down on unlicensed AirBNB's -- and the reason is the resulting rent increases.
Like taxis and taxi cab companies taking their hatred out on Lyft or Uber, I do believe that technology changes economies and that this will be another example of a misled attempt to prevent a technology from changing a city's economy. I also believe that many times these preventative measures are led by lobbyists by the very industry that is being hurt by the technology, and in this case it's likely hotels -- but then blaming it on rent prices.
It'll be great to see where all this leads, but making it illegal and taking it out on owners or drivers is going the wrong direction.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Climeworks carbon dioxide capture device
Build 75,000,000 of them.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research Suggests
Baby steps. Also -- hopefully jets become electric at some point. No reason for them not to.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research Suggests
Exactly! I said the exact same thing not long ago and it's a spot on assessment!
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research Suggests
Oh, my bad, I did the math wrong for the oil changes.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research Suggests
For now. In 5-10 years the debate will be "why do we have gas cars at all now that electric cars are all faster, drive farther, don't pollute, and are solar powered."
In my opinion, not having to deal with oil spills and carbon emissions will certainly win out in the long run.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Electric Cars Soon Will Cost Less Than Gas Cars, Research Suggests
It sounds like you bought it used? While I'm unsure of a Tesla's longevity, it looks like you could buy a used Tesla for $35k these days. Which is cheaper than your $15k + $42k. No gas -- but I'm not sure how much it would cost per kilowatt hour. Now if you were to get a Tesla $35k and install a solar roof for $10k then you're looking at $45k and a renewable energy system, taking power out of the oil companies' hands and actually cheaper than the $57k... and that would be "free" power indefinitely -- way cheaper than the fact that you will have to continue to put oil and gas in your car.
Speaking of which, did you factor in the oil change costs? Assuming $30 an oil change, you're looking at $12k in oil changes. That's now $69k for your Camry.
Plus, the Tesla looks cooler and has faster acceleration than your Camry.
mandude | 8 years ago | on: Android now supports Kotlin
Why haven't they supported Go on android?
mandude | 8 years ago | on: The Boring Company FAQ
You can also fly. Skies are more 3D than digging and easier to access -- the problem with digging is that many people live and work and drive right above where you dig. At some point the holes could cause collapses. There's also water mains and other hazards and obstacles. Sounds dangerous.
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