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marianov | 4 years ago | on: In Argentina, inflation is a way of life

Most properties are bought cash. That's dollar bills, no bank transfer, no pesos.

marianov | 4 years ago | on: In Argentina, inflation is a way of life

Zero interest is a lie. The interest is already on the price

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What's the easiest way to make a living with $600k in cash?

Argentina

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Workers Are Using ‘Mouse Movers’ So They Can Use the Bathroom in Peace

Except nobody questions when people at the office "steal" time ot the coffee machine, talking about sports, talking on the phone or just wandering around thinking about something. At home it seema like we are bolted to the chairs

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are the best-designed things you've ever used?

Leatherman tools 5 meters of Spectra rope I've owned for 20 years and use for everything Thinkpad X220 Shimano bicycle drivetrains

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Apple announces Self Service Repair

I'm replacing my 10yo Thinkpad camera thia week. Guess what will be my next laptop? Wish phones were like that

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Would you pay more for a noisy computer?

X220 owner here. Do all modern laptops (even thinkpads) have those crappy keyboards? Need to upgrade soon, or maybe I'll RDP to a bigger system

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you compare salaries/offers in different countries?

Paywalled? How would you use it?

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: How do you compare salaries/offers in different countries?

Let's say 200k in the US vs 100k Euro in Portugal. What's the best offer taking into account cost of living, purchase power, etc? Numbeo.com seems like an aoproximation. Using the same position in a FAANG and checking levels.io for salaries info on both locations could be another. Salary/Average Income ?

marianov | 4 years ago | on: ‘The Billion Dollar Code’: Developers Who Sued Over Google Earth Algorithm

Google Earth traces back to the Mars demo? That was amazing when I was a kid

marianov | 4 years ago | on: ‘The Billion Dollar Code’: Developers Who Sued Over Google Earth Algorithm

I found the references to 90's tech fun (like Chaos Computer Club).

marianov | 4 years ago | on: ‘The Billion Dollar Code’: Developers Who Sued Over Google Earth Algorithm

Yes. And it was discussed on HN: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=7301630

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these days?

I know. I just wanted to emphasize on Zoom being the only thing that makes an otherwise perfect computer not powerful enough (for me of course).

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Ask HN: What does one look for in a laptop these days?

X220 is my primary computer. It never uses more than 4 of the 16GB RAM. I ran the fan almost all the time at full speed tough. The killer app (in a bad sense) is Zoom. It kills the CPU and can't handle virtual backgrounds.

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Rugby: Head impact study shows cognitive decline after just one season

I played rugby and there is no way I'll let my children play. Spinal injuries from scrum collapses are way too common, and there is a view of scrum being a fundamental part of the sport so they only mitigate it by not pushing in scrum until a certain age, doing 3 against 3 scrums and so on. By the time the boys are 15 they like the game and start playing hard and getting hurt. I'd rather have them row, run, play soccer, surf, and so many other options

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Spreadsheet formulas for personal finance

Yes

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Spreadsheet formulas for personal finance

High inflation question:

Given 40% inflation. An item is offered for $1200 in 12 "zero interest" payments of $100 or $800 in cash.

How do you compare their real cost taking into account inflation?

marianov | 4 years ago | on: This Website is hosted on an Casio fx-9750GII Calculator

AWS Casio as a service.

marianov | 4 years ago | on: Sign a PDF document client-side with no data leaving the computer

I thought this was about adding a digital signature with an x509 certificate, which has been a PITA for ages because of the PDF standard, plus browsers isolation from certificate stores, let alone hardware devices.

marianov | 4 years ago | on: PHP 3.0 Final is out (1998)

It also launched many information security careers :)