trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: A late workout shouldn’t hinder your sleep. It could even help
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trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: Ask HN: Ex-Founder. Should I take lowball buyout offer?
What does "2x liquidation preference for $2,000,000" mean?
trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: Amazon Echo Show
My latest gen Apple TV wants to disagree with you. As does my wife's first gen Apple Watch ... both are magical turds IMHO.
trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: Amazon Echo Show
Amazon is killing it in IoT/Smart Home. However, IMHO, they are making a bit of mistake by not allowing developers to monetize their platform (at least the last time I checked). There were also certain device functions that apps could not utilize (e.g. programmatically mute and unmute). I suspect they'll have a wall garden approach to their new Echo devices too ... if this was open, they'd win it all (again, just my opinion).
trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: $A100K Equity-Free Startup Grant from Queensland Government
Wish Canada did something like startup chile .. I'd move and do a startup in a heartbeat.
trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: Alphabet's Self-Driving Cars to Get Their First Real Riders
Wish they deployed this in Mountain View. I see like 20 of these a day going around aimlessly. I'd sign up as a customer!
trapperkeeper79 | 8 years ago | on: Exercise 'keeps the mind sharp' in over-50s, study finds
Shower? For me, that makes the lunch break workout impractical :(
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: What Living with an Eye Patch in a Big City Taught Me
I knew a guy with an eye patch, and politeness prevented me from asking how that happened. Now I know that one of the causes is cancer .. but it is a bit surprising that I only learned that after this article.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Show HN: “What Are You Syncing About?” by Ninjadev [WebGL Demo]
How to play it???
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Arduino board adds Sigfox low power wireless for IoT
I'm curious what the fundamental underlying tech is that is driving Lora and Sigfox? E.g. cdma has a few core ideas that make the magic work. What is the equivalent fundamental concept that is driving the low-power, long-range, low-bw communication?
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Scientists Aging Faster Than Other Workers
Your last point reminded me of some old days for me. I too taught as an adjunct when I was younger. I would try to bring industry insiders to visit for the Software Design course. Students loved these as well as sessions on how to get a real job. I was a bit surprised too.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Nintendo sells 2.4M Switch consoles worldwide in first month, above forecast
Yes .. the early discounts on games explains it. Very odd from the typical way discounting happens on XBox, etc. Typical games lose value a month or two after release. Nintendo crap either stays the same, or goes up in value because of lack of availability.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Bob Taylor Has Died
RIP. For you youngins ... you may want to read up on him. He is an example of a boss we'd be fortunate to get at some point in our life.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Nintendo Discontinues the NES Classic Edition
They really have the worst supply chain out there. A bunch of people I know wanted this and/or the Switch. These are casual gamers who may not care later.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Silicon Valley Is a Big Fat Lie (2015)
The article and title are a bit sensational but makes valid points.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What are some great “Free” services provided by IBM, Amazon, etc.?
Wait .. is this the track where you get a mentor or does it include the "follow along" track as well?
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Amazon's Sick New Sick Policy
This!!!
At the top-level, you know people are not slackers. They want to do their best to contribute. It is true that goals are not always aligned, etc.
In the modern world, it seems we have lost our humanity. This story, the United airlines story, and so many examples. I don't think things are worse off than they were in the dark ages of course. But I think we don't have an excuse to be jerks anymore - partly because as a society we have abundance or sorts. Not just pointing fingers at Amazon and United, but collectively, as a society, we need to clean up our act soon or I fear things will get worse and worse for everyone (rich and poor).
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Ask HN: What makes a good place to work?
You got into an MBA program on whim? Was it full-time?? I look at the sticker price for the degree (around 100K just base tuition for a top program; more than double that in lost income). Even a part-time program seems like an expensive proposition. I just cannot justify it as a mid-career tech professional.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Google Brain Toronto
Equal society? Lets see you buy a detached house in Toronto if you are a first generation immigrant, and your parents are not loaded. If you do not own property today, I don't see a way to EVER afford it in Toronto. Our society is hell-bent on taxing income when we should really be taxing wealth. The latest budget is fairly against young people in favor of old people. But to each their own I guess.
trapperkeeper79 | 9 years ago | on: Google Brain Toronto
Why? I've never lived there but it seems one of the few places with tech jobs and houses that don't cost a million bucks.
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Edit: actually .. scratch that .. I should have an option on HN to not see paywalled links. Can someone on the dev team make that happen?