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Well said. I appreciate people on both sides that can simply acknowledge having kids is great for some people, and not having them is great for others, and the world is big enough …

> You’d think by your thirties you’d do some basic research. I've often had thoughts like this, but had to just accept that people often don't do basic research. For another exampl…

Yep, I use IPS monitors for this reason. Gotta avoid PWM to help prevent the headaches I experienced on other types. IPS looks really good too, so that works out.

For a few years I was hoping someone would create something like this, or I’d eventually do it myself. Thank you!

> Including third part stuff such as Cordova and Ionic that have more or less stopped development? FYI - Ionic is in active development, along with Capacitor, their replacement of …

One important difference is that in retail, you had to deal with it, or risk losing your job / getting written up. In volunteering, if someone is being a jerk to you then you can c…

Our 1990 Miata has a parasitic drain too. We installed a battery disconnect switch that takes about 5 seconds to connect or disconnect whenever we use the car. It's a little bit of…

Judging from the tone of his comments, he appears to be a troll.

I get where you were coming from but corrupt lawyers landed my handicapped brother in an unlicensed group home where he was mistreated and soon died. Lawyers can absolutely kill yo…

What are you doing for meal prep now?

Agreed they have a brand to protect and that we shouldn't expect much from any university that could be described as a diploma mill. Though I'm not confident that A-list schools ar…

Which is amusing since students from those A-list schools are also cheating.

The car loan line was a little odd. Anyone with a decent income and a high credit score can easily get a car loan.

Taking care of a baby is not like this.

> a feeling at the core of my psyche that I have been wasting time and there must be something productive I should be doing or thinking about. It's a little bit of relief to hear t…

A friend mentioned this to me the other day and I think it's a cool piece of Internet history. It's still operational and I wonder how many people are using it. The fee is $15.95 p…

The S&P 500 has been a solid investment, historically speaking, even with the black swan events. It has more than tripled since 2009, and doubled since 2007 (before the 2008 drop).…

I had similar thoughts. Another example: the illustrations on the home page are pretty, but they're using terms like "elements", "selectors", "classes". A true beginner has no idea…

> Please don't destroy the back button... i had to click it 60 times to get back here... After the third or fourth click, did it cross your mind to type in "news.ycombinator.com" i…

I also have the XPS and have experienced my WiFi dropping. Usually a few times a week. I've heard you can contact Dell support and they will send you a wifi adapter but I haven't t…

Thanks for the response. Sometimes I get the impression that engineers are killing themselves doing nothing but work with occasional sleep, so it's good to hear you're around 45 ho…

Are these engineers at Facebook/Google/etc. working the typical 40 hour work week or more like 60-80?