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Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by sixstringtheory »

zuric wrote: post #176

Great post! So great that this will be the first time I post a comment here on HN. I’m from Sweden and I’m passionate about two things currently. The first thing is that me, my wife, my mother and my father is building a house from scratch to me and my wife. I’ve never built anything before so a lot of what free time I have goes towards reading up on how to do it. We started building 1,5 years ago and started taking…

Cheers for your first post here, welcome, and good luck in your endeavors! They are both things I too enjoy: building things in physical reality and in Swift.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by heynowheynow »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #31

I converted my mountain bike to an ebike and I’m having a blast with it! I just moved to Oakland and there’s pretty good bike infrastructure here, so I can use the bike for transportation even for relatively large distances. I’ve been using it to get groceries, run to the bike shop, and see friends. For the nerds, I added a Bafang BBSHD mid drive motor and EM3EV 52v 20.5AH pack to my Norco Fluid HT bike. I added a re…

Good luck, naïve foreigner: I don't think you realize or appreciate how violent and unsafe most of Oakland is. You're likely to be robbed at gun- or knife-point by multiple assailants. At least in some other states you're allowed to defend your own life, but not in California.

#12 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-dangerous-cities-i...

I have a 4kW standing scooter that I use in another city that goes 50 mph easily. The concept of a power limit is nanny state government control: to hell with that. Scooters have no power restrictions and no limits. I wouldn't take one out on a highway, but anything short of that is fine.

Statistically, helmet wearing in the US encourages drivers to pass wearers at an unsafe distance (too close). They also provide a false sense of security and look stupid. If they were useful, the Dutch would be all over them. Experienced riders with coordination in good urban planning areas don't need them.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by vbezhenar »

malikNF wrote: post #179
vbezhenar wrote: post #22

Hello from Astana, Kazakhstan. I just spent wonderful night playing World of Warcraft, coding some lua addon for it and tinkering with VPS. It's Sunday's morning and I'm going to prepare more coffee. Now I need to endure till the evening so I can actually attend work at Monday with proper schedule. At work I'm working on creating an ECG device which hopefully will be useful and cheap for local hospitals. And some oth…

>ECG device An ecg device saved my dad's life, it caught a weird heart murmur he was having and alerted the doctors to an issue with his heart. He's now better becuase we detected it early, its so wonderful there are people like you working on these devices that makes modern medicine do its thing. Thank you! Also, how do you prepare your coffee?

Thanks for your kind words and I wish the best to your dad. Our agenda is to help people in remote cities and villages which often do not have skilled doctors, but thanks to Internet, it’s possible to connect those people to a more modern medicine. We’re not there yet, but we’re moving.

In the past I extensively used Bialetti moka pot. Recently I discovered Aeropress and using it almost exclusively now. I’m not very much coffee gourmand, I just need caffeine to convert it to code, lol.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by sixstringtheory »

parasti wrote: post #246
rakejake wrote: post #206

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Are there resources online on how to do this? I've always wanted to learn more about construction work, at least to the level where I can do some minor repairs.

I built my shed door by watching YouTube. My starting point was knowing what a nail and a hammer is.

The amount of practical knowledge like that on YouTube is really something to behold. It’s gotten me out of all kinds of jams.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by legends2k »

pyro123 wrote: post #250

You are kinda right. But I guess it's kinda inevitable. I am in college right now chasing a computer science degree. Nothing particularly intresting going in my life right now. Life right now is a constant jumble between excitement and boredom. I have a crush on a girl right now even though I rarely see her around the campus and her being from a different class makes things even harder but a crush nonetheless. I have…

Nice, boring is good. I know it's unpopular opinion but true. Good luck with the girl; perhaps make amends to your schedule to increase the chances of meeting her :)

What can I say, one just put effort for something to happen, the actual happening is, as always, beyond us.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by masc98 »

Thanks for the post. Anyways, I'm a data scientist by day and geek by night, atm I am learning Rust and I just love it, it provides me all the good stuff that make me piss off about Python. Actually, I have found out that a 30-minutes Rust session before I start working in the morning gives me a good vibe boost for the remaining 8 hours of work.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by heynowheynow »

TaylorAlexander wrote: post #347
spike021 wrote: post #160

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My brother recently bought an e-bike and has been enjoying it as well. He hasn't taken it on errands yet, though. How do you handle preventing theft, since that's super common here in the bay? I know there are some relatively higher rated locks but I still don't think I'd personally feel comfortable leaving an expensive bike or scooter out of sight more than maybe just a minute or two.

I use the lock recommended by the Lockpicking Lawyer [1]. You can buy them at Tip Top Bike Shop in Temescal (no affiliation but support your local bike shop!). The guys at that bike shop said that for example if I want to ride to Lake Merritt and walk around for a while, I could lock it near the boat house and leave it for a couple hours as long as it’s daytime. They said don’t leave it overnight which I would never…

A friend of mine got his $5k bike stolen in the middle of downtown Mountain View in plain sight.

If you don't use something like an ABUS 37/80 + 14KS, your shit is going to get jacked in Oakland because of zillions of thieves with portable angle grinders in backpacks and teams riding around in vans looking for easy marks.

Don't leave anything valuable outside in Oakland unless you want it to disappear because people on drugs are always looking for property to convert into their next fix.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by heynowheynow »

chrisrogers wrote: post #226
spike021 wrote: post #160

Earlier quoted context omitted.

My brother recently bought an e-bike and has been enjoying it as well. He hasn't taken it on errands yet, though. How do you handle preventing theft, since that's super common here in the bay? I know there are some relatively higher rated locks but I still don't think I'd personally feel comfortable leaving an expensive bike or scooter out of sight more than maybe just a minute or two.

I'd use a large chain and the beefiest lock you can manage. The sort of thing you'd use to lock up a motorcycle.

37/80 + 14KS. It's a tight fit, heavy, and expensive but they work.

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by legends2k »

weinzierl wrote: post #224

Hello strangers and greetings from Germany. I remember the feeling of the early internet connectedness very well and it was a great time - but so is today. In the early days I spent quite some time learning POVRay and making 3D stuff. It was mind blowing, back then. Recently I decided to finally learn Blender properly and it still blows my mind how far we've come. The past was good, the present is better and I'm exci…

C++ 3D programmer who learned the basics of modelling and Blender during 2020 lockdown. Boy it was wonderful and I do it time to time. Wife says I'm usually happy doing it than programming.

True, it's amazing where 3D graphics started and how far it has come. Hope you enjoy your learning. Cheers!

Re: Ask HN: Comment here about whatever you're passionate about at the moment

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Post by TaylorAlexander »

heynowheynow wrote: post #352
TaylorAlexander wrote: post #31

I converted my mountain bike to an ebike and I’m having a blast with it! I just moved to Oakland and there’s pretty good bike infrastructure here, so I can use the bike for transportation even for relatively large distances. I’ve been using it to get groceries, run to the bike shop, and see friends. For the nerds, I added a Bafang BBSHD mid drive motor and EM3EV 52v 20.5AH pack to my Norco Fluid HT bike. I added a re…

Good luck, naïve foreigner: I don't think you realize or appreciate how violent and unsafe most of Oakland is. You're likely to be robbed at gun- or knife-point by multiple assailants. At least in some other states you're allowed to defend your own life, but not in California. #12 https://www.cbsnews.com/pictures/the-most-dangerous-cities-i... I have a 4kW standing scooter that I use in another city that goes 50 mph…

You could have worded this with kind concern but you chose to open by insulting me instead. I only moved here from the other side of the bay. I’ve lived in this area my whole life. Somehow all my friends in Oakland do just fine. If I get robbed, so be it, but I’m not going to hide in my car.

I’ve been a cyclist my whole life and I would never ride without a helmet. This isn’t the Netherlands. My bike goes 30 MPH and as experienced as I am, accidents still happen.

Your comment was particularly condescending and I don’t think it fits the tone of this discussion. You didn’t have to comment, and you didn’t have to be rude if you wanted to participate.

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