Not to diminish what the guy is doing, but why does it matter that he's an Apple Engineer? They /could/ mention it in the article, but why does it have to be in the title? In fact, that's pretty much a pattern these days. "Google Engineer did this". "Apple Engineer did that". You'll never read "$random_company engineer did that", but "Dude did that" or at best "Sofware engineer did that". What is it with the cult of big names? Really? That the guy works there has very little to do with what he did (which is awesome).
Engineer Converts Van into Laundromat, Offers Free Loads to Homeless
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Re: Engineer Converts Van into Laundromat, Offers Free Loads to Homeless
#12"Loads of Love" is the same name the mobile sperm bank startup in our area is using.
Finally a startup can have a byline of "Made for love in " and actually mean it!
Re: Engineer Converts Van into Laundromat, Offers Free Loads to Homeless
#13Not to diminish what the guy is doing, but why does it matter that he's an Apple Engineer? They /could/ mention it in the article, but why does it have to be in the title? In fact, that's pretty much a pattern these days. "Google Engineer did this". "Apple Engineer did that". You'll never read "$random_company engineer did that", but "Dude did that" or at best "Sofware engineer did that". What is it with the cult of…
It's just another kind of bait. 'Name recognition' is a thing for a reason.
Striking another tiny blow for modesty in titles, we've taken out 'Apple' above.
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#14God is not real but I applaud the guy for helping people.
Please don't do religious flamewars on HN. Whether or not God is real, that circle of internet hell is, and we don't go there here.
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#15Not to diminish what the guy is doing, but why does it matter that he's an Apple Engineer? They /could/ mention it in the article, but why does it have to be in the title? In fact, that's pretty much a pattern these days. "Google Engineer did this". "Apple Engineer did that". You'll never read "$random_company engineer did that", but "Dude did that" or at best "Sofware engineer did that". What is it with the cult of…
This is NBC Bay Area, a news source for regular folks. News provides information in terms their audience can recognize and understand, and most regular folks don't know what engineers really do. It matters quite a bit that he's an engineer at one of the world's most well respected brands, because its not just some regular engineer, but one that is good enough to work at a company people hold in high regard.
'Important person takes time off to work on things of true importance' is another way to think of it - that's a strong story to tell, so they lead with it.
Re: Engineer Converts Van into Laundromat, Offers Free Loads to Homeless
#16Does he say how much it cost him upfront and how much it costs him monthly to do this? Really inspiring!
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#17Cool idea. It would be awesome to couple it with something proven to move the needle on underlying trauma during the hour wash / dry cycle vs. a ministry (like NARM Therapy or similar), but it's a great idea and well executed and I love folks doing what they can to help.
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#18Would be pretty cool to add another van with showers operating next to it, so they can shower and get fresh clean clothes in one go, without having to go to a fixed place they might not trust.
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#19Would be pretty cool to add another van with showers operating next to it, so they can shower and get fresh clean clothes in one go, without having to go to a fixed place they might not trust.
In San Francisco, there is a non profit (Lava Mae) that turned buses into mobile showers.
http://www.businessinsider.com/lava-mae-turning-buses-into-b...
It looks like the laundromat van is in Santa Cruz. But would be cool if they teamed up.
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#20Nice, thats awesome. This is really using his knowledge for the betterment of the society. Too cool !