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Post by hinkley »

jihadjihad wrote: post #83
water-data-dude wrote: post #57

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Friendly reminder that “most CO detectors use a sensor with a defined, limited lifespan, and will not work indefinitely.” https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carbon_monoxide_detector

True. Newer ones will last ~10 years, and will shout an EOL warning when they near the end of their life. I've got hardwired combo smoke and CO detectors (AA battery backup) from Kidde at the house and they have this feature. The nice part of having them hardwired is that the house is now like an office/other building: if one trips, they all trip, so the whole house is alerted. The newer ones have far fewer false ala…

Battery powered units are literal lifesavers during a blackout, particularly in winter.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by sososore »

Maxatar wrote: post #109
Clubber wrote: post #92

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>“The doctor advised me that my heart wasn’t in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress,” he added. >He maintained his love for acting and missed it but the business had become too stressful for him. Sounds like modern dev work.

This is a take you'd only hear on a site like Hacker News. Software development consistently ranks among the least stressful jobs you can get and it's really out of touch to compare this profession to genuinely stressful jobs. Looking over surveys of most stressful jobs, it looks like the common theme are those that deal directly with people like customer service, sales, nursing/health care, or working in physically…

> Software development consistently ranks among the least stressful jobs you can get and it's really out of touch to compare this profession to genuinely stressful jobs.

Most devs already came from enough privilege to afford never having to do truly painful jobs, so they are a pampered whiney bunch. At lunch today I sneakily surveyed 13 20-something devs (all white, all male). Every single one went to college and didn't need a part-time job to pay for it. I've been at this for 30 years, and sure that was a pretty biased sample: there are plenty of Indian, Thai, Chinese women devs that I've worked with, but most everyone from overseas is already of a higher-caste.

I'd love to see your typical dev do even mildly physical labor 40 hours a week for a little over minimum wage. Lol.

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Post by mnky9800n »

Maxatar wrote: post #109
Clubber wrote: post #92

Earlier quoted context omitted.

>“The doctor advised me that my heart wasn’t in the kind of shape that I should be putting it under any stress,” he added. >He maintained his love for acting and missed it but the business had become too stressful for him. Sounds like modern dev work.

This is a take you'd only hear on a site like Hacker News. Software development consistently ranks among the least stressful jobs you can get and it's really out of touch to compare this profession to genuinely stressful jobs. Looking over surveys of most stressful jobs, it looks like the common theme are those that deal directly with people like customer service, sales, nursing/health care, or working in physically…

The only part of washing dishes that was stressful was the amount of money washing dishes paid me. The job itself had great hours and I could zone out washing dishes and not worry about things except running out of dishes to wash.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by mnky9800n »

bbx wrote: post #75

Sometimes I randomly think of a famous person and ask myself "Are they still alive?". I remember doing it for Burt Bacharach and Dick Van Dyke (who's still alive!). This happened last month with Gene Hackman. I had just rewatched "The Conversation" and "The Firm" (so maybe not so random). So I googled him, and apparently he'd basically quit acting 20 years ago. It was weird to see recent pictures of him. I guess our…

The 4k remaster of the conversation that came out in theatres was so good. I hadn’t seen it before and I was blown away by the end. Super recommend people go to the cinema these days they are doing lots of 4k remasters of classics like this.

Re: Gene Hackman has died

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Post by Projectiboga »

ninetyninenine wrote: post #125
sparky_z wrote: post #113

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Keep in mind, he was 95 and was forced into retirement by health issues over 20 years ago. If your base rate is based on two healthy people in their prime, that's a little different. It could be as simple as he found her dead or dying, tried to get help and had a heart attack from the stress or simply just fell. Reports are they weren't found for two weeks, which sadly could explain the dog. Tragic situation all arou…

3 things dying in 2 weeks in the same house is just unlikely and the people must have died within minutes. This is still unlikely EVEN when you take into account age and health issues.

Maybe he dropped dead and she just decided to go too? The one dog may have just been accidential injestion. But the Medical Examiner will figure out most plausible causes. Sad no matter how it happened.

From https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/202...

Hackman and Arakawa were found in separate rooms. The actor was found in a mudroom near his cane, appearing to have fallen, while his wife was found in an open bathroom near a space heater, with an open prescription bottle and pills scattered on the nearby countertop, according to the warrant

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Post by twoodfin »

MrBuddyCasino wrote: post #3

Drop your favourite Hackman movies! Heres mine: --= The Conversation (1979) =-- "Schizo surveillance guy gets a contract that starts to derail things" is the basic premise, but there is more going on - "it has layers". Francis Ford Coppola filmed this in between Godfather I & II. I believe it is less famous only because the target audience is smaller, not due to its quality. The editing is perfect, the pacing just ri…

Not my favorite (they’re all my favorites!), but maybe most underrated: Under Suspicion (2000).

The film’s only reason to exist is to put Hackman and Morgan Freeman in a room together sparring for 90 minutes. That’s more than good enough.

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Post by th0ma5 »

bbx wrote: post #75

Sometimes I randomly think of a famous person and ask myself "Are they still alive?". I remember doing it for Burt Bacharach and Dick Van Dyke (who's still alive!). This happened last month with Gene Hackman. I had just rewatched "The Conversation" and "The Firm" (so maybe not so random). So I googled him, and apparently he'd basically quit acting 20 years ago. It was weird to see recent pictures of him. I guess our…

Wild to think of Mr. Van Dyke as an avid Amiga user as well.

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Post by Arkhadia »

Local massage therapists called him Gene “Whackman.” Having grown up in Santa Fe amongst a large group of massage therapists (my mother taught massage to many decades ago), many knew about his behavior from their personal experiences but somehow never reported it. Sort of interesting.

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Post by shiroiushi »

shortrounddev2 wrote: post #48
dnpls wrote: post #43

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What kind of psychopath commits murder-suicide and also kills their own dog??

Hitler

Hitler loved dogs. And they loved him.

Remember that next time someone says that dogs can tell which people are good and bad.

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Post by jimmydddd »

xhkkffbf wrote: post #39
danso wrote: post #35

Absolutely bonkers that Hackman quit acting more than 20 years ago [0] — "Welcome to Mooseport (2004)" was his last film. But his body of work in my mind feels as timelessly relevant and fresh as Clint Eastwood's and Bill Murray's. Maybe because I love rewatching Unforgiven and Crimson Tide. I haven't even seen French Connection, which earned him his first Oscar. RIP to this legend. [0] https://www.imdb.com/name/nm00…

"French Connection" is truly great. Such a good chase scene.

French connection was a great movie in its time. It feels a bit slow moving compared to today's contemporary films. But a must watch if you're a Hackman fan.
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