qbantek's comments

On: Fine dining restaurants researching guests to make their dinner unforgettable

[qbantek]

That whole story sounds like hell to me. Another invasion to the little privacy we are left with.

On: We're experimenting with advertising

[qbantek]

And that's how it all starts...

On: Show HN: I made a tiny device for automatically recording digital pianos

[qbantek]

This should be a standard feature in all pianos, or at least on all half decent ones.

[em3rgent0rdr → qbantek]

I still use a Yamaha Clavinova that I got in the early 90's...it has a floppy disc drive that still works for recording midi and is extremely convenient. Why such a feature with auto record didn't become a standard feature when SD cards came out is unfortunate.

On: The strangely successful history of people mailing themselves in boxes (2015)

[qbantek]

Story is missing a few modern day examples, I still remember this one:

https://www.sunjournal.com/2004/08/26/strongcuban-woman-ship...

On: Ask HN: How are you taking care of you eyes?

[qbantek]

Most (all?) of the cheap online retailers allow to (some require to!) enter a PD value and also provide instructions on how to measure it. I personally use https://www.goggles4u.com/, they are cheap but not quick since they probably order from China.

On: Apple Makes Magic Keyboard with Touch ID Available for Purchase

[qbantek]

Nice. Now make an ergonomic one...

On: Ask HN: How can I “work-out” critical thinking skills as I age?

[qbantek]

This.

I am about that age (that I guess the OP is) where, luckily for me, I have created a curriculum and experience that will be wasted solving brain teasers.

Haven't interviewed in a good while (at least not from the interviewed side), but if the interview consists of 'how much orange juice is consumed in the US per day' kind of questions, I'd probably excuse myself, thank everyone for their time and look for greener pastures elsewhere.