sabbaticaldev's comments

On: Ask HN: Predictions for 2025?

[sabbaticaldev]

it’s more like imaginary scenarios still need to face field reality

On: Would you pay $19 for this Mac menubar app?

[sabbaticaldev]

no, I won’t, that would be a waste of money

On: As drugstores close, older people are left in 'pha...

[sabbaticaldev]

those market forces made the US have the most expensive meds

[kcplate → sabbaticaldev]

I know that is the talking point, but that is not my lived experience. I have been on 5 regular meds for chronic conditions and I currently pay less than $25/mo with my insurance plan. Twelve years ago I did a 18 month stint doing freelance work with no health insurance and paid about the same.

[sabbaticaldev → kcplate]

Those same 5 meds are probably free in most EU countries and even some south american ones. It could also be given for free in the US at a fraction of the total spending but that would impact the GDP too much.

From zero to 25usd/month is a huge difference

[kcplate → sabbaticaldev]

> From zero to 25usd/month is a huge difference

I know how much my EU colleagues make in income and how much they pay in taxes to save that huge difference of $0 to $25.

I’d much rather have my salary, insurance bill, and $25 Rx co-pay all day long.

On: Why eating less slows ageing: this molecule is key

[sabbaticaldev]

If I don’t eat breakfast I won’t snack or be hungry until 5pm so the slogan isn’t a oversimplification, it’s marketing

On: Kannel: Open-Source WAP and SMS Gateway

[sabbaticaldev]

the fact that other companies succeeded doesn’t have much to do with the many that failed with terrible assumptions

On: US judge finds NSO Group liable for hacking journa...

[sabbaticaldev]

Probably done by the same NSO Group. But for US americans they are the good criminals, the chosen criminals

On: The Year of McDonald's

[sabbaticaldev]

my friend, people just recently died for eating mcdonalds.

On: Inside the university AI cheating crisis

[sabbaticaldev]

> Essays are only ever used in an academic context. No-one outside of academia writes an essay.

ooh-a for the new way to write outrageous essays so to engage people.

On: Inside the university AI cheating crisis

[sabbaticaldev]

For what’s worth (for you) the results would be the same if it identified all of them as plagiarism

[michaelmior → sabbaticaldev]

No, it would definitely not. There are a number of false positives, but significantly less than all submissions. It also specifically highlights areas of concerns along with a cross-reference for me to review. I would not be able to do all this manually.

On: Klarna CEO: Company stopped hiring because AI 'can...

[sabbaticaldev]

> that we assume that employers should care more about employees

you find your fantasies fascinating, great.