theroncross's comments

On: Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?

[theroncross]

Agreed. I'm not sure how it happened, but it feels like we've experienced a societal shift where a large number of people now expect and wait for other people to create nicely packaged solutions to their (real or imagined) problems. From social apps to medicine to play dates to curated vacations, too many people are unwilling to face "the great unknown" that is just going out and seeing what happens, warts and all. Somehow the ability of boomers to make conversation with strangers has become a meme instead of a norm - they're good at it because they practice it.

On: Programming on 34 Keys (2022)

[theroncross]

There's a non-obvious, but significant, difference between holding with a thumb in a neutral position and holding with a pinky in a stretched position. Layers become effortless on a keyboard like this.

On: Oreo Cookie Treatment Lowers LDL Cholesterol More Than High-Intensity Statins

[theroncross]

That's a misleading summary. Only true for a short term trial of a few, abnormal people in abnormal dietary circumstances

On: Ask HN: Don't you feel attention economy has cannibalized the age of information

[theroncross]

The algorithm values content more over information. Good information is expensive. When's the last time you paid money for content on the internet?

[GianFabien → theroncross]

There are lots of pay-walled sites, that serve up information of dubious quality and provenance. Which in turn makes it a crap shoot when it comes to sites that appear to have useful information and ask for payment.

If it wasn't for advertising revenues, sites like Google, Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and many others wouldn't exist. Most people would probably not choose to pay to access those sites.

On: Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money

[theroncross]

Thank you for pointing this out. I don't get why you'd do anything more than add a pinch to your cup and pour hot water on it. Not to mention then you can read your tea leaves and know if you're going to die or not.

[aksss → theroncross]

Thursday, 3pm.

https://youtu.be/ON8cTi5NSMc?t=116

On: Shaving is an example of how consumer products extract more money

[theroncross]

The other piece of this is that there are a wide variety of safety razor blades. You should get a variety pack if you make the switch until you find what works best. Some are very sharp (which actually isn't always good), some less so. Some are more flexible than others. You need to find one that fits your skin and hair.

[MereInterest → theroncross]

Good point, and I failed to mention that as part of the experimenting. After going through the variety pack, I ended up finding that Astra Stainless were the best for my skin/hair combination, and Astra Platinum was second.

On: Spinoza’s God: Einstein believed in it, but what was it?

[theroncross]

The difference between that and atheism is using a capital G.

On: Spinoza’s God: Einstein believed in it, but what was it?

[theroncross]

How do you know your liver isn't conscious?

On: Spinoza’s God: Einstein believed in it, but what was it?

[theroncross]

This. There's a reason the number 0 was only invented a couple of times. Human minds don't do well with the idea of nothing. It's not that there was nothing here - it's that there was no here.