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Amazon Is Never Going Back to Normal

marketplacepulse.com
4 points·by nondeveloper·5 anni fa·1 comments

Ask HN: Learning about bleeding edge science and technology as a layperson

5 points·by nondeveloper·5 anni fa·4 comments

Digital license plates now in 3 states, with more on the way

upi.com
2 points·by nondeveloper·5 anni fa·2 comments

Ask HN: What sources do you ignore?

12 points·by nondeveloper·6 anni fa·11 comments

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nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Was there a compelling reason for choosing the Model 3 over the Model Y? I’m also curious if you’ve driven long distance with it. I drive 250+ miles pretty regularly and wonder about the Supercharger experience.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
I agree. It seems pretty big until you wash it or use it to move large furniture, boxes, etc.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
$500? Top of the line devices in the last few years have crept above $1,000 USD. Not trying to nitpick but the difference there is a sizable chunk of the average person’s annual income.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Yes, to your point I was at T Mobile a month or so ago waiting to buy a SIM card in line behind someone who was evaluating their “free” (i.e., carrier-financed) options. They had a choice of a number of Android handsets I’d never heard of.

On the other end of the scale, though, are the subsidies carriers pay to anyone who switches and trades in a quality device. When my partner joined my plan T Mobile paid a $700+ subsidy for his iPhone 11 in exchange for an iPhone 8.

So customers across the entire income scale finance. It’s just a matter of how lucrative that financing is for the customer. At the higher end of the scale where the customer has more choice it’s usually a much better deal.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Yes, I got stuck on "Powell" High School. For non-locals, that's Lowell.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Maybe. But I learned a lot of useful skills working that weren't taught at school. And working, along with sports and clubs, kept me out of trouble. I tell my partner all the time that when we have kids they're getting jobs in high school.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
2017 Toyota Prius. Excellent fuel economy and driver assistance features. My partner complains about the seats not being comfortable enough and I agree, to a certain extent.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Answering your question directly, I would teach them. I don't think I would assign texts, really.

My question means to ask how someone can intellectually pull themselves up by their bootstraps. I guess starting with basics may be one way of doing that.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
I worked in food service jobs during high school on the weekend. I graduated a semester early and worked full-time in food service for a few months, too. Not a bad option and pretty common at my school c. 2010.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
It would be interesting if Googlers were presented with this set of options: 1) work from the office with the included perks or 2) work remote and keep the resulting savings to the company as a bonus.
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Here's the announcement from the Microsoft Design Team: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/microsoft-365/blog/2021/04/2...
nondeveloper
·5 anni fa·discuss
Same happened to me recently. One day the .com was $12, the next day it was a premium domain available for a cool $2,200. Used Namecheap. Now I use ICANN’s whois search and buy the domain if it’s cheap and there’s a greater than 50% chance I’ll use it.

It would be great if someone wrote a script to query random domains at a dozen registrars to bilk these front-runners into wasting money on worthless domains.
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
Please do. It would be my honor.
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
I had to read this a few times to understand what your product is, maybe because I wanted to stop reading halfway through the first sentence. Most people scan and if the first scan is too hard they move on.

I think the first sentence should have shorter, simpler words.

Maybe: “Build an online community in two clicks with DiscoFlip. Easier to configure and monetize than Reddit or Facebook Groups.”
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
Yes, the registry page outlines the constraints. Charleston Road is actually Google.

https://www.registry.google/policies/registration/new/#!/
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
This is the first use of an expensive (~$500?) .new domain I’ve seen in the wild not associated with a global brand.

For those who don’t know, this domain is constrained to applications where a new file or process is created by visiting the domain, e.g., Google’s http://doc.new creating a new Google Doc file.

https://icannwiki.org/.new
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
The climate is great. The parks and wilderness areas are great.

But you know what? This a beautiful country and it would be shame to limit yourself to one place.
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
I strongly agree. Competition is good for everyone.

There are 50 states, many of them nice places to work, live, and have a family. We moved to Utah from California this year and have loved it.
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
I don’t agree with this tax but one of the great things about this country is that each state can experiment.

California is experimenting with higher state income taxes. Alaska, Florida, Nevada, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, and Wyoming are experimenting with having none.

I think distributed work will win this decade so people will be much more mobile than before. There will be a tighter feedback loop for policy makers to learn what works and what doesn’t.
nondeveloper
·6 anni fa·discuss
If the authorities in my state encourage my population (20s, male, low BMI) to take the vaccine, I’ll take the vaccine.

It’s a risk, sure. But the older people have borne the risk so far. I can’t speak for other young people but I feel personal responsibility to take it ASAP.