SkipperCat (u/SkipperCat)

SkipperCat commented on Ask HN: Hearing aid wearers, what's hot? · Posted by u/pugworthy

SkipperCat · a month ago

Has anyone had and experience using hearing aids to deal with tinnitus? I've got some small hearing loss in the high frequencies and I'm looking at getting fitted for hearing aids to help boost those frequencies. The hope is to train my brain to stop replacing the deficit of sound with the monotone tinnitus noise.

I've tried some OTC hearing aids (Sony & Sennheiser) but its been hit or miss. I'm going to try whatever the hearing aid tech at my ENT proscribes.

SkipperCat commented on SEC approves Texas Stock Exchange, first new US integrated exchange in decades cbsnews.com/texas/news/se... · Posted by u/pseudolus

SkipperCat · 2 months ago

The Miami stock exchange (MIAX) has their matching engines colocated in Equinix's NY4 data center in Secaucus NJ, much like many other exchanges. I would not be surprised if TXSE does the same.

Many trading firms already have their trading engines in that data center and I would assume TXSE would want quick access to that order flow and this might be easier if they are in NY4.

Of course, they may want to have their colo facilities in TX in their own data center, that way they can rent out space and make some extra revenue, but then they'd have to build that out.

SkipperCat commented on State Terror, American Style paulkrugman.substack.com/... · Posted by u/rbanffy

CGMthrowaway · 3 months ago

My friend lives in a rich neighborhood in inner Chicago and they all chip in to pay extra for private security patrols through the neighborhood because they don't have enough cops. On top of one of the highest property tax in the country (2.1%) and sales tax (10.75%), etc etc.

SkipperCat · 3 months ago

Private security is not police. Private security will not give you a ticket for speeding. They wont write you a citation for not having a working turn signal. Their only mission is to protect the people who employ them. Very different from actual police work.

SkipperCat commented on State Terror, American Style paulkrugman.substack.com/... · Posted by u/rbanffy

SkipperCat · 3 months ago

> But I've never talked to a person in a rich neighborhood that would turn down more police

Rich people in safe neighborhoods very commonly turn down police because they don't want their local taxes to go up. It's as simple as that. You can also add to the fact that they don't want their children slammed into the pavement for minor infractions such as having an open container beverage or doing 35 in a 25 mph zone.

Its always been rules for thee but not for me.

SkipperCat commented on State Terror, American Style paulkrugman.substack.com/... · Posted by u/rbanffy

BLKNSLVR · 3 months ago

Are they limiting their raids to be within 'blue' states / districts to minimise the collateral damage their reputation may receive from those sympathetic to this cause?

Chicago was 77% Democrat in the last election.

These behaviours won't stop if there's no blowback from the MAGA base.

SkipperCat · 3 months ago

100% yes.

SkipperCat commented on Larry Ellison – 'citizens will be on their best behavior' amid nonstop recording fortune.com/2025/09/28/la... · Posted by u/thunderbong

robin_reala · 3 months ago

1984 was meant to be a satire, not a manual.

SkipperCat · 3 months ago

I always felt the movie "Brazil" was the satire. 1984 was the horror film.

SkipperCat commented on Eternal Struggle yoavg.github.io/eternal/... · Posted by u/yurivish

SkipperCat · 4 months ago

An excellent piece of artwork! Really captures the meaning of Yin Yang, at least to me.

SkipperCat commented on Funding Open Source like public infrastructure dri.es/funding-open-sourc... · Posted by u/pabs3

SkipperCat · 4 months ago

Isn't this what the "Freemium" model is supposed to resolve? If a open source package is popular, people will build businesses around it and people who use it can then purchase support and get bonus features.

This allows the marketplace to determine which project get supported rather than bureaucratic decree.

SkipperCat commented on I'm done with social media – Or: why I have a blog now carolinecrampton.com/im-d... · Posted by u/anarbadalov

alexpotato · 5 months ago

In defense of social media, going to share a typical conversation I have with some younger (mid 20s) folks that I mentor:

Me: "Do you use social media?"

Them: "NO! Social media is so toxic!"

Me: "You mentioned earlier that you are trying to get a job in X field, correct?"

Them: "Yes, that's true"

Me: "Have you found the relevant sub-Reddit, part of Twitter etc where people in that field hang out and/or share ideas?"

Them: "Well, no."

Me: "So how about this: first find the online place where those people hang out. Second, why don't you write up a blog post or summary of something you've done in the field and post it there. If you haven't done something IN the field, then maybe talk about how you learned about the field or what you find interesting about it etc. Then post that in the sub-Reddit etc."

Them: "I followed your advice and someone from a firm in the field I'm interested saw it, read it, commented on it and reached about having a conversation."

Me: "Excellent! I always say that the lifetime marginal benefit of going from zero to one social media post about you describing/writing about your preferred industry is ENORMOUS"

(We usually move on to another topic with the mentee after this)

Prior to social media, the only way you could do this was to do one of the following:

- go to college in that field

- hangout, physically, where the folks you wanted to interact with were

- physically send letters to people with your article/summary idea

- etc

I feel like a lot of folks forget this and are blinded by the downsides of social media (which, to be fair, there are many)

SkipperCat · 5 months ago

What you describe is the best of what social media can be. Real people connecting, interacting with each other and helping folks. Sadly, a lot of social media is not this. Its people and bots posting content designed to inflame, generate hate and make people feel bad about themselves by comparing their own lives to unattainable goals (eg: Instagram).

Add to this the addictive way Social Media engineers their sites to keep people swiping rather than interacting with real people and you have a product which may be more net negative than positive.

I wish there were more instances of Social Media operating in the way you describe. That was the dream...

SkipperCat commented on Why we should care about this war over the future of money gizmodo.com/why-you-shoul... · Posted by u/rntn

SkipperCat · 6 months ago

Bloomberg's Odd Lots podcast just interviewed Jim Chanos about this topic.

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/audio/2025-06-30/odd-lots-jim...

If you like a digestible discussion of markets and economics, I highly recommend this episode and all their podcasts.