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Slade1 commented on Toronto-Waterloo tech workforce expected to surpass Silicon Valley in 2023 therecord.com/business/te... · Posted by u/ravendug

bernardv · 3 years ago

How is it a train wreck? Are you alluding to some mis-informed view of its politics, or some aspect of its tech industry? Not clear from your comment, I’m not looking to start an argument.

Slade1 · 3 years ago

The parent comment seems like a bit of hyperbole, but Canada for a very long time hasn't prioritized tech industry. It's common to see salaries for tech jobs in Canada be much less than counterparts in US. I work with Canadians on my team and their opinion is that unless you're in lumber or drilling something from the ground, you might as well move to the US while of working age.

Slade1 commented on Google Domains is out of beta domains.google/learn/out-... · Posted by u/Garbage

reset-password · 4 years ago

Judging by my own initial thoughts to this and the confirming commentary, I'd say that Google sure has built quite a reputation.

Slade1 · 4 years ago

Most users on this site would cut off their own thumbs before saying something about Google that isn't negative; it's just one of the hallmarks of the HN community.

To everyone complaining about the possibility of you google account getting false flagged as TOS violation: do you actively use this reason to avoid all other domain providers like GoDaddy who can terminate your account?

Just make a separate email account that exists solely to manage your domains, and this advice goes for using ANY domain registrar/provider.

Slade1 commented on A neuroscientist prepares for death theatlantic.com/ideas/arc... · Posted by u/anarbadalov

Slade1 · 4 years ago

Assuming they could afford to do so, is it not possible to buy an artificial heart and schedule surgery? A quick online search shows there definitely are companies that make artificial hearts even if only to bridge the gap till a donor is found. Obviously it doesn't guarantee the cancer hasn't spread, there won't be potential complications during surgery, or any other complications down the road... but there can't just flat out be zero options, right? I know certain organs just can't be replaced, but the heart? There's really no mechanical alternatives?

Slade1 commented on Anti-5G necklaces found to be radioactive bbc.com/news/technology-5... · Posted by u/OJFord

Slade1 · 4 years ago

Reminds me of Thought Emporium's video about negative ion bracelets: https://youtu.be/C7TwBUxxIC0

Slade1 commented on Google is building a new augmented reality device and operating system arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/rbanffy

Slade1 · 4 years ago

I thought a lot about the comments here today, it's not often you see so much anger about just the mere insinuation that a company may possibly release what essentially seems like an IoT product. I had trouble thinking of why the possibility of this being true would enrage so many, when you have no obligation to even buy it if it does become real.

The best reason I can think of is that a lot of people were genuinely excited at Google glass or daydream when it was still budding, and want to see cool/impressive tech exist but are jaded by the previous emotional investments that didn't pay off.

Slade1 commented on DARPA Funded Researchers Accidentally Create the World’s First Warp Bubble thedebrief.org/darpa-fund... · Posted by u/choxi

Slade1 · 4 years ago

Very exciting if true but I've seen a lot of hype around Alcubierre drives that either are bogus or not reproducible.

Slade1 commented on Show HN: “HTTP 419 Never Gonna Give You Up” for bots bradgessler.com/articles/... · Posted by u/bradgessler

Slade1 · 4 years ago

If you're aware that someone is doing penetration tests on your system, but their probing isn't significantly costing you resources, wouldn't you instead just give some generic response to not clue them into you knowing their intention? There's a lot of people who basically do that with scam callers by just leading them on and wasting the scammers time.

Slade1 commented on Intellectuals urge Germany to keep nuclear plants online euractiv.com/section/elec... · Posted by u/ericdanielski

retrac · 4 years ago

One generally underappreciated aspect to nuclear energy opposition is the intrinsic link to nuclear weapons. Some of it is scientifically illiterate nonsense (a lot of people seem to think power reactors can have a nuclear explosion). And some of it is just historical association. But some of it is a lot harder to dismiss.

A world without nuclear reactors or enrichment facilities is a world without nuclear weapons. Any medium or large industrialized country with power reactors could build nukes very quickly. It's bad enough half a dozen already have. This notion keeps some people up at night, I think. If you consider nuclear weapons to be an existential threat to the species -- perhaps worse than climate change -- then building infrastructure that would allow their more easy construction might seem like madness.

Slade1 · 4 years ago

Would a world where we took initiative to reduce civilian air travel in preference of trains and boats also lead to the military no longer producing fighter jets?

Slade1 commented on Twitter Launches Paid Super Follows, Creators Can Charge Up to $9.99/Month macrumors.com/2021/09/01/... · Posted by u/xqcgrek2

Slade1 · 4 years ago

With Onlyfans removing nsfw content and twitter not having a problem with it for the most part, this seems like a pretty strong move to fill the imminent void of outlets for Onlyfans content creators.

Slade1 commented on An Animal’s Place (2002) michaelpollan.com/article... · Posted by u/cheese_goddess

Slade1 · 4 years ago

This is my opinion and it's definitely not steadfast set in stone: while I think people who don't consume meat are potentially more morally virtuous than omnivores, I don't think it is a moral obligation not to consume meat. I think there is much to be desired in terms of changes to mass farming practices, but the fundamentals of my beliefs are that we are not in the same moral and social contracts with animals as we are with other people. There are significantly different ramifications for squashing a bug, a dog, and a person (for example, but not as rationale). Is a pig, cow, chicken, or ANY given sentient creature able to comprehend and abide by the rules of morality we enforce on each other? Does a bear think about the moral ramifications of mailing a hiker? If a creature can demonstrate this an a willingness to abide by our morality, it should be brought into the fold of our social contracts and be given rights on par with humans. This doesn't mean it is morally justified to 'needlessly' kill or 'uncessesarily' reduce the well being of animals (what is needless or unnecessary are highly contextual and loose terms). Torturing of animals is a pretty clear example of something unnecessarily harmful and immoral without clear benefit. Ideally, animals unable to abide by moral codes are still granted certain minimal rights and protections, but are not privy to the set of rights and protections we grant each other.