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cjdoc29 commented on Valve says Counter-Strike 2 for macOS not happening, there aren't enough players macrumors.com/2023/10/10/... · Posted by u/tosh

lizardking · 2 years ago

This is a chicken and egg problem. I've been playing Baldur's Gate 3 on my M1 Macbook pro, it's been a fantastic experience. The only reason I keep my Qindows machine around at this point is for the occasional game session. I've talked to many mac users over the years who were gamers but were marooned on consoles. So many unique experiences on PC that either can't be found on console or are objectively worse without a mouse and keyboard. Seems like money on the table waiting to be picked up.

cjdoc29 · 2 years ago

I certainly keep a latest-gen console around so that I can play cross-play enabled games with my PC buddies. I don't have the patience or space for another computer, so a console is the next best thing. I will never have the best graphics nor control over performance, but the trade-off is worth it.

cjdoc29 commented on Is macOS’s new XProtect behavioural security preparing to go live? eclecticlight.co/2023/09/... · Posted by u/GavinAnderegg

shepherdjerred · 2 years ago

I love seeing all of the fellow HN users who participated in the Minecraft server community

cjdoc29 · 2 years ago

...There was an HN Minecraft server community?

cjdoc29 commented on A surprisingly simple way to foil car thieves news.umich.edu/a-surprisi... · Posted by u/giuliomagnifico

cjdoc29 · 2 years ago

I know someone who wired their turn signal / high beam stalk to need to be pulled while turning the ignition key. Back in the early-mid 90s, my dad had a tiny light switch that needed to be toggled before starting the car.

It's ridiculous this sort of thing is needed, but it's sort of...fun?

cjdoc29 commented on Carmakers don’t need ‘EV divisions,’ the whole company should go electric now electrek.co/2023/07/06/ca... · Posted by u/mfiguiere

cjdoc29 · 2 years ago

I'm oversimplifying here, but carmakers do need EV divisions to bridge the gap. They need to be independent but be supported by the top of the organization. There's way too many stakeholders involved in the ICE orgs that could hamper progress here.

Another thing - these companies need to commit to building actual EV-first platforms instead of doing the weird platforms that supports both ICE and BEV which come with tradeoffs in packaging and driving dynamics.

cjdoc29 commented on Startups Are Scooping Up Big Tech’s Cast-Off Workers wsj.com/articles/startups... · Posted by u/lxm

busterarm · 3 years ago

New York and California steal (at least) half too.

At least in Europe you get something for your taxes (okay, except maybe Germany).

cjdoc29 · 3 years ago

Can you expand on the "at least half" part?

On an income of $200k in California, for example, your tax rate is something like 8% (marginal). If you total it up with federal taxes, it's something like a 27% tax rate.

cjdoc29 commented on The core problem with hamburger menus bt.ht/hamburgers/... · Posted by u/todsacerdoti

leepowers · 3 years ago

> "But I Have No Choice!"

> I see this argument pop-up frequently when taking to design leaders or developers. I call bullshit on this excuse. You absolutely have the choice to avoid implementing bad designs - that's your job! Either you're not fighting hard enough against those pushing for it, or you're just trying to build a "pretty" portfolio.

sigh I'm so tired of this absolutist, ranty way of thinking. Its indicative of Twitter-brain or social media outrage brain. Design is almost always a collaborative process. You literally have no controlling choice on the outcome, because the choice itself is being made by multiple stakeholders, be it your customers, your coworkers, your clients, etc.

Also, the author lists himself as the "UX Designer & Front-End Engineer @ Donorbox." Their web site at https://donorbox.org appears to be using a hamburger menu on mobile. I hope he isn't beating himself up over it.

It's hard to move away from established UI patterns like a hamburger menu because stakeholders expect it, and I suspect users look for that little hamburger icon as well.

cjdoc29 · 3 years ago

> You absolutely have the choice to avoid implementing bad designs - that's your job!

Ha, seems like this someone doesn't know when and where to pick their battles. Yes, sometimes you can really push for change when you come up with a real, convincing argument. Or, A/B test the crap out of it.

When I was on the front-end of the stack, it really taught me "disagree and commit" often with product and design. Unless it's something existential, there's almost no reason to accept "good enough", move forward, measure, and iterate.

cjdoc29 commented on U.S. Rep. Angie Craig drops college requirement for staffers kare11.com/article/news/p... · Posted by u/nafnlj

sokoloff · 3 years ago

I'm 100% on-board with requiring an actual med school degree for my doctor rather than a skills-based test.

cjdoc29 · 3 years ago

Hard agree, I'd rather not leetcode-ify* the health system. Nor do I want to see swaths of businesses dedicated to cracking the medical leetcode interview.

*because it really feels as if some companies translate leetcode skills to actual skills

cjdoc29 commented on 2023 Hyundai Ioniq 6 First Drive: Effortlessly Good, Near-Slam Dunk on Tesla thedrive.com/car-reviews/... · Posted by u/PaulHoule

ozmodiar · 3 years ago

And those stupid flush door handles. Why? I hear horror stories of people getting frozen out of their cars. Who was asking for these that they're on every car now?

cjdoc29 · 3 years ago

These do have those flush door handles. They sit flush when the car is locked.

cjdoc29 commented on GM plans to phase out Apple CarPlay in EVs, with Google's help finance.yahoo.com/news/gm... · Posted by u/MBCook

bb123 · 3 years ago

The Model 3’s system is one of the few out there that can actually compete with/replace CarPlay.

cjdoc29 · 3 years ago

Agreed, but I have my gripes with the system. We waited a long time for Apple Music to come to the infotainment - and even then it's slow, you cannot adjust to a higher music quality, you can't download playlists to local storage, I need to login every month, etc.

Additionally, my 2019 Model 3's infotainment is noticeably slower than a 2023's. I'd hate to be limited by compute in a car that I'll probably replace in 8 years. If it's my phone, the replacement time is much shorter (and much more affordable!).

It would not stop me from buying another Tesla. The infotainment is generally fantastic (as is the rest of the car). But CarPlay would make the music and podcast experience so much better.