Dell wants to crack the whip to see how many servants remain.
Readit Newstwistedanimator commented on Dell ends hybrid work policy, demands RTO despite remote work pledge theregister.com/2025/01/3... · Posted by u/scarface_74
twistedanimator commented on Ask HN: Vision Pro owners, are you still using it? · Posted by u/cheerioty
How do you type when lying down?
Not OP, but I type while lying down in bed. I don't have the AVP, but I do have xreal Air AR glasses that basically mirror my macbook pro's screen. I rest my Apple keyboard across my crotch/upper thighs, wherever my arms are most comfortable. To my right (on the bed) is my Apple Trackpad. It's kind of a hastle to move my hand from keyboard to trackpad, but I can drive almost all functions on my computer through the keyboard, so it's only used as a last resort. I also have airpods in my ears because the laptop is closed and on the floor.
I do this when my sciatica pain is preventing me from sitting and I'm tired of standing at my desk. I can work lying down for up to a couple of hours and find the position to be highly comfortable and productive.
twistedanimator commented on Dad's Diet Before Conception Affects Kids' Health neurosciencenews.com/dad-... · Posted by u/lolinder
Makes sense to me. This is completely a layman's imagination talking, but I've always thought of a man's sperm as the "current state of the man". A man produces sperm constantly and with what we know of epigenetics, he can live his life for better or worse. For instance, exercise, vitamin D levels, and alcohol use all result in changes to his epigenetic expression.
Contrast this with a woman, whom is born with all the eggs she will ever have. She doesn't produce any new ones and thus her "job" is to maintain the freshness of her eggs for as long as possible. It also makes sense that youth is the best time for her to conceive a child as her eggs will not have accumulated as much damage as an older woman.
This kind of paints the picture that a man who is taking care of himself should aim for a young woman so as to give their children the best genetic roll of the dice.
twistedanimator commented on Oregon decriminalized hard drugs – it isn't working wsj.com/us-news/oregon-de... · Posted by u/JumpCrisscross
Maybe there could be a few parks in the city where public drug use is legal, and have it be illegal everywhere else?
In practice, cops could just arrest for the sort of public drug use that causes problems
Reminds me of Hamsterdam in the third season of The Wire. The purpose of Hamsterdam was to serve as an open air drug market where drugs could be purchased and consumed. It of course devolved into terrible conditions, but it was all concentrated in a single area that could be monitored and policed. Drug use outside of the area was not tolerated at all.
The idea stills holds merit in my mind. Yes, it condones drug use and illegal activities, but it also cleans up the surrounding areas. I think it would also serve as a deterrent for the casual trying of a substance that could result in lifelong addiction. Who in their right mind would want to go to such a disgusting place to try something new?
It turns a problem that is currently diffuse to a problem that is concentrated. Like the difference between coal power plants spewing CO2 into the air versus nuclear power plants that leave radioactive waste that can be contained in barrels. Not the greatest analogy, but the point stands.
Hmm? Oxalates causing less severe damage (kidney stones) is more common than just one woman. If you are a vegan you know you need to go easy on things like raw spinach and almonds.
Do you not have to worry about oxalates from raw spinach and almonds if you're not vegan? What protects you from kidney stones in animal foods?
twistedanimator commented on How I clean my glasses tratt.net/laurie/blog/202... · Posted by u/ltratt
The best method I’ve found so far:
1. Get your glasses wet with warm water.
2. Apply dish soap to both lenses.
3. Gently rub the soapy water over the lenses. For some stubborn things (like sunscreen) in the edges I sometimes gently use a Q-tip.
4. Rinse under warm water. Gently rub with your fingers to agitate the soapy water and help rinse it off.
5. (This is the important step) Adjust the faucet’s flow to a low laminar flow and run the glasses through water, hitting the top of the glasses first and letting the water flow down and off the bottom of the lenses. It might take a couple passes but doing this will eliminate any water droplets on the lenses.
6. Use a clean towel to gently dry the frames. The lenses don’t need drying since the laminar flow eliminated all the water droplets on them.
I just wanted to thank you for this advice. I just used your laminar flow idea and didn't even need to use my microfiber cloth at all, the lenses were totally clean!
Here's what I did: 1. First pass of laminar flow water from the faucet to remove any large debris. 2. Two sprays of lens cleaner on each side of each lens. 3. Rinse lenses with laminar flow water making sure to leave no droplets behind.
Thank you for changing my algorithm forever.
twistedanimator commented on Apple Watch Series 7 apple.com/apple-watch-ser... · Posted by u/kumarvvr
are smart watches worth it? I’d be using the fitness, health, and sleep functionality.
Love ”passive” features where it just works in the background with zero input and collects statistics, such as step tracking.
I like it because I can login to my iMac without typing the password when I'm wearing it.
This looks great, like the start of a "Reddit Enhancement Suite" for hacker news. It would be great if it also worked with hckrnews.com as I find that to be my main interface for browsing the day's discussions.
twistedanimator commented on Covid-19 is now officially a pandemic, WHO says npr.org/sections/goatsand... · Posted by u/tmlee
Any successful containment measure will be later criticized as "too early" and/or "too aggressive".
Much, much better than the alternative.
H1N1 was serious and compared to this, well handled.
Yeah, it's like we're trying to find the correct balance between nonchalance and action.
I for one lean towards nipping things in the bud and have been experiencing ever-increasing anxiety since I started watching Covid-19 in late January.
twistedanimator commented on Ask HN: How are you preparing for COVID-19 disruptions? · Posted by u/Spellman
We ran a drill a couple of weeks back where everybody worked from home to ensure that if we have to close our office we are able to continue working (assuming we're not ill, of course). This was really just to shake out any issues.
Fortunately, since most of us already work remotely for at least some of the time we didn't have any significant issues.
Beyond that, nothing really.
Wow, that's refreshingly forward thinking! I wish my company took remote work seriously.