poly_morphis

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by poly_morphis 10mo ago
iPad Pro M1. I use it rarely. Anything I can’t do on my phone I use my MacBook or pc. Consuming media is better on my laptop display, and easier to type/navigate. It just doesn’t really serve a purpose.
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by poly_morphis 2y ago
Yes, the battery needs coding to tell the car about its capacity, battery type, etc. to optimize the charging. Fortunately coding modules is not completely locked behind dealer-only tools (see VCDS https://www.ross-tech.com/
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by poly_morphis 2y ago
Take Volkswagen vehicles (VW/Audi, mainly). Nearly every electronic module in the car that you'd want to replace has component protection, making it literally impossible for a non-dealer to replace it since you need access to VAG
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by poly_morphis 2y ago
Yes, I was mistaken. Instead, it seems to be referring to a salary or hourly threshold specifically for overtime exemption.
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by poly_morphis 2y ago
Thank you for the response, I was missing important context. I came across this scrolling through the WAC page. I found a few articles that clear it up as well: "Effective January 1, 2025, exempt computer professionals paid at an hourl
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Ask HN: Software Engineer Minimum Wage
10 points by poly_morphis 2y ago|10 comments
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I could get behind that type of short, clear legalese.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
A big thing that concerns me is the absurd levels of tint people are putting on their windows. I bought a used car last year that came with 20% all around, and I removed it from the front windows almost immediately. It was so insanely hard
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
It doesn't bother me in my case since it's not my main monitor. I have a high refresh rate main monitor, and an ancient 60hz (1680x1050) second monitor. I don't notice it because I'm rarely dragging windows around on the
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I sleep with my phone under my pillow. I should probably stop.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I'm a bit younger than you, but I have had a similar realization. I love programming, but sitting around all day at a desk does not seem fun for the next several decades, and really doesn't do my social/mental health much goo
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
Work used to use Jira. Then switched to Linear. Now they recently moved back to Jira. I'm thinking about leaving.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
All of the pixels were already taken by the time I tried, but I did an "error" pixel (11, 26) just for my own pleasure. Somehow I got RGB(255, 50, 194), which is different from the value posted on the chart. Actually, I'm not
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I don't have this many windows open constantly, but I can say that I do a lot of C & C++ stuff with VSCode and my M1 MBP 14 has absolutely zero trouble keeping up. In fact, I often think I should have just got the Air. I'm p
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
Interesting observation: I deleted my Twitter account, but created one again recently. Turns out, I was better off without it, so I only login a few times a month to see content from a few people I get a lot of value from. All it shows me
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
My rationale is that prenups are an acknowledgment that sometimes, people discover things don’t work out. Agreeing what each person has from the beginning confirms the commitment of marriage is beyond the money/wealth that existed befo
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
C++ 17 is the sweet spot for me. It has most of C++ 11/14, with many new features I use a ton: constexpr, <charconv>, <string_view>, [[maybe_unused]], new SFINAE feature (if constexpr), and more. (And this was considered a
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
Side note, but Silo is one of my favorite shows in a long time. Up there with Severance. Watch it if you haven’t. I actually bought the first book, Wool, because I liked it so much.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
Had the same experience with Facebook. Looking back, I’m glad it happened that way.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
The merging and the lane etiquette are the two biggest for me, though I do a lot more driving now than a few years ago. People going below the speed limit in the leftmost lanes regularly back up the freeway since no one can pass. Also is wa
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I was wondering about that. What would be the proper way of doing it? Perhaps glue…but then you have the screws that hold on the titanium caps. Maybe carbon fiber in general wasn’t a good choice. Edit: Actually I’m wrong. The hatch is bolte
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I wanted to become a doctor. But I also wanted to study engineering. I didn’t want to do some relatively useless degree path like biology simply to fill all the required prerequisites for med school. And then I learned about all of this oth
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
But why now and not a few years ago? The spike appears to have started at the beginning of this year which is most intriguing to me.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I have an Audi from ~2017. Then, a few years ago, the 3G network was shut down in the US. Can't use the app to unlock the doors or check the car status. I think I prefer it like that. Interestingly, on the center console screen, it sho
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
These are features on most of the mid to high end Audis.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
In Canada, I believe you can only use Mastercard at Costco, interestingly.
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
I'm somewhat interested in older cars, but a big deterrent for me has been safety. I guess this is just a risk in driving an older car. A lot of my driving is on the highway going 70+ MPH, so I suppose if my commute consisted of roads
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by poly_morphis 3y ago
Agreed. Interestingly, only on higher end vehicles have I seen more appealing/simpler steering wheels (Audi, in my experience).
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by poly_morphis 4y ago
Some dislike the site design. It's one of my favorites though. It's just...different from most other places on the internet nowadays. I think it compliments the type of community/content here, too.
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by poly_morphis 4y ago
Me too. While I have some doubts, I also think that the US is not unprepared for a scenario where nukes are flying. I think Russia is still a significant threat, but also that the US has, given their budget, developed/implemented techn

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