Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submit | amunozo's commentslogin

I cannot recommend reading this book enough.

This does not make sense I love it. Why State of Origin and not just simply the NRL?

It's safe to say they're both highly watched in PNG, Origin is just more of an event (a three game series, compared to the NRL which is a full season + playoffs). It's the same two sides every game, you're maroon or you're blue. Meanwhile there's 17 clubs in the NRL, I assume people from abroad pick one arbitrarily, of which only two clubs are going to make the grand final every year.

The origin teams are comprised of the all the best players in the league across clubs so they’re like dream teams.

Maybe because State of Origin is the 'tribal' grudge match series, players are only ever eligible for the one team.

Some players do manage to be eligible for both, you just can't swap once you've decided

Is this backed by some anthropological real world examples, or are you just extrapolating theories?

I read it in an article that was talking about the application of game theory to biology/evolution and I believe it is well supported by evidence. But I can't remember the source.

Do you really enjoy doom scrolling? Because I don't, it is just addictive and makes me feel tired and sad most of the times, with infrequent sparks of joy.

Don’t do things you don’t enjoy.

They are really adictive and engaging, and they trick you into spending more time there. Nobody ever says "let's watch reels for 3h", but here we are.

I am planning updating my Kindle Paperwhite from 2016. I love the idea of having a smaller e-reader I can have always in my pocket, but I worry about it being too small. Do you have another e-reader or have used any before? How would you compare them?

Go with a Kobo. I switched to the Libra Colour and not going back. Physical buttons, sideloading without any trickery, first party support for alternative firmwares and frontends.

Also not owned by a man who can RENT VENICE for his wedding.

I also have an Xteink X3 and it's always with me. With a screen protector and/or case, I can just shove it into any pocket or put it on the back of my phone with the Qi2 magnets.


Thanks. I was considering Kobo actually, but my old Kindle still resists.

Yes. I had Kindle DX (2010) and Kindle Paperwhite (~2016?). I still have and use Onyx Boox Air (2?). As X4 has no touchscreen layer and no backlight, the contrast is best. Resolution not as good as Boox, but no complaints there. The only downside is no backlight, but not a problem for me. Buying a new eink reader I would for sure avoid color screens. Their contrast is worst by far.

You guys are beyond parody. What an unserious place to discuss anything this is.


[flagged]


If the EU was totalitarian, it would have passed the first time. But alas, it never did.


Do you understand that a massive project like the EU has pros and cons, and things are not unidimensional? I am against chat control, but there is more to the EU than that.


Again, it was a nice dream 20-30 years ago. Today the EU is just a massive bureaucracy with nothing to show for.

The single market is a joke, regulations on top of regulations and so on. Why would any sane country join?


No internal customs, easy trade and travel between the multiple relatively small countries, and a very stable common monetary unit, are "nothing to show for"??

If you had lived in an EU country that wasn't in the EU 20-30 years ago, you would've known damn well what's there today to show for. You either don't live in the EU or you've got amnesia and can't remember what it used to be like. Cut your bullshit.


Have you seen how bad is the Icelandic crown, their prices and their borrowing rates? Adopting the euro is one of the main arguments in favor of joining the EU.


Ok, but why is it the Icelandic crown "bad"? What is the economic cause of it?

I do not know much about Iceland, only that, like New Zealand (and Canada), it is sometimes painted as some sort of progressive heaven that the US should aspire to.

Then, as you learn more, it turns out life isn't that great there.


No idea, I think that being such as small economy its currency fluctuates a lot, more than it is bad per se. That is why joining the Euro would give them a lot of stability, according to campaigners in favor of joining the EU.



I think the EU should make an exception, which also could draw Norway closer.


No high-income country has shown serious interest in joining the EU in decades. Norway is a hyper-privileged nation that already has several relevant treaties with the EU and has very little to gain by submitting to a system where the Balkan gets to vote on the measures Norway must implement.


Is the top not an article about a high-income country expressing serious interest in joining the EU?


... expressing some interest to try and see if joining the EU might be feasible or not. That's literally what the referendum is about.


Nobody wants to risk when things are going well, obviously. These countries do, however, have a huge number of bilateral agreements, so they find a lot of benefits in joining, at least partially, the EU. Norway already implement most of EU regulation without having any voting powers.


are there any more high-income countries in the European geographic area that haven't already joined?


Iceland, Norway, Switzerland, Vatican, Liechtenstein.


Switzerland is the only relevant one really. Norway is practically a member in all but name (Not all members use euros) and the rest are microstates.


Norway is a weird one... They have things like Schengen. But some how they are not part of customs union. While Türkiye is member of customs union but not Schengen...


Taxis and public transport have coexisted since forever. They just serve different occasions and/or people. Why would it be different with Waymo?


I've read many people saying that the huge GPT-4.5 has the best prose of LLMs, but never actually tried it.


Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: