L-four's comments

On: Clarifying the structure and nature of left-wing a...

[L-four]

it's gone 404

On: Australian government approves AAPowerLink project...

[L-four]

Nuclear power is too safe, rare events are scary. If there were more nuclear accidents people would accept it as normal and be all for nuclear power.

On: Why won't some people pay for news? (2022)

[L-four]

It's to hard and to expensive.

On: Ask HN: Should we bring software dev in-house?

[L-four]

This is my experience it's almost always better to continue working with the existing solution as you slowly replace it's features with your own until you no longer need it. The replace everything at once approached is fraught with risk.

On: Recent Performance Improvements in Function Calls ...

[L-four]

Loops should be avoided in python. Only constant time operations should be performed.

On: CrowdStrike's impact on aviation

[L-four]

You, want Microsoft named in the case so CrowdStrike can't defect that it's Microsoft's fault.

On: The Man Who Invented Times Square

[L-four]

This isn't time cube.

On: FDA warns top U.S. bakery not to claim foods conta...

[L-four]

Centralization is better for most on average or even mean. Often leaving those on the fringe much worse off.

On: One Year Since Germany's Nuclear Exit: Renewables ...

[L-four]

Hug of death

On: Visa, Mastercard $30B swipe fee settlement rejecte...

[L-four]

Government has been sleeping on digital payment payment, like physical money there needs to be a standardized digital money and protocol.

[blitzar → L-four]

> there needs to be a standardized digital money and protocol

They have been "sleeping on it" because it has existed for over half a century now.

[lxgr → blitzar]

Not in a way that’s usable as an alternative to credit/debit cards. Some countries have that; the US definitely does not yet.