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How do people manage their household reams of data that our family generates? Each family member has their own laptops and phones, and take dozens of high resolution images every week, school presentations and projects,…

We got a new car, and I see it has 5 seatbelt sensors and a "check the back seat" reminder, so I can tell who isn't buckled in, and it dings everytime we get out the car to check the back seat. But that's the issue, it…

Why doesn’t Apple and Google make a default mode where when the phone enters specified geofences (such as schools, church, concerts, theaters) that the phone enters Do Not Disturb? I would assume you could disable for…

I ordered some goods from Zappos website, and it came in an Amazon box. Has Zappos basically just vanished and now is just a front end to the same Amazon inventory, warehouses, and SKU mixing? So whatever random 3rd…

Why does Google workspace nor Microsoft office 365 have a cloud and web-based Microsoft access database or even an app for the iPhone and android. What is a good substitute, spreadsheet is not cutting it for me.

I’m a novice in the crypto and block chain space, and trying to see if NFTs can exist outside crypto markets (working on a paper for a friend). I think if NFTs were running on an independent block chain, you could still…

With Dumb Money coming out, and Big Short, Wall Street, Smartest Guys in the Room, Silicon Valley (yeah not a movie). Why did that heralded period when secretaries became millionaires, and economy was humming, and then…

So basically an NFC payment device the size of an AirTag, that I could attach to my keys for payment. I have my phone with Apple Pay but sometimes all I have is my keys.

I work in a niche tech field, so don’t expect to make as much as big tech. But startups in my industry are offering max salaries for Sr roles of $150k in SF — which qualifies for affordable housing?…

Imagine a car that drops you at the curb and then drives off to a far parking spot at the airport. Or you exit at garage entrance and it finds a space and parks. Parking garages and lots could be outfitted easily with…

Has it always been like this? Why does HN follow Fed moves and housing market so much; why is it not more limited to salary, funding a startup, etc related to working in tech industry. Do many on HN even working in…

Google maps already can show if a store is busy, but it would be useful for social distancing if it was presented as topographic map of real time density of people.

So this truck logistics company just raised $149M a year ago, yet today it laid off like 20% of its staff. https://news.crunchbase.com/news/keeptruckin-drives-in-149m-series-d-taking-valuation-to-1-4b/ Is this a…

Looking at how VCs spread their investments across many different startups, we should try to foster a model where employees can join multiple startups (with commiserate equity). Kind of like Freelancers Union where they…

I’ve interviewed at a number of aerospace firms, both legacy and new space (SpaceX, some of the new mega constellation startups). But I’m always stymied by salaries. They all seem to top out at $150k (and some were far…