Hacker News: 31carmichael

New comment by 31carmichael in "The American Grilled Cheese Sandwich Essay (2024)"

31carmichael — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:33:21 +0000

Grilled cheeses should be outlawed.

New comment by 31carmichael in "U.S. Sees Iran as Likely Behind Cyberattack on Minnesota Water Systems"

31carmichael — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 05:15:04 +0000

Utility companies should not connect their OT/ICS networks to the internet or to their business network. Trying to be "SMART" creates cyber security vulnerabilities.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Does creatine make you smarter?"

31carmichael — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 04:24:21 +0000

if you added back the creatine along with the herring, you could become a superhero.

New comment by 31carmichael in "India's hottest district shuts at 10 am as mercury breaches 48 C mark"

31carmichael — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:16:41 +0000

I'm already hiding under the bed.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms"

31carmichael — Mon, 11 May 2026 03:45:23 +0000

You probably don't understand most clever jokes. O'Rourke's would clearly be lost on you.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere just hit a 'depressing' new record"

31carmichael — Fri, 08 May 2026 08:35:41 +0000

I'm so depressed.

New comment by 31carmichael in "McDonald's is losing its low-income customers"

31carmichael — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:18:54 +0000

McDonald's is awesome and yummy. Why all the hate?

New comment by 31carmichael in "The only GM EV1 ever publicly sold"

31carmichael — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 08:12:12 +0000

I live somewhere with BYD vehicles everywhere. You aren't missing anything.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Ticker: Don't die of heart disease"

31carmichael — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:15:27 +0000

You right. You don't need statins. Nobody does. But look at the statistics. You might also drop dead tomorrow. It's hard to know. If you think eating and exercising would solve heart disease, you are mis-informed. It's the number one killer. If we all died at 30, the drugs would not need to exist. I'm sure you would like to live as long as you can. Taking statins is cheap and simple for most people.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Ticker: Don't die of heart disease"

31carmichael — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:12:19 +0000

I recommend the same. There are other interventions, but these two medications are straightforward to obtain with low or no side effects.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Ticker: Don't die of heart disease"

31carmichael — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 06:07:07 +0000

You can only do things to reduce your risk. And whatever intervention would be based on overall population statistics, since it's difficult to know your own personal risk. Heart disease kills marathon runners. You can't just "fix it". Someone who has naturally high cholesterol won't magically be okay by changing their lifestyle and diet.

New comment by 31carmichael in "What brain surgery taught me about the fragile gift of consciousness"

31carmichael — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:57:52 +0000

"You have no conscious experience or memory of the moment when you go under and your consciousness is severed."

They started to lube me up for a colonoscopy before I was completely under. I 100% remember that and told them to give me a few more seconds.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Keyboards from my collection (2023)"

31carmichael — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 05:49:51 +0000

You can collect a list of other peoples 'collections which you can pretend to be passionate about.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Temporary suspension of acceptance of mail to the United States"

31carmichael — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 03:42:52 +0000

I tried to mail myself some personal items from Japan once. It was a pain in the ass.

New comment by 31carmichael in "The End of Handwriting"

31carmichael — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 03:57:18 +0000

I have a corporation in Japan, and I have a set of fancy old-school stamps.

New comment by 31carmichael in "The End of Handwriting"

31carmichael — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 02:05:51 +0000

I agree, and my handwriting also sucks. My brother could have been an architect; his handwriting is amazing without trying. Give me a keyboard and recess too.

My grandmother wrote me letters in cursive. They got more and more unreadable as she got older. I should have bought her a typewriter.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Men paying thousands for leg lengthening surgery"

31carmichael — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:48:54 +0000

I got my arms broken to make them longer. This is not as common, but something I wanted to achieve. Now they are extra-long and look a bit funny, but I'm happy.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Men paying thousands for leg lengthening surgery"

31carmichael — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 06:46:43 +0000

We should all try it. what's a few months of pain.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Happy BuyNothing Day"

31carmichael — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 07:04:35 +0000

I lost my Amazon account and almost had a heart attack.

New comment by 31carmichael in "Installing a mini-split AC in a Brooklyn apartment"

31carmichael — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 03:09:37 +0000

I have a 4,000 square foot house with two central air conditioners and a swimming pool. I don't think i've ever paid more than $350 a month.