Hacker News: Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Acrobatic_RoadHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 15 Nov 2026 07:12:39 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "U.S. October PPI Rises 6.5% YoY, Highest in Nearly Four Years"]]>The elephant in the room is still Medicare and Social Security. Not only are they a much larger share of federal spending, they are growing much faster than the budget as a whole. If we froze spending on these programs today, over the long term the budget would essentially balance itself due to rising tax revenue combined with the slow grower growth of discretionary spending. The CBO models that scenario in their "payable benefits scenario". Remember, Congress has to re-authorize defense spending so the defense budget doesn't grows unless Congress wants it to. Entitlements on the other hand, are on auto-pilot!

]]>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:21:21 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50491572Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50491572https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50491572<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "U.S. October PPI Rises 6.5% YoY, Highest in Nearly Four Years"]]>As someone else pointed out they will increase the deficit (over the baseline expectation) as they did before under Obama and Biden.

They might partially repeal tax cuts, but if they expand social security and medicare then the deficit will increase dramatically. Don't expect any of the recently elected senators to do the fiscally responsible thing when Social Security is insolvent in 2032.

]]>Fri, 13 Nov 2026 23:11:21 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50491477Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50491477https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50491477<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "US debt has hit $40tn - Will that be a wake-up call?"]]>It would require the largest tax increase in American history - and it wouldn't fix the situation, just stabilize it.

]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2026 02:33:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396070Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396070https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49396070<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Terra Incognita: The Economics of a Shrinking World [pdf]"]]>Everyone needs to read the section about demographic data.

Big claims:

- The United Nations is systematically over-estimating fertility. (Table A1)

- The United Nations is assuming inplausible fertility rebounds (B.2)

- The world is already below the replacement rate. (B.4)

- The world population will peak in 30 years.

He has been saying this in his lecture "Demographic Future of Humanity" which you can find on YouTube, but now we have finally have the paper.

We need to make this common knowledge.

]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:35:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49357708Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49357708https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49357708<![CDATA[Terra Incognita: The Economics of a Shrinking World [pdf]]]>Article URL: https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jesusfv/Demographics.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49357707

Points: 3

# Comments: 4

]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 06:35:37 +0000https://www.sas.upenn.edu/~jesusfv/Demographics.pdfAcrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49357707https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49357707<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"]]>Even if the headline claim is true (other people have already critiqued it), this would dramatically increase the federal deficit without massive tax increases - and as far as I know, none of the advocates of a M4A-style program have ever explained how they would pay for it.

]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:07:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356651Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356651https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49356651<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "CD sales growth outpaced vinyl in the first half of 2026"]]>My guy holds stuff for me. My current order started last year.

]]>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:19:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48963788Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48963788https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48963788<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "CD sales growth outpaced vinyl in the first half of 2026"]]>I import a lot of stuff from Europe and the shipping is rough. I save by bundling items.

]]>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 04:17:01 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48943281Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48943281https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48943281<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time"]]>How do I get a job like this? Should I just email the team leads or is it the kind of job that's done in-person in another country?

]]>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 00:44:42 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826008Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826008https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48826008<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "StreetComplete: Fixing OpenStreetMap, one tiny quest at a time"]]>Every day I take a 2 hour walk and contribute as much data as I can to OSM using this app.

]]>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:43:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817748Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817748https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48817748<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation"]]>I've been thinking of diving into Kazeta. Its a linux distro for DIY physical media.

]]>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:20:42 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756527Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756527https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48756527<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Definium's LSD-based depression pill delivers strong late-stage results"]]>I'm going to skip the line on this one.

]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:25:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639859Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639859https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48639859<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Steam Machine launches today"]]>Series X controllers are easily worth that extra $20-$30 for the jump in quality.

]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:24:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638482Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638482https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638482<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Steam Machine launches today"]]>Sorry Valve. I know its not really your fault but I refuse to give you my money this time. Instead I'm executing plan B: converting my Steam Deck into a workstation. It's the best hardware I have and while it can't play everything smoothly what it can run well is practically endless.

]]>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:22:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638472Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638472https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48638472<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Switzerland wil have a referendum to cap population at 10M"]]>is this just a disguised anti-immigration policy? How is switzerland supposed to get to 10 million people with its fertility rate?

]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 00:15:18 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48454364Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48454364https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48454364<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "How Monero’s proof of work works"]]>Not in the United States.

https://www.kraken.com/learn/buy-monero-xmr

]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 20:07:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027782Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027782https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027782<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "How Monero’s proof of work works"]]>Kraken?

]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 18:24:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012756Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012756https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48012756<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Talking to strangers at the gym"]]>I don't think is a viable strategy for building a social life. Gym attracts asocial weirdos (not an insult, I happen to be one). I would consider getting a really hobby or switching jobs. There's a lot of turnover in the food service industry, plenty of chances to meet new people. If you're an unemployed CS grad what do you have to lose? The best thing though would be finding a romantic partner and just devoting yourself to that person, instead of moving from one fleeting friendship to another.

]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 16:56:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011394Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011394https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48011394<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Books are not too expensive"]]>Not many people have mentioned used books. I bought 4 books for something like $20 the other day. You can't beat that.

]]>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:04:31 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47876589Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47876589https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47876589<![CDATA[New comment by Acrobatic_Road in "Monero Community Crowdfunding System"]]>What are they supposed to do? How can they make governments happy without sacrificing privacy?

]]>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:01:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47842199Acrobatic_Roadhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47842199https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47842199