Hacker News: AkshayGenius

New comment by AkshayGenius in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

AkshayGenius — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 20:10:24 +0000

This sounds very interesting and very much in-line with what I’ve been musing as a soon-to-be father.

One question that comes to my mind is do your kids compare their experiences to their friends? If their friends have access to a laptop with internet, or a music subscription service with all the music constantly available (a la Spotify), do they not compare and ask you why their experiences must be so limited? Why do their friends get to be on iMessage and they just have a landline phone number.

These are the kinds of questions that worry me about how much the kids can truly buy in to this. But maybe I’m overthinking this.

New comment by AkshayGenius in "2019 Revision of the SI"

AkshayGenius — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:13:06 +0000

In 2019, four of the seven SI base units were redefined. Reading the redefinitions makes for an interesting read and to re-evaluate, understand, frame and model the fundamental forces and quantities of universe in your mind. I’m curious what impact, if any, this has had in scientific research and/or any related fields and how it has been received.

2019 Revision of the SI units

AkshayGenius — Wed, 20 May 2026 20:13:06 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2019_revision_of_the_SI

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48213443

Points: 4

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New comment by AkshayGenius in "5G networks meet consumer needs as mobile data growth slows"

AkshayGenius — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 19:14:33 +0000

Is there a reason we keep trying to use higher frequencies in every new wireless standard (Wi-Fi, 5G, now 6G) instead of trying to increase the maximum possible bitrate per second into lower frequencies? Have we already reached the physical limits of the amount of data the can be encoded at a particular frequency?

Lower frequencies have the advantage of longer distances and permeating through obstructions better. I suppose limited bandwidth and considerations of the number of devices coexisting is a limiting factor.

New comment by AkshayGenius in "Hacker Typer"

AkshayGenius — Fri, 18 Oct 2024 22:53:25 +0000

Only tangentially related, but on my MacBook Pro simply running

   cat /dev/random

causes my terminal to hang and my speakers start emitting a loud buzzing sound until the terminal is force-quit or system is restarted.

I can understand the terminal not being able to handle the amount of data from /dev/random but for the speakers to start emitting sounds as a result of this is certainly very strange. Almost like /dev/random was being piped into /dev/audio or something. Anyone have an explanation?

New comment by AkshayGenius in "The Science of Wi-Fi on Airplanes (2019)"

AkshayGenius — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 21:38:45 +0000

I had a United flight from SFO to YVR late last year and to my surprise, despite the notes that audio / video calls are disabled, I was able to have a crisp and clear FaceTime call! I was blown away by this, I always thought that the end-to-end bandwidth is sparingly low for such applications.

New comment by AkshayGenius in "Ask HN: Why are toggle switches replacing checkboxes? Isn't on/off less obvious?"

AkshayGenius — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 22:39:25 +0000

Yes that's why you often see checkboxes in place when agreeing to terms and conditions, whether it's on mobile or on desktop.

New comment by AkshayGenius in "WebRTC-HTTP ingestion protocol (WHIP)"

AkshayGenius — Wed, 16 Feb 2022 03:51:45 +0000

All this talk of RTMP without a mention of RTSP feels a little strange.

I have seen RTSP scale quite well, is widely supported and in the form of an open and clear standard.

New comment by AkshayGenius in "Tell HN: Thank You Dang"

AkshayGenius — Fri, 27 Nov 2020 06:01:22 +0000

Thank you, Dang!

New comment by AkshayGenius in "Why America Needs India’s Rockets"

AkshayGenius — Fri, 04 Nov 2016 01:02:44 +0000

Thanks for clarifying your points.

I understand what you're saying, but I feel the "aggressor" is the party that first commits an unwarranted action. India was in the process of decolonization and the Portuguese refused to leave, despite prior repeated non-violent requests. If the cops are called on an individual for trespassing, would you call the cops the aggressor for trying to remove the individual?

New comment by AkshayGenius in "Why America Needs India’s Rockets"

AkshayGenius — Thu, 03 Nov 2016 17:41:00 +0000

How can you possibly compare the Indian armed action to regain occupied territory and her sovereignty back from the Portuguese to anything else? It was the only time India had to resort to military action, and it was shortly after her independence.