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New comment by BenFranklin100 in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

BenFranklin100 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 16:34:16 +0000

You miss my point. The ‘new standard’ will be settled on by various committees each composed of different people with different priorities including maintaining the status quo. It will take years to potentially decades to settle on any technologically superior alternatives.

Design by committee is how Europe works. It’s also a reason Europe moves slower and is less innovative than America.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

BenFranklin100 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:38:06 +0000

I carry USB-battery pack or my MagSafe battery. At night I use pass through charging.

Works just as well.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

BenFranklin100 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 03:35:32 +0000

With that attitude, we’d still be using D-sub connectors.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "The RAM shortage could last years"

BenFranklin100 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:34:52 +0000

You can’t squeeze blood from a stone as they say. If AI companies go bankrupt there’s no money to be had.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "The RAM shortage could last years"

BenFranklin100 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:29:10 +0000

Sophomoric take more precisely.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "I went to America's worst national parks so you don't have to"

BenFranklin100 — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 13:27:30 +0000

“I’m pretty content to say that North America absolutely mogs the rest of the world in national parks. “

This is exactly what a European friend remarked to me years ago. He thought us Americans were a bit unaware of just how good we had it compared to the rest of the world.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Filing the Corners Off MacBooks"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 23:54:53 +0000

I dealt with sharp edges issue by investing in an Andar leather case. Works just as well.

https://www.andar.com/products/the-helm

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'?"

BenFranklin100 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 21:23:51 +0000

The problem is not annoyance. The problem is confusion.

One should aim for clarity.

FooPilot, Barwonk, etc.. would actually be a vast improvement.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Show HN: 30u30.fyi – Is your startup founder on Forbes' most fraudulent list?"

BenFranklin100 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 00:02:49 +0000

I’ve been in the startup and scientific community for 25 years now and during that that time I’ve run across about two dozen 30 under 30s. Every single one with exception of two were douchebags.

I think a reason it so over represented by douchebags is because the awardees — unlike McArthur winners — are very involved in the nomination process and work to game the system.

https://thegenzeoclub.substack.com/p/forbes-30-under-30-nomi...

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Iran-linked hackers breach FBI director's personal email"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:45:50 +0000

I’m surprised no group has hacked the Epstein files, given the extreme interest.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents"

BenFranklin100 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:33:11 +0000

There’s a lot of truth here, but two countervailing points: first younger generations own homes than Boomers at equivalent ages; second Boomers are particularly blind to the effects of zoning and strongly oppose development due to see firsthand the effects of 1950s urban redevelopment. They also love cars.

Us younger generations will have seen firsthand the negative effects of zoning, we do not possess a visceral opposition to development, and there is much greater appreciation of walkable neighborhoods.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Austin’s surge of new housing construction drove down rents"

BenFranklin100 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 01:54:50 +0000

It’s going to take a SCOTUS decision overturning Ambler vs Euclid in my opinion.

We certainly will not see zoning reform until the Boomers die.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "U.S. to suspend the Jones Act in a bid to curb oil prices"

BenFranklin100 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 04:05:23 +0000

Please provide me examples where the CEO of a major company threatened to cripple the US economy if his/her demands were not met.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "U.S. to suspend the Jones Act in a bid to curb oil prices"

BenFranklin100 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 03:05:03 +0000

Fair enough.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "U.S. to suspend the Jones Act in a bid to curb oil prices"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:09:05 +0000

What’s to stop an enterprising, well funded startup from opening a fully automated port?

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "U.S. to suspend the Jones Act in a bid to curb oil prices"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 03:06:20 +0000

“Bargained effectively”? Union boss Harold Daggett extorted the US public by threatening to “cripple the US economy’ if his demands were not met.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "The Met releases high-def 3D scans of 140 famous art objects"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:42:58 +0000

This is a fantastic resource, not only for present generations, but also especially for future generations if any of these objects were to be damaged or destroyed.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "U.S. to suspend the Jones Act in a bid to curb oil prices"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 02:37:06 +0000

I don’t know the legal protections around automation, but the unions virulently fight efforts to automate the industry.

You should listen to Harold Deggett, the dockworkers union boss who threatened to cripple the US economy if automation was introduced:

https://ijr.com/union-boss-willing-to-cripple-america-made-m...

He also lives in a 70,000 sqft mansion:

https://nypost.com/2024/10/02/business/harold-daggetts-spraw...

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Windows 11 Notepad to support Markdown"

BenFranklin100 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:59:31 +0000

OneNote should officially get this as well.

New comment by BenFranklin100 in "Exercise has 'similar effect' to therapy, study on depression shows"

BenFranklin100 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:30:56 +0000

I don’t like anecdotal evidence, but for myself I was running regularly but still experiencing suboptimal sleep. I started resistance training again and my sleep immediately got better.