Hacker News: BobAliceInATree

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "EFF is leaving X"

BobAliceInATree — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:38:41 +0000

Elon, the guy that will ban anyone on X at the drop of a hat, opposes censorship?

Comical.

> It would be wise to use all of the information channels available to reach as many people as possible.

How about their website, which is accessible to everyone because it doesn't require you to log in?

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "How far back in time can you understand English?"

BobAliceInATree — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:56:48 +0000

Interestingly I found the long s annoying and I had to think every time I saw it, but I quickly got used to and could read it naturally after a few paragraphs.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android"

BobAliceInATree — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:16:33 +0000

I tested this, and if I have slide-to-type disabled, and slide my fingers, then every letter I slide over will highlight, but only the letter I let my finger up on will show up in the text input box.

If I don't have slide-to-type enabled, then only the letter I press down on will highlight, and what shows up in the text input box is pretty inconsistent for horizontally adjacent letters.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "ai;dr"

BobAliceInATree — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:59:53 +0000

> I'm having a hard time articulating this but AI-generated code feels like progress and efficiency, while AI-generated articles and posts feel low-effort and make the dead internet theory harder to dismiss.

I think it's the size of the audience that the AI-generated content is for, is what makes the difference. AI code is generally for a small team (often one person), and AI prose for one person (email) or a team (internal doc) is often fine as it's hopefully intentional and tailored. But what's even the point for AI content (prose or code) for a wide audience? If you can just give me the prompt and I can generate it myself, there's no value there.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?"

BobAliceInATree — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:00:16 +0000

Shutterfly will also continually spam you despite clicking the unsubscribe button multiple times.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Dollar-stores overcharge customers while promising low prices"

BobAliceInATree — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 02:22:38 +0000

The problem is that they drive out local grocery stores that were actually pretty good, have terrible safety records, and food sanitation.

Last Week Tonight did an episode on them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p4QGOHahiVM

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Frank Gehry has died"

BobAliceInATree — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 23:08:29 +0000

I toured that building when I was looking for a place, and just so happened to be there when there was recess or something. The loud noise of kids was definitely a significant factor in me not signing a lease.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "What will enter the public domain in 2026?"

BobAliceInATree — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 16:30:37 +0000

Yeah, this sounds very similar to people who vote as if they're temporarily embarrassed billionaires. "There's a minuscule chance my work will become super lucrative for decades, so I want a super long copyright" when they don't realize that a much shorter copyright can help them creatively in the near term.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "I have recordings proving Coinbase knew about breach months before disclosure"

BobAliceInATree — Sun, 16 Nov 2025 21:17:29 +0000

I don't know if he wrote it via AI, but he repeats himself over and over again. It could have been 1/3 the length and still conveyed the same amount of information.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "iPhone Pocket"

BobAliceInATree — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 15:20:59 +0000

For those surprised by the cost, this is an Issey Miyake product, and the price is in-line with that. It's no different than the $800+ Hermes leather Apple Watch straps.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Avoid 2:00 and 3:00 am cron jobs (2013)"

BobAliceInATree — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 04:30:53 +0000

Thats only because it’s so hot in Arizona they want to sun to set earlier so it’s cooler in summer evenings.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "A competitor crippled a $23.5M bootcamp by becoming a Reddit moderator"

BobAliceInATree — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 13:51:08 +0000

And a third-order effect of every other link being SEO garbage or AI slop

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Chess.com regional pricing: A case study"

BobAliceInATree — Tue, 07 Oct 2025 15:36:29 +0000

That's still not a scam. They tell you what you're paying for. If you don't like it, then go somewhere else. There's no deception going on.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse"

BobAliceInATree — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 14:30:45 +0000

You're using an free tier supported by ads, what would you expect?

Either pay the money they ask if it's worth having comments, or build your own system.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Denmark close to wiping out cancer-causing HPV strains after vaccine roll-out"

BobAliceInATree — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 00:19:33 +0000

as far as I can tell, pharmacists cannot give vaccines off-label (this is an issue for the new covid guidelines and some states fell back to an Rx if no longer eligible for the covid booster).

Your PCP may give a vaccine off-label though, which is how I got my Shingrix, though I had to pay out of pocket.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Probability of typing a wrong Bitcoin address"

BobAliceInATree — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 15:06:15 +0000

No number of confirmation dialogs going to help anyone in determining that their 27+ digit address is mistyped.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "Lina Khan points to Figma IPO as vindication of M&A scrutiny"

BobAliceInATree — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 00:34:05 +0000

$20 billion sell price is no longer a “startup”

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Thank the lab-grown variety"

BobAliceInATree — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:39:52 +0000

Diamonds definitely chip.

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Thank the lab-grown variety"

BobAliceInATree — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:19:23 +0000

Synthetic diamonds are so cheap now that even de Beers closed their online store.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/anthonydemarco/2025/05/09/de-be...

New comment by BobAliceInATree in "The natural diamond industry is getting rocked. Thank the lab-grown variety"

BobAliceInATree — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 23:15:37 +0000

You're a few years too late, as this trend has been been happening for a decade at this point. You can find many articles online about how millenialls and now gen-z are ditching diamonds.