<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: CrimsonCape</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=CrimsonCape</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2026 17:18:08 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=CrimsonCape" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "NixOS 26.05"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not a Nix user yet, so i'm wondering if you can describe a little more about the "reproducibility" aspect which implies that you are often "reproducing" stuff. What needs reproducing? What is a basic daily-driver use case for whatever we are "reproducing"?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 22:10:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48739940</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48739940</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48739940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "Migrating from Proxmox to NixOS and Incus"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Please evangelize me if you have experience and you consider this to be a better declarative containerized router...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 21:10:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692006</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692006</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48692006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "I make good money. Why do I still feel like this?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> OT: I think the cause of the wealth gap is much simpler. It is the stock market. I imagine a society where there is no stock market, but instead everyone invest in their local economies. We would probably be growing much slower, but who cares?<p>In our real-world Matrix, in which we are all part of Keynesian economics, you just took the red pill and discovered the existence of Austrian economics (and the stranglehold that Keynesians have over the world and anybody who proports to be an Austrian)<p>You are discovering that at some past point the USA was distorted to become the host for the biggest Keynesian economic experiment ever. I'm not even sure how it was even foisted upon people with such little regard. Is there any surprise that in a Keynesian system nobody ever feels fulfilled or happy? The whole point of the system is that constant growth and inflation are necessary parts of economics. You literally have to keep your wealth flowing in market ventures. Who's going to have time to stop and use wealth to improve cities and communities (unless it's part of business venture)?<p>There's one word I use and hope everyone learns: 'siesta'. A culture that has siesta cannot co-exist with a culture that does not. These are just different words for 'a Keynesian economic system cannot co-exist with an Austrian system.'</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:02:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635304</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635304</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48635304</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "Fox to buy Roku"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yeah, this space seems pretty sparse. Some of the Radxa SBCs are getting closer to a hardware solution for your vision, but there isn't real mainstream software. A self-hosted DNLA server is probably the most realistic option but DNLA has seemed to fall by the wayside in favor of paid streaming and plex/jellyfin.<p>That said, Tailscale did not exist when DNLA was popular, and DNLA over Tailscale seems a really promising non-jellyfin avenue.<p>Ultimately the problem will be lack of hardware decoders and poor interop with Dolby, DTS, etc.<p><a href="https://bret.dk/radxa-dragon-q8b-a-laptop-cosplaying-as-an-sbc/" rel="nofollow">https://bret.dk/radxa-dragon-q8b-a-laptop-cosplaying-as-an-s...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:56:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545512</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545512</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "Fox to buy Roku"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Jellyfin's worst aspect is the opinionated file structure. You have to set up folders the way it wants, and then the resulting UI browser is what-you-see-is-what-you-get. Pretty sure it's done this way for automated metadata discovery.<p>Ideally, this would be designed in two parts: separate the file structure from the metadata discovery mechanism.<p>I personally want a file structure managed by the OS. Let me make folders and nested subfolders to whatever structure I prefer.<p>Then make the metadata discovery slightly more manual. Click a media file, click a hypothetical "add metadata" button, and then a simple search box with "is this your movie?" and click apply to import metadata from a search result. easy peasy.<p>The UI is clearly meant to resemble a typical media app but falls short if the end user prefers, for example, foobar2000's UI.</p>
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<p>Ultimately, if a kid is super digitally connected and using social media all day, can't his/her final grades be enough evidence?<p>I'd like to hear some arguments how we must ban certain technology in school; meanwhile it's plain to see to anybody with a brain cell that there is an entire corrupt stack from state government down to the individual classroom that *students must not be given failing grades*.<p>Here's a thought experiment: provide an opinion to both of these assertions. The rule of the experiment is you cannot give an opinion to one without answering the other.<p>- We should ban social media in school<p>- We should ban failing grades in school</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 20:43:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48532446</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48532446</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48532446</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "You can power on a Mac remotely"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Correct me if you have more experience, but I have mostly avoided using smart plugs for computers because the PSU capacitors generate a large inrush current which tends to weld the relay contacts over time, causing the plugs to fail prematurely. Maybe ok in a power loss scenario, but not good to use for remote waking regularly...</p>
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<p>It would seem relatively easy to tie speed to the direction the boat is facing. The more perpendicular you are to the 'wind direction' the faster you move. Or make the fastest velocity 45 degrees from wind direction, for a bit more realism. Basic sailing physics can add to the fun.</p>
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<p>Ever since the liquid glass update, my wallpaper is just a muted color. I investigated the settings and previously my wallpaper was the "blur" version of my lock screen. Since the liquid glass update, "blur" apparently means "99% blur" instead of the 20-30% blur it used to be. The muted color does seem to be an average color of the lock screen image. But nothing recognizable.</p>
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<p>To those who know more about this, who is the "Blue Busters" song targeting? (It's  just the Ghostbusters theme)<p>"If there's something strange, stinking up your desk, who you gonna call? Blue busters!"</p>
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<p>Haha for example, to the homeowners out there, you should change your water heater anode rod ASAP if you have not. Good luck getting the rod out, because the caps on the water heater get corroded shut. And did I mention you need to drain the hot water heater to do so. You ever tried draining a hot water heater when that task has not been accounted for in the design? You need a way to drain it.</p>
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<p>Can you shed more light on this? You are saying that more processes help avoid figuring out correct state logic? Howso?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 21:36:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241985</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241985</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "WinUI 3 Performance: A Leap Forward"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Maybe Windows 12 will be the promised "last Windows" which 10 was supposed to be.<p>I'd love to know the exec who ordered Windows 11. It stinks of "I need a product on my resume that <i>I</i> launched because being Windows 10 "maintainer" sounds so pathetic on a resume."</p>
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<p>The problem with all those devices you listed is that they have lost the "general purpose" ability. I guess you could define "general" to mean "carefully curated"...</p>
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<p>I assume manufacturers were making enough motherboards in 2025 to fulfill demand, so what happens when the demand is the same but the production is 25% less? Crazy.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:16:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052006</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052006</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052006</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "If America's so rich, how'd it get so sad?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think about this guy occasionally:<p><a href="https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/how-candice-miller-is-rebuilding-after-husband-brandons-death/" rel="nofollow">https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/how-candice-m...</a><p>Happiness for him was somewhere between having zero dollars and being $33 million in debt. His influencer wife seems to have no humility, has moved to Miami where she can continue her partying lifestyle and going to yoga classes.<p>Its' both maddening and saddening. To what point does the ostentatious display of wealth serve if it leads to suicide?  A few years of looking rich at the cost of the rest of life? We have no choice but to assume he was willing to make that trade-off. So it's angering to think a person would believe that.<p>On the other hand, suicide is the ultimatum when a man thinks his pleas are unanswered. Being surrounded by old-money socialites, I can imagine the feeling of having to leave the club being a fate worse than death. But how can an average guy have any sympathy for that, much less this guy's own feelings of himself.</p>
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<p>Also, remember guys, you can't have a shell on iphone because. Nor a text editor. Because. ssh into your iphone? hah. These are all software issues.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:34:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47841166</link><dc:creator>CrimsonCape</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47841166</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47841166</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by CrimsonCape in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>When was the last time you used the clusterf* that is iTunes on windows?<p>Or more generically answer the question: how can I get an arbitrary audio file into my iTunes music? (hint: good luck)<p>Music 'synced' with iTunes but not appearing on my other devices? There must be some kind of arbitrary difference between 'synced with iTunes' and 'synced with iCloud'. I guarantee this is some kind of (barely) maintained legacy syncing to keep the iTunes workflow alive specifically so Apple can avoid giving users a modern 'import to my cloud library' feature.</p>
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<p>Yeah i hate what you are suggesting, because soon there are uninteresting people chasing every subject trying to convert it into a career. Just leave some things alone ok and quit strangling my hobby with both hands</p>
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<p>Yes, if I recall correctly there was a Japanese high-res satellite sent to the moon which took images of earth on the way and then took "high def" images of the moon. That was 2007. So "high def" is like 1080i lol.<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE</a><p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE#/media/File:Earth_at_11000_km.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SELENE#/media/File:Earth_at_11...</a></p>
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