Hacker News: Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=JaauthorHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 25 Aug 2026 05:49:39 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Ben Jones, 'Dukes of Hazzard' Actor and Congressman, Dies at 84"]]>Dang it, Cooter. :'(

]]>Mon, 10 Aug 2026 15:58:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49245429Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49245429https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49245429<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in ""We have information that Moonshot distilled Fable for the development of K3""]]>"Well, Steve, I think there's more than one way of looking at it. I think it's more like we both had this rich neighbor named Xerox and I broke into his house to steal the TV set and found out that you had already stolen it."

]]>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 17:45:30 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010604Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010604https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49010604<![CDATA[Show HN: The UNESCO Tsunami Warning Emails Are Gone]]>This key piece of tsunami warning and safety was discontinued this morning and evidently there's no way to get it back. :/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722846

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]]>Mon, 29 Jun 2026 18:06:44 +0000https://lists.unesco.org/wws/info/tsunami-information-iocJaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722846https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48722846<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"]]>Good points - I'm of the same mind. Thanks for reminding me that I'm not crazy!

]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:34:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479769Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479769https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479769<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"]]>Gotcha; good call. Thanks for getting back. :)

]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:33:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479754Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479754https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48479754<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"]]>As an author, I'm navigating SO many angry people who are enraged at the idea of using AI tools in writing. How are you managing that?

]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:37:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48478001Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48478001https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48478001<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"]]>Thanks for doing this - I'm an author, and my working theory is that every author is a one-person startup, so I try to think about lean startup principles when I think about the business of being an author.

How do you think Lean Startup principles could be applied to ordinary families looking to navigate the existing economic stresses we're experiencing?

]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 15:36:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48477976Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48477976https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48477976<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Show HN: Startup sci-fi novel that took me 5 years to write"]]>You're living my dream - congrats! :D

Love from www.inkican.com

]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:48:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450761Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450761https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450761<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "A successful Japanese trial of a ramjet engine designed for Mach‑5 aircraft"]]>Speed Racer unavailable for comment.

]]>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:20:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282753Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282753https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282753<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Rumors of my death are slightly exaggerated"]]>So grateful you're okay - this week's been rough enough without hearing of another hero's demise.

]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 18:15:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066791Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066791https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066791<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "A simple web we own"]]>I don't wanna brag but this is pretty much the premise behind my soon-to-be-published scifi novel:

https://inkican.com/mesh-middle-grade-scifi-thriller/

]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 17:50:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47125865Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47125865https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47125865<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"]]>Getting my novel published:

A broke kid wins a spot at a high-tech genius school and finds out the “cool” project is really mind control for the whole world. Now he has to out-hack teachers, drones, and a traitor friend using only his brain, his DIY skills, and the outlaw Mesh. Readers get wild gadgets, sneaky pranks, and fast chases—plus the chance to ask what they would do if adults tried to control every thought in their head.

Final edits from the editor are arriving this week - then I'm off to find a lit agent, hopefully get a publishing deal by the end of 2026. More info below.

https://inkican.com/mesh-middle-grade-scifi-thriller/

]]>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 02:02:18 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46954403Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46954403https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46954403<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"]]>www.inkican.com

]]>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 23:12:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625336Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625336https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46625336<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Publishing your work increases your luck"]]>As an author, I dig what this is saying since it resonates so well with my journey as an author. Everything I publish is one more chance to connect with people who are drawn to other people in motion. I'm still learhing how to bring people along and inspiring others to create.

Here's some of my work - it's free until Jan 1. https://inkican.com/smashwords-white-hot-scifi-winter/

]]>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 19:03:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46404226Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46404226https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46404226<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "[dead]"]]>Writing the Struggles – Insecurity, vulnerability – these are things my readers don’t talk about. My job as a writer is to talk about the stuff my readers don’t want to discuss. How do you smile when your mom just died? What does it feel like to go to school on an empty stomach? When does it get better when your mom is an illegal immigrant?

]]>Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:46:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46186085Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46186085https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46186085<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "[dead]"]]>Maker culture isn’t just a buzzword—it’s who I am. Creativity, craftsmanship, and curiosity run in my DNA. Mesh celebrates that energy and connects creators who build, invent, and inspire.

]]>Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:23:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786797Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786797https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45786797<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Extropic is building thermodynamic computing hardware"]]>In this house we obey the laws of Thermodynamics!

]]>Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:36:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45765015Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45765015https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45765015<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Show HN: I built a tech news aggregator that works the way my brain does"]]>Thumbs up! This low-friction aggregator beats Ground News and other aggregators by a mile for simplicity and easy to read. Nice work!

]]>Fri, 24 Oct 2025 15:10:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45695460Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45695460https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45695460<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)"]]>As an author, I'm working on different stories and projects all the time. Main thing is to keep thinking of new things to do, I've already written and self-published 20+ short stories, and I've written two middle-grade scifi novels.

One thing I've come to understand about the process is that becoming a self-sufficient author is very similar to being a startup - only you're a startup of yourself. Building the product, building your market, building the infrastructure, watching what your other 'startups' are doing - it's all part of the process.

In the past days, I've released one of my stories as a 'Make Your Own Adventure' - https://inkican.com/make-your-own-scifi-adventure-now/

I've also integrated Bluesky into my blog comments: https://inkican.com/test-driving-a-new-comment-platform-blue...

And I've created some free STEM content for K-6 teachers on the future of space elevators: https://inkican.com/space-elevators-getting-to-the-next-leve...

Going to continue with my ideas and I appreciate the chance to tell you about them. Thank you. :)

]]>Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:26:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45575254Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45575254https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45575254<![CDATA[New comment by Jaauthor in "Ask HN: What happens to founders after their startup fails or fizzles?"]]>They consult.

]]>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 19:25:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45466786Jaauthorhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45466786https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45466786