<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: LanceH</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=LanceH</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 07 Jul 2026 01:42:30 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=LanceH" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "UEFA slams FIFA's 'unprecedented, unjustifiable' Balogun decision"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I'm not sure VAR is the net-benefit we think it is.<p>It is for offside.  Offside calls were so egregiously bad it was painful to watch.  Any time a defense got burned badly, the flag would go up.<p>Early 2000's someone watched an entire world cup and found that 25% of offside calls were obviously wrong.<p>I just rewatched the US v Germany match from 1998, and Kobi Jones was called offside on a breakaway when he was onside by 4 yards when the ball was kicked.<p>Also, goal line and maybe handball seems to be handled pretty well.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:28:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809359</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809359</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809359</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "UEFA slams FIFA's 'unprecedented, unjustifiable' Balogun decision"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The US has been asking that when they get a red card that Messi doesn't get.  Or a handball on the goal line is ok for a UEFA company.  Or a US goal called back when another UEFA team hauls multiple US players to the ground.<p>You see where I'm going with this?  I just can't seem to get upset that a red card that isn't a red card for other teams is getting rescinded.<p>I've literally been watching for decades and nobody seemed to care before.<p>A ref got a call wrong and that's ok and should be doubled down on according to UEFA.  Well, UEFA can just view this as the disciplinary committee getting it wrong and they can just live with that.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 19:24:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809315</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809315</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48809315</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player's Suspension. Now He's Eligible to Play"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I love cycling and will cheer anything that moves.  Right now, though, my go to is watching "norcal cycling" on youtube.  The dude covers local/regional races and it's just fun.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 01:59:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799883</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799883</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48799883</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Trump Asked FIFA to Review U.S. Player's Suspension. Now He's Eligible to Play"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've watched too many years of sports out of Europe to be surprised by flexible rules.<p>I've watched cycling since the early 90's and they were all over the place, making up their rules as they go.</p>
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<p>At some point between this, age verification for the OS, and everything else, it starts to seem like a coordinated attack on computing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 22:54:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48693055</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48693055</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48693055</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Wikipedia Workers to Seek Union Recognition"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There is lots of pro-union misinformation as well.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:03:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676301</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676301</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48676301</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> What remains unautomated, then?<p>And the tasks that change from day to day.</p>
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<p>Up front pricing -- even if higher -- is welcome.</p>
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<p>And they end up in court cases where the people using it contrary go in with an argument like, "we really need it" or "we already spent it".  Depending on how connected they are versus the person who has already passed, they frequently win.</p>
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<p>They will hold undisclosed drug busts/use against you.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 13:04:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444847</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444847</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444847</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Iran stops negotiations with U.S., vows to 'completely' block Strait of Hormuz"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What allies would those be?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:33:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358225</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358225</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48358225</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licence"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Who would the charges be against?  The person who violated some trust, or the market maker?<p>I could be pretty neutral on the market maker, really.  The point of a prediction market is to put information to use.<p>There may be some line to be drawn on such markets, but that line really isn't drawn.  There are just vague gestures that it is both gambling and not gambling due to insider information.<p>If you wanted to regulate it, legislate which markets can be made.  Require notification that it is <i>not</i> gambling and is all about the trading of insider information and that gamblers have less than "fair" odds.</p>
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<p>Don't forget the other way of sidetracking what you're asking for: "Why are you doing this, do something else instead."<p>I think most of my questions ended up with this, when I had very good reasons for doing it the way I was doing it.  I typically wasn't showing it because I had isolated the problem I was facing into the minimal amount of code to duplicate it, or I was stuck with the particular tech I was using and we had 12 years of code built on top of it and I couldn't switch.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:20:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284615</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284615</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48284615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Spain blocks prediction markets Polymarket, Kalshi over lack of gambling licence"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You have to complete the cycle to make sense.<p>gambling happens, tax comes in, crime goes up, police get hired, politicians get the police vote</p>
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<p>I find it humorous that these are simultaneously attacked as being gambling and attacked because some people know more than others and are "betting" on a sure thing.</p>
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<p>Worst case Ferrari will make people buy these so they can buy something else.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 15:26:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281106</link><dc:creator>LanceH</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281106</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48281106</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by LanceH in "Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk apparently used AI to write her latest novel"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If it didn't exist before and it exists now and is useful, sure.<p>It's not like you push a button and it releases something awesome.</p>
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<p>I had a good experience with my prius for quite a while.<p>I wouldn't buy one with the noise either.  I was annoyed daily that there was a loud beep during backup, which is the first thing I had to do every time I got in the car -- that beeping was <i>inside the cabin</i>.<p>Mine was apparently before that.  I bought it strictly for the commute as I was really tired of shifting in stop and go traffic.  People talk about having having power from low rpm's like we're drag racing, but the real win is in stop and go.  Mileage also great in that situation.<p>But once the car hit 100k miles, it just became a nightmare with maintenance.  Everything was special and somehow tied together.<p>More of a Toyota issue, but they wouldn't recall the headlights ceasing to work -- each one had to be replaced with their computer control something for $700.  Who needs headlights?  Also the rubber pad to open the trunk melted -- this happened to quite a few Prius owners in a certain time frame -- toyota insisted we all spilled something that melts rubber on a pad that faces downward.<p>I would be open to a hybrid, but I just bought a Honda Civic instead.</p>
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<p>It seems calling a state purple is just using a synonym for red.</p>
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<p>Yea, no cheating on anti-cheat servers.  Never...<p>It used to be an admin would just kick them.  Now we don't get to be in control of our own games.</p>
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