Hacker News: Magi604

New comment by Magi604 in "Bring back crappy forums"

Magi604 — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:57:48 +0000

I miss forums. When they were in their heyday I was an active participant in anywhere from a couple to half a dozen, shifting with whatever happened to be my hobby at the time. And local forums based around hobbies like music and photography were a great way to meet people in person because you already had something in common to start things off.

It was also a place to find really in depth information on a topic. I remember doing research for my multi-day hikes and outdoor travels by browsing the threads in the stormfront survival subforum (note: I do not condone what they represent, but lots of them were paranoid and preparing for "the coming race war" and they just had good prepping and survival info).

To me Reddit and HN have filled the void left by the decline of forums, but it's not the same. Perhaps the thing I miss the most is the ability to have avatars and custom signatures and titles to give your online persona a little bit of personality and flair.

New comment by Magi604 in "Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs"

Magi604 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:39:25 +0000

Is this another potential OceanGate scenario (SpaceGate?), where one day the ISS just blasts apart suddenly and without warning and the occupants are ejected into the vacuum of space?

New comment by Magi604 in "32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building"

Magi604 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 15:01:33 +0000

Here's another data point for you all. Last year in April 2025 I bought 32gb DDR5 at $123.69. I checked it this most recent April and the exact same product was $679. All prices in Canadian dollars.

New comment by Magi604 in "Why is almost everyone right-handed? A new study connects it to bipedalism"

Magi604 — Tue, 19 May 2026 22:31:32 +0000

I almost never see people using a left hand mouse these days.

As younger people start using computers they generally will learn with right-handed mice and will thus develop those fine motor skills in that hand. I wonder if this will make right-handedness even more dominant.

New comment by Magi604 in "Flipdiscs"

Magi604 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:46:05 +0000

You made me wonder just how often Touhou is even mentioned on HN, so I did a quick search and... less than 15 results! (not counting dupes).

Niche indeed...

New comment by Magi604 in "Flipdiscs"

Magi604 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 05:38:31 +0000

I'd like to see someone play DOOM (or any game, really) using that flip disc screen!

New comment by Magi604 in "The Joy of Folding Bikes"

Magi604 — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:59:44 +0000

The article touched on it, and I agree, the biggest benefits for me are the portability and storability.

I can easily fit my folding bike into my car trunk, and very easily fit another one in the back seat. This enables you to drive to the start of a distant cycling route without having to deal with bike racks behind or on top of your car. So much less friction to you just going somewhere and cycling around.

And the small size means I can skip the common bike storage in my complex and store it in my apartment and it doesn't take up as much space as a full-sized bike. In my city, like most major cities, bike thievery is rampant. And if they can't steal your bike, they strip it of parts.

There are some drawbacks though. You can't really use them for hauling heavy loads, so forget bicycle touring or pulling a little trailer for kids or other things. They are also quite slow. And maybe some models have lots of gears, but the ones I checked out (in my admittedly limited search) did not, so they are not suited for very hilly routes.

I got mine used for $200 off FB Marketplace, it was in great condition and ready to ride. It is some generic brand that was sold in Walmarts a few years ago and I could not find any other information on it. I don't really care though. It got me out and cycling again!

New comment by Magi604 in "Meta tells staff it will cut 10% of jobs"

Magi604 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 04:29:40 +0000

I hope you're right. What my RAM cost me $130 last year is $650 last week. This is ridiculous.

New comment by Magi604 in "A Brief History of Fish Sauce"

Magi604 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:38:02 +0000

Wow, Legalnomads! Happy to see her pop up here. Way back in the day when I used to backpack and freelance she had a very big online presence in the internet hustler community. I just read through her recent history and I'm sad for her recent health issues, but glad she's still pushing through.

Study investigates how mass distribution of baseball bat affects performance

Magi604 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 02:49:17 +0000

https://baseball.physics.illinois.edu/ISEA2026-Torpedo-v7.pd...

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47622717

Points: 24

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New comment by Magi604 in "Tracy Kidder has died"

Magi604 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 19:20:00 +0000

I found this book in a $2 bin at one of my (now long gone) used bookstores. It was a fantastic read. Thank you Mr Kidder for the fantastic story.

New comment by Magi604 in "BYD is seeing a flood of new EV buyers"

Magi604 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:08:59 +0000

Happy PHEV owner here. I have a few quibbles with my particular model, but imo this is currently the way to go. It's the best of both worlds.

New comment by Magi604 in "See how many words you have written in Hacker News comments"

Magi604 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:04:10 +0000

You're kind of describing old school forums. Man I miss those.

New comment by Magi604 in "I found the perfect yearly calendar (for me)"

Magi604 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 04:13:14 +0000

This is such a great layout, thank you for bringing it to my attention!

New comment by Magi604 in "A spider web unlike any seen before"

Magi604 — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:08:48 +0000

This was my exact arrangement with them when I used to live in a basement suite that was crawling with them.

New comment by Magi604 in "The Gentle Seduction (1989)"

Magi604 — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 18:57:05 +0000

What a though-provoking story to read with my coffee.

I've often had the thought that I will probably just miss the singularity due to my age, but people like my nephews will have a greater chance at experiencing it.

New comment by Magi604 in "Size of Life"

Magi604 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 16:49:39 +0000

The visual scale seems off, especially on the smaller end of things. Also, are Velociraptors really that small? Jurassic Park lied to me.

New comment by Magi604 in "Pebble Index 01 – External memory for your brain"

Magi604 — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 15:55:26 +0000

I was thinking this would find great application at my job (Paramedic) but then I remembered that we are always always wearing protective gloves and this would likely not work as great (if at all) when completely covered like that.

New comment by Magi604 in "Kids who ran away to 1960s San Francisco"

Magi604 — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 02:38:10 +0000

>If there is a lesson to this side quest, it’s certainly this: you can JUST go to the library (or do things, in general). The world is full of rooms like that sixth-floor reading room, and it’s up to you to walk into them. Work usually can wait, and you often come back more inspired to it when you’ve given yourself permission to wander. Just go on that quest!

People too often forget this.

New comment by Magi604 in "Broccoli Man, Remastered"

Magi604 — Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:06:48 +0000

We're still early. I imagine a lot of creativity will be unlocked once more people have access to easier to use video creation tools like what was shown in OP.