Hacker News: Mc_Big_G

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Please do not A/B test my workflow"

Mc_Big_G — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 12:31:40 +0000

>Those who think they will take over are clueless.

You're underestimating where it's headed.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Chrome extension adjusts video speed based on how fast the speaker is talking"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:40:26 +0000

I have a policy against installing extensions but I might make an exception for this one. I default to 2x and often have to go to 3x if the speaker is really slow. The one exception is music production related videos and it is sometimes excruciating to get through. This is most likely because I'm usually watching some kind of instructional or educational video and just want the content and have no interest in being "entertained". That said, I understand that you have to game YouTube's algo and rules in order to make even a tiny bit of money. Imagine if every channel cut the first 30 seconds of every video intro and everyone could just get to the point.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Judge orders government to begin refunding more than $130B in tariffs"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 12:47:57 +0000

So everyone are to blame except the exceedingly small number of people who supported third party candidates that had no chance?

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "US repeals EPA endangerment finding for greenhouse gases"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 14:07:41 +0000

I'll answer if you do.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "US repeals EPA endangerment finding for greenhouse gases"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 13:13:52 +0000

First you indignantly ask why we're not protesting and then denigrate them as "little protests". Then you assert that personal firearms might solve the problem against the most technologically advanced armed forces in the world. Maybe you can share what country you live in and how you've so successfully fought against the state.

The No Kings protest was the largest in US history BTW.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "New YC homepage"

Mc_Big_G — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 00:06:34 +0000

“A formidable founder is one who seems like they’ll get what they want, regardless of whatever obstacles are in the way.”

Yeah, especially laws and regulations.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Sergey Brin's Unretirement"

Mc_Big_G — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 13:36:39 +0000

Correct. If you said your title in Spain, you'll get a strange look and someone might respond with "why would you tell me that?". No one there cares what you do for work.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "The appropriate amount of effort is zero"

Mc_Big_G — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:08:36 +0000

The best example of this for me is playing drums. It's a very physical thing to do and extremely easy to get caught up in the fun of it. You find yourself playing very hard with a lot of tension everywhere. The problem is that it's very difficult to do this for long periods and if you want to play a series of fast notes accurately, it's counterproductive. So, I'm constantly telling myself to play as soft and loose as possible until one day it hopefully becomes automatic.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Suno Studio, a Generative AI DAW"

Mc_Big_G — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 11:02:47 +0000

Yes

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "The story of DOGE, as told by federal workers"

Mc_Big_G — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 20:29:44 +0000

Respectfully, I've not seen any of these actions make a measurable difference in the last 10 years.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Autodesk Increases APS Pricing"

Mc_Big_G — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 15:20:19 +0000

Autodesk has been public (ADSK) for a long time.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "There Goes the American Muscle Car"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 11:55:51 +0000

Driving has been reduced to an ordeal to be ensured with as little interaction with the vehicle as possible.

Let's hope that trend continues, ideally to the point that humans need to do nothing besides specify where they want to go. We're too careless to be trusted with the responsibility.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "So you wanna build an aging company"

Mc_Big_G — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:47:51 +0000

Immortality is not just another technological advancement. It entrenches power permanently and creates a world of slaves who will never escape the grip of their masters. Democracy would permanently die and the rule of law would be whatever the overlords decide. Imagine an immortal Caligula. Do you want Elmo to be your permanent master, for example?

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "CT scans show cigarettes are harder on the lungs than marijuana"

Mc_Big_G — Sat, 10 May 2025 10:51:38 +0000

I'd like to see smoking compare to vaping natural herb. It seems like the obvious, healthier choice.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:54:57 +0000

Ask someone in a country whose currency has been debased.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "The Ransomware Problem Is a Bitcoin Problem"

Mc_Big_G — Fri, 04 Jun 2021 18:41:31 +0000

I'd like to hear how internet advocates address child pornography without deploying a fallacy. The internet makes child pornography possible, without the former, the latter cannot thrive. The defenses I usually hear come in the form of "CD ROMs facilitate bad stuff, too," which is a fact, but doesn't absolve the internet's central role in child porn. As the article states, there is simply no way to attain child porn without the internet. Maybe they could do DVD or CD ROM, but that would be sooooo slow (but not impossible?)

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "I’m a Physicist Who Searches for Aliens. U.F.O.s Don’t Impress Me"

Mc_Big_G — Tue, 01 Jun 2021 16:26:20 +0000

The sudden wave of UFO propaganda has me wondering, "Why now?". Will UFOs suddenly become the new enemy we must mobilize against?

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "Drunk Post: Things I've Learned as a Sr Engineer"

Mc_Big_G — Sun, 30 May 2021 16:24:24 +0000

Is it "the shrinking of the hacker culture"? I've become an expert in 3 different js frameworks in the last 7 years. Its' fucking exhausting.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "World Now Likely to Hit Watershed 1.5 °C Rise in Next 5 Years"

Mc_Big_G — Thu, 27 May 2021 17:29:35 +0000

Yes, some places are doomed. It's not a black and white outcome like all the denier downvoters cling to.

New comment by Mc_Big_G in "World Now Likely to Hit Watershed 1.5 °C Rise in Next 5 Years"

Mc_Big_G — Thu, 27 May 2021 17:12:50 +0000

You're misunderstanding the quote. It doesn't say "...entire nations could be wiped off the face of the Earth BY THE YEAR 2000" It says "...if the global warming trend is not reversed by the year 2000."