<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: MrMetric</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=MrMetric</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:28:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=MrMetric" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by MrMetric in "Alberta startup sells no-tech tractors for half price"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>An internal combustion engine may be complex, but it's not fancy. I can see and touch and understand every part of it. I can maintain and modify and repair it. This is not true for fancy electronics and certainly not locked-down proprietary firmware.</p>
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<p>The difference is this isn't an inherently hard problem. It's just stupidity. The difficulty is not inherently interesting, because it's all made up.</p>
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<p>Change your network name. When the TV prompts you to connect, join the renamed network. Then, rename it back so everything else can connect again and the TV can't. I can think of a few potential problems with this, but, it might work?<p>Or blacklist the TV's MAC address in your router settings. Didn't think of that first for some reason.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 10:20:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253523</link><dc:creator>MrMetric</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253523</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46253523</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by MrMetric in "Incomplete list of mistakes in the design of CSS"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Simple: A version specifier, or feature specifiers. Backward compatibility concerns vanish when I can opt-in to a newer spec. Old code keeps working, and new code doesn't suffer for legacy nonsense.<p>For example, the Circle compiler extends C++ with its `#feature` directive: <a href="https://github.com/seanbaxter/circle/blob/master/new-circle/README.md#versioning-with-feature-directives" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/seanbaxter/circle/blob/master/new-circle/...</a><p>Sadly, the closest I've personally seen to this sort of thing in widespread use is `"use strict";` in JavaScript, which is only a single binary switch. You can't, say, turn on a new keyword, disable a keyword, switch to a different incompatible version of some browser API, etc.<p>I encourage all language designers to include a feature mechanism in a forward-compatible way. Don't overthink the difficulty: It doesn't need to <i>do</i> anything at first, it just needs to not be a parsing error. Treat it like a comment. FYI, this is the same as having a version number or header size in a binary file format's header, which all sane formats have (there are a lot of insane formats out there...).</p>
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<p>My mobile phone's data connection isn't free. I'd prefer it not be wasted on sloppily-made websites.</p>
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<p>Bad-faith argument. Incest can also be between adult same-age siblings or cousins (and not everyone considers the latter case to be incest).<p>Also, I don't insult or look down on sick or disabled people. Why are you?</p>
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<p>For corpos, I view things the opposite way: Never attribute to stupidity that which is adequately explained by malice.</p>
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<p>As I recall, the term "rosebud" can refer to an intentional anal prolapse. I'm not sure if what porn actresses do is the same as the medical definition of an anal prolapse, though.</p>
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<p>To me, unboxing videos are documentation, not entertainment. When I need to know exactly what's in a box and how it's packaged, an unboxing video is the <i>only</i> source of that information.</p>
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<p>You... what? You can't be serious. Simply putting "exercise and adhd" into Google® got me multiple studies which say that exercise helps, along with many other websites (some reputable and others possibly not) all saying essentially the same thing. You can easily find licensed physicians giving this same advice to their patients, and they observe that it works. And, off the top of my head, exercising elevates dopamine and some other neurotransmitters, which are well-known to be deficient in people with ADHD. That's one of the reasons the drugs work: stimulants raise the levels of those neurotransmitters. Personally speaking, I've found that <i>any</i> activity or action that raises my dopamine level has the same effect on my executive function as a stimulant drug, although this can be a very short-lived improvement (worst case, it comes and goes entirely within ~5 minutes).<p>You may also consider this from an evolutionary angle. Mammals such as us are not meant to sit inside at a desk all day (whether that's school or any other menial work), so it's no surprize that doing that alters and impairs development versus the conditions we evolved to live in. It's really easy to encounter the biological equivalent of undefined behaviors and invalid state in modernity. If you don't know what I mean, here's an easier to see example: It's well-known in recent years that myopia (shortsightedness) is predominantly caused by insufficient exposure to sunlight as a child. As an aside, I find it very interesting that the reason sunlight exposure matters is it elevates dopamine in the retinas, and eyes with dopamine deficiency don't develop correctly.<p>Another angle is mental exercize: It's more difficult to physically exercize with ADHD, but it's possible, so mentally pushing past the difficulty (or, more likely, having someone encourage you and help you) can train you to do that with other things and teach you how to self-manage your symptoms with mental decisions / willpower. This is a pretty poor solution on its own, but it's a great force multiplier when combined with other strategies.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 02:03:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42104037</link><dc:creator>MrMetric</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42104037</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42104037</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by MrMetric in "Procrastination and the fear of not being good enough"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's unfortunate that I had to scroll to the bottom of the page to see any mention of ADHD or executive dysfunction, when the linked post describes what is clearly a form of executive dysfunction! Instant temporary treatment is a stimulant such as caffeine (which has annoying side-effects) or amphetamine salts (commonly known as adderall). Long-term treatment is exercize, which can be as simple as balancing on one leg for ten minutes every day or using an elliptical machine. Running outside is a decent option, but take care to avoid damaging the knees, which <i>will</i> happen by running on hard surfaces.<p>Dr. Russell Barkley has good explanations of what different prescription ADHD drugs do, which I find gives insight into what's going wrong when you have an executive dysfunction: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnS0PfNyj4U" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnS0PfNyj4U</a><p>In particular, the emotional blunting effect of stimulants erases the thought that what you do might not be good enough. You no longer care about what others think, so you can just do what you want to do. I personally find this also makes me a callous asshole if I'm not careful, which I believe is related to the modern epidemic of coffee zombies.</p>
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