<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: PaulBGD_</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=PaulBGD_</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:54:55 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=PaulBGD_" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Comcast squeezing 2Gbps internet speeds through decades-old coaxial cables"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In my area, they actually let you bypass the 1.2TB cap if you use their router.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Oct 2023 04:09:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37886808</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37886808</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37886808</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Support HDR images in your app [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Plex does a fairly good conversion too, iirc using ffmpeg.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Oct 2023 18:36:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37794467</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37794467</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37794467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Demo of megatextures running on n64 hardware"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Check the link, the video, or the title. This is all running on real hardware.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 Sep 2023 01:31:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37551182</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37551182</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37551182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Why do old books smell so good?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>One data point, I’ve been affected by this for decades now. I had no idea before the article that others experienced it too.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Aug 2023 19:17:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37192123</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37192123</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37192123</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "The art of refurbing old computers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I do brush the dust off or blow it off before, one method for not pushing everything around when cleaning with IPA is to use extra IPA and clean in the sink, so that the dust/dirt/flux runs off with the IPA.<p>I would make sure you’re not pushing around residue if it leaves contacts duller, 99% IPA shouldn’t leave it’s own residue (unless the dullness is  from scratching the pads with the cleaning.)<p>Vapor method works well enough, but requiring sunny days is a bit of a bummer. I use it sometimes, but submersing in a UV box works pretty well without being too rough.<p>I honestly don’t run into that with magic eraser, you’re keeping the eraser wet right? I might just be pretty gentle with it, but I’m pretty sensitive to this stuff and haven’t noticed any damage.<p>Yep go for the direct application stuff, I forget exactly which series it is but is easier to apply. One thing I’ve copied from the YouTuber TronicsFix is applying the deoxit to a small square of magic eraser and using that to clean the contacts.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 03:49:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36427820</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36427820</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36427820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "The art of refurbing old computers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I also do refurbishing, I’ve never found IPA to damage boards (evaporates fast without any residue.)<p>You can deyellow with retrobright, but the downside is that it makes plastic more brittle. If the plastic is already brittle, there’s not many options that don’t involve melting/warping the plastic. For some stains you can get them out with a magic eraser, it’s essentially a high grit sponge.<p>Agreed about deoxit, it’s still good for contacts though (cartridges and such.)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 22 Jun 2023 03:10:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36427584</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36427584</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36427584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Add $4 WiFi Logging to IKEA’s $12 Air Quality Sensor (Wemos and Vindriktning)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If anyone is going to do it I highly recommend just going with esphome now for the firmware, it’s way simpler and better maintained. You can even update the firmware over the network.</p>
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<p>I have a GBA micro and I can't imagine something like this ever being released again to a wide market. It's just too dang small! Now a GBA (or SP) sized handheld I'd definitely be down for.</p>
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<p>Yeah agreed. I’ve talked with Pablo before about languages, he just really enjoys discussing them and wants to be on the same page of what you’re discussing.<p>I am however now worried if I said anything about Go lol</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 May 2023 14:21:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35988343</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35988343</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35988343</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Even Apple employees hate Siri and are skeptical of its future, new report says"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My favorite is on the Apple TV, "search for [some video] on youtube" will actually open the app and search for it.<p>I think the big issue is that a lot of these aren't discoverable, and because Siri isn't very smart at natural language you won't discover them by asking for something similar like you could with Google Assistant. An LLM for parsing requests could be super interesting here.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Apr 2023 16:43:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730827</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730827</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35730827</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Rules for developers to design beautiful UIs without a designer"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Looks cool, but what do I gotta do to get an actual printed book? Would love something I could physically reference.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Apr 2023 19:18:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35529979</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35529979</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35529979</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Ask HN: What lesser-known accessories do you use with your computer?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't agree with your either/or. My wireless mouse on the rtings table has a 6.3ms latency, is sub $40, and accepts a standard AA which I use a rechargable for. Battery life lasts 4-5 months on a single battery, and I'm reusing batteries I've had for 5 years.<p>I do personally agree that unstandardized batteries are a problem in wireless mice as eventually you'll be unlikely to find an exact replacement, but I think there can be plenty of wins from wireless. No cable drag (annoying!), no cable running across the desk (I can stow my mouse in a drawer in less than a second to clear my desktop), and I don't have to worry about the cable fraying over time (legitimately something that happened with my razer years ago!)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Apr 2023 03:04:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35434461</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35434461</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35434461</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Unpopular Opinion: Don’t Use a Raspberry Pi for That"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Even in the Raspberry ecosystem you can easily pick up a Pico, which offers all of that.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Mar 2023 14:16:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35261360</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35261360</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35261360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Now offering 2TB SSDs for Steam Deck in the Framework Marketplace"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Was it the 3DS perhaps?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2023 15:27:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34740868</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34740868</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34740868</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Dolphin Emulator for Xbox UWP"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nope, you can install UWPs pretty freely these days with developer mode. The one downside, is you have to reboot your xbox between developer/retail mode in order to use apps from the other mode.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 30 Jan 2023 00:32:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34574364</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34574364</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34574364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Parts Pairing Kills Independent Repair"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Or tie re-pairing to the iCloud account on the device, seems like that’d be sufficient for anti theft.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Jan 2023 21:51:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34573147</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34573147</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34573147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "AirGradient Open Source Air Quality Monitor for CO2 and PM2.5 Measurements"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have both a modded VINDRIKTNING and the airgradient, imo the airgradient is worth it if you want everything in one package. More accurate than the ikea, a nice screen/case, and you don’t have to strap a humidity sensor to the outside. Plus CO2 is great, more people need CO2 detectors.</p>
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<p>I wish there was an easier way to keep on with tags on more instances though, following users I don't have to worry about that.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jan 2023 18:11:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34416197</link><dc:creator>PaulBGD_</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34416197</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34416197</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by PaulBGD_ in "Ask HN: Do you or someone you know give money to your parents?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I would recommend a local CPA, who can keep your details private and give you accurate tax advice.</p>
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<p>You could get a Sony TV, they’ve been making OLED tvs since 2017. A lot of them (all? I had a hard time finding sources on some) use the exact same panels as LG.</p>
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