<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: Projectiboga</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Projectiboga</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:51:59 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Projectiboga" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Reinforced toes? That might be a reason.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 20:36:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48971476</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48971476</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48971476</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "USAA closed 51% of home insurance claims without making a payment in 2025"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In a statement, USAA said the association’s data is misleading because it lacks context about why a claim may be closed without payment. Those factors could include claims that were later reopened, claims covered under separate policies or multiple claims from a single event that are consolidated into one case.<p>“When all factors are included, less than 6% of USAA homeowner claims were denied without payment,” USAA said. “Most claims closed without payment involve losses below a member’s deductible or claims the homeowner chooses not to pursue.”</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:21:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872812</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872812</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48872812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Ask HN: Has anyone replaced Claude/GPT with a local model for daily coding?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>So thalen it might be 6-8 months to get to useable on a local open model? Of course state of the art will be a year ahead, a generation at the current pace.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 18:29:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545213</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545213</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48545213</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Why are so many young people getting cancer?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This suggests otherwise, <a href="https://radwatch.berkeley.edu/background-radiation/" rel="nofollow">https://radwatch.berkeley.edu/background-radiation/</a> 
Another exposure increase is from increased home insulation likely increases radon exposure.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:35:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451575</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451575</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "I replaced Spotify with a homemade FM radio station"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>OK, I will hope it is a marker for better tech in the entire product.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:29:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451466</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451466</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451466</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "I replaced Spotify with a homemade FM radio station"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Around NJ and the adjoining cities we have many College stations.<p>A curious one is truly independent as it's parent University closed WFMU <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFMU" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WFMU</a><p>WSOU Pirate Radio a heavy metal and hair metal focused station at Seton Hall U.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:28:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451442</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451442</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451442</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "I replaced Spotify with a homemade FM radio station"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It was different as we might listen together to the same station across town. There were TV shows too. Many stations had sort of countdowns of the week's top songs. It was just a different vibe.<p>The Ed Sullivan Show
American Bandstand
Soul Train<p>Top of the Pops BBC<p>One of the guys from Nirvana wrote a good essay on how Billboard destroyed music in the 1980s by consolidating the number of radio markets feeding the chart and allowing ways to trick the top seller lists. Before the MTV modern billboard era there used to be local artists on local radio and eventually one might break out onto other markets and eventually break nationally. Then artists became famous simply due to being good looking, having a catchy producer driven sound and a corporate machine getting them into everyone's ears. Things were a little different from the late 60s to the early 90 and some artists broke out organically.<p>Here is an example of a station that was independent an influenced early MTV programming during their first couple of years. WLIR documentary, 'New Wave: Dare to Be Different,' chronicles the rise and fall of one of the coolest '80s radio stations.<p>A funny example of a non-corporate act was the group KLF who hacked the Top of The Pops formula and got onto TV with absurdity. A documentary about them is called "Who Killed the KLF".</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 19:58:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450957</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450957</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48450957</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "I replaced Spotify with a homemade FM radio station"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This isn't an item to cheap out on. Find one with aptX HD support and decent reviews if you have any room in your budget. I use the bluetooth to FM all the time. I have a pair, one in my car and another in my travel kit for rental cars. The key is to find one with aptX HD and other newer hi-fi  codecs as there are older chips still being sold with lower specs as BT has been a thing for awhile now. I just did a search are there are ones that are usb powered or wall powered. Another better method might be a real FCC certified FM transmitter that are marketed for Drive Ins and "church parking lots" and use a bluetooth receiver or a usb-dac as the input.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:13:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48448087</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48448087</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48448087</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Why are so many young people getting cancer?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Plastics, the increase in background radiation, pesticides, and or a side effect of extra calories are all possibilities. Daily allergy medicines might also be a factor as those reduce immune response slightly.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 16:57:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447881</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447881</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48447881</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Having your insulin pump die while you're on vacation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Regular Human Insulin isn't "rapid acting" it isn't delayed released like NPH, which lasts almost 30 hours, but it isn't "rapid". Yes getting R & NPH can keep you alive but it creates a caloric and glycemic burden as those types of insulin stoke the stove without enough glucose to run it. Some remote place in Greece might only have the pharmacy open M-F business hours like 8-4, we living in built up urban or suburban USA might not realize that other countries may not have pharmacies open late or over the weekend like here.<p>As to $20, their website says<p>"ReliOn™ NovoLog® insulin
Rapid-acting mealtime insulin, starting at $73." on a block without any link to go further. This is rapid-acting but it is buried on the site to access any clear information about is that the stuff that can be accessed without a script.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:43:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373531</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373531</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48373531</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Linux Basics for Hackers (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Here is the Publisher link for the official just released 2nd edition.<p><a href="https://nostarch.com/linux-basics-hackers-2nd-edition" rel="nofollow">https://nostarch.com/linux-basics-hackers-2nd-edition</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:09:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364208</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364208</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Linux Basics for Hackers (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thank you for both of these recommendations.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 00:02:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364159</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364159</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364159</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "The Pirate Bay Remains Resilient, 20 Years After the Raid"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The upcoming financial quarter is a big issue for whomever licenced that content to Apple and to a lesser extant Apple Inc themselves.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 23:56:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364127</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364127</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48364127</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Having your insulin pump die while you're on vacation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>True but that is the old Human insulin which is in some way not a drug the way the current modified insulins are. Thanks for giving people this heads up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 31 May 2026 22:34:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48350401</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48350401</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48350401</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Having your insulin pump die while you're on vacation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yes, I used to carry scripts for insulin and needles in my wallet just in case. NY implemented all bbut mandatoery eprescribe so I feel I have to use a national chain so my script can be seen if I'm traveling. And yes the notion a script for Insulin can be stale is truly insane. Of course regular checkups are best especially with being insulin dependent, but with 2 million T1D just in the USA this is just bad for everyone.</p>
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<p>This is why I was uninterested in joining a clinical trial for one in the 80s. But to travel w/o backup blood sugar testing and spare insulin and needles is suicidal. For any T1D here, walmart has dirt cheap glucose packs in tubs or 8 and bottles of 50 for very cheep.</p>
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<p>For now while everone gets used to it.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 17:20:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282769</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282769</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282769</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "Germany news: Childfree adults to pay more for elder care"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Some couples are infertile so this discriminates against them.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 16:55:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282391</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282391</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48282391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "DeepSeek makes the V4 Pro price discount permanent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>China is out producing us at new scientists and engineers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 20:53:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48260901</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48260901</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48260901</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Projectiboga in "The death of the brick and mortar toy store"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>More like a game of Hot Potato.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 16:50:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238398</link><dc:creator>Projectiboga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238398</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48238398</guid></item></channel></rss>