Hacker News: RickJWagner

New comment by RickJWagner in "A visual introduction to kernel functions"

RickJWagner — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 23:53:28 +0000

To the author: Thank you, quite readable. I like the thumbnail explanations.

The Grate Cheese Robbery

RickJWagner — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 11:45:58 +0000

Article URL: https://longreads.com/2026/05/28/the-cheese-theft-food-crime/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48433927

Points: 21

# Comments: 0

New comment by RickJWagner in "You Can Run"

RickJWagner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:25:37 +0000

Car racing and drug running must have been closely linked in the 80s. For another great read about them, check out Randy Lanier’s story. ( He had racing boats, too. )

Maybe Miami Vice was closer to truth than we knew.

New comment by RickJWagner in "Meshtastic Node Explained: Types, Range, Kits, and How to Choose the Best Setup"

RickJWagner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:21:04 +0000

I hadn’t heard of Meshtastic until I saw a pair of nodes for sale on Facebook Marketplace. My curiosity made me check it out.

I guess Preppers are all over this one.

Meshtastic Node Explained: Types, Range, Kits, and How to Choose the Best Setup

RickJWagner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:21:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.seeedstudio.com/blog/2026/03/17/meshtastic-node-guide/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48426445

Points: 10

# Comments: 1

The Summer of Mega-IPOs

RickJWagner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:09:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.carsongroup.com/insights/blog/the-summer-of-mega-ipos/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425804

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Central Ohio Becomes Hub for Tech and Manufacturing

RickJWagner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:04:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/05/business/ohio-tech-manufacturing-hub.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424136

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

The new bibliomaniacs

RickJWagner — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:03:21 +0000

Article URL: https://engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the-new-bibliomaniacs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48424125

Points: 83

# Comments: 81

New comment by RickJWagner in "India's surprise baby bust"

RickJWagner — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:08:24 +0000

That would destroy the incentive to save. Why put aside a dollar now, only to have it taxed every year? Better to spend it while it’s whole.

That changes future value calculations, too.

These are things not to mess with lightly.

The largest cannabis study ever: It may make anxiety, depression and PTSD worse

RickJWagner — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:00:03 +0000

Article URL: https://thesciverse.org/the-largest-cannabis-study-ever-conducted-found-no-evidence-it-helps-anxiety-depression-or-ptsd-and-warned-it-may-be-making-all-three-worse/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48414370

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by RickJWagner in "The Pentagon is running an AI propaganda mill targeting Latin America"

RickJWagner — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 12:34:24 +0000

I just left Reddit, where a Cuban that moved to America is hosting an AMA.

It’s incredible. The guy seems to be giving brutally real opinions, the good and the bad, and telling his life’s story. Reddit readers ( admitting they’ve never been to Cuba ) try to shout him down and tell him what he should be thinking.

It’d be nice to hear more first hand stories like that.