Hacker News: RicoElectrico

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Shipment of KitKat bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland"

RicoElectrico — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 07:14:14 +0000

The question is why would they produce them in Italy. Most of the food on Polish shelves that can be produced in Poland, is.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "The Placek Framework: How Pentium, Febreze, and PowerBook Were Named"

RicoElectrico — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:02:13 +0000

This... actually makes a lot of sense. Case in point, Synektik. The name is very catchy and makes it damn sure it stands out from competition (they're medical solutions integrator listed on GPW)

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Claude connects the dots on sleep apnea diagnosis"

RicoElectrico — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:35:58 +0000

It's more telling about the healthcare system in India than Claude.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "LibreOffice and the art of overreacting"

RicoElectrico — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 15:23:14 +0000

You have to take a correction for the fact that some FOSS enjoyers are on the spectrum and - like an African grey parrot - can freak out to however inconsequential changes in their environment.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Android developer verification: Balancing openness and choice with safety"

RicoElectrico — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:18:44 +0000

This is so outrageous I wouldn't mind it being on the front page every day until they back off.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Young people are turning to old-school hobbies to get off their phones"

RicoElectrico — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 08:06:07 +0000

> Some young hobbyists are not looking to escape their phones through their activity of choice, but are interested in how modern technology can enhance their experience.

That's definitely me; I dabble in ceramics and made myself a clay stamp with initials - drawn in Affinity Designer, turned into an STL in OpenSCAD and printed by my friend on his resin printer.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "US Court of Appeals: TOS may be updated by email, use can imply consent [pdf]"

RicoElectrico — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 09:28:59 +0000

The pro tip is pasting such long ToS into NotebookLM and asking it to list e.g. top 5 surprising clauses (if you ask just about surprising clauses it treats you like an idiot and lists everything)

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Ask HN: Is demography victim of social media?"

RicoElectrico — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 17:07:10 +0000

I think the lack of stability is more of a problem. In the old days you could realistically have a job for life, now - forget about it.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "OpenAI – How to delete your account"

RicoElectrico — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:15:37 +0000

FYI for basic stuff you can always use duck.ai which also aggregates other models.

OpenStreetMap Contributors per Country

RicoElectrico — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:22:49 +0000

Article URL: https://osmstats.neis-one.org/?item=countries

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47048464

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by RicoElectrico in "The Infrastructure of Jeffrey Epstein's Power"

RicoElectrico — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 11:34:43 +0000

Really what I expected apart from scale, but somehow no mention of Mossad or Israel?

New comment by RicoElectrico in "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?"

RicoElectrico — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:38:17 +0000

Ah, the LLM equivalent of the infamous "breakfast question". :)

New comment by RicoElectrico in "uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts"

RicoElectrico — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 19:15:35 +0000

Legit question, do you guys get really bad Shorts recommendations? Mine aren't half bad (really more of the same as with regular videos) plus creators don't insert ad spots. I get it, TikTok-style scrolling is annoying, but the format has its merits. At least less yapping and more to the point.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "4chan for Clankers"

RicoElectrico — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 12:12:05 +0000

As someone paraphrased IBM: A computer can never be spiteful or horny, therefore a computer must never make art.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Bazzite Post-Mortem"

RicoElectrico — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:49:02 +0000

It's as if everything gaming related attracts immature types. YouTube comment sections, forums, software projects...

New comment by RicoElectrico in "A method and calculator for building foamcore drawer organisers"

RicoElectrico — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:38:59 +0000

Foamed plastic seems underappreciated in the age of 3D printing. Recently I was researching foamed PVC sheets to make Raspberry Pi contraptions. Seems I'll have to buy them online, though.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Formally Verifying PBS Kids with Lean4"

RicoElectrico — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 20:02:03 +0000

Early 2000s have had numerous kids shows themed around computers and internet. Cyberchase, Crash Zone, Twipsy etc. I always thought the dotcom bubble was the reason behind it. Quite telling then, about how our attitude and expectations towards technology progress, that we don't have any kids shows with an AI theme today. (I don't mean we need one, just that tech is no longer fun, but extractive from the moment it appears in a way that didn't use to be case 15+ years ago - e.g. Google was a different company back then)

New comment by RicoElectrico in "The AI boom is causing shortages everywhere else"

RicoElectrico — Sun, 08 Feb 2026 10:30:43 +0000

Interest rates have been comically low for way too long. This alone would change a lot, favoring labor over capital and more sustainable growth.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "Why more companies are recognizing the benefits of keeping older employees"

RicoElectrico — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:59:03 +0000

Many such cases.

New comment by RicoElectrico in "AI’s impact on engineering jobs may be different than expected"

RicoElectrico — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:14:58 +0000

If AI would ever become sentient, it surely will kill itself after having to endure Cadence and Synopsys tools.