<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: Roboprog</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Roboprog</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 19:54:58 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Roboprog" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Modern genetic data suggests pre-humans were a group of only 1,280 individuals"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Exactly: it's really hard to tell if "the environment" took out the other hominids, or if the descendants of the 1280 took them out.<p>"Hmm, this monkey looking thing isn't as tasty as a wooly mammoth, but it'll do."<p>(it's not like chimps don't catch and eat other primates)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 31 Aug 2023 22:02:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37344248</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37344248</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37344248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Roland 50 Studio"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If you have an iOS device, KQ Dixie is a pretty good DX7 emulation.  It’s an audio unit, so you can load it into a host (“DAW”) and add an effects chain, even though it’s on a mobile device</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Mar 2022 22:59:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30647160</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30647160</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30647160</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Apple M1 Ultra"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I suspect they will have a different naming convention after they get to M4.<p>There might be some hesitance installing an M5.  You should stay out of the way if the machine learning core needs more power.<p>I guess by the time they get to M5, anyone old enough to get the reference will have retired.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Mar 2022 22:03:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30607781</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30607781</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30607781</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Writing maintainable code is a communication skill"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Maybe there were only 54, and that was one of the bugs to be fixed - exactly the sort of problem that lurks in that kind of repetitive code.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Dec 2021 18:29:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29451512</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29451512</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29451512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Apple’s New Screen Repair Trap"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I like iOS, but I won’t buy their flagship hardware.  It’s too expensive for something so fragile.<p>I have 3 iOS devices, but I won’t pay a grand for a phone.  I would rather replace my base level devices in 4 or 5 years when they start to age out.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Nov 2021 21:51:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29134126</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29134126</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29134126</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Fed to ban policymakers from owning individual stocks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Perhaps someone will start a “Speaker of the House” index fund which the officers from the Federal Reserve can buy, since they won’t be able to buy individual stocks.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Oct 2021 21:35:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28951111</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28951111</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28951111</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>More 9s.  Closer to 24x7.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:22:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28215024</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28215024</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28215024</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Lawrence Livermore claims a milestone in laser fusion"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I picked up on that angle as well.<p>“Ignition” isn’t about generating electricity.  It’s about making fusion bombs which don’t emit neutrons or other radiation (from a fission trigger) while the device is in storage.<p>So, not primarily a power generation design like a tokamak would be.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Aug 2021 21:19:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28214980</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28214980</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28214980</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "NOAA Smoke Forecast Model Visualization"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The smoke plume stretches all the way to the Dakotas this morning.<p>It’s a startling visualization.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2021 15:05:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28099077</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28099077</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28099077</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Facebook is now claiming official CDC.gov links are “False Information”"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sure.<p>Orange man rushed out a shot.  It must be bad.<p>Gray man said get the shot.  It’s good.<p>I’m not saying that kind of “thinking” is valid, but it’s apparently widely accepted.<p>(I got the shot, but I can see why some people would have considerations)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2021 21:43:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28001865</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28001865</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28001865</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Hundreds of fishing vessels vanishing along Argentina’s waters"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>“China Uncensored” on YouTube has covered this sort of behavior towards countries neighboring the China Sea frequently.<p>China stripping unguarded  Atlantic coasts was news to me, though.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Jun 2021 21:55:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27416718</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27416718</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27416718</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "One-Fifth of U.S. Beef Capacity Wiped Out by JBS Cyberattack"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>We need to ban all assault computers with more than 8 CPUs now.  Think of the subsidiaries, er, children!!!<p>Does this fall under violating the First Amendment, or the Second?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 01 Jun 2021 21:04:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27361270</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27361270</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27361270</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Nuclear technology’s role in the world’s energy supply is shrinking"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Any numbers on China’s coal plants?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Mar 2021 21:31:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26404568</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26404568</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26404568</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "Exploring Borland DBase IV for DOS (2020)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Ah, yes, the IBM PC.  I think of it as the Permian extinction (Great Dying) of computer science.<p>I’m joking, but... most higher level languages were tossed aside for “serious” app development.  First to use x86 assembly, then “portable assembly” (C).  Much of the “worse is better” methodology can be attributed to giving many people computers, but initially very underpowered computers.</p>
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<p>I think you meant to say “tungsten rods”, rather than titanium.  the composition of the drop weapons doesn’t change the gist though.<p>Titanium is used in airframes for its strength to weight ratio (it’s not very dense).  Tungsten is used in weapons for its high hardness <i>and</i> density.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Feb 2021 21:53:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26256557</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26256557</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26256557</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "What Silicon Valley gets about engineers that traditional companies do not"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>God-Emperor of Scrum.  The code must flow.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 10 Jan 2021 23:28:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25721550</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25721550</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25721550</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Reject Recommendation to Cut Sugar, Alcohol Intake"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>We had different lunches in the 70s.  Cooking on site, no fast food boxes brought in.<p>I’m sure they were still too much carbs, but they had protein and real vegetables, though usually canned.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:14:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25576247</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25576247</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25576247</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "New U.S. Dietary Guidelines Reject Recommendation to Cut Sugar, Alcohol Intake"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The “In & Out Burger” chain actually lists burgers without buns on the menu.  They put it on an extra bit of lettuce.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Dec 2020 23:11:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25576208</link><dc:creator>Roboprog</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25576208</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25576208</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Roboprog in "The impact of Apple Silicon Macs on Broadway"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don’t think you can run something like Native Instruments acoustic instrument sample suite on Linux.<p>I’m guessing they want orchestra sounds, and not just analog/subtractive, FM or other digital synth sounds.</p>
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<p>Perhaps “heavily influenced by”, based on a need to be able to sell their services overseas?</p>
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