Hacker News: RyanOD

New comment by RyanOD in "Nvidia's Risky Business"

RyanOD — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 18:36:20 +0000

I've always marveled at how one can pick any year since the internet went mainstream and in that year people thought, "Oh my goodness, the internet is amazing!"

Then, move five years forward from that year and look back. In every case, people think, "Hah! The internet was so simple then!"

In 2031, I suspect we'll say the same about 2026.

New comment by RyanOD in "Show HN: YouTube Guitar Tab Parser"

RyanOD — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:57:35 +0000

This is absolutely true...but it takes a LOT of time. Fortunately, I first picked up a guitar when I was 13.

I can't imagine getting started with any instrument as an adult. Actually, I'm trying to improve my piano playing right now and it's nearly impossible.

New comment by RyanOD in "Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets"

RyanOD — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 20:05:11 +0000

Or maybe they are just greedy, terrible human beings.

New comment by RyanOD in "How little exercise can you get away with?"

RyanOD — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 22:59:24 +0000

100% agree. The real battle isn't the actual exercise. It's initiating it in the face of endless distractions.

New comment by RyanOD in "Scientists reverse brain aging, with a nasal spray"

RyanOD — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 02:35:55 +0000

Hah! Me too.

New comment by RyanOD in "Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike"

RyanOD — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 17:05:24 +0000

I've made games in Löve and with straight Python and it's always a lot of fun...though challenging at times. Where I tend to struggle is with the overall game structure. Without being an actual professional programmer (nevermind a game programmer), I'm always wrestling with how to design the code structure in a way that is logical and professional. Leveraging common game design patterns isn't at all straight forward for a person like me.

Here are two resources I found quite helpful...

https://gameprogrammingpatterns.com/

https://refactoring.guru/design-patterns

New comment by RyanOD in "Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike"

RyanOD — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:31:30 +0000

Fun game! And the subtle animation effects are great.

One suggestion...it's unclear to me why I would sign up. Maybe offer a few details so I know why I would sign up for this.

New comment by RyanOD in "Tw-fade: pure CSS scroll-driven edge masking"

RyanOD — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:14:54 +0000

I was wondering the same thing and I'm in Chrome. The "Horizontal" and "Vertical" sections don't seem to do anything, but maybe I'm just not understanding what I should be looking for?

New comment by RyanOD in "Steam Machine launches today"

RyanOD — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:44:29 +0000

Ahhh, there it is. That's a good approach.

New comment by RyanOD in "Steam Machine launches today"

RyanOD — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:11:04 +0000

I like this randomized reservation approach.

What if, in addition, a nominal fee was charged just to have a chance to purchase a Steam Machine? Let's say $3 (or whatever). Then, all that money is donated to an organization like Extra Life or Game for Love?

In that way, someone with 5000 scalper accounts knows they're going to be out $15k just to get in line. And everyone else who is trying to buy just one isn't sweating the nominal fee.

I'm genuinely asking.

New comment by RyanOD in "What Is a Dickover?"

RyanOD — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:43:29 +0000

Thanks for the tip! I've never heard of Stylus, but am checking it out.

New comment by RyanOD in "What Is a Dickover?"

RyanOD — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:42:05 +0000

I have a firm rule of leaving any website where I run into this behavior. No exceptions.

New comment by RyanOD in "What Is a Dickover?"

RyanOD — Sat, 30 May 2026 04:41:19 +0000

I hate this new web behavior and leave sites immediately whenever I run into it.

New comment by RyanOD in "Map of Metal"

RyanOD — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:20:06 +0000

Oh yeah. Totally agree. What a character Petersen is. Used to marvel at him on Headbanger's Ball.

New comment by RyanOD in "Robinhood now lets your AI agents trade stocks"

RyanOD — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:17:24 +0000

Someone, somewhere spinning up ads telling me about Mr Average Person who made millions with this nonsense...

New comment by RyanOD in "Map of Metal"

RyanOD — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:45:23 +0000

I see Yngwie, I also upvote.

New comment by RyanOD in "Google changes its search box"

RyanOD — Wed, 20 May 2026 05:09:56 +0000

How can you say they are wrong about "everything"?

I built a retro game clone once and I used that project as a way to try out AI. While it wasn't perfect, it definitely wasn't wrong about everything. I'd go so far as to say it was probably correct (or damn close) 75% of the time.

I see people on HN all the time saying AI is terrible, but that just isn't the experience I'm having. I'm willing to admit it may have something to do with me not being able to recognize I'm being fed bullshit. Or, I may be asking really simple questions. Who knows? But AI seems like a pretty useful tool for average people.

New comment by RyanOD in "Google changes its search box"

RyanOD — Tue, 19 May 2026 22:56:53 +0000

Ok, fair. Hard to understand why it would get that wrong.

New comment by RyanOD in "Google changes its search box"

RyanOD — Tue, 19 May 2026 22:55:08 +0000

Organic search dying was my first reaction too. But, who knows...this wouldn't be the first time I've heard that.

New comment by RyanOD in "Google changes its search box"

RyanOD — Tue, 19 May 2026 22:18:44 +0000

In watching the demo, I didn't come away with the impression that they were removing search results. Yes, they are pushing AI hard, but users can still opt to use Google in the more traditional way. Unless I misunderstood the demo, it's definitely possible to choose.