Hacker News: Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=SingletailHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 06 Apr 2026 07:34:18 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "IPv6 address, as a sentence you can remember"]]>I'm old. I can't remember breakfast.

]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:34:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608563Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608563https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608563<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "Live: Artemis II Launch Day Updates"]]>As someone who watched the Apollo 11 launch live on TV, this is no less awe-inspiring. This transcends nations, languages, and politics. This is of and by all humanity.

(If anyone managed to get the perfect shot of the spark-filled separation feed, please share. That was... incredible.)

]]>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:09:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608354Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608354https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47608354<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "Digs: iOS app that syncs your Discogs collection and lets you browse it offline"]]>Now if someone could find a way to read the scrawled engineer's names etched on the inner part of the vinyl so I could figure out what edition I have in under an hour, I'd be really happy.

]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 01:23:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47525640Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47525640https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47525640<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max"]]>Ship it with Sequoia and you have a deal.

]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 02:27:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242230Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242230https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47242230<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "Out of curiosity: what kind of people use this "forum" (I mean Hacker News)?"]]>Oh, I'm a former phone phreak in my late 50s who's about to start yet another (last?) startup. I come here because the level of discourse and mutual-respect is far-away above the alternatives.

]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2025 02:07:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45034688Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45034688https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45034688<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "I Open-Sourced KeyEcho: Fast-Responsive Keyboard Sounds with Every Keystroke"]]>Are you saying that I can make my MacBook Pro sound like an IBM Selectric II with a negligible performance hit? I will attempt to hide your identity from my wife for as long as possible, but I make no promises.

]]>Sat, 08 Jun 2024 21:03:01 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40620157Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40620157https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40620157<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "Stuffit – 30 Years of File Compression"]]>I was at Stuy with him -- he was always very nice.

He was also a big Ddial user.

]]>Sat, 17 Feb 2024 15:51:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410546Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410546https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39410546<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "Why do military personnel wear watches upside down?"]]>I wear them on my ankle, so I know what time it is when I cross my legs.

]]>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 19:17:53 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39401678Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39401678https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39401678<![CDATA[New comment by Singletail in "Bob Moore, who founded Bob's Red Mill, has died"]]>He won the Golden Spurtle at the World Porridge Championships in Scotland in 2016, a rare honor. Rest in porridge.

]]>Wed, 14 Feb 2024 21:14:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39375473Singletailhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39375473https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39375473