Hacker News: SkinTaco

New comment by SkinTaco in "Making RAM at Home [video]"

SkinTaco — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:39:46 +0000

Slashdot still exists?

New comment by SkinTaco in "Delve – Fake Compliance as a Service"

SkinTaco — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:58:41 +0000

Why is the line drawn at being international?

What is it about customers in Ethiopia that necessitates this? What is it about American (non-international) customers that doesn't require a register?

New comment by SkinTaco in "Human Rights Watch says drone strikes in Haiti have killed nearly 1,250 people"

SkinTaco — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:27:34 +0000

I suppose in the context of the article you're commenting on you're saying the bad people are the ones defending the women and children from being raped?

New comment by SkinTaco in "Human Rights Watch says drone strikes in Haiti have killed nearly 1,250 people"

SkinTaco — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 00:23:39 +0000

Good thing I transitioned last year, I like my job

New comment by SkinTaco in "Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strike"

SkinTaco — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:56:52 +0000

Specifying the second 0 implies portions of one cent. Like if I said something costs 10USD, the one dollar bill is implied to exist even if it isn't used (same with 10.00 implying the existence of a penny)

New comment by SkinTaco in "Codex, Opus, Gemini try to build Counter Strike"

SkinTaco — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 10:45:57 +0000

What does 3.500USD mean? Are we bringing back the half-penny?

New comment by SkinTaco in "I am stepping down as the CEO of Mastodon"

SkinTaco — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 22:24:26 +0000

Would you say that people who donate one hundred euro or more every year should receive some form of special treatment when it comes to their account status? Not sure why that detail is relevant. That is a very American point of view tbh, not sure why a fellow European would be parroting such currency-focused viewpoints. It's not a good look

New comment by SkinTaco in "Sharpie found a way to make pens more cheaply by manufacturing them in the U.S."

SkinTaco — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 23:33:34 +0000

So am I going crazy or... Are tarrifs the answer here? It sure sounds like something needs to happen, are there better alternatives?

New comment by SkinTaco in "Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025"

SkinTaco — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:53:28 +0000

That's Idaho, USA for anyone who lives in one of the 194 other countries in the world (yes we do exist!)

New comment by SkinTaco in "Grok 4"

SkinTaco — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:59:23 +0000

Yeah, I'd agree. In fact I do have a bsky account, lol

New comment by SkinTaco in "Grok 4"

SkinTaco — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 20:32:58 +0000

Luckily we don't need a benchmark for "how easy is it to turn this AI into a bluesky poster", since they can all already do that

New comment by SkinTaco in "FTC rule on unfair or deceptive fees to take effect on May 12"

SkinTaco — Wed, 07 May 2025 01:50:09 +0000

That is unlikely considering this executive order https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/03/comb...

New comment by SkinTaco in "Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM; retains Black Friday"

SkinTaco — Wed, 12 Feb 2025 17:22:48 +0000

Another month? Which is the first month?

New comment by SkinTaco in "Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM; retains Black Friday"

SkinTaco — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:45:44 +0000

This is exactly what happened years ago when these calendar events were added. You're just on the other side this time.

New comment by SkinTaco in "Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM; retains Black Friday"

SkinTaco — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:42:09 +0000

Would you support White history month being on Google calendar? Or do you only care for some of your fellow citizens

New comment by SkinTaco in "Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM; retains Black Friday"

SkinTaco — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:32:29 +0000

I see you agree with the people who were having their feet kissed earlier, sorry to hear your token gesture has been taken away. I'm sure you'll get it back in another 4 years.

New comment by SkinTaco in "Google Calendar removed events like Pride and BHM; retains Black Friday"

SkinTaco — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 23:27:03 +0000

The only reason these holidays were on the calendar to begin with is because they were kissing other people's feet earlier. People are upset because now it's somebody else's turn to receive token gestures.

You don't have to like this but it's more clear than ever before Google never cared about any of these holidays

New comment by SkinTaco in "Federal government to outlaw doxxing, impose up to seven years' jail"

SkinTaco — Wed, 11 Sep 2024 23:31:53 +0000

Quite funny that the headline omits which federal government it is referring to. As a non-Australian reader (we actually exist on the Internet!), it wasn't the federal government of my country.

New comment by SkinTaco in "T-Mobile users thought they had a lifetime price lock–guess what happened next"

SkinTaco — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 06:22:17 +0000

The problem with ATT prepaid is it's deprioritized to the same level as mvnos - might as well buy an even cheaper mvno plan at that point.

Tmobile is the only big 3 carrier where all branded plans have the same priority

New comment by SkinTaco in "Vietnamese property tycoon sentenced to death in $27B fraud case"

SkinTaco — Fri, 12 Apr 2024 01:41:58 +0000

Fine, change Ukrainian to Australian and my point still stands.