Hacker News: SkittlesNTwix

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Say Goodbye"

SkittlesNTwix — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 15:42:17 +0000

I see a lot of harsh and snarky responses to a well-intentioned post.

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "‘Bluey’s World’: How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a Juggernaut"

SkittlesNTwix — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 14:28:51 +0000

You're a survivor. I hope things are easier and more stable for you these days.

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "‘Bluey’s World’: How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a Juggernaut"

SkittlesNTwix — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:22:52 +0000

It's a beautiful and special show. As a parent, this one will always resonate with me.

I Know a Place (The Creek Song)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2zfr21Yumo

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "‘Bluey’s World’: How a Cute Aussie Puppy Became a Juggernaut"

SkittlesNTwix — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 01:16:57 +0000

> "Obstacles don't block the path. They are the path."

This is a modern translation of what Marcus Aurelius said in "Meditations", his private diary. This particular paraphrasing and interpretation is by Ryan Holiday, a modern stoic with many books on the topic to his name. You would enjoy them.

The original quote:

"In one respect man is the nearest thing to me, so far as I must do good to men and endure them. But so far as some men make themselves obstacles to my proper acts, man becomes to me one of the things which are indifferent, no less than the sun or wind or a wild beast. Now it is true that these may impede my action, but they are no impediments to my affects and disposition, which have the power of acting conditionally and changing: for the mind converts and changes every hindrance to its activity into an aid; and so that which is a hindrance is made a furtherance to an act; and that which is an obstacle on the road helps us on this road."

Meditations, 5.20 Marcus Aurelius

https://lexundria.com/m_aur_med/5.20/lg

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Roblox is the biggest game in the world, but is unprofitable"

SkittlesNTwix — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 15:32:50 +0000

That's $140k for an administrative assistant. Look at the software engineering roles. IC1 starts at $234k and goes significantly upwards from there.

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels"

SkittlesNTwix — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 19:46:42 +0000

I love this. Please keep it running. I just bookmarked it in favorites.

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Unmanned 3D-printed semi-submersible vehicle showing promise"

SkittlesNTwix — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:43:52 +0000

An unmanned semi-submersible vehicle developed at Washington State University may prove that the best way to travel in water undetected and efficiently is not on top, or below, but in-between.

The roughly 1.5-foot-long semi-sub prototype, built with off-the-shelf and 3D-printed parts, showed its seaworthiness in water tests, moving quickly with low drag and a low profile. The researchers detailed the test results in a study published in the journal Unmanned Systems.

Unmanned 3D-printed semi-submersible vehicle showing promise

SkittlesNTwix — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 14:43:51 +0000

Article URL: https://techxplore.com/news/2023-01-semi-sub-spy-potential-waterline.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34246020

Points: 3

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New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "ClockworkPi – uConsole, “fantasy console” for indie game developers"

SkittlesNTwix — Tue, 25 Oct 2022 17:34:42 +0000

I've been out of the IRC loop for a while. Is there still a lot of value using IRC in general?

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "We're moving on from Firebase"

SkittlesNTwix — Sat, 15 Oct 2022 17:26:25 +0000

> internal developer hazing

Could you expand upon what you mean by this part?

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Study finds flaw in emergent gravity"

SkittlesNTwix — Fri, 10 Aug 2018 20:31:26 +0000

Diagram reminds me a bit of: https://www.reddit.com/r/Physics/comments/8l8c9a/brian_green...

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "How it works: Compiler Explorer"

SkittlesNTwix — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 21:05:19 +0000

This is remarkable - I've never heard of Compiler Explorer before now. I wish we had something like this back in university! Thank you so much for making this incredible tool.

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Orcas can imitate human speech, research reveals"

SkittlesNTwix — Wed, 31 Jan 2018 15:12:38 +0000

Completely misread this title first as, "Orcs can..."

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "The American-Western European Values Gap"

SkittlesNTwix — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:29:39 +0000

I've taken a Pew Research Poll before. What struck me immediately was the inane and terrible format of the questions. I actually said to the individual giving the poll, "None of these questions really allow me to confer how I feel about the issues that I know you're asking me about. They're basically nonsense."

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Why You Need To Work For A Big Company"

SkittlesNTwix — Tue, 16 Jul 2013 22:14:40 +0000

This is exactly how people rationalize the story of how they became "trapped." And learning politics is nothing to be proud of or to seek out.

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Fitbit for Dogs"

SkittlesNTwix — Wed, 05 Jun 2013 20:31:48 +0000

I'm really shocked that whistle.com was available or attainable.

Microsoft’s new Kinect patent goes Big Brother, will spy on you for the MPAA

SkittlesNTwix — Thu, 23 May 2013 15:23:54 +0000

Article URL: http://www.extremetech.com/gaming/139706-microsofts-new-kinect-patent-goes-big-brother-will-spy-on-you-for-the-mpaa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5757318

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by SkittlesNTwix in "Poll: Do you use your real identity on HN?"

SkittlesNTwix — Thu, 16 May 2013 21:53:48 +0000

I personally believe that an indicator of intelligence is the capacity to change ones mind when presented with new data. I don't want to be judged on past posts or comments, if it's possible that my mind has been changed, my opinion altered, etc. by new data or more thoughtful consideration.

Ask HN: Freelancers - What do you do when a client doesn't pay?

SkittlesNTwix — Fri, 03 May 2013 22:11:43 +0000

A mashup of questions here -

I'm currently dealing with a situation where the contractually stated project-completion/payment date on a coding project has passed. How soon after a freelance project is completed, do you expect payment?

What steps do you take if a client simply doesn't pay you?

I'm not looking for official legal advice here. A summary of experiences and general advice would be very helpful.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5652955

Points: 7

# Comments: 5

Natural Language Processing in Graph Search at Facebook

SkittlesNTwix — Tue, 30 Apr 2013 01:36:24 +0000

Article URL: http://www.scribd.com/embeds/138527966/content?start_page=1&view_mode=scroll

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=5629964

Points: 2

# Comments: 0