Hacker News: Swoerd

New comment by Swoerd in "Dell UltraSharp 52 Thunderbolt Hub Monitor"

Swoerd — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 10:14:30 +0000

Let's see Paul Allen's monitor

New comment by Swoerd in "Airbus moving critical systems away from AWS, Google, and MS"

Swoerd — Sat, 20 Dec 2025 14:49:35 +0000

Because under Trump, the US cannot be trusted.

New comment by Swoerd in "What if tariffs?"

Swoerd — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 09:30:51 +0000

And now that the U.S. has a tyrannical government, there’s no one left to stand in its way, the Second Amendment has proven to be a paper tiger.

New comment by Swoerd in "Backyard Coffee and Jazz in Kyoto"

Swoerd — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 15:46:38 +0000

We have a word for that: Japandi. "Japandi is an interior design and architecture style that blends Japanese minimalism with Scandinavian functionality."

New comment by Swoerd in "Autonomous drone defeats human champions in racing first"

Swoerd — Wed, 04 Jun 2025 20:53:27 +0000

-That you know of.

New comment by Swoerd in "Judge Rules Apple Executive Lied Under Oath, Makes Criminal Contempt Referral"

Swoerd — Thu, 01 May 2025 14:28:40 +0000

>Look at how snubbing developers has worked out for the Apple Vision Pro. It was already a niche device, but it's a ghost town.

This isn’t really about that. The reality is that the AVP costs $3500,- and realistically, how many users are there? It’s much more likely that developers will begin building for VisionOS once Apple releases a more affordable device.

New comment by Swoerd in "When Crocodiles Attack: The Ramree Island Massacre (2013)"

Swoerd — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 17:16:49 +0000

Wouldn't climbing even a relatively low tree essentially guarantee that a croc couldn't get to you? This story sounds made up.

New comment by Swoerd in "Multiple Russia-aligned threat actors actively targeting Signal Messenger"

Swoerd — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 21:26:15 +0000

Sorry that you are so inconvenienced by the Russian coup of the US.

New comment by Swoerd in "Anyone can push updates to the doge.gov website"

Swoerd — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 11:20:42 +0000

"The media" Give me a break. Who is this 'media' you speak of? Your local newspapers? CNN? Fox News? Joe Rogan? Who is to blame?

New comment by Swoerd in "DOGE as a National Cyberattack"

Swoerd — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:35:55 +0000

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New comment by Swoerd in "DOGE as a National Cyberattack"

Swoerd — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 20:31:39 +0000

"I should add, this consequence should be legislative or legal in nature."

Should it be?

New comment by Swoerd in "Fluid Simulation Pendant"

Swoerd — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 21:13:46 +0000

I would love to see a version with wireless charging, though that might be tough with the all metal enclosure, perhaps it could be done through the front/screen section.

Also, adopting the screen off function Apple watches use could be a cool addition, for that it would need a light sensor. On an Apple Watch, you can switch the screen off by simply covering the screen with your hand.