Hacker News: TMWNN

New comment by TMWNN in "The electromechanical angle computer inside the B-52 bomber's star tracker"

TMWNN — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 17:53:43 +0000

It's amazing, the things that can be done without what we would consider modern technology.

The 8-bit Guy recently released a video asking "What if everything still ran out vacuum tubes?" <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEpnRM97ACQ>. Conclusion: A surprising amount of things we take for granted today would still be possible.

New comment by TMWNN in "Ask HN: My ISP is telling my neighbors their slow internet is because of me"

TMWNN — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 01:46:59 +0000

Actual original post: <https://reddit.com/r/datahoarder/comments/1sljeh6/my_isp_is_...>

New comment by TMWNN in "AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come of It"

TMWNN — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:57:40 +0000

Then your point doesn't make sense. As I said, musicians who die early (again, excepting rappers) usually die from self-inflicted causes, not violence from others. What is the connection between this and violent attacks on AI and/or AI people?

New comment by TMWNN in "AI Will Be Met with Violence, and Nothing Good Will Come of It"

TMWNN — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:50:22 +0000

>How about all the rock stars killed over the years

With the exception of rappers, most musicians who die early die from overdoses, suicides, and such (the "27 club" <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/27_Club>), as opposed to being murdered.

Aids Info Disk: a playthrough of the first-ever ransomware

TMWNN — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 04:34:45 +0000

Article URL: https://marnetto.net/2026/03/14/aids-info-disk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47736188

Points: 3

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New comment by TMWNN in "Intel 486 CPU announced April 10, 1989"

TMWNN — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:31:49 +0000

Commodore so slowly and ineffectually improving on the OCS didn't help, but the original sin of the Amiga was committed in the beginning, with planar graphics (i.e., slow and hard to work with, even setting aside HAM) and TV-oriented resolutions/refresh rates (i.e., users needing to buy a "flicker fixer"). It's like they looked at one of the most important reasons for the PC and Mac's success—a gorgeous, rock-solid monochrome display—and said "Let's do exactly the opposite!"

New comment by TMWNN in "Intel 486 CPU announced April 10, 1989"

TMWNN — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:26:43 +0000

The first 80286-based system (IBM PC AT), 80386 (Compaq Deskpro 386), and 80486 all had people writing about their suitability as servers, with the consensus's implication being that normal people didn't need them.

The Pentium is the first one, I think, that this didn't happen, because by then it turned out that people need a computer that can do what they are currently doing—but faster—much more often than they need servers.

Checking in on 'Marathon' a Month After Launch

TMWNN — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:58:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2026/04/09/checking-in-on-marathon-a-month-after-launch/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47717456

Points: 2

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Anthropic Model Scare Sparks Urgent Bessent, Powell Warning to Bank CEOs

TMWNN — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 12:07:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-04-10/anthropic-model-scare-sparks-urgent-bessent-powell-warning-to-bank-ceos

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47716844

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by TMWNN in "Bacteria found in the human intestine capable of improving muscle strength"

TMWNN — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 00:25:18 +0000

>So Homer Simpson was right in the end.

Indeed. Proof that beer builds gut strength: <https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OrrEzyKXUnk>

CVE-1999-1218 – Amiga Unix allows access to files using finger

TMWNN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:30:59 +0000

Article URL: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/522

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47649266

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by TMWNN in "Writing Lisp is AI resistant and I'm sad"

TMWNN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 11:11:47 +0000

I gave Copilot the other day my Elisp code, and it asked if I wanted improvements. Upon my approval, it immediately produced a revision that added two new, useful features and worked out of the box. Very impressive.

New comment by TMWNN in "German men 18-45 need military permit for extended stays abroad"

TMWNN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:19:29 +0000

Even if they are included, they wouldn't join up.

More British Muslims joined ISIS than the British military. <https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/magazine/her-majestys-jih...>

New comment by TMWNN in "German men 18-45 need military permit for extended stays abroad"

TMWNN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:14:03 +0000

>why only locals, but no migrants?

Even if they are included, they wouldn't join up.

More British Muslims joined ISIS than the British military. <https://www.nytimes.com/2015/04/19/magazine/her-majestys-jih...>

New comment by TMWNN in "German men 18-45 need military permit for extended stays abroad"

TMWNN — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:12:16 +0000

The US draft included non-citizen legal residents, such as Howard Stringer. <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Howard_Stringer>

MIT study challenges AI job apocalypse narrative

TMWNN — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:14:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/04/02/ai-jobs-mit-study-workforce-impact

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47637013

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

New comment by TMWNN in "Q148637: Windows 95/98 Overwrites Boot-Sector Field on Floppy Disks (2001)"

TMWNN — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 21:12:29 +0000

This is where I got the URL from.

Q148637: Windows 95/98 Overwrites Boot-Sector Field on Floppy Disks (2001)

TMWNN — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 08:08:07 +0000

Article URL: https://jeffpar.github.io/kbarchive/kb/148/Q148637/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47624270

Points: 10

# Comments: 3

New comment by TMWNN in "Air India flight from US to New Delhi turns back after clogged toilets (2025)"

TMWNN — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:24:27 +0000

Edited by me from "Air India flight from Chicago to New Delhi returns hours into journey after rags, clothes and plastic bags clog toilets"

Air India flight from US to New Delhi turns back after clogged toilets (2025)

TMWNN — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:24:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/03/11/us/air-india-flight-chicago-rags-bags-clog-hnk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47621494

Points: 4

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