Hacker News: Topgamer7

New comment by Topgamer7 in "I analysed 20 years of my chats"

Topgamer7 — Thu, 28 May 2026 06:45:07 +0000

I envy you that you manage to keep meaningful contact with dozens to hundreds of people.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Scientists say they've reversed brain aging with a simple nasal spray"

Topgamer7 — Wed, 27 May 2026 02:39:49 +0000

Pinky and the brain can now sleep soundly as they age like wine

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Canada losing top talent as workers head to the U.S."

Topgamer7 — Mon, 25 May 2026 23:17:28 +0000

The US makes it relatively easy to get a work visa if you have a science degree from a university.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "I spent my whole career building passive income. Here's what I got wrong"

Topgamer7 — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:33:25 +0000

Damn, this comment is so meta

New comment by Topgamer7 in "eBay Rejects GameStop's $56B Takeover as Not Credible"

Topgamer7 — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:28:00 +0000

The eBay AstroTurf in this thread is real. eBay is a hot piece of garbage, just go watch testimonials of sellers getting ripped off with no recourse.

That being said I don't really care whether either end of the sale goes through.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Fix monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity in chair"

Topgamer7 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 18:23:46 +0000

I thought it was me bumping my table. But now you have me wondering if it's charge buildup.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Slop is not necessarily the future"

Topgamer7 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:57:48 +0000

I think you are incorrect. Compared to modern concrete, roman concrete was more poorly cured at the time of pouring. So when it began to weather and crack, un-cured concrete would mix with water and cure. Thus it was somewhat self healing.

Modern concrete is more uniform in mix, and thus it doesn't leave uncured portions.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "I Quit Editing Photos"

Topgamer7 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:54:40 +0000

I tried rt, but it was really slow. I typically am taking pub league sports photos. So I try to get through them fast. Dark table really scratched the itch there.

There are some bugs, like batched styles seem to be... order dependent. But its been suiting my needs for a few years.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Hetzner Prices increase 30-40%"

Topgamer7 — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:09:24 +0000

I have received awful, slow, inaccurate support from ovh. Avoid.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "The power of daily rituals (2021)"

Topgamer7 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 02:58:04 +0000

Hello internet friend. I may be able to make your life easier for 4.

You can use aws vault to open the aws console using roles:

    aws-vault --help
    usage: aws-vault []  [ ...]
    ...
    login [] []
        Generate a login link for the AWS Console.

Which when combined with this plugin: https://github.com/blimmer/zsh-aws-vault

You can just to `avli some-role` and it will pop up in the browser in a new profile.

The only downside here is that you can't combine them into one window.

But it takes the pain out of logging in, and 2 factor, etc.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Red Robin Died by Spreadsheet. Don't Make the Same Mistake"

Topgamer7 — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 06:49:08 +0000

I stopped going to red robin after they gave me food poisoning

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Locust Cloud is shutting down"

Topgamer7 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:26:49 +0000

Locust has been useful for load testing. We don't use their cloud offering, anyone have any thoughts on what is being lost in the self hosted version vs cloud.

Locust Cloud is shutting down

Topgamer7 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 12:26:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.locust.cloud/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46823665

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app"

Topgamer7 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:07:30 +0000

Nah, they probably used pre-existing marketplaces like steam as an example of what "they could get away with"

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Keychron's Nape Pro turns your keyboard into a laptop‑style trackball rig"

Topgamer7 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:05:09 +0000

Do you find you use the trackball for precise movements? I wonder if a more polished product is any different than the Charybdis.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "Keychron's Nape Pro turns your keyboard into a laptop‑style trackball rig"

Topgamer7 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:28:46 +0000

I did build a charybdis, and I daily it. Its been great typing wise. I don't have any wrist issues anymore.

The trackball I don't use for any precision actions. Its useful if I want to hit a tab, or move to the other monitor. But trying to hit small links for example is painful. (That being said I am using the stock bearings, which don't seem to work well)

It was a significant expense for a keyboard, especially being a kit. Albeit my wrists are worth it.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "CLI agents make self-hosting on a home server easier and fun"

Topgamer7 — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 22:38:56 +0000

I don't have a static IP, so tailscale is convenient. And less likely to fail when I really need it, as apposed to trying to deal with dynamic dns.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "I wanted a camera that doesn't exist, so I built it"

Topgamer7 — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 17:17:42 +0000

Not sure if any use this camera. But dude hangs out with a lot of ballet dancers it seems

https://www.instagram.com/cristi.baluta

New comment by Topgamer7 in "65% of Hacker News posts have negative sentiment, and they outperform"

Topgamer7 — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:37:11 +0000

I personally only really noticed that I did not like the "after dark" style reddits. But I would generally try to ignore anything political, and focus on like craft/hobby content, media (but not tabloid style), and things not a commentary.

Reddit (or socially generated sites) are really a mixed bag.

New comment by Topgamer7 in "NIST was 5 μs off UTC after last week's power cut"

Topgamer7 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:01:13 +0000

Out of curiosity, can anyone say the most impactful things they've needed incredibly accurate time for?