Hacker News: XNORcisthttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=XNORcistHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:18:04 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by XNORcist in "Altoids Project"]]>Looking forward to your son's MIT maker portfolio video in a few years!

Kidding lol.

Nice to see a wholesome post every once in a while. Its good to fuel their passions and interests when young. Keep it up man.

]]>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:59:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322086XNORcisthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322086https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322086<![CDATA[New comment by XNORcist in "When electric cars were for women"]]>Same, I find it especially miserable to drive at night with how car lights have changed to brighter LEDs and people wanting larger and taller cars. Its like getting hit with multiple flash bangs.

]]>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 01:28:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321931XNORcisthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321931https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50321931<![CDATA[New comment by XNORcist in "When electric cars were for women"]]>Had me spooked for a sec with a title like that until I reread it.

Quieter cars that don't smell bad are definitely an improvement especially for noise pollution, but car companies didn't care at the time as they tried to make them a necessity in American life.

Also I never got the appeal of ridiculously loud cars especially ones that just end up sounding like a bad time on the toilet.

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