Hacker News: YVoyiatzis

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Show HN: Hacker News archive (47M+ items, 11.6GB) as Parquet, updated every 5m"

YVoyiatzis — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:14:50 +0000

Your comments, yes. But the contextual thread as a while, no.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "LotusNotes"

YVoyiatzis — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 15:23:04 +0000

When the Mac version came out, I was all over it. WordPerfect user at the time, but wird processing was king back then. It would freeze and crash and irritate me. But I loved using it. If anything, it made things interesting for us Mac users as our options to PC software were quite virtually nonexistent.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Iran's attacks on Amazon data centers in UAE, Bahrain signal a new kind of war"

YVoyiatzis — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:10:04 +0000

WTF are Amazon’s data centers doung in the UAE? Excuse my ignorance, but why there?

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Glaze by Raycast"

YVoyiatzis — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 23:43:29 +0000

As a Raycast user, I have to say the devs built something incredibly sleek and stable. It genuinely makes macOS feel like a pro-level OS.

For the developers: will Glaze replace Raycast, or are they meant to run concurrently?

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Show HN: Your Expensive Lawyer Is Making Mistakes"

YVoyiatzis — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 23:20:30 +0000

Or some…template.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "New books aren't worth reading?"

YVoyiatzis — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:13:20 +0000

Well-written books, especially the wealth of contemporary works now available in translation, affects me, and presumably many others alike, more deeply than almost anything else. I eagerly await my few hours of nightly isolation to explore new writing from around the world. There's lots to explore, trust me.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux"

YVoyiatzis — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 19:04:48 +0000

That is exactly why I ditched Microsoft for Mac thirty years ago. I’ve never looked back or regretted leaving MSFT during my "formative" years; in fact, I’m glad I did. That said, it’s great to see Linux stay the course and build a real alternative for PC users.

I’ve always wanted to try running Linux on one of my Macs, but I never seem to find the time to actually explore it. One of these days...

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too"

YVoyiatzis — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:01:03 +0000

That’s the exact same 'missing features' script people used to dismiss Apple during the height of the PC era.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Apple reports fourth quarter results"

YVoyiatzis — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 02:28:08 +0000

Why is AAPL still one stock?

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Toothbrush is bristling with bacteria – is it time to change it?"

YVoyiatzis — Sun, 26 Oct 2025 10:49:10 +0000

I never brush my teeth, I irrigate them a couple of times a day and use floss as needed.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Thoughts on Mechanical Keyboards and the ZSA Moonlander"

YVoyiatzis — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 01:02:01 +0000

Switched early to a left-handed 65% keyboard setup—Keychron K7 Max QM7 on the left, Trackpad Pro and MX Master 3S on the right. Feels quick, natural, and fixes what Apple’s keyboards never did.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "iPhone Air"

YVoyiatzis — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 21:31:01 +0000

I actually sold my Nakamichi cassette deck to afford the NOKIA Communicator back then. The OS was problematic and couldn’t deliver the functionality that I expected. I ended up switching to a Palm or Handspring device, can't remember which, and stuck with a Nokia monochrome phone until the iPhone came along and changed everything.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "MentraOS – open-source Smart glasses OS"

YVoyiatzis — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 19:15:57 +0000

If smart glasses can’t self-adjust vision or flag cataracts, they’re missing the point. This is not being discussed.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Show HN: Hacker News em dash user leaderboard pre-ChatGPT"

YVoyiatzis — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 05:34:17 +0000

# Dash Usage Guide

*Hyphen (-)* = word-joiner

*En dash (–)* = “to/between”

*Em dash (—)* = pause, punch, drama

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file"

YVoyiatzis — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 16:07:02 +0000

I believe the Reminders app, when used alongside Notes and Calendar, is becoming a strong competitor in the productivity space. One feature I'd love to see added is persistent nudging reminders that keep alerting you until you manually dismiss them.

Things 3 is another excellent third-party option in this category. Together, these apps form my essential productivity stack. I honestly can't function without them.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Show HN: Aura – Like robots.txt, but for AI actions"

YVoyiatzis — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 13:00:37 +0000

"vibecoded the wheel". Where did you get this from‽

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "The Rise of the Japanese Toilet"

YVoyiatzis — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 19:03:24 +0000

The least one can do is adapt to using a bidet on a daily basis.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Denmark to raise retirement age to 70"

YVoyiatzis — Sun, 25 May 2025 18:23:11 +0000

Seventy might feel like fifty in Scandinavian cities where cycling is part of daily life—but try that in the U.S., and the idea of retirement quickly becomes a parody.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "FTC takes action against Uber for deceptive billing and cancellation practices"

YVoyiatzis — Mon, 21 Apr 2025 21:34:42 +0000

I've long suspected these shady practices, and I'm relieved they're finally being exposed. Utilities and others aren’t far behind, sending invoices no reasonable person wouldn’t question.

Since 2019, I've relied on ride-shares and delivery services, consistently questioning their fee structures. During this time, I've spent an unconscionable amount on Uber and Uber Eats alone.

A big shame both to the ones running the show and the ones who trained them to think this is acceptable.

New comment by YVoyiatzis in "Show HN: Fingernotes – handwritten notes which become their own preview image"

YVoyiatzis — Tue, 25 Mar 2025 22:51:56 +0000

I’m now able to sign my name with flair using just my thumb while holding my phone—seamlessly and effortlessly. Very well done on the implementation.