Hacker News: Zealotux

New comment by Zealotux in "Every GPU That Mattered"

Zealotux — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 09:07:03 +0000

Ah I was just trying to remember the model names last week and this website pops up like magic, weird how the internet works sometimes. The 560 Ti was a dream for teenage me and most of my friends back then, but I must say my Radeon HD 4870 game powered most of my favourite Team Fortress 2 years.

New comment by Zealotux in "With one million displaced, Lebanon turns to digital wallets for aid"

Zealotux — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:49:22 +0000

Keep on blaming the victims, as if you would have any say the day armed and organized militias would come into your neighborhood to do the same.

New comment by Zealotux in "I Am Not A Number. In memory of the more than 72,000 Palestinians killed"

Zealotux — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:38:36 +0000

What about the whole colonialism, forced displacement, and daily humiliation the Palestinians have been enduring since 1948?

If someone came to your country and did that, how radical would you be?

New comment by Zealotux in "I Am Not A Number. In memory of the more than 72,000 Palestinians killed"

Zealotux — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 10:31:32 +0000

There's a large amount of people flagging that specific topic and viewpoint, it's a regular thing on HN, I'm not surprised at all.

New comment by Zealotux in "Overcoming the friendship recession"

Zealotux — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 09:20:05 +0000

Look up "2025 Iberian Peninsula blackout", the whole of Spain and Portugal had no electricity for a whole day.

New comment by Zealotux in "Overcoming the friendship recession"

Zealotux — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 13:46:10 +0000

I live in Barcelona, and during last year’s blackout I wandered through the city. As I passed by the Baix Guinardó gardens, I came across something that felt like a "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte" brought to life: the park was full of families socialising the old way, children running everywhere, the whole place buzzing with chatter and energy.

Later that day, walking home through darkened streets, I noticed small groups, maybe a dozen people at a time, gathered around certain spots. For some reason, a few closed shops still seemed to have working free Wi-Fi (backup generators, maybe), and people clustered there, drawn in like mosquitoes to light. Their faces glowed in the dark, lit only by their screens, and they stood in near-total silence. It’s hard to describe the feeling, it was surreal. You had to be there.

I’m no Luddite, but I went to sleep that night wondering how on earth we get ourselves out of this.

New comment by Zealotux in "Ask ChatGPT to pick a number from 1-10000, it generally selects from 7200-7500"

Zealotux — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 08:00:06 +0000

If you use AI to write a gambling software you run in production without reviewing the code or without a solid testing strategy to verify preferred odds, then I have a bridge to sell you.

New comment by Zealotux in "Trevor Milton is raising funds for a new jet he claims will transform flying"

Zealotux — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:33:42 +0000

Fool me once, shame on you...

New comment by Zealotux in "YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views"

Zealotux — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:22:50 +0000

I'm aware it has been posted before, but it has been relaxing me lately and might also help someone here.

YouTube videos that have almost zero previous views

Zealotux — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 10:21:59 +0000

Article URL: http://astronaut.io/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47362553

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by Zealotux in "Claude Code wiped our production database with a Terraform command"

Zealotux — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 18:34:16 +0000

To think I used to find Silicon Valley a bit too much on the nose: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m0b_D2JgZgY

New comment by Zealotux in "The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran"

Zealotux — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:45:02 +0000

>USA can't stop engaging in wars no?

Eisenhower explained why in his farewell address.

New comment by Zealotux in "The United States and Israel have launched a major attack on Iran"

Zealotux — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 11:29:20 +0000

>leads to regime change for all those involved

Including for the U.S. and Israel?

New comment by Zealotux in "Ask HN: Have you ever cloned a cat?"

Zealotux — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:13:12 +0000

I understand why this post would get flagged but I love the question, it never came to my mind how logical it would be for someone to clone their beloved pet.

New comment by Zealotux in "Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark patterns try to stop you"

Zealotux — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 10:22:44 +0000

Tipping culture is properly weird to me as an European, I probably tip much more than the average European and I still find these prompts obnoxious, and they're popping everywhere in Barcelona. No thank you, that's a part of the U.S. culture I certainly don't want to see imported over here.

New comment by Zealotux in "Ring owners are returning their cameras"

Zealotux — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 08:26:21 +0000

The ad https://youtu.be/OheUzrXsKrY?si=oHH1hBRIYjNNgPZT

New comment by Zealotux in "I stopped following the news"

Zealotux — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 11:34:51 +0000

I would suggest following the news with a delay, for example you can subscribe to a monthly publication like Le Monde Diplomatique[1] that'll give you a relatively fresh analysis of news but without the noise. They invite experts to contribute and give a saner perspective to world event, with more context.

[1] https://mondediplo.com/

New comment by Zealotux in "Is It Time for a Nordic Nuke?"

Zealotux — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:43:12 +0000

Ukraine never had the possibility to keep its nuclear arsenal, they simply didn't have the infrastructure for it, let's not pretend they had any real choice.

New comment by Zealotux in "NASA announces unprecedented return of sick ISS astronaut and crew"

Zealotux — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 15:43:10 +0000

Would it be possible for some food to have been contaminated with something? It seems unlikely.

New comment by Zealotux in "It's hard to justify Tahoe icons"

Zealotux — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 12:48:49 +0000

Tahoe and Liquid Glass™ solidified for me the idea that Apple completely dropped the ball when it comes to design. Clearly they needed an a-hole in charge, Jobs would've crucified a few people.

It's painful to see the decay, update after update, into a more confusing, cluttered, and tacky experience.