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New comment by abyssin in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

abyssin — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 20:18:11 +0000

Any innovation benefiting cyclists and coming from the auto industry is a way to move attention away from the fact that cars are the most dangerous thing on the road.

New comment by abyssin in "Sweden goes back to basics, swapping screens for books in the classroom"

abyssin — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 12:04:49 +0000

A few years ago I went back to school. Hoping to manage some sort of Internet addiction, I bought a reMarkable 1 tablet. It did help me, but in retrospect I should've bought a black and white laser printer and a few boxes of paper. The ergonomy of paper is excellent after all, especially for a brain like mine that grew up without computers.

There's a major issue though, which is that course material get designed for use on computer screens first. But I have good hope that llm-based pipelines should help fix this issue.

New comment by abyssin in "Clojure: The Documentary, official trailer [video]"

abyssin — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:46:50 +0000

I'm pivoting to mental health. But the trades are quite appealing too!

New comment by abyssin in "Clojure: The Documentary, official trailer [video]"

abyssin — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 07:21:57 +0000

Rich's talks have been the apex of my programming career. I didn't like sitting in front of a computer to the extent needed to make a living from it, so I moved on to another industry. And maybe I wasn't smart enough to become competent in Clojure. But I'm thankful for the eureka moments that Rich offered me. He's such a beautiful mind.

New comment by abyssin in "Claude Code, Claude Cowork and Codex #5"

abyssin — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:41:15 +0000

This kind of patriotism is embarrassing, I don’t think I have ever seen it displayed by others than US citizens.

New comment by abyssin in "Antirender: remove the glossy shine on architectural renderings"

abyssin — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:44:16 +0000

It baffles me that contemporary architects don’t seem to be aware of the existence of rain. Why put white render on the facade of your building if it turns to green within five years? Why the hate for large overhangs that would solve this problem for cheap?

New comment by abyssin in "The truth behind the 2026 J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference"

abyssin — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 14:27:01 +0000

I've been told personally by the organizer of one of these conferences in the retail industry that illegal non-compete agreements and price-fixing agreements are made in the hallways. It was 10 years ago, and the whole conference existed for this reason.

New comment by abyssin in "Surprisingly, Emacs on Android is pretty good"

abyssin — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 13:14:16 +0000

How much current does it draw?

New comment by abyssin in "Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright"

abyssin — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 06:58:22 +0000

Not sure about your particular model but most front lights are designed to make the path visible in front of you, and not above.

New comment by abyssin in "Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright"

abyssin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 18:00:52 +0000

If your front light is correctly aiming down, there’s no need to disable the light. Modern bicycle led front lights are most often incorrectly set up, though.

New comment by abyssin in "Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright"

abyssin — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 17:58:21 +0000

All roads in France except very small ones have white reflective lines.

New comment by abyssin in "How well does the money laundering control system work?"

abyssin — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 13:05:41 +0000

A prominent Belgian political figure laundered cash for years using the lottery https://www.euronews.com/my-europe/2024/12/11/revealed-how-t...

New comment by abyssin in "Job-seekers are dodging AI interviewers"

abyssin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 15:35:24 +0000

They’re not too bothered with a part of humanity starving. Why do you think they’d care about you more?

New comment by abyssin in "Rising Young Worker Despair in the United States"

abyssin — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 09:56:57 +0000

Could the cynicism of some also be a byproduct of the circumstances?

New comment by abyssin in "Atlassian terminates 150 staff"

abyssin — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 10:23:02 +0000

Is this sarcasm?

Germany Joins Canada, Switzerland in Allowing Compassionate Use of Psilocybin

abyssin — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 20:59:40 +0000

Article URL: https://psychedelicalpha.com/news/germany-establishes-eus-first-psilocybin-compassionate-access-program

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44762429

Points: 5

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New comment by abyssin in "How to Firefox"

abyssin — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 15:23:31 +0000

Thank you so much for this comment that made me learn about Orion on iOS. It seems to be filling a gap that had been open for years.

New comment by abyssin in "Germany and Italy pressed to bring $245B of gold home from US"

abyssin — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 14:17:37 +0000

Could you provide links for these declarations?

New comment by abyssin in "Using Home Assistant, adguard home and an $8 smart outlet to avoid brain rot"

abyssin — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 08:55:05 +0000

One solution to how easy it is to get around self-inflicted blocks could be to find someone that agrees to manage your phone using the parental features. Personally I haven't found someone who I feel I could trust with such a power over me. Maybe a solution would be to pay somebody.

New comment by abyssin in "Sperm are very different from all other cells"

abyssin — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 05:43:53 +0000

The tail’s appearance is a meaningful proxy for the state of health of its holder.