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New comment by adamwright326 in "Why I email complete strangers"

adamwright326 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 09:21:21 +0000

I tried this with a blogger I admire. Got no reply. Felt weird for a day then forgot about it. Still glad I sent it though.

New comment by adamwright326 in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

adamwright326 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 09:28:03 +0000

The meta discussion about HN culture where a book recommendation became the top comment on an AMA is more interesting than the actual topic. People here love to analyze each other more than engage with the author.

New comment by adamwright326 in "πFS"

adamwright326 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:12:40 +0000

Per-byte lookup is the killer. Finding each byte individually in π would take longer than the universe's age.

New comment by adamwright326 in "πFS"

adamwright326 — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:32:07 +0000

The metadata storage problem is the real punchline here. You end up needing more space for the metadata than the original data, so it's a zero-sum joke.