Hacker News: adm4

New comment by adm4 in "Magnolias Are So Old That They're Pollinated by Beetles, Not Bees"

adm4 — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:52:34 +0000

great idea... How do you make sure there is an exchange.

New comment by adm4 in "Magnolias Are So Old That They're Pollinated by Beetles, Not Bees"

adm4 — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 12:50:12 +0000

the little beetle that could, and pawpaw's are self-incompatible. -https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimina_triloba#Pollination

New comment by adm4 in "Show HN: I mapped every US golf course – 16k+ courses, free, no signup"

adm4 — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 03:43:48 +0000

great! have you seen https://openskimap.org/ and https://openskistats.org/... maybe change name to open golf map?

New comment by adm4 in "Recreating the Bell Labs Cafeteria"

adm4 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 03:17:43 +0000

the dream!

New comment by adm4 in "An Interactive Map of AI"

adm4 — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 03:58:06 +0000

anyone else also think better with visual nodes and edges?

New comment by adm4 in "Max Ginsburg, War Pieta, 2007"

adm4 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 03:06:01 +0000

true art.

New comment by adm4 in "How Do Synthesizers Work? (An Interactive Exploration)"

adm4 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 02:50:16 +0000

John Chowning is known for having developed the FM synthesis algorithm in 1967. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Chowning

New comment by adm4 in "Writers and Drugs"

adm4 — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 02:17:57 +0000

I've often wondered, with a cohort (community/society) of people who do not discourage freedom of expression, how many great works would come to fruition, but instead one is held back and then set free by drugs...?

New comment by adm4 in "Firewood Splitting Simulator"

adm4 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:40:29 +0000

great game and very satisfying.

New comment by adm4 in "Firewood Splitting Simulator"

adm4 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:34:42 +0000

as camping is to "glamping," splitting wood is to "sprinkle wood?"

Is It ADHD or BVD? Binocular Vision Dysfunction Symptoms and Test

adm4 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 14:24:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cookvisiontherapy.com/adhd-and-vision-how-eye-problems-affect-attention/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48527482

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by adm4 in "Leaving Mozilla"

adm4 — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 09:28:52 +0000

beautifully sad well put prose mentor encouraged

New comment by adm4 in "Ian's Secure Shoelace Knot"

adm4 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:40:55 +0000

yep... I remember the day I saw a short ted talk explaining the correct knot. I had been doing it wrong for decades. thanks for even more knots to try.

AI assistant shouldn't have your passwords

adm4 — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:29:41 +0000

Article URL: https://bitwarden.com/blog/how-bitwarden-helps-secure-agentic-ai-access-to-your-credentials/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48406909

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

The Typewriter, invented for blind and partially sighted people

adm4 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 05:20:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencemuseum.org.uk/objects-and-stories/everyday-wonders/typewriters-blind-partially-sighted-people

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48366368

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Rubin Tracks Skyscraper-Size Asteroids and Failed Supernovas

adm4 — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:08:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.quantamagazine.org/rubin-tracks-skyscraper-size-asteroids-failed-supernovas-and-interstellar-visitors-20260515/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48352500

Points: 57

# Comments: 20

New comment by adm4 in "Logging Off"

adm4 — Fri, 22 May 2026 03:26:56 +0000

you can call 988, if you need mental health help

New comment by adm4 in "The Letter S, by Donald Knuth (1980) [pdf]"

adm4 — Thu, 21 May 2026 03:43:55 +0000

Wonderful man, here is a lecture on the topic from Joint Mathematics Meeting, Étienne Ghys. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OIxzewWilc

New comment by adm4 in "Guitar tuner that uses phone accelerometer"

adm4 — Wed, 13 May 2026 05:11:30 +0000

Sounds salty. https://people.csail.mit.edu/mrub/papers/VisualMic_SIGGRAPH2... use a potato chip bag as a microphone

New comment by adm4 in "Swatch Internet Time"

adm4 — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:57:23 +0000

This is great, I've always wanted some kind of local solar time. Like the old days when a town would set their clock tower to noon when the sun was highest. Apparently, the main push to coordinate was the train scheduling.