Hacker News: afterburner

New comment by afterburner in "Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK"

afterburner — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 19:29:51 +0000

This may eventually work after a long effort, but in the meantime, the person with the fascist thoughts will be deriving social support from you not having cut them off. "Haha, I love fascism, and Bill still likes me and hangs out with me, so I guess I'm good!"

New comment by afterburner in "Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK"

afterburner — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 18:55:39 +0000

Don't let the people in your life casually get away with promoting fascism. Punish them socially.

New comment by afterburner in "Shipmap.org"

afterburner — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 06:59:09 +0000

It was only good as a way for the British to get into the north for fur trade, since the French controlled Canada/New France (and the St Lawrence/Great Lakes waterways)

New comment by afterburner in "Show HN: Ten years of running every day, visualized"

afterburner — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:13:07 +0000

Did he ask them?

New comment by afterburner in "Show HN: Ten years of running every day, visualized"

afterburner — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 05:11:44 +0000

Ten years might not be long enough for long term damage to make itself known. In fact, most of the time, it's nowhere near long enough.

However, the cardio should help. With overall health that is, not whatever blown knee or hip or whatever he'll have to deal with later.

New comment by afterburner in "East German Stasi Tactics – Zersetzung (2021)"

afterburner — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 06:18:51 +0000

Soviet support? More like Soviet control.

New comment by afterburner in "Richard Feynman's blackboard at the time of his death (1988)"

afterburner — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 21:37:00 +0000

If you watch it all the way to the end (or skip towards the end if you like), she does mention this legacy is a result of exaggerated stories not even written down by him, but related second hand by people around him with their own attitudes (and financial inventives). He was probably not an angel, even a bit of a cocky dick maybe sometimes in the way of the times, and perhaps a bit vain, but stories related second hand when he was probably joking around don't necessarily represent the true history of his life.

She has good things to say about him in the end, from the evidence of his actual behaviour, like doing education outreach and loving his wife.

New comment by afterburner in "Why blog if nobody reads it?"

afterburner — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 20:44:07 +0000

That's fine.

I would also argue self-marketing is important when you have lazy or bad managers.

New comment by afterburner in "Why blog if nobody reads it?"

afterburner — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:18:27 +0000

It's just self-marketing. Nothing new.

New comment by afterburner in "Disco Elysium Explorer"

afterburner — Mon, 13 Jan 2025 08:15:55 +0000

I thought it was a drag having to schlep around town for a point and click game.

New comment by afterburner in "Olympians turn to OnlyFans to fund dreams due to 'broken' finance system (2024)"

afterburner — Thu, 09 Jan 2025 08:52:23 +0000

They were also easy souvenirs to hoard.

New comment by afterburner in "Syrian government falls in end to 50-year rule of Assad family"

afterburner — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 07:51:49 +0000

Syria's allies have been spending the last year getting thrashed. (Russia, Iran, Hizbollah)

New comment by afterburner in "People can read their manager's mind (2015)"

afterburner — Fri, 06 Sep 2024 04:44:59 +0000

Most Managers Are Bad, Part 32678

New comment by afterburner in "How I got my laser eye injury"

afterburner — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 19:02:47 +0000

I'm referring to them being the tip of the spear, but yes, you are not wrong.

New comment by afterburner in "How I got my laser eye injury"

afterburner — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 16:21:55 +0000

> I thought the whole point of the Marines was to cause maximal amounts of damage.

I thought their point was to expose themselves to maximal amounts of damage.

New comment by afterburner in "Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail"

afterburner — Thu, 02 May 2024 16:50:54 +0000

Yes. I find it amusing I sparked a debate on what might be beyond the observable universe, when my point was entirely about what you could theoretically observe in the night sky.

New comment by afterburner in "Project Habbakuk: Britain’s ice “bergship” aircraft carrier project (2017)"

afterburner — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 18:05:06 +0000

Not melt, soften slightly

New comment by afterburner in "Webb captures iconic Horsehead Nebula in unprecedented detail"

afterburner — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:58:36 +0000

Number of stars in the Milky Way: 100 billion

Number of galaxies in the universe: 200 billion to 2,000 billion

New comment by afterburner in "Vice website is shutting down"

afterburner — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 06:40:45 +0000

I guess the lesson is, never give up a domain.

New comment by afterburner in "There's a Reason McDonald's Coke Tastes Better Than All Others"

afterburner — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 18:49:07 +0000

McDonald's greatest strength is consistency.

That said, bottled coke bought in bulk, the right amount of ice, and some straws would do it.

On the other hand, keeping it a drive away maybe keeps her from over-indulging.