Hacker News: almog

New comment by almog in "ESP32-C3 Adblock"

almog — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 11:31:01 +0000

But a remote resolver, such as the ones on the list, is not used to determine whether an item is contained in a set (0.0.0.0) but rather to retrieve the current IP of that domain.

The way Pi-Hole is used is to first determine whether a DNS should be blocked and only if it's not in that set, forward it to a remote resolver. I'd think the local resolver should be at least an order of magnitude less than the remote to justify it.

New comment by almog in "Fed hikes rates as inflation worries push up bond yields"

almog — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 12:16:47 +0000

It was hard to watch and ended abruptly. Perhaps the only 2 reporters that kind of tried to challenge the contradictions in his approach were Nick Timiraos and Michael McKee.

I think that one obvious question that no one asked him, is why not cancel the post FOMC press conference if he opposes forward guidance and won't even explain what data guides his vote when asked about it.

New comment by almog in "Eating Fruit Skins"

almog — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:10:50 +0000

Not far from where I live, there are plenty of strawberry fields where I go outside to run. Over the years I found that every year, they'd throw huge amount of perfectly edible fruit in big piles at the edges of the field. Last spring I started collecting them in 5 gallon pails. The plan was to use them for Jam. Being quite lazy, I figured it'd be too much of an effort for me to cut the leaves. I wasn't sure what to expect but I love the result, the leaves added some really nice texture and offered no offending flavor that I could detect.

New comment by almog in "Eating Fruit Skins"

almog — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 22:03:35 +0000

I can't name them, but some mango cultivars have very palatable skin. Even on ones where the skin is a bit bitter, it gets much better when the fruit is ripe.

New comment by almog in "Tell HN: OpenAI brings back 5 hour limit for plus and business standard users"

almog — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:31:45 +0000

Previous discussion (from 13 days ago): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49432879

Cognitive Shuffle

almog — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:57:33 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cognitive_shuffle

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49550849

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by almog in "Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber"

almog — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:49:28 +0000

Same for me (at least through the Gemini app).

New comment by almog in "Box of 300 Love Letters Showed Up, What Whimsical WWII Soldier Who Wrote Them?"

almog — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 13:27:18 +0000

Not the same story, but very related is this Heavyweight's episode from its last season: https://www.pushkin.fm/podcasts/heavyweight/66-deborah

New comment by almog in "Doctors are finally learning to manage antidepressant withdrawal"

almog — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 11:07:03 +0000

Maybe another option is to dilute it with water so that you can use regular kitchen scales.

New comment by almog in "Who bears the risk in Nvidia's $500B financing platform?"

almog — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:34:09 +0000

Through the treasury's TGA if you count last week announcement to double the spending on bonds buyback program.

New comment by almog in "Who bears the risk in Nvidia's $500B financing platform?"

almog — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 23:31:59 +0000

Nvidia still manufacture the A100. The argument I hear isn't only about computing power value of older gen GPUs but about their 3-5 life expectancy under continuous use.

US treasury doubles debt buyback to steady bond market amid inflation fears

almog — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:52:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/aug/19/us-treasury-doubles-debt-buyback-bond-market

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49365670

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by almog in "Bulldozers Plow Through Big Bend National Park, Sparking Fury in Texas"

almog — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 19:41:09 +0000

1. From the article:

> During the first nine months of fiscal 2026 (October through June), authorities recorded 1,509 encounters, down from 10,291 during the same period in fiscal 2023, a decline of about 85 percent.

10k was the number recorded 3 years ago, it's been down significantly regardless of whether a wall exists or not.

2. These numbers aren't specific to Big Bend NP itself but rather to the much larger Big Bend Sector (the border contained within the park is but ~22% of these 517 miles [1]):

>The figures cover the entire Big Bend Sector, which is wider than the park itself and spans roughly 517 miles of the border.

There are no figures as to how many of the people recorded illegally crossing even used the NP part of Big Bend Sector.

Add to that the fact that the NP terrain is far more difficult to walk through than the surrounding sector and it's quite easy to see that the number of recorded illegal crossing from within the NP itself are likely to at least an order of magnitude smaller than these figures.

[1] - https://home.nps.gov/bibe/planyourvisit/border_travel.htm

Bulldozers Plow Through Big Bend National Park, Sparking Fury in Texas

almog — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:33:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newsweek.com/bulldozers-plow-through-big-bend-national-park-sparking-fury-in-texas-12295668

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49208341

Points: 76

# Comments: 25

Truth Social to sell banks 'fastest' access to Trump's posts

almog — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 19:52:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/technology/trump-media-unveils-data-feed-businesses-tracking-truth-social-posts-2026-07-16/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48939408

Points: 38

# Comments: 5

Trump Shrinks Grand Staircase-Escalante and Bears Ears National Monuments

almog — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:18:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sltrib.com/news/environment/2026/07/13/president-trump-shrinks-bears-ears/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48899661

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Anthropic extends Fable 5 access through July 19

almog — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:36:31 +0000

Article URL: https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/tech/artificial-intelligence/anthropic-extends-fable-5-access-through-july-19/articleshow/132350610.cms?from=mdr

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48883378

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by almog in "Show HN: Mindwalk – Replay coding-agent sessions on a 3D map of your codebase"

almog — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:50:05 +0000

> Anyways, besides that, the README does clearly state "The Problem" and "The Idea" which outlines exactly why the author built this particular project.

I asked about the use case _because_ the readme states a problem but does not offer a solution to that problem as far as I could see.

New comment by almog in "Show HN: Mindwalk – Replay coding-agent sessions on a 3D map of your codebase"

almog — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 10:32:31 +0000

Other than being aesthetically pleasing (which it doubtlessly is), what's the use case for this?

Apple Raises Prices on Macs, iPads by $200 or More on Some Models

almog — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 12:50:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/tech/apple-raises-prices-on-macs-ipads-by-200-or-more-on-some-models-a7463f99

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48672590

Points: 7

# Comments: 3