<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: asciimov</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=asciimov</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:28:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=asciimov" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Filing the corners off my MacBooks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Would be cool if somebody would make a round over or chamfer plane that would allow you to remove the corner with a higher finished look.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:00:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47726882</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47726882</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47726882</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "I built a programming language using Claude Code"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This takes all the satisfaction out of spending a few well thought out weekends to build your own language. So many fun options: compiled or interpreted; virtual machine, or not; single pass, double pass, or (Leeloo Dallas) Multipass? No cool BNF grammars to show off either…<p>It’s missing all the heart, the soul, of deciding and trading off options to get something to work just for you. It’s like you bought a rat bike from your local junkyard and are trying to pass it off as your own handmade cafe racer.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:37:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327841</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327841</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327841</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "My journey to the microwave alternate timeline"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My solution was to half the requested liquid for a thick oatmeal. Ok, thick is underselling it, it’ll be quite dense. Add cinnamon and chopped dates.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 07:40:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47119249</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47119249</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47119249</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I just don't think to proof my texts. Usually it's type, send, and realize autocorrect makes me sound like a ~balloon~ buffoon.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:40:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040039</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040039</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"in" to "inn" is just one of the numerous words it LOVES to replace for me. (But it is one of the most common)<p>Just this afternoon it also replaced "for" with "fire", and it loves censoring me with "ducking".<p>One time it got me into hot water when it corrected "tacos" to "Travis". "I picked up Travis on the way home" isn't the message your wife wants to see after being dropped off at the airport.<p>Just my iPhone 13 mini does this my iPad isn't as bad. It has persisted between iOS updates and has been an ongoing issue for a few years.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:38:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040023</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040023</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47040023</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That could is doing a lot of heavy lifting.<p>If they can't get my keyboard to stop replacing in with inn I don't think they are going to magically fix the battery life hit that comes with every ios update.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 16:50:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47037257</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47037257</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47037257</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This month is dropping network cable to the home offices and then adding recessed lighting in the living room, pantry, and coat closet.<p>Next month prep starts for finding dev work after an extended hiatus.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 01:03:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46940360</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46940360</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46940360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Xfwl4 – The Roadmap for a Xfce Wayland Compositor"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I’ll switch to Wayland as soon as I can use xscreensaver with it, preferably as the screen locker.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 19:38:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46785273</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46785273</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46785273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Weight loss jabs: What happens when you stop taking them"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> "The environment that people live in needs to be one that promotes health, not weight gain. […] Obesity is not a GLP-1 deficiency," he says.<p>This is my biggest issue with weight healthcare, the idea that if only the patient would eat correctly they wouldn’t be overweight. It’s not some moral failing a person often over eats, it very well could be some physiological issue that should be treated. It would be like telling someone with asthma that they just need to get into better shape to breathe better.</p>
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<p>Maybe for city truck drivers.<p>For those that don't drive in town, noting beats gas or diesel.<p>Companies need to build a stepping stone truck. Dino-powered generator on an electric platform. Get most of the upside to electric performance, while getting the speed gas refilling.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 05:07:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284985</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284985</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46284985</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Carrier Landing in Top Gun for the NES"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The secret is to only move up and down when trying to dock.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Dec 2025 23:16:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46282282</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46282282</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46282282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Carrier Landing in Top Gun for the NES"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I rented the vast majority of NES games I played back in the day, getting a manual was uncommon, sometimes they came with a xeroxed copy.<p>For me, half the fun was trying to figure out how to play the game.</p>
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<p>Ellison wants WBD for the TV networks, including CNN.<p>I don’t think they want the film division but the vast number of cable channels that Discovery owns. Giving them a rather large control of the American mind share.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 03:45:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46201027</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46201027</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46201027</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Why 90s Movies Feel More Alive Than Anything on Netflix"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If you think the stories in 90's movies are good, you need spend some time with classic era movies (pre-1970).<p>When you have to let the writing carry the story, the movie works much better.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:33:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062595</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062595</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062595</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "From blood sugar to brain relief: GLP-1 therapy slashes migraine frequency"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Get your magnesium level checked. Those that suffer from chronic migraines often are deficient in magnesium and will see a significant reduction in events after 4-6 weeks on a daily Magnesium supplement.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:21:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062460</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062460</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Ford can't find mechanics for $120K: It takes math to learn a trade"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Ford needs to step up, if it can’t find mechanics.<p>Pay is too low for entry level people, at maybe $14 an hour. That’s before the Snap-on Truck comes by and saddles that tech with $40k of debt.<p>Give entry level workers a living wage, and give them tools to use (and keep after investing 3 years in the business). Have an actual pipeline for certification and training and remove the gate keeping of many dealers that prevent good techs from becoming better mechanics. Do better at engineering vehicles so they are easier to work on.<p>As this CEO knows, doing the right thing is harder than complaining.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2025 00:31:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45974250</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45974250</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45974250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Using street lamps as EV chargers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Grants are given to those that can make the mundane seem new and exciting.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 14:09:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45900387</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45900387</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45900387</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Firefox Forcing LLM Features"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What is your favorite Firefox alternative?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 08 Nov 2025 19:36:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859309</link><dc:creator>asciimov</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859309</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45859309</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by asciimov in "Ask HN: Where to begin with "modern" Emacs?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Are you looking for an ide experience or just a text editor with some options?<p>If a full IDE is what you are seeking go with DOOM. It will give you a fully put together experience.<p>If you just want a text editor that you want to slowly add to go vanilla.<p>Doom is like getting a fully furnished apartment where you can choose the furniture and curtain colors. Vanilla is an empty plot of land that you need to build a foundation, house, and connect to city services all on your own.</p>
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<p>I’m really surprised at the numerous comments here admonishing the use of box mix. For most Americans, we don’t do enough baking to warrant having flour and leaveners on hand. It’s just cheaper and more efficient to buy the box mix under $2 and use it when you need it. Besides, the end result for the average person is going to be better than anything they try to scratch make.</p>
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