<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: ayaros</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ayaros</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2026 04:11:37 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=ayaros" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Going Dark, and the era of law enforcement hacking"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Governments and their agencies shouldn't have any access to the communications of private citizens. If something like terrorism is the issue, the correct response is to use the wealth and resources of the government to address the root causes of those attacks, not to undermine my right to privacy.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 14 Aug 2026 23:02:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305648</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305648</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49305648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Recycle – Floppydisks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A couple years ago I got a bunch of recycled low density DS/DD disks here. It was a good deal; yeah I had to clean em off a bit, and I also re-labeled them with some newer labels. But a good deal nonetheless. I approve.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:45:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253812</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253812</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49253812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Os8088: A powerful Mac-like OS for the IBM XT, 286, 386"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is awesome and you should keep working on it.<p>That 20px title bar is way too thick for the font. Make it 16 pixels at most.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 09 Aug 2026 12:48:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49230935</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49230935</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49230935</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "The AI Aesthetic"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> They should’ve just thrown unicorns in there for the trifecta<p>Ah, unicorns. We've seen plenty of them throughout the AI bubble. Very apropos.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 01:28:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118019</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118019</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49118019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Half-Life ported to Mac OS 9"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I should note:<p>I ran the OS 9 installer, then was doing a few other things around the apartment and when I got back, it had crashed. So I reopened it, reran it, and it seems all the files had successfully been copied, so all it effectively did the second time was prompt me to create shortcuts.<p>I haven't extensively tested it beyond the initial parts of the training room because I didn't have time. I didn't notice anything odd; it seemed to run just fine.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:39:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49100575</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49100575</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49100575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Half-Life ported to Mac OS 9"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Runs nicely on my iBook G3!<p>Is the OS 9 build supposed to include Blue Shift and Opposing Force, or is that only a reference to the Tiger and Leopard ports? Just tried out the Tiger port on my iMac G4; it also runs fine!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 00:04:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091677</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091677</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49091677</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "If coding has been solved, why does software keep getting worse?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The removal of window chrome was a gigantic mistake and we're all paying for it every day. Having to tolerate the extra mental overhead caused by the removal of such affordances in UIs every single time I use a computer makes me wonder whether we're all actually dead and in hell... Like that old SMBC comic where a guy in heaven stubs his toe every hour, and realizes it's actually hell. <i>That's what this is.</i><p>And don't get me started on OS updates...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 03:25:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49044216</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49044216</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49044216</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Count Binface"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have so many questions...<p>I wonder how the legalities of this work. If people write in "Count Binface" or if that's the name on the ballot, then if he wins, does that mean Jonathan David Harvey (the actual name of the guy who plays him) is elected? Does Count Binface count as an alias? If not, he required to use that name while in office - or more precisely, is he not considered a member if he goes by his own name?<p>If he goes into the parliament building without his costume, it would be a bit awkward if, say, they were <i>required</i> to address him by his Count Binface alias.<p>Or, perhaps they wouldn't care too precisely about the naming aspect, since everyone knows who he is, but politics is vicious and I'm sure there are plenty who would use any possible legal maneuver to keep him out of parliament. Surely there are laws to handle these kinds of discrepancies around someone's identity... right? Laws that could get him kicked out?<p>If he actually wins, would he try to do some serious good or would he keep the joke going? Should he actually prepare a serious "if I actually win the election" policy list? It would conflict with his joke list since he would be asked more questions about the real one. Or would he just have one big mixed list split 50/50 between jokes and serious ideas?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:20:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889043</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889043</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48889043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Rewriting the region drawing code in my LisaGUI project so it does per-word bitwise operations instead of per-pixel calculations. I'm using Claude to help plan and debug it, but I'm being careful to review all its outputs and make sure I fully understand what it's suggesting and why. I don't want to lose all my neurons to this thing...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 04:38:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887967</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887967</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48887967</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Alternate clock designs and time systems"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm curious, are there any other notable time measurement systems other than the ones listed here?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:20:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48862018</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48862018</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48862018</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "1-Bit Pixel Art Emojis"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I did play with adding the 1-bit NTT Docomo emojis, as well as the 1998 Softbank emojis, into LisaGUI (my 1-bit Lisa-themed web OS). The glyphs are at most 12 pixels squared, and fit comfortably with the existing Lisa typefaces I've added so far (although they appear vertically stretched when viewed in a 2:3 pixel aspect ratio). They are still not included and won't be until I devote some time to sorting out the slightly nightmarish shitshow that is parsing unicode emoji character sequences.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 10:32:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759240</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759240</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48759240</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "The Boeing 747 begins its final descent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I realize this might be an unpopular opinion but I never liked the look of the "hump" created by the upper deck of the 747.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Jun 2026 19:05:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48710404</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48710404</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48710404</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Ask HN: Conflicted about founding engineer role"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You seem very happy with your current situation. It sounds like you'd be taking a cut in your pay in exchange for much more work. There's a small chance of a large payout if they get bought out, but this is assuming the startup doesn't fail (as most do) and that you stay long enough to be there when it happens.<p>If they aren't willing to match your current salary and give you a much bigger slice of equity, I would decline the offer.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:01:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589074</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589074</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48589074</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Why I email complete strangers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You can email anyone if there's something you need to communicate to them. Since when was it ever a big deal to email someone you don't know?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 23:16:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48548389</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48548389</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48548389</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "[dead]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Looks like The Onion has control of it now. It's surreal to see it actually happening.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 May 2026 18:33:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978330</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978330</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47978330</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "MacBook Neo and how the iPad should be"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Can someone who personally knows John Ternus <i>please</i> send this essay to him? And can they do it <i>immediately?</i> (...and tell him to implement this business plan)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 21:58:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47896326</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47896326</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47896326</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Filing the corners off my MacBooks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Truly the most horrifying post on HN I've seen in quite a while</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:27:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727043</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727043</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727043</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "What happened to GEM?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There's now a version of GEM you can run on a Lisa. But 68KMLA is down so I have no easy way to link to the relevant thread. :(</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:46:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47511712</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47511712</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47511712</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "It's Their Mona Lisa"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What is the <i>Mona Lisa</i> of Hacker News?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 07:11:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47475185</link><dc:creator>ayaros</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47475185</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47475185</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by ayaros in "Florida judge rules red light camera tickets are unconstitutional"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Florida did something good for once?</p>
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