<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: b0rbb</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=b0rbb</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 21:40:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=b0rbb" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by b0rbb in "32GB of DDR5 now costs $375 – AI shortage continues to squeeze PC building"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's not odd at all to call this economic damage unless you're that disconnected from anything but AI/high-tech SV companies.<p>There's smaller businesses that I know _need_ data capacity (hard drives) that can't afford them and are facing serious CAPEX challenges.<p>I work for a start up that helps folks move off of existing on-prem virtualization solutions and every small to medium company across every sector you can think of aren't just able to not afford additional storage and memory, they <i>can't find them either</i>.<p>There isn't as much stock as you think.  I can't <i>wait</i> for this AI bubble to pop. It's been absolutely terrible for 90% of the industry.</p>
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<p>That animated background is <i>terrible</i>.<p>Incredibly distracting. No way to turn it off (at least within what's provided without using something like devtools.)</p>
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<p>Oh my goodness I completely forgot about Knoppix.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:28:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46867276</link><dc:creator>b0rbb</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46867276</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46867276</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by b0rbb in "The AI Backlash Is Here: Why Public Patience with Tech Giants Is Running Out"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think categorizing Tech Workers as a whole as being synonymous with this website's target audience isn't a correct assumption.<p>There's some social circles I frequent that are made up of folks that anyone here would qualify as a "Tech Worker" that - and I mean this without any exaggeration - <i>abhor</i> the community of commenters at HN. And I don't mean just folks outside of SV or other major tech hubs.  There are people that very much believe the commenters here are the worst people in the industry.<p>And just to be clear, <i>I'm</i> not of that belief, but it's worth pointing out that the population of Tech Workers on HN isn't going to be indicative of Tech Workers as a whole.<p>Going back to the previous topic however; Those same people I'm referring to often have a complete overlap with those that are burned out by AI in any form (usage, discussion around it, being advertised to, being forced to use it).<p>And to some of their concerns, I genuinely empathize with them. That's probably best gone into via something like a blog post or anything else that lends itself to long form writing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 21:46:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46167815</link><dc:creator>b0rbb</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46167815</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46167815</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by b0rbb in "Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I worked at the main Kodak tower in Rochester for a few years in the early 2000s. Mainly as a paid IT intern of sorts to earn some additional money in college.<p>I often had to go to the basement there to store equipment, get equipment, etc.<p>The stuff I'd see down there was WILD. TONS of old movie/film paraphernalia in the form of posters, plaques with celluloid celebrating various movie releases, and tons of unmarked old film canisters. There was also a TON of old tech down there.<p>I used to joke that I felt like I was in that Hanger 51 warehouse from the end of Indiana Jones and The Ark of the Covenant.<p>It's a shame things went down as they did for Kodak. I really enjoyed those years I worked there. They used to make killer tuna melt paninis in their cafeteria area near the top of the tower and in the summer months I'd keep my car parked at work and just walk across the street to see the Rochester Red Wings play (AAA minor league baseball team).</p>
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<p>> Upstate New York<p>I'm guessing they meant _Upstate AND Western New York_.<p>Glad someone in Waymo saw the potential for testing for extreme snowy conditions there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Oct 2025 20:52:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45726138</link><dc:creator>b0rbb</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45726138</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45726138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by b0rbb in "Carmack on Operating Systems (1997)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This makes me wonder if Carmack's feelings on NeXTSTEP had anything to do with the decision to release the first publicly available release of Quake 3 on OS X <i>only</i> at first.<p>See <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20000229083216/http://macweek.zdnet.com/1999/04/25/register.html" rel="nofollow">https://web.archive.org/web/20000229083216/http://macweek.zd...</a> .<p>At the time, I remember the ATI Rage128 chipset being the big deal and reason for why Q3's beta came out first on Mac... but gosh now I wonder if it was the feelings for NeXTSTEP.</p>
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<p>There was a REALLY cool project by the design firm Berg in the UK about ~13 years ago.  Cute little thermal printer with online services that allowed you to have scheduled printouts of things like weather reports, horoscopes, etc.<p>And... oh my goodness, I was looking for pictures of it and it turns out some kind person decided to put work in on having a way to do onprem services for it! [Check it out here](<a href="https://nordprojects.co/projects/littleprinters/" rel="nofollow">https://nordprojects.co/projects/littleprinters/</a>)</p>
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<p>I don't know about you all but I love a well written RCA. Nicely done.</p>
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<p>I consulted with Epic once and got to visit the campus.<p>Incredible place, super detailed, and I loved the cafeteria setup they had (great food too.)<p>I definitely got a feeling that folks got burned out pretty quickly though.</p>
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<p>The animations are fantastic and awesome job with the interactivity. I find myself having to explain latency to folks often in my work and being able to see the extreme difference in latencies for something like a HDD vs SSD makes it much easier to understand for some people.<p>Edit: And for real, fantastic work, this is awesome.</p>
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<p>For some reason, I'm reminded of a particular comic strip from Achewood - <a href="https://achewood.com/2007/01/11/title.html" rel="nofollow">https://achewood.com/2007/01/11/title.html</a>.<p>"Fools! I have invented a usb device which can collect votes from the Internet and drive a knife through your heart!"</p>
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<p>Sega absolutely nailed it with graphic design in those days.  My goodness.</p>
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<p>The entirety of the Yakuza series is absolutely fantastic, especially the latest entry (Yakuza: Like a Dragon).</p>
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<p><a href="https://www.supermicro.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.supermicro.com</a> is up however, something break with their redirect?</p>
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<p>Real glad to see RIT getting some love on HN.<p>Surprised no one's posted stuff from CSH yet.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 07 Mar 2016 19:29:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11240948</link><dc:creator>b0rbb</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11240948</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11240948</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by b0rbb in "Victory for CloudFlare Against SOPA-like Court Order"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><i>Last week, Judge Alison J. Nathan of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York ruled that CloudFlare does not have to search out and block customers who use variations on the name “grooveshark.” Instead, CloudFlare must take action only if it has “knowledge of an infringement” (for example, when the labels send a takedown notice). Given that this is essentially what US law already requires, Judge Nathan’s order puts paid to the latest strategy to institute trademark- and copyright-related filtering – at least in this case.</i><p>Fantastic. Good to see some judges demonstrating some common sense here.</p>
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