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New comment by benry1 in "Hetzner Prices increase 30-40%"

benry1 — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 13:30:21 +0000

It is, but more customers at a time of historically high component prices will do it. If you set your costs assuming every user's hardware is $1, and your customer base doubles when the hardware is $2, you're going to have to raise prices for everybody

New comment by benry1 in "GPT-5.3-Codex"

benry1 — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 14:41:20 +0000

I'm reading Maintenance of Everything and it has a section about the switch from artisan-crafted weapons to making uniform parts that feels comparable to this.

French military had pioneered a way to make fully interchangeable weapon parts, but the French public fought back in fear of the jobs of the artisans who used to hand-make weapons. Over the next 20 years they completely lost their edge on the battlefield, nothing could be repaired in the field. Other countries embraced the change, could repair anything in the field with cheap and precise spare parts, and soon fostered in the industrial revolution.

The artisans stopped being people who made weapons, the artisans became people who made machines that made weapons.

New comment by benry1 in "Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?"

benry1 — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 17:12:07 +0000

I've had success with this! It required a little bit of an existing network. I always wanted to be in a band but never could, I was never invited. But I went to an open mic for a couple months, and just decided to .. start one. Invited people over to jam sometimes. Turned into a regular event, then turned into a band.

I've repeated this a couple times. Yeah, usually I have to do the bulk of the inviting and organizing. And yeah, it's uncomfortable being the "leader". But I know everyone enjoyed the time together. Those that didn't just never came and that's fine too.

You really can just do things!

Ask HN: What part of your work do you present?

benry1 — Mon, 17 Nov 2025 19:26:04 +0000

We work in our codebases daily, so we have a very connected and detailed view of how our systems work. I would like to present some of my work, but I have a hard time thinking about what would make a good presentation. Some topics seem too small or obvious to be worth half an hour, and others seem impossible to explain in only half an hour. Rarely anything inbetween.

When you choose to give a presentation, how do you decide which part of the system to present? Do you find it hard to decouple the presentation from the context of why you had to build the system?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45957154

Points: 1

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New comment by benry1 in "Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels"

benry1 — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:58:02 +0000

Can you elaborate why? It sounds like we agree to me. People need access to good tools to curb use, and all else equal, open is definitely better than closed. I just am saying that I'd rather have an effective closed tool than no tool at all

New comment by benry1 in "Show HN: I built an app to block Shorts and Reels"

benry1 — Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:30:36 +0000

I understand the position, but I think that's a silly concern here. This is an app that stops you from using social media features that absolutely farm every bit of data out of you they possibly can.

Feels a bit like being afraid to install a smart lock on your front door, so instead you leave it unlocked all the time.

Storytime: Looking for an Ergonomic Keyboard?

benry1 — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:36:47 +0000

Article URL: https://substack.com/home/post/p-157884139

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43173255

Points: 1

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New comment by benry1 in "SST: Container Support"

benry1 — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 14:50:22 +0000

I'm a big fan of SSTv2, I've built most of my production services around it the last couple years. I'm excited to try out Ion and I think containers are a great addition.

New comment by benry1 in "User returns after 100k-hours ban to continue conversation that got them banned"

benry1 — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 22:51:23 +0000

Hacked account. I assume they used it to scam folks

New comment by benry1 in "User returns after 100k-hours ban to continue conversation that got them banned"

benry1 — Sun, 21 Jul 2024 13:14:45 +0000

I tried to return to my Habbo Hotel account in 2016 after a 10 year ban. After some struggling to login, I contacted support, and found out that they delete any account banned for more than SIX MONTHS! I waited 9.5 years to log into an account that didn’t exist. RIP “Mr. Funnyshoes”

Naive Crypto Arbitrage with CCXT

benry1 — Tue, 16 Apr 2024 02:02:46 +0000

As a USA resident, I was recently blocked from mexc, which was the last worthwhile exchange I had for arbitraging a couple assets. So, I'm open sourcing the code I used.

There's no chance this would produce any results with any reasonable-volume coins - I only had success on very low volume coins. Upside is limited, risk is high. I am just posting this in case anyone is interested in this kind of thing.

Feedback welcome!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40047692

Points: 1

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New comment by benry1 in "[dead]"

benry1 — Mon, 15 Apr 2024 17:01:38 +0000

As a USA resident, I was recently blocked from mexc, which was the last worthwhile exchange I had for arbitraging a couple assets. So, I'm open sourcing the code I used.

Feedback welcome!