Hacker News: boarsofcanada

New comment by boarsofcanada in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

boarsofcanada — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:35:47 +0000

If you compare the trajectories, I think it’s safe to say software has been a dumpster fire under Craig compared to what’s been accomplished on the hardware side. The fact that Craig has been the face of WWDC for many years made many people see him as the face of the company but it’s been clear they have been elevating Ternus’s visibility in product announcements for a few years now.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

boarsofcanada — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 22:18:41 +0000

Apple Silicon wasn’t under his purview, that would be Johny Srouji.

Not saying that Ternus wouldn’t have been involved in or part of the decision making process in moving the Mac to Apple-designed silicon, but I haven’t seen any indication he was any more involved than other execs at the company.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Tape 05 – Boards of Canada [video]"

boarsofcanada — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:33:05 +0000

First new music release after a 13 year absence.

Tape 05 – Boards of Canada [video]

boarsofcanada — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:30:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bghDcbzfEU

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47796744

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Banning lead in gas worked. The proof is in our hair"

boarsofcanada — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 02:13:15 +0000

Even more specifically how coal makes no economic sense even independent of environmental concerns.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Defeating a 40-year-old copy protection dongle"

boarsofcanada — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 02:10:37 +0000

I wrote RPG II code in the 80s and helped the company I was working part-time for transition to another one of these S/36 emulation environments on the PC in the 90s. The software we used was made by the very generically named California Software Products.

It worked well enough and allowed the company to run until the founder retired and folded the business.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "San Francisco Graffiti"

boarsofcanada — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 02:17:13 +0000

The city does go after the people illegally tagging properties: https://sfstandard.com/2024/10/17/san-francisco-prolific-gra...

https://sfdistrictattorney.org/prolific-tagger-charged-with-...

https://sfist.com/2016/01/25/prolific_tagger_fined_over_200k...

Many more results if you search for “prolific tagger San Francisco”.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Colorectal cancer is now the top cause of cancer death in younger people"

boarsofcanada — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 02:00:40 +0000

Dietary fiber is a great way to reduce colorectal cancer risk: https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266615432...

New comment by boarsofcanada in "STFU"

boarsofcanada — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:49:02 +0000

Someone blaring their choice of music in a public space at 90 dB is a “cultural touchstone”?

I don’t drive, I take public transit daily, and am old enough to remember when you would never experience anything like this (even in the heyday of boom boxes in the 80s). So yeah I’m not convinced it’s a “me” problem.

And returning to the point, if you asked someone 30 years ago to turn their music down they would either comply or say something nasty - not physically assault you.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "American importers and consumers bear the cost of 2025 tariffs: analysis"

boarsofcanada — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 16:34:12 +0000

Yeah I am not sure where I read the article recently, but there was a nice write-up about how all politics everywhere is turning into tribalism with little or no actual consideration for policy beyond ideology.

Not that it’s necessarily as bad everywhere, but time and time again I talk to people from various countries who say the current leader never could have been elected back when they were living there.

A lot of this, as in the case of Trump, seems like legitimate dissatisfaction that voters have which is funneled into finding alternatives to the people that are currently representing them, without deep thought about the outcomes of the policies the replacement is pushing for. In the case of Trump voters in particular people seem to very frequently be willing to overlook statements they would otherwise disagree with just because there are other statements that align with their thinking, or that seem like “change” that they are willing to support to see where it leads.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Tired of AI, people are committing to the analog lifestyle in 2026"

boarsofcanada — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 20:22:11 +0000

I don’t know how ubiquitous it is in my circles, but I have noticed a lot of folks in their 20s and 30s tell me they only buy paper books, never Kindle. I started buying only the latter years ago because of the convenience and lack of a need for storage, but have recently switched to getting everything I can (digitally) through the library and the Libby app.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "STFU"

boarsofcanada — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:04:20 +0000

To this point, there have been at least a few stories of elderly people being beaten on San Francisco public transit for politely asking people to turn their music down.

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?"

boarsofcanada — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 23:43:12 +0000

The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel.

Highly recommended no matter what your age.

Just a few chapters into The Art of Spending Money by the same author. So far very good as well.

Both cover how personal finance is, first and foremost, personal and specific to an individual and highly dependent on your life experience.

'Call of Duty' co-creator killed in fiery Ferrari crash caught on video

boarsofcanada — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 22:34:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sfchronicle.com/entertainment/article/vince-zampella-call-of-duty-dies-21258029.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46387459

Points: 15

# Comments: 2

New comment by boarsofcanada in "Donald Knuth's 2025 Christmas lecture: the Knight's Tours"

boarsofcanada — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 18:12:22 +0000

I meant to make it to the lecture this year but some personal drama got in the way.

Looking forward to once again trying to plan on being there for the 2026 version!

Rob Reiner, Legendary Comedic Actor and Director, Found Dead in His Home

boarsofcanada — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 06:00:05 +0000

Article URL: https://variety.com/2025/film/news/rob-reiner-dead-princess-bride-spinal-tap-1236608541/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46270945

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

New comment by boarsofcanada in "6B Miles Driven"

boarsofcanada — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:03:49 +0000

“Free” in what sense? After paying for a luxury product at premium prices, you’re getting exactly what you’re paying for, right?

What Is Your Brain Doing on Psychedelics?

boarsofcanada — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 03:18:44 +0000

Article URL: https://nautil.us/what-is-your-brain-doing-on-psychedelics-1242605/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45910136

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

Russian Humanoid Robot Falls on Its Face in Hyped Debut

boarsofcanada — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 01:49:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/11/12/technology/ai-robot-russia-falls.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45909477

Points: 5

# Comments: 1