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New comment by bobbylox in "How to turn anything into a router"

bobbylox — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:26:57 +0000

Try it with this! https://www.dewalt.com/en-us/product/dwp611pk/dewalt-1-14-hp...

New comment by bobbylox in "Bobby's Rules for Brainstorming"

bobbylox — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:56:20 +0000

These rules have been very helpful to me the last few years. I had to cobble them together the hard way—with lots of frustration, hurt feelings, and sub-par solutions left in my wake. I hope you can avoid all that and, along with a group you trust, find the best ways past all your problems.

Bobby's Rules for Brainstorming

bobbylox — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 20:56:20 +0000

Article URL: https://bobbylox.com/blog/bobbys-rules-for-brainstorming/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46966785

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by bobbylox in "Too Many Walts and not enough Roys"

bobbylox — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:59:30 +0000

Roy O. Disney was just as much a part of Disney's success as Walt, but while many people have molded themselves in Walt's image, the Roys are few and far between.

Too Many Walts and not enough Roys

bobbylox — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:59:30 +0000

Article URL: https://bobbylox.com/blog/too-many-walts-and-not-enough-roys/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46593416

Points: 19

# Comments: 3

New comment by bobbylox in "Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists"

bobbylox — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 05:54:45 +0000

But they wouldn't have wanted this particular thing if the AI hadn't told them to.

Tech takes the Pareto principle too far

bobbylox — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:53:08 +0000

Article URL: https://bobbylox.com/blog/tech-takes-the-pareto-principle-too-far/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42800557

Points: 258

# Comments: 119

New comment by bobbylox in "Nobody cares"

bobbylox — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:40:18 +0000

Weird timing to be praising Elon Musk's propensity to care deeply (for future internet readers, he recently gave a nazi salute during a Donald Trump rally).

New comment by bobbylox in "Nobody cares"

bobbylox — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 03:37:39 +0000

There are many artists whose work was 'objectively' (that is, by consensus) bad until later when it became objectively good.

New comment by bobbylox in "Ask HN: Most interesting tech you built for just yourself?"

bobbylox — Fri, 28 Apr 2023 18:56:02 +0000

My wife and I built our own Laser Maze for our front yard so kids could try it out on Halloween. https://www.tiktok.com/@bobbylox/video/7163380326008425770

New comment by bobbylox in "Mammals can absorb oxygen through their intestines"

bobbylox — Fri, 14 May 2021 18:00:26 +0000

brb submitting the "Diving Suppository" to YC

New comment by bobbylox in "Ask HN: What do you do with your Raspberry Pi?"

bobbylox — Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:54:30 +0000

I used it to make a game about High-Fiving, and I got to show it at GDC! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1RGjEkkfuwA

New comment by bobbylox in "What is Life? by Erwin Schrödinger (1944) [pdf]"

bobbylox — Mon, 14 Jan 2019 22:46:17 +0000

A miserable pile of organic molecules. But enough talk...Have at you!

New comment by bobbylox in "Launch HN: Plasticity (YC S17) – APIs for human-like natural language interfaces"

bobbylox — Fri, 18 Aug 2017 19:09:35 +0000

Obama was the 44th (really 43rd if you count by people instead of presidencies) President.

New comment by bobbylox in "Ask HN: What're the best-designed things you've ever used?"

bobbylox — Wed, 22 Feb 2017 14:32:24 +0000

Great Christopher Alexander Reference

New comment by bobbylox in "Netflix Infinite Runner"

bobbylox — Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:32:17 +0000

Netflix IPs would make some great worlds for larger games, actually. I can imagine a Telltale-style narrative adventure set in the Womens Prison of 'Orange is the New Black' or an action horror game where you play as Eleven, trapped in the Upside Down. Even their animated properties - Knights of Sidonia, Ajin, and Voltron - would be awesome worlds for players to experience. Netflix, if you're reading, hit up the game studio I design for -- contact@phosphorgames.com

New comment by bobbylox in "Microsoft is using Minecraft to vie for kids’ brain space and schools’ dollars"

bobbylox — Fri, 16 Sep 2016 16:29:53 +0000

As someone making an educational game to teach programming ( http://codemancergame.com ) I say the more the merrier! A rising tide lifts all boats.

New comment by bobbylox in "Jessica Livingston: How to Build the Future"

bobbylox — Wed, 31 Aug 2016 16:15:33 +0000

But they did get jobs. They got jobs at a humorous cereal box company they founded.

New comment by bobbylox in "Jessica Livingston: How to Build the Future"

bobbylox — Tue, 30 Aug 2016 21:48:15 +0000

I think there needs to be a moratorium on that AirBnB political cereal box story. "The most important thing to do is to focus on your business, but also it's cool if you spend time on a random side business," is a big mixed message.

New comment by bobbylox in "Why should children program? A review of Seymour Papert's Mindstorms"

bobbylox — Sat, 27 Aug 2016 20:11:16 +0000

Thank you!