Hacker News: cjbconnor

New comment by cjbconnor in "Claude Code removed from Anthropic's Pro plan"

cjbconnor — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:36:31 +0000

Curious to know what plan you're on? I was on the max 5x plan, but downgraded to pro a few days before the opus 4.7 release.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Claude Code to be removed from Anthropic's Pro plan?"

cjbconnor — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 22:17:55 +0000

I've had completely the opposite experience. I've asked for it to research things and it's just told me to "paste xyz into google". Just now I revisited a chat that's 5 days old and asked it to check again (because what I was looking for might have changed), and it said "no".

New comment by cjbconnor in "Are Apple gift cards safe to redeem?"

cjbconnor — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:59:55 +0000

dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307023

Are Apple Gift Cards Safe to Redeem?

cjbconnor — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 23:24:23 +0000

Article URL: https://daringfireball.net/linked/2025/12/17/are-apple-gift-cards-safe-to-redeem

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46307023

Points: 7

# Comments: 4

New comment by cjbconnor in "Intel Arc Pro B50 GPU Launched at $349 for Compact Workstations"

cjbconnor — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 23:01:52 +0000

4x Mini DP is common for low profile workstation cards, see the Quadro P1000, T1000, Radeon Pro WX 4100, etc.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Show HN: I built an app to get daily wisdom from Mr. Worldwide"

cjbconnor — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 00:28:21 +0000

Looks cool, but the bottom lines flicker badly on Firefox, Windows 11.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Ask HN: What $500-2500 product improved your 2022"

cjbconnor — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 19:42:21 +0000

I made two larger purchases this year that have had significant use and brought me enjoyment:

- A good stereo (Wharfedale Linton/NAD Amp) - A simracing setup (Fanatec DD/8020 Rig/Triples)

I listen to music probably 60+ hours a month and watch a movie every couple days, and it's a lot nicer not using headphones or a soundbar.

After using an entry-level sim wheel and pedals, I decided it would be cheaper and almost as fun to build a good rig compared to going to the track. Not to mention that I can race throughout the winter and in cars I otherwise wouldn't be able to experience.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Ask HN: What's your favorite software-free keyboard and mouse?"

cjbconnor — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 15:57:54 +0000

Ergodox EZ and a Zowie EC-1, sometimes a Realforce R2.

The mouse has hardware buttons on the bottom for DPI and polling rate, and zero software. It's also the most comfortable mouse I've used and has lasted 5 years without any issues. I flashed a custom (open source) firmware to my Ergodox once, never messed with it since then. The Realforce also has no software.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Launch HN: Boostly (YC S22) – SMS marketing for restaurants"

cjbconnor — Thu, 01 Sep 2022 14:13:55 +0000

Unfortunately, this sort of thing is a big turn-off for me. The thing that keeps me coming back to a restaurant is the quality of the food, not their marketing. What I've experienced is that as the quality of the food goes down, the number of marketing notifications goes up. I've gotten an email from chipotle every 2-3 days for the last month, but the last time I went there the food was terrible.

Also, your privacy policy isn't very confidence-inspiring. Sharing name, phone, and physical location with third parties shouldn't happen. I'd never use your services for that reason alone.

I wish you the best of luck, but I can't say your services are for me.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Lofi Girl: YouTube sorry for taking down music stream"

cjbconnor — Tue, 12 Jul 2022 17:27:20 +0000

Lofi girl is part of Lofi Records (https://lofigirl.com), and I think they only play their own songs.

New comment by cjbconnor in "What is triald and why is it taking so much disk space?"

cjbconnor — Thu, 31 Mar 2022 13:10:44 +0000

I've had Siri disabled the entire time I've owned my mac (just checked, still disabled), and my ~/Library/Trial dir is 180M, 136530 files.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Rsync.net Technical Notes – Q4 2021"

cjbconnor — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 19:13:51 +0000

The link isn't working for me.

New comment by cjbconnor in "Mini-ITX Seaberry Adds 11 PCIe Slots to a Raspberry Pi"

cjbconnor — Wed, 24 Nov 2021 19:31:48 +0000

Have you seen the MNT Reform? There's a pi compute module adapter being built for it.

New comment by cjbconnor in "I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module"

cjbconnor — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:27:26 +0000

It's satire.

https://drewdevault.com/2021/11/16/Cash-for-leftpad.html#con...

New comment by cjbconnor in "I will pay you cash to delete your NPM module"

cjbconnor — Tue, 16 Nov 2021 15:15:16 +0000

It's satire.

https://drewdevault.com/2021/11/16/Cash-for-leftpad.html#con...

New comment by cjbconnor in "Would you pay more for a noisy computer?"

cjbconnor — Sun, 07 Nov 2021 13:04:55 +0000

Have you seen the MNT Reform? It sounds like what you're looking for

New comment by cjbconnor in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2021)"

cjbconnor — Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:52:42 +0000

Location: Pittsburgh, PA / Remote

Remote: Preferred

Willing to relocate: inside of the U.S.

Technologies: Terraform, Python, Bash, CI/CD, Tensorflow

Resume: please email

Email: hn@cbyrnes.io

New comment by cjbconnor in "14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack"

cjbconnor — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:36:27 +0000

FWIW I never had any issues with either Catalina or Big Sur

New comment by cjbconnor in "14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack"

cjbconnor — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:30:29 +0000

Displayport 1.4 (with DSC enabled) can support 4k 144hz+ with HDR enabled

New comment by cjbconnor in "14-inch MacBook Pro review: A Mac Pro in your backpack"

cjbconnor — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 16:07:11 +0000

I've been using the Caldigit TS3+ for the last ~year, and it's pretty good. The only real issue with it I have is the fact that it only supports DisplayPort 1.2, so I have to run another cable for my 4k 120hz display.