Hacker News: conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=conorjhHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:59:45 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Flattening Rust’s learning curve"]]>the dogmatic culture would probably be my first suggestion. i always ask why are there any CVEs for rust if its "memory-safe" but never get an answer suprisingly

]]>Wed, 14 May 2025 10:23:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43982847conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43982847https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43982847<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "The world could run on older hardware if software optimization was a priority"]]>most of that list is iteration, not innovation. like going from "crappy colour printer" to "not-so-crappy colour printer"

]]>Tue, 13 May 2025 14:49:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43973593conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43973593https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43973593<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Starlink User Terminal Teardown"]]>depends

]]>Fri, 09 May 2025 10:28:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43935293conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43935293https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43935293<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Starlink User Terminal Teardown"]]>"They could make payments and shipping complicated..."

eg they could outright ban the sale of StarLink products, ya know, being in charge of the laws and all

]]>Fri, 09 May 2025 10:28:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43935290conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43935290https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43935290<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Two publishers and three authors fail to understand what "vibe coding" means"]]>how did the speaker understand the words if he couldnt guess what the other person was thinking or feeling?

]]>Thu, 01 May 2025 15:36:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43859136conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43859136https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43859136<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Heart disease deaths worldwide linked to chemical widely used in plastics"]]>there are fungi that have evolved to eat plastic with no human intervention. we'll be fine.

]]>Tue, 29 Apr 2025 14:34:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43833247conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43833247https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43833247<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Don't fear getting fired if you have ADHD"]]>Do you mean you actually work hard or just avoid getting caught being lazy? If you can work hard, I dont think you had an inability to do it in the first place

]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:35:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794038conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794038https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43794038<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Don't fear getting fired if you have ADHD"]]>"ADHD traits like time blindness, limited working memory, craving stimulation, and sensitivity to rejection often clash with these expectations. Employers frequently misinterpret these traits as laziness, carelessness, unreliability, or defensiveness."

i loled at this.

]]>Fri, 25 Apr 2025 14:29:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43793971conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43793971https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43793971<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Waymos crash less than human drivers"]]>isnt it a bit odd they always seem to be at the scene of a crash but somehow always a victim?

]]>Thu, 27 Mar 2025 10:22:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492031conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492031https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43492031<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Music and the Decline of Civilization"]]>every generation that has ever been has said society is in decline. what makes you correct?

]]>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:12:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43469891conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43469891https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43469891<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Music and the Decline of Civilization"]]>"Such poets, being “ignorant of what is right and legitimate in the realm of the Muses,” rebelled against the traditional conventions of music and poetry."

this is the much fabled Plato? The genius? The big brain who thought there was a "right and legitimate" taste in music? Glad to see this fluff has been preserved for millenia

]]>Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:10:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43469882conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43469882https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43469882<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "The Origin of the Pork Taboo"]]>same way the quran predicted bacteria etc its never stated outright, oddly enough, divine knowledge but always vague and metaphorical

]]>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:36:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43424088conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43424088https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43424088<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "The Origin of the Pork Taboo"]]>humans have eaten shellfish for millions of years, so whats the practical benefit of lessening the variety of foods you intake? The original reasons for these prohibitions were not scientific in the slightest - its all subjective. dont forget they literally believe themselves to be god "chosen people", not my words, it definitely is an us and them thing

]]>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 14:35:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43424080conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43424080https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43424080<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "The Origin of the Pork Taboo"]]>you can boil down most neurotypical human behaviour to that kind of bigbabyism. and i also despise my fellow man

]]>Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:14:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43421099conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43421099https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43421099<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "The Origin of the Pork Taboo"]]>im not even sure why youre mad tho

]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:12:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43414687conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43414687https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43414687<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Ask HN: How Do I Escape Homelessness After Rebuilding My Mental Health?"]]>fuckin lol at the video game comment, id also check if hes into skibidee toilet while youre at it

]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:11:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43414679conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43414679https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43414679<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Ask HN: How do I escape homelessness after rebuilding my mental health?"]]>is this the only time its happened in the last 30 years?

]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 15:21:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43413205conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43413205https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43413205<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "The Origin of the Pork Taboo"]]>man i wish there was a quick lil summary for this article

]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2025 13:53:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43412025conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43412025https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43412025<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "Pressure grows to hold secret Apple data privacy hearing in public"]]>Apple regularly comply with Law Enforcement requests for customer data though...

]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:16:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43362858conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43362858https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43362858<![CDATA[New comment by conorjh in "In S3 simplicity is table stakes"]]>tf is that title supposed to mean?

]]>Fri, 14 Mar 2025 14:09:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43362801conorjhhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43362801https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43362801