Hacker News: crftr

New comment by crftr in "CrowdStrike CEO cuts his voting power by 92% with unexplained gifts"

crftr — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:05:39 +0000

> The drawdown in his voting stake has been so dramatic that Kurtz in December triggered a clause eliminating all of CrowdStrike’s super-voting stock...

A plausible explanation.

New comment by crftr in "Reverse engineering Ticketmaster's rotating barcodes"

crftr — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 19:02:34 +0000

Today's digital entry experience is far from frictionless. Might as well add a scan of the PDF417 barcode on the back of the latest state ID cards.

I just went to a MLB game yesterday, and the digital process was:

    - Open ticket app
    - scan ticket 1
    - scan ticket 2

I imagine this could have been:

    - Open ticket app
    - scan PDF417
    - scan ticket 1
    - scan ticket 2

New comment by crftr in "Nikon to acquire RED"

crftr — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 03:54:39 +0000

Precisely. ARRI is only a viable business because they also have lighting and lenses. Sony and Canon imaging subsidize their cine lines with their high-volume consumer products.

New comment by crftr in "Nine US states are teaming up to accelerate the adoption of heat pumps"

crftr — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 19:55:39 +0000

I live in San Diego and energy prices are relatively expensive. We installed solar two years ago and routinely overproduce 3+ MWh.

Now, with a heat pump, the wife and kids can set the thermostat for their comfort and I am less anxious about the monthly bill. The freedom was worth it, for us.

New comment by crftr in "Jones Act Contributions to Offshore Wind Difficulties"

crftr — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 17:14:02 +0000

100%. The Jones Act is more than a regulatory hurdle for offshore wind projects; it's a crucial pillar for our national security and maritime strength. By requiring U.S.-built and registered ships, it guarantees high safety and quality, which is really important for complex operations like wind farms. It's about investing in our infrastructure, creating jobs, and keeping the U.S. competitive in the global maritime industry. It's a strategic move for our economy and national defense.

New comment by crftr in "Is htmx Just Another JavaScript Framework?"

crftr — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 14:45:26 +0000

HTMX aims to render itself obsolete by serving as a proof of concept to advance the HTML specification. In various interviews and blog posts, Carson has mentioned that jQuery was essential only until browsers implemented features like `querySelectorAll`.

The discussion about Library vs. Framework misses the core objective of the HTMX project.

New comment by crftr in "Zoom terms now allow training AI on user content with no opt out"

crftr — Sun, 06 Aug 2023 23:17:58 +0000

"You" is a defined term in Jitsi's Terms of Service.

>...any legal entity or business, such entity or business (collectively, “You” or “Your”)

New comment by crftr in "The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Sequence Diagrams in MermaidJS"

crftr — Mon, 24 Jul 2023 17:46:05 +0000

I'm a huge fan of riffing on architecture ideas, with chatgpt/GPT4, and then asking asking for a representation in mermaid syntax.

New comment by crftr in "TSMC delays U.S. chip plant start to 2025 due to labor shortages"

crftr — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 13:31:34 +0000

Arizona has a low chance of natural disasters, land is relatively cheap, and they're known for being tax competitive.

New comment by crftr in "Google Analytics 4 was frustrating, so we built our own analytics service"

crftr — Wed, 17 May 2023 21:40:29 +0000

I currently use the maxmind webservices for client-side resolution in a commercial application. It's reliable but expensive enough that I'm looking for alternatives. I'm currently experimenting CloudFront's location request headers for a massive savings.

Where maxmind is $0.0003 per query. And my CloudFront concept is $0.0000015 per query.

New comment by crftr in "Storage on Vercel"

crftr — Mon, 01 May 2023 22:50:35 +0000

If you have a relationship with an account manager, talk to them. There are options for better rates.

New comment by crftr in "Google combines Maps and Waze teams in restructuring move"

crftr — Thu, 08 Dec 2022 23:22:10 +0000

In L.A., I'll keep Waze open for the speed trap reports but I'll ignore the turn-by-turn directions.

New comment by crftr in "Twitter 2.0: Our continued commitment to the public conversation"

crftr — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 20:21:40 +0000

It's a reminder that even some of our brightest minds are susceptible to the Dunning-Kruger Effect.

It continues to look as if Musk believes a Twitter turn-around is largely a technical project--rather than tending to a community of users.

New comment by crftr in "Niches are overrated"

crftr — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 18:47:54 +0000

Sounds a lot like establishing a lifestyle brand. And yes, it works.

New comment by crftr in "75% of the time we spend with our kids in our lifetime will be spent by age 12"

crftr — Wed, 19 Oct 2022 05:20:01 +0000

A spring suit is a wetsuit that's normally worn in cool water--e.g. in the spring or fall. Spring suits normally have short arms and short legs.

New comment by crftr in "What's SAP, and why's it worth $163B? (2020)"

crftr — Fri, 09 Sep 2022 21:28:41 +0000

Oracle/Netsuite has an interesting approach to upgrades--they force them on you twice a year.

Upgrade windows aside, it's ok. I imagine that the sweet-spot for Netsuite are businesses that do 5MM to 100MM ARR. Possibly less if there's a heavy need for EDI, volumetric shipping, etc.

New comment by crftr in "California passes law requiring companies to post salary ranges on job listings"

crftr — Fri, 02 Sep 2022 20:49:38 +0000

For anyone who wants to read the bill, it's SB-1162.

https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtm...

New comment by crftr in "America’s favorite family outings are increasingly out of reach"

crftr — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 14:41:18 +0000

I'm a Padres fan, and I regularly see folks bring in Jimmy John sandwiches and candy. It's not a secret, but rarely publicized either.

New comment by crftr in "Show HN: Uber for Coding — Build product with bounties"

crftr — Sun, 17 Jul 2022 20:03:33 +0000

I tried to launch something similar 9 years ago, rebaked.com. We sold the company 18 months later to a team that has since pivoted into a web3 offering.

If I were to do it again, I would pick a very narrow niche and have a few talented folks secretly working on the bounty side, full-time.

I do like that you have chosen to leverage GitHub for the collaboration operation. Best of luck to the team!

New comment by crftr in "Cities with Nice Weather"

crftr — Fri, 13 May 2022 13:40:21 +0000

I applaud the San Diego Water Authority's efforts to diversify their sources. The Carlsbad desalination plant receives the most local coverage, but it's the investments in reclamation that will be vital in the coming decades.