Hacker News: crystalPalace

New comment by crystalPalace in "OpenAI mulls slashing prices as it competes with Anthropic for users"

crystalPalace — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 17:09:27 +0000

I agree, anecdotally I've only hit any usage limits on the $100 Max plan in the past couple of days using Fable 5. Evaluating old codebases eats a lot of tokens. But before Fable 5 I was running Opus 4.8 on max effort most of the day and rarely getting close to 50% usage. I rarely run dynamic workflows and sub-agents though.

Build your own 3D printed Hexapod

crystalPalace — Thu, 15 Feb 2024 20:25:32 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/MakeYourPet/hexapod

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39388269

Points: 130

# Comments: 20

New comment by crystalPalace in "Ask HN: Best Preventative for Aging Parents?"

crystalPalace — Wed, 07 Feb 2024 01:10:48 +0000

Compound weight training has been shown to increase bone density and decrease cognitive decline in the elderly regardless of gender. Even starting at a later age (60+) still shows many positive benefits in anecdotal and scientific studies.

New comment by crystalPalace in "OpenRA – Classic strategy games rebuilt for the modern era"

crystalPalace — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 06:59:42 +0000

OpenArena used to be my go to FPS for impromptu LAN parties. Works on Mac, Windows, and Linux and it's easy to get a local server up and running. Plus it works great on ancient Thinkpads.

New comment by crystalPalace in "Metcalf Sniper Attack"

crystalPalace — Sun, 30 Aug 2020 00:48:55 +0000

An EMP attack from an enemy nation is unlikely but a solar flare could happen at any time. In 1859 the world experienced an enormous geomagnetic storm when a coronal mass ejection hit Earth's magnetosphere. If the same solar flare happened today most of the world's power grid could be wiped out minus government and military hardened assets.

New comment by crystalPalace in "Palantir S-1"

crystalPalace — Tue, 25 Aug 2020 22:39:12 +0000

You could try a tool like Passiv(https://getpassiv.com/) and build your own index fund.

New comment by crystalPalace in "Military Smartphone: Galaxy S20 Tactical Edition"

crystalPalace — Fri, 22 May 2020 04:26:21 +0000

If you look at current pictures of operators in the field many are already using Android phones (usually Samsung). They primarily mount on the upper chest in the admin area of a plate carrier which helps keep the phone out of the way and makes the device immediately accessible. This Tactical Edition uses a Juggernaut case which is already the defacto standard case and mounting solution. ATAK is an interesting platform even in the limited version civilians have access to.

New comment by crystalPalace in "Doordash and Pizza Arbitrage"

crystalPalace — Tue, 19 May 2020 00:11:51 +0000

A couple of months ago Amazon shipped me a completely empty, sealed envelope labeled as 1 pound. At least Amazon support immediately shipped me the correct item.

Trim Style System

crystalPalace — Fri, 24 Jan 2020 19:56:06 +0000

Article URL: https://trim.vikram.be/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22141851

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by crystalPalace in "NSW Digital Driver Licence"

crystalPalace — Fri, 08 Nov 2019 01:09:51 +0000

The book Little Brother by Cory Doctorow mentions an innocuous home screen or desktop that is accessed via alternate password and I've always wanted to see it actually implemented.

New comment by crystalPalace in "The Decline of Stack Overflow"

crystalPalace — Mon, 21 Oct 2019 22:52:52 +0000

Probably has to do with Hacker Noon migrating from Medium to their own platform. Some of the formatting and metadata may have gotten malformed in the move.

New comment by crystalPalace in "A DIY Cruise Missile (2004)"

crystalPalace — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 01:38:52 +0000

There's always the classic shovel AK: https://www.northeastshooters.com/xen/threads/diy-shovel-ak-...

New comment by crystalPalace in "One of the world’s most visited websites that nobody is aware of (2017)"

crystalPalace — Tue, 27 Nov 2018 19:40:00 +0000

"Because registration data connects individuals or organizations with domain names, domain name registrants are required to provide accurate and reliable contact details. If the domain name registrant knowingly provides inaccurate information, fails to update information within seven days of any change, or does not respond within 15 days to an inquiry about accuracy, the domain name may be suspended or cancelled." - ICANN (https://whois.icann.org/en/primer#field-section-3)

New comment by crystalPalace in "World Draw"

crystalPalace — Tue, 20 Nov 2018 07:02:18 +0000

The drawing screen lags a little for me. Kinda hard to draw precisely unless you move very slowly.

New comment by crystalPalace in "Ask HN: Freelancer? Seeking freelancer? (November 2018)"

crystalPalace — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 18:27:22 +0000

I tried to email you but the email bounced. If you're still looking for a developer please drop me a line jcieslik_at_whiteboarddynamics_dot_co .

New comment by crystalPalace in "Ask HN: Dark Mode for HN?"

crystalPalace — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:13:41 +0000

The Chrome extension Dark Reader works very well on Hacker News. It's hit or miss on other sites and can create some disturbing SVGs.

Occupations and Their Ideologies

crystalPalace — Tue, 09 Oct 2018 18:12:35 +0000

Article URL: https://theotherlifenow.com/occupations-and-their-ideologies/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18178384

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by crystalPalace in "How Discord Handles Two and Half Million Concurrent Voice Users Using WebRTC"

crystalPalace — Mon, 10 Sep 2018 18:33:19 +0000

I've been in a couple channels with several hundred people. The admins handled it by shouting until everyone was quiet, enforcing one person speaking at a time, and swiftly muting, moving, or banning anyone who disobeyed. I'm not sure if Discord's API is flexible enough for a bot like that.

New comment by crystalPalace in "Learn how to design large-scale systems"

crystalPalace — Fri, 13 Jul 2018 18:31:36 +0000

I've been reading this and it's great so far. Are there other similar books that describe modern enterprise architecture at scale?

New comment by crystalPalace in "“I'm basically giving myself a permanent vacation from being BDFL”"

crystalPalace — Thu, 12 Jul 2018 19:21:04 +0000

Reminds me of attending a conference and being in a workshop with a member of TC39, the Ecmascript standards committee. I was sitting next to this individual but didn't know who they were. I made the mistake of complaining about modern JS and version splitting. Fortunately, I didn't say anything too harsh but I definitely would have held my tongue if I knew who they were.