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New comment by danem in "Artemis II Launch Day Updates"

danem — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:33:29 +0000

Sorry, it's just a fact about HN informed by visiting it daily for over 13 years.

New comment by danem in "Live: Artemis II Launch Day Updates"

danem — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:40:31 +0000

That’s a good 75% of HN these days.

New comment by danem in "The Rise of SQL:the second programming language everyone needs to know"

danem — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:31:21 +0000

Anytime this topic comes up, this opinion is invariably at the top of the comments. However I've never seen a non-trivial application made this way. Mind sharing one? More than the query generation, I think people reach for ORMs for static typing, mapping, migrations, transactions, etc.

I'm not doubting that it can be done, I'm just curious to see how it's done.

One Generic Cancer Drug Costs $35. Or $134. Or $13,000

danem — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:46:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-cancer-drug-markups/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319244

Points: 10

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New comment by danem in "Europe is scaling back GDPR and relaxing AI laws"

danem — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:53:11 +0000

Am I the victim of the algorithm? Because all I see on HN these days is people pessimistic about tech and society. The tenor here is overwhelmingly negative.

Where are you seeing anyone defend big tech, tech bros, or any tech in general?

New comment by danem in "An election forecast that’s 50-50 is not “giving up”"

danem — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 14:20:56 +0000

> Democrats are screwed on economic messaging until they join Republicans in dropping neoliberalism.

I disagree. What we're witnessing today is that while people are happy with many of the fruits of globalization (cheap Chinese junk, cheap flights, ability to travel anywhere, remote work, etc, etc) our politicians have just about done everything in their power to increase the price of the things that actually matter: housing, healthcare, childcare, and education.

A Democrat party that could actually deliver on these things (rather than exacerbate the problems as they have done) would fare far better electorally. No need to put in place unpopular, destructive tariffs.

New comment by danem in "An election forecast that’s 50-50 is not “giving up”"

danem — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 13:12:42 +0000

Clinton era consultants were the only ones saying the obvious: “it’s the economy stupid”. On the other hand it was the Obama era consultants who were fixated on the massive loser that is identity politics

New comment by danem in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

danem — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 00:46:13 +0000

It is undeniable that European countries police speech more heavily than the US does. They have laws on the books that plainly give them this power. They exercise this power quite regularly. Feel free to argue that it is right for them to do so, but don't muddy the discussion attempting to redefine words.

New comment by danem in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

danem — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 20:38:53 +0000

Silenced as in, not given access to White House officials? Sorry but there is a difference between that and arresting people for things they say online.

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/policing-speech-online-germany-...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cr548zdmz3jo

New comment by danem in "San Francisco homelessness: Park ranger helps one person at a time"

danem — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 18:41:27 +0000

I promise you, its not the "real estate lobbyists" who fought to block subsidized housing for teachers in the Sunset.

New comment by danem in "Diablo hackers uncovered a speedrun scandal"

danem — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 19:44:56 +0000

Five years ago, Guinness left the following note on their video of Ben Lee's performance:

" It's worth noting that this is no longer a category that our records team monitor - the record has been rested. Our records managers are no longer able to monitor fastest musician records as it has become impossible to judge the quality of the renditions, even when slowed down. In terms of monitoring the number of musical notes, it is not clear if all notes have been played fully. "

New comment by danem in "Eggs US – Price – Chart"

danem — Wed, 05 Feb 2025 19:01:44 +0000

So you're suggesting there's some other viable model of egg production that would deliver eggs at 2021 prices? People want cheap eggs. Saying, "well if we just adopted a decentralized, more resource intensive model we wouldn't have problems with bird flu" doesn't address that concern.

New comment by danem in "Ross Ulbricht granted a full pardon"

danem — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:59:27 +0000

Different categories, yes. But mostly drugs.

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/Gh5_2YgWoAABY-O?format=jpg&name=...

New comment by danem in "Show HN: I made a Note-Taking app for people who keep texting themselves"

danem — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:27:55 +0000

In obsidian I have a template to insert a timestamp. I have a "Work Log" file I refresh each month where I just jot down whatever with the timestamp. No further organization required.

New comment by danem in "Microsoft Is Dead (2007)"

danem — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 23:11:02 +0000

I’ll never understand this narrative. What product category has Apple missed or failed to execute well in since Jobs died? Do you think there’s an iPhone level hardware product out there that Apple would be shipping today if only Steve were still around?

Off the top of my head, since Jobs death Apple has launched AirPods, Apple Watch, Vision Pro, Car Play, Home Play, M-series MacBooks, and they’ve greatly expanded their services business.

Measurement of Galactic Rotation Curve with Job's Radio Telescope [pdf]

danem — Fri, 28 Jun 2024 22:39:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rtl-sdr.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/Rotation-Curve-with-JRT_English.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40826080

Points: 2

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New comment by danem in "DJI ban passes the House and moves on to the Senate"

danem — Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:40:27 +0000

The resistance to socialized healthcare in America can be easily understood without resorting to bizarre strawmen about hating poor people. Healthcare is of course a huge part of our economy and lives. Many (most?) people are satisfied with the status quo and are hesitant to see (what they consider to be) a huge increase in government power, spending, and general involvement in their lives. It's the same impulse that motivates people to oppose new housing -- people are loss averse and hate change.

New comment by danem in "Restaurants Place Big Bets on Cooking Robots"

danem — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 16:16:28 +0000

What are you arguing? That restaurants are getting squeezed by their suppliers? And btw Americans eat out more frequently now than just about any other time in history.

New comment by danem in "Spotify: Droppin' Some Fake Beats"

danem — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 12:24:43 +0000

Advances are recouped from the sales of your albums or tickets. Assuming you’ve made a good faith effort to fulfill your obligations you don’t need to repay the advance or pay interest on the advance if your album doesn’t sell.

New comment by danem in "Spotify: Droppin' Some Fake Beats"

danem — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 11:30:01 +0000

It’s astounding how often people conflate advances and loans when talking about the music industry. If anything it’s closer to seed capital than a loan.