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New comment by erickhill in "Federal Communications Commission scraps limit on broadcast TV ownership"

erickhill — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 19:26:07 +0000

Except for live sports, for which it is still vastly superior - no subscription required.

New comment by erickhill in "Amiga Graphics Archive"

erickhill — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:42:06 +0000

Previously on HN:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47813566

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10972849

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17783531

and more...

New comment by erickhill in "Writing by hand is good for your brain"

erickhill — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:53:50 +0000

It does a pretty good job. But to be honest I don't use that feature often. I also have the keyboard for it but don't use that often, either. I really mainly use it as a notebook.

New comment by erickhill in "Writing by hand is good for your brain"

erickhill — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 15:23:57 +0000

This is why I use a reMarkable tablet for my notes. I noticed a few years ago that when I wrote down my notes I actually remembered them more easily. Something about the hand/brain connection helped etch my thoughts more deeply.

I still use Apple Notes, but more as a place to store copy/paste info I want to save or checklists. But for meeting or game design notes? Writing those down 100%.

New comment by erickhill in "$100 AI Music Video: Claude Fable 5 vs. GPT-5.6 Sol"

erickhill — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 02:16:22 +0000

GPT is missing a beat

New comment by erickhill in "Show HN: 18 Words"

erickhill — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:45:24 +0000

Is it not a clone of Puzzmo's 'Ribbit' game?

Old Icons

erickhill — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:51:38 +0000

Article URL: https://leancrew.com/all-this/2026/07/old-icons/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48833536

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by erickhill in "Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike"

erickhill — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 03:10:08 +0000

UI drag/drop is a little clunky at times, but I love the overall vibe. Doesn’t really feel like a daily game, though. Feels more like it is being shoehorned into that model rather than just being a solo Game Game (like Tetris).

What I mean is as a player, I'll likely not notice the difference in a Friday puzzle vs a Thursday puzzle. And I can replay to my hearts content anyway. So why not simply randomize the board on each replay? Which I'd do anyway.

New comment by erickhill in "OS9Map"

erickhill — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 20:34:24 +0000

I'll be trying this out on my 500Mhz Powerbook Pismo running 9.2 tonight!

New comment by erickhill in "Commodore Releases Flip Phone"

erickhill — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 20:05:59 +0000

There are several phones that fit the description, but I was thinking specifically of the Sonim XP3plus 5G.

New comment by erickhill in "Commodore Releases Flip Phone"

erickhill — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:29:00 +0000

The skepticism isn't around the concept (for some) - it's the bonkers $500 price tag when you can go get a 5G military grade waterproof flip phone with a very robust removable battery and much more impressive tech/stats for $200.

New comment by erickhill in "Commodore Releases Flip Phone"

erickhill — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 15:37:12 +0000

My wife and I got a flip phone for our daughter when she was in elementary school. It was inexpensive, allowed her to text us when on the school bus - gave us the connection we all needed. About a year later the pull of a phone that could run Spotify won, but for that year the flip phone really was great. And cheap.

I'm not familiar with the OS on this phone, but it sounds interesting.

But $500? Really? DOA

New comment by erickhill in "Commodore Releases Flip Phone"

erickhill — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 14:57:33 +0000

Did this story really get flagged by some anti-Commodore Gen-Xer? Can't we bury the hatchet with Atarians by now? Lord have mercy.

New comment by erickhill in "Rich Sutton on AI creativity and discovery"

erickhill — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 03:24:59 +0000

(For others like me who need to look it up.)

Stochastic: describes a process, model, or system that involves inherent randomness, meaning its future states or outcomes cannot be predicted with absolute certainty but can be described using probability distributions.

New comment by erickhill in "Siri AI"

erickhill — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 03:58:52 +0000

Quite possibly one of the most lackluster WWDC's I can remember. And I've been a fan of Apple/Mac since the late 80s.

Hmph.

That said, I'm THRILLED they claimed to "fix" the border radius snafu of Tahoe. Go ahead and push that now with the next Security fix. We won't mind at all.

First Commodore PET sold, June 5, 1977

erickhill — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:16:37 +0000

Article URL: https://dfarq.homeip.net/first-commodore-pet-sold-june-5-1977/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48426405

Points: 25

# Comments: 3

Do links hurt news publishers on Twitter? Our analysis suggests yes

erickhill — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:09:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/04/do-links-hurt-news-publishers-on-twitter-our-analysis-suggests-yes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418998

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by erickhill in "U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse"

erickhill — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:44:51 +0000

Wouldn't take very many at all, we've now learned these past four years (and even the past 2 months). All you need are drones, that are pennies on the dollar cheaper than trillion-dollar militaries. Depending on the munition, a single bomb we drop on Iran could cost between $40,000 and a couple million dollars. Think of all the high-end drones you could buy instead.

Everything is changing. Including our influence.

Commodore Licensing and Affiliate Pipeline (Clap) βeta

erickhill — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 18:58:42 +0000

Article URL: https://commodore.net/licensing/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48361109

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by erickhill in "Jef Raskin, the Visionary Behind the Mac (2013)"

erickhill — Sat, 30 May 2026 20:24:32 +0000

Sometimes these interviews are done via a single email filled with questions and are not performed in-person, so the answer of a question isn't always carried forward into future questions, which can seem awkward from afar.