Hacker News: flakespancakes

How Gambling Turned Your Feed into Slop

flakespancakes — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:06:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lw6gpYJzujE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440286

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Reporting potholes with an ESP32, LoRA, and AI

flakespancakes — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 20:53:44 +0000

Article URL: https://thingswemake.com/pothole-in-one/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47620039

Points: 34

# Comments: 0

New comment by flakespancakes in "Netflix to Acquire Warner Bros"

flakespancakes — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 16:04:22 +0000

I'm with you in spirit, but I think you are underestimating how wide and complex the dependency trees can be in content licensing. And simplifying those licensing structures often mean removing control from individual artists, which we tend to consider a Bad Thing.

Reservoir: Smart electric water heater

flakespancakes — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 03:50:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reservoirhome.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45934912

Points: 34

# Comments: 60

Compiling Android apps on a remote machine using Mirakle and Tailscale

flakespancakes — Thu, 15 May 2025 00:11:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bouleau.dev/posts/remote-compilation-and-testing-with-tailscale-and-mirakle/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43990520

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by flakespancakes in "Bus stops here: Shanghai lets riders design their own routes"

flakespancakes — Wed, 14 May 2025 18:13:28 +0000

Via Transportation (ridewithvia.com) started out doing pooled cab rides but pivoted to doing what you describe, seemingly successfully. Lots of value for school transit, para transit, etc as well. I have no affiliation with them but I think the model is very promising.