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New comment by gorfian_robot in "The map that keeps Burning Man honest"

gorfian_robot — Thu, 07 May 2026 18:39:33 +0000

his full nomenclature is "Dark Angel of the Playa"

New comment by gorfian_robot in "The map that keeps Burning Man honest"

gorfian_robot — Thu, 07 May 2026 15:07:58 +0000

the moop map used to be a analog creation with pics of it uploaded every day of the resto(ration) process. some years ago they switched to digital tools and now they don't release it for several months after the event. huh.

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Why Japan has such good railways"

gorfian_robot — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 15:00:09 +0000

like many other places, there is a airport bus in Melbourne as I recall. there is (or was) a train from Melbourne to Canberra too (with a short bus transfer on the Canberra side). it was very difficult to figure out how to buy a ticket for it!

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Why Japan has such good railways"

gorfian_robot — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 14:56:44 +0000

didn't NZ have a decent inter-city train service in the past but no longer does bc cars won out in the end?

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Inventors Who Didn't Invent What They Are Famous for Inventing"

gorfian_robot — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 21:28:47 +0000

didn't work? try this: https://archive.fo/20260412163711/https://www.wsj.com/tech/u...

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Every plane you see in the sky – you can now follow it from the cockpit in 3D"

gorfian_robot — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:00:36 +0000

I wish it had all the small aircraft not just commercial flights

New comment by gorfian_robot in "I prefer OG style websites – what are yours?"

gorfian_robot — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:50:10 +0000

uh oh!

"This version of Talks.cam will be replaced by 1 July 2026,"

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator"

gorfian_robot — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 21:49:07 +0000

this and the recent banksy 'umasking' by major news outlets is sad in our era of huge US governmental crimes and coverups.

New comment by gorfian_robot in "The Cathedral, the Bazaar, and the Winchester Mystery House"

gorfian_robot — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:52:59 +0000

it is still a cool house and I enjoy the tour. but I lag back and ignore the guide.

New comment by gorfian_robot in "The Cathedral, the Bazaar, and the Winchester Mystery House"

gorfian_robot — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 13:45:46 +0000

as an aside the lore about the "Winchester Mystery House" is all made up hogwash. here is one place where it is debunked:

https://skepticalinquirer.org/2024/08/the-truth-about-sallie...

New comment by gorfian_robot in "I prefer OG style websites – what are yours?"

gorfian_robot — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:48:22 +0000

Here are a couple others I know about:

https://www.showcaves.com/english/index.html

https://www.hmdb.org/

I prefer OG style websites – what are yours?

gorfian_robot — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:45:31 +0000

Whenever I discover a 'old' style website that is still actively maintained, I know I have found people who are prioritizing function over style. I ran across this beauty today when following a link on the Wikipedia. What OG style websites do you know about?

https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47627255

Points: 31

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New comment by gorfian_robot in "Show HN: I built a frontpage for personal blogs"

gorfian_robot — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:29:11 +0000

yeah +12 if it had an rss feed

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Random numbers, Persian code: A mysterious signal transfixes radio sleuths"

gorfian_robot — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:21:00 +0000

a consumer phone usually would only have an FM receiver

New comment by gorfian_robot in "A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War"

gorfian_robot — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:20:02 +0000

def a niche consumer item these days. but pretty easy to make your own.

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Random numbers, Persian code: A mysterious signal transfixes radio sleuths"

gorfian_robot — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 13:17:51 +0000

regular AM/FM stations are not broadcasting on shortwave bands

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

gorfian_robot — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 14:56:42 +0000

oh come on. NASA would never ignore or cover up critical flight safety issues!

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Everyone Hates iPhone Autocorrect. An Update Fixes One of the Biggest Problems"

gorfian_robot — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 03:13:34 +0000

does it though? my experience is that it still hot garbage.

New comment by gorfian_robot in "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account"

gorfian_robot — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 03:00:47 +0000

my win11 disk shit the bed and I had the local PC guys put in a new one (wiping all my data). they gave me the the machine back with a local 'user1' admin account. so that's me now. user1. hi.

New comment by gorfian_robot in "Why so many control rooms were seafoam green (2025)"

gorfian_robot — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:09:57 +0000

I reported this to 99pi as an Article of Interest