Hacker News: guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=guidedlightHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 07 Apr 2026 02:10:34 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "81yo Dodgers fan can no longer get tickets because he doesn't have a smartphone"]]>> Our phone numbers are not identifiers.

I think you missed the point. The process creates an identifier, by strongly associating you with the phone number.

This association allows the bank to quickly establish your identity later when you call up or use online services.

]]>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:16:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47665504guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47665504https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47665504<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'?"]]>Surprisingly, I immediately noticed that “Gaming Copilot” is missing (i.e. The version of Copilot that Microsoft shoehorned into the Xbox mobile app).

]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:36:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47643106guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47643106https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47643106<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "One of the largest salt mines in the world exists under Lake Erie"]]>It has always amazed me that the US is so unusually rich in a variety of natural resources.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 11:05:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585586guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585586https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47585586<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "DirectX: Bringing Console-Level Developer Tools to Windows"]]>Microsoft told developers to target Windows to develop for the next generation Xbox.

]]>Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:41:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47357576guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47357576https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47357576<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "From RGB to L*a*b* color space (2024)"]]>This article describes how to convert from the sRGB color space, not RGB.

sRGB like Lab* is device independent so a transformation between the two is possible.

RGB on the other hand is device dependent, and would therefore require a device ICC Profile to convert to Lab*.

]]>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:20:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295581guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295581https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295581<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Effort to prevent government officials from engaging in prediction markets"]]>I agree. The market is flawed because there isn’t a guaranteed entropy.

Because of this, the prediction market will remain niche.

]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:19:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47292436guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47292436https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47292436<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Why New Zealand is seeing an exodus of over-30s"]]>In 2023, the Australian government announced a direct pathway to citizenship for New Zealander citizens who live in Australia for four years.

I think that’s a pretty big incentive to move from New Zealand to Australia.

]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 08:16:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47285635guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47285635https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47285635<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Smartphone market forecast to decline this year due to memory shortage"]]>You are describing Wirth’s Law.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wirth%27s_law

]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:05:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175414guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175414https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175414<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Q&A: New UK onshore wind and solar is '50% cheaper' than new gas"]]>Doesn’t gas generators set the market price 98% of the time in the UK?

They need to fix their market pricing mechanism before the public benefit from cheaper renewable energy sources.

]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:57:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46981726guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46981726https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46981726<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production"]]>Oh you’re right.

]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 01:19:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930349guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930349https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930349<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Unseen Footage of Atari Battlezone Arcade Cabinet Production"]]>It wasn’t that long ago, for reference the original Xbox was made in the USA.

https://youtu.be/YeQrQYFVlXA

Edit: This is factually incorrect. Apologies.

]]>Sun, 08 Feb 2026 00:53:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930135guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930135https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46930135<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Microsoft account bugs locked me out of Notepad – Are thin clients ruining PCs?"]]>I’m my experience, unwavering Windows folk are simply power users who find *nix shells burdensome.

]]>Sat, 07 Feb 2026 23:46:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46929603guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46929603https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46929603<![CDATA[Microsoft Xbox Manufacturing in 2002]]>Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQrQYFVlXA

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46642912

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]]>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 04:09:23 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YeQrQYFVlXAguidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46642912https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46642912<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet"]]>Perhaps Microsoft plans to bundle Windows into its "Microsoft 365" subscription for the consumer market.

]]>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 04:52:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46472928guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46472928https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46472928<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "AI Slop Report: The Global Rise of Low-Quality AI Videos"]]>How is YouTube going to deal with all the storage of these videos?

]]>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 08:02:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46409320guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46409320https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46409320<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Show HN: Gaming Couch – a local multiplayer party game platform for 8 players"]]>I think this game is closer to the Mario Party mini games than Jackbox, in terms of pacing.

]]>Fri, 26 Dec 2025 20:32:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395922guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395922https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46395922<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Reconstructed Commander Keen 1-3 Source Code"]]>These games ran so well on IBM XT computers. Honestly, seeing these games made me realise PC’s could be used for gaming.

Carmack was a genius.

]]>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 08:13:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46323451guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46323451https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46323451<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Sick of smart TVs? Here are your best options"]]>I’m fairly certain that Sony TV’s ask you where you want to use it as a Smart TV or a Dumb TV when setting it up.

]]>Sat, 13 Dec 2025 05:14:12 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252201guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252201https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46252201<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "Installing Java in 2025, and Version Managers"]]>From what I’ve seen is most organisations have moved to Amazon Corretto, and stuck with it.

It’s TCK-certified, supported by Amazon, and completely free.

So I don’t see the need to use any other distribution, unless it is for a niche requirement.

]]>Fri, 28 Nov 2025 07:40:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46076427guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46076427https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46076427<![CDATA[New comment by guidedlight in "ROG Xbox Ally runs better on Linux than Windows it ships with"]]>I wonder if this is why Xbox Series X never achieved a noticeable performance advantage over PlayStation 5, despite having more capable hardware.

]]>Wed, 22 Oct 2025 19:49:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45674246guidedlighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45674246https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45674246