Hacker News: hbroomhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hbroomHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:52:11 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by hbroom in "Reversing Factorio's RNG"]]>Dedication like this is awesome. Finally, we can optimize those starting resource patches without endless map restarts!

]]>Thu, 17 Sep 2026 00:04:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49734747hbroomhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49734747https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49734747<![CDATA[New comment by hbroom in "Distributed Systems Classics (2017)"]]>Reading this brings back memories of wrestling with eventual consistency. So much has evolved, yet fundamentals remain.

]]>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 09:29:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709912hbroomhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709912https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709912<![CDATA[New comment by hbroom in "The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freeze a Mac"]]>The 'self-correcting' argument assumes users connect the freeze to the site. Most just restart, reopen the same tab, and hit it again.

]]>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:36:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49659216hbroomhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49659216https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49659216