<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: herbstein</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=herbstein</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 24 Jun 2026 01:00:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=herbstein" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by herbstein in "Danish privacy activist Lars Andersen raided by police"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You can. But ammunition and the guns have to be stored in separate safes. And it's essentially impossible to get off with a self defense claim if you have time to gather your legal guns</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jun 2026 06:43:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48626585</link><dc:creator>herbstein</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48626585</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48626585</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by herbstein in "Every layer of review makes you 10x slower"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I tell every hire new and old “Hey do your thing, we trust you. Btw we have your phone number. Thanks”<p>That's cool. Expect to pay me for the availability outside work hours. And extra when I'm actually called</p>
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<p>I hope you don't mind being a bit curious about this, as a hobby driver.<p>At what level of motorsports are you working? It sounds like you both semi-regularly work with new teams. And are you working with them as a programmer? I'd be curious to know what kind of applications you're then working on, if so.</p>
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<p>Much more egregious is the fact that the API allows returning both an error and a valid file handle. That may be documented to not happen. But look at the Read method instead. It will return both errors and a length you need to handle at the same time.</p>
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<p>The Nordics also have instant C2C with Vipps/MobilePay. In Denmark it's $630 to a specific person per day. Send+receive $47k per year.</p>
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<p>Seeing reduced use partially because only a few banks support using it in Apple Pay. And Google Pay can't support it at all currently</p>
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<p>Interestingly, isn't that almost exactly what Garmin has done with their wearable ecosystem? A massive data collection people willingly agree to because of the perceived benefits.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/migration-to-rust-coreutils-in-25-10/59708">https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/migration-to-rust-coreutils-in-25-10/59708</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43770905">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43770905</a></p>
<p>Points: 7</p>
<p># Comments: 3</p>
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<p>You mean Chromecast? Which does work from iPhones?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 00:25:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42490440</link><dc:creator>herbstein</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42490440</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42490440</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by herbstein in "Colorado scrambles to change voting-system passwords after accidental leak"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I believe there are people who want results sooner rather than later<p>In Denmark all ballots are hand-counted. It takes about 6 hours from polls close to every precinct reporting a preliminary result. Wanting it faster isn't really necessary, other than to feed the 24/7 news machine.</p>
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<p>MaxDB is already developed by SAP, weirdly enough, No relation tho<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaxDB" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MaxDB</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2024 23:40:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41506764</link><dc:creator>herbstein</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41506764</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41506764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by herbstein in "Cardio fitness is a strong, consistent predictor of morbidity and mortality"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In Denmark, I don't even lock up my helmet. My bike, sure. But the helmet just casually hangs on the handlebars. I've never experienced, nor heard of, anyone losing their helmet when doing this.</p>
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<p>> My belief is that retribution is the immune system of civilization.<p>Have you engaged with any justice system that isn't based on retribution? Have you seen the results they achieve? Norway is the classic example. They give more lenient punishment for crimes, their prisons are vastly more comfortable, and actively try to educate their prison population. All things Americans (as a general point) would scoff at.<p>The result? Norway has a vastly lower recidivism rate. 20% vs 75+% in the US. Norway is a uniquely good example, but similar results play out across Northern Europe.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Feb 2024 17:20:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39277234</link><dc:creator>herbstein</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39277234</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39277234</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by herbstein in "Elon Musk: "Don't advertise. Go f*** yourself""]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> On June 12, 2014, Tesla announced that it will not initiate patent lawsuits against anyone who, in good faith, wants to use its technology.<p>with the following definition:<p>> A party is "acting in good faith" for so long as such party and its related or affiliated companies have not:<p>> * asserted, helped others assert or had a financial stake in any assertion of (i) any patent or other intellectual property right against Tesla or (ii) any patent right against a third party for its use of technologies relating to electric vehicles or related equipment;<p>> * challenged, helped others challenge, or had a financial stake in any challenge to any Tesla patent; or<p>> * marketed or sold any knock-off product (e.g., a product created by imitating or copying the design or appearance of a Tesla product or which suggests an association with or endorsement by Tesla) or provided any material assistance to another party doing so.<p>In other words, Tesla is giving away all of their patents only to entities that grant Tesla access to all of _their_ patents. That is hardly open-source in the software development sense of the word.<p><a href="https://www.tesla.com/legal/additional-resources#patent-pledge" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.tesla.com/legal/additional-resources#patent-pled...</a></p>
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<p>> It looked like about half of that time was spent compiling the coreutils multicall (Busybox-style) binary itself<p>Using a different linker (like mold) might change that, if most of the time is spent linking everything together.</p>
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<p>> The article mentions bounds checks, but gives no measurements. Have they ever measured?<p>Related, the prominent Rust community member "Shnatsel" wrote an article [1] about exactly that in January. It's a great look at the problem, and gives some actual data to evaluate with.<p>[1]: <a href="https://shnatsel.medium.com/how-to-avoid-bounds-checks-in-rust-without-unsafe-f65e618b4c1e" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://shnatsel.medium.com/how-to-avoid-bounds-checks-in-ru...</a></p>
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<p>> As such most ebikes give the same fitness benefit but let you go faster<p>This is simply not true. A pedal-assist bike will go faster with the same amount of W put into the pedals, yes. But will people put in the same amount of W if 60 % will get you to your "target speed"? I doubt it. And then you get less health benefits for the same distance traveled.<p>On my 8 kilometer commute I average 150 W. Not because I use it as exercise. That's just where I find my comfortable level of output. Every time I've ridden on ebikes I've put in much, much less effort. I'd be surprised if I put in even a third of the energy. That's great if you just need a mode of transport. Bikes are practical, efficient, and planning for them improves cities. Even ignoring the potential health benefits. But claiming that a pedalassist bike gives the same fitness benefits just doesn't pass the smell test.</p>
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<p>> At the end of the day the counter to this is starting and building companies with remote work forces.<p>You'd think so. CrowdStrike, a self-proclaimed remote-first company, instituted a return-to-office policy earlier this year. Despite never requiring office presence before the pandemic. They still have blog posts like [1] on their website.<p>[1]: <a href="https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/the-perks-of-remote-work/" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.crowdstrike.com/blog/the-perks-of-remote-work/</a></p>
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<p>Personally, my family owned a Peugeot 406 Estate when I was a kid/teenager. According to Wikipedia the that is L 4576 mm, W 1760 mm, and H 1396 mm. For comparison, the XC90 is L 4953 mm, W 2008 mm, and H 1776 mm. The 406 has 526 l of trunk space, while the XC90 has 680 l.<p>With the 406 we did yearly trips to Southern Europe (from Denmark) with 5 people and gear for 2 weeks of vacation. IME people REALLY overestimate how much space they actually need. Hell, a colleague of mine has two kids in strollers. They're leasing a V60. She thinks the car is way too big, and she's looking forward to get a smaller car when their contract runs out.<p>The plural of anecdote isn't data, but I firmly believe people use the space to justify</p>
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<p>While our car taxes are very high, the 150% is the top marginal rate and isn't applied to cheap economy boxes.</p>
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