<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: heurisko</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=heurisko</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:32:57 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=heurisko" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "UK bank fined £49M over IT system meltdown"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>2008: "The UK-based IT department of the fifth largest bank continues to dwindle as more jobs go overseas... This round of cuts, starting in June and lasting 12 months, involves up to 250 permanent IT roles and 200 contractors from the bank's technical delivery division, responsible for software development and design." [1]<p>2018: "Timeline of trouble: how the TSB IT meltdown unfolded". [2]<p>It's probably more complicated than that, but perhaps not much more complicated.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.itpro.co.uk/197982/lloyds-tsb-cuts-more-uk-it-jobs" rel="nofollow">https://www.itpro.co.uk/197982/lloyds-tsb-cuts-more-uk-it-jo...</a> 
[2] <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/06/timeline-of-trouble-how-the-tsb-it-meltdown-unfolded" rel="nofollow">https://www.theguardian.com/business/2018/jun/06/timeline-of...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Dec 2022 11:13:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34064329</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34064329</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34064329</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "The Boring Conservatism of Elon Musk"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> That said, I find the definition of conservatism quoted by the OP insightful: "Conservatism consists of exactly one proposition, to wit: There must be in-groups whom the law protects but does not bind, alongside out-groups whom the law binds but does not protect."<p>Insightful? I found it a straw man. I've long found left vs right to do more with personality traits. Tribalism is not reserved for either side.<p>On the right, people are more likely to be conservative as they prefer stability and what is known. Those on the left are not as conservative, as they prefer openness and unpredictability.<p>Both perspectives have merits.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Dec 2022 18:01:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34017845</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34017845</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34017845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "SEC Charges Samuel Bankman-Fried with Defrauding Investors in FTX [pdf]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Just a few days ago, he was hoping to "make people's money back". [1]<p>It's a bit sad, as he appears delusional. A less forgiving viewpoint would be that his background cultivated his sense of being untouchable; that it was just a case of having another go.<p>But not as sad as the people who lost money they couldn't afford to lose.<p>[1] <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63911363" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-63911363</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 16:03:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33970663</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33970663</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33970663</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "The death of Rackspace’s ‘fanatical support’"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I feel AWS ate Rackspace's lunch.<p>Rackspace were never part of the affordable hosting segment.<p>I think DigitalOcean ate the shared PHP hosters' lunch.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:05:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33968305</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33968305</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33968305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "The death of Rackspace’s ‘fanatical support’"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've used DigitalOcean, Linode, Vultr.<p>All have had OK ticket-based support.<p>There are horror stories out there for each one.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 13:03:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33968291</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33968291</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33968291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "My IDE is too heavy so I moved to Emacs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Something I recently missed emacs for, was being able to use it to transparent edit a file over SSH.<p>I couldn't find an easy way to do that with IntelliJ/phpstorm.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:08:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33967248</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33967248</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33967248</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "My IDE is too heavy so I moved to Emacs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> The problem for me was JetBrains' privacy policy[0]. It is loosely-worded enough to forbid them practically nothing, and I find that especially appalling in a so-called "community edition".<p>What, specifically? Because I can see they are bound by the GDPR and it seems clear to me:<p>> If you install on-premises products such as IDEs or .NET & Visual Studio Tools, these products are located on your hardware. JetBrains does not provide hosting for these products and does not have access to any of your data processed with these tools, unless you actively decide to share this data with JetBrains.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 13 Dec 2022 11:06:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33967228</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33967228</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33967228</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Ask HN: Is there any great free PostgreSQL provider?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They also have a good tutorial on installing it manually, for one of the cheaper droplets at $4 a month, or on Vultr at $3.50.<p><a href="https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-install-and-use-postgresql-on-ubuntu-22-04" rel="nofollow">https://www.digitalocean.com/community/tutorials/how-to-inst...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Dec 2022 13:37:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33843357</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33843357</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33843357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "If PHP Were British (2011)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Biscuit - "twice baked" in French.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2022 12:50:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33829813</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33829813</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33829813</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Norway: Landlines will no longer be supported"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> I still have a landline at home that I basically never use, "just in case".<p>I have a landline that I only use to call my mobile phone, when I lose it within the house.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Dec 2022 07:41:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33813460</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33813460</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33813460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Women visited by police after raising concerns over sewage to local MP"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In the English-speaking world it is a swastika.<p>I can understand the desire to reclaim the word swastika, but it might be an uphill battle.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:52:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33803470</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33803470</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33803470</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Women visited by police after raising concerns over sewage to local MP"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> current government opinion<p>The current government opinion is actually often at odds with the police over this matter; they have been chastised openly on twitter by Braverman.<p>The police force are seemingly acting as a force unto themselves, captured by special interest groups.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 16:13:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33802832</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33802832</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33802832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Blue Peter discovers the Internet (1995) [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Don't know if that is true.<p><a href="https://www.bbc.com/academy-guides/music-copyright-in-tv-what-are-the-issues/" rel="nofollow">https://www.bbc.com/academy-guides/music-copyright-in-tv-wha...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Nov 2022 13:47:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33800656</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33800656</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33800656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Lightweight Alpine VMs on macOS"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Mac seems to offer a more similar experience to Windows when it comes to corporate remote administration.<p>So Macs are what corporate provides to developers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Nov 2022 10:18:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33771801</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33771801</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33771801</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Ruby concurrency is hard: how I became a Ruby on Rails contributor"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PHP's model is different, not a mistake.<p>It has proved successful so far. The shared-nothing, short-lived process avoids classes of issues such as with slow memory leaks, accidentally blocking event loops, and shared memory threading issues.<p>Most PHP sites will utilise php-fpm, so it isn't really true that each request will spawn another PHP process.<p>The language historically hasn't been that great, but its shared-nothing architecture has always been the good part.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 13:08:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33730890</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33730890</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33730890</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Ruby concurrency is hard: how I became a Ruby on Rails contributor"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>PHP's unit of concurrency is the shared-nothing web request. [1]<p>It has proved a very successful model, combined with tools that cache PHP bytecode like opcache, and keep a pool of reusable PHP workers like php-fpm.<p>[1] <a href="https://slack.engineering/taking-php-seriously/" rel="nofollow">https://slack.engineering/taking-php-seriously/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 12:55:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33730777</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33730777</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33730777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for fraud"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It proposes alternative measures for non-violent offences.<p>I see the title as a rhetorical device.<p>> If we can’t close down women’s prisons, we can at least slow down their expansion.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 19:20:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33673616</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33673616</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33673616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Elizabeth Holmes is sentenced to more than 11 years for fraud"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The headline is clickbait.<p>The article is mild proposals to rehabilitate, e.g. drug users.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 19 Nov 2022 11:48:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33669302</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33669302</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33669302</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Database Review 2021"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>postgres alpine is 90MB.<p>I can really recommend it, using a declarative docker-compose.yml file and then docker-compose command.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Nov 2022 19:01:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33575951</link><dc:creator>heurisko</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33575951</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33575951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by heurisko in "Why is every layoff 10-15%?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If employers offered the same working environment as a home office, it would be much more expensive.<p>Open plan is only cheap on the books. It costs a lot in decimating the focus of people working there.</p>
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