Hacker News: hnburnsy

New comment by hnburnsy in "Canada considers cancelling part of U.S. F-35 order to buy 60 Swedish Gripen"

hnburnsy — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:48:47 +0000

Dupe...

Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers (theguardian.com) 622 points | 509 comments

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296994

New comment by hnburnsy in "Gold replaces US Treasuries as top reserve asset, ECB says"

hnburnsy — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 00:59:54 +0000

>The move was driven by valuation effects - gold purchases actually slowed down last year, but prices (GC00) surged. Using 2023 prices, Treasurys would still be the top holding, at 26% vs. 16% for gold, the ECB said

New comment by hnburnsy in "New York passes pied-a-terre tax"

hnburnsy — Fri, 29 May 2026 04:40:51 +0000

Homes built after 2002 in Florida are not gutted by hurricanes, they are hurricane resistant under updated building codes. The codes were even strengthened in subsequent years. Example, FEMA found no structural failure from wind in modern-code homes for Hurricane Ian.

New comment by hnburnsy in "Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers"

hnburnsy — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:06:00 +0000

Boeing and Airbus have tremendous backlogs...

>As of March 31st, 2026, Airbus reported a commercial aircraft backlog of 9,031 aircraft. Based on the company’s 2026 delivery target of 870 aircraft, this represents approximately 10.4 years of production coverage.

>Boeing’s commercial backlog stood at approximately 6,719 aircraft at the end of March. Using Forecast International’s production estimates, Boeing’s backlog equates to roughly 10.1 years of production coverage.

https://flightplan.forecastinternational.com/2026/04/14/airb...

New comment by hnburnsy in "Ferrari Luce"

hnburnsy — Mon, 25 May 2026 23:36:48 +0000

It is 2026 cars don't need start buttons, physical keys, or giant round air vents

NTSB is aware that individuals are reconstructing cockpit voice recorder audio

hnburnsy — Thu, 21 May 2026 22:49:39 +0000

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/NTSB_Newsroom/status/2057538746795663536

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48229777

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by hnburnsy in "Railway Blocked by Google Cloud"

hnburnsy — Wed, 20 May 2026 02:51:29 +0000

More here...

https://x.com/JustJake

New comment by hnburnsy in "Railway Blocked by Google Cloud"

hnburnsy — Wed, 20 May 2026 02:50:05 +0000

From their founder on X...

"Absolutely. The Railway network is a mesh ring between AWS, GCP, and Metal

So: - High availability interconnects - High availability path routing between clouds - Database itself is high availability

However, Google's VPC itself is not. So we will add a shard to Metal and AWS"

YouTube asks my subscribers if I'm emotionally manipulative [video]

hnburnsy — Thu, 14 May 2026 19:25:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6-Nzb-D3xKc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48140031

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by hnburnsy in "Red Hot Chili Peppers ink $300M deal with Warner Music to sell catalog"

hnburnsy — Mon, 11 May 2026 23:18:31 +0000

Can't wait for the pharmaceutical commercials with RHCP jingles

New comment by hnburnsy in "Red Hot Chili Peppers ink $300M deal with Warner Music to sell catalog"

hnburnsy — Mon, 11 May 2026 23:16:47 +0000

Maybe trying to escape the wealth tax?

California homeowners sue Coastal Commission over unconstitutional permit

hnburnsy — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:24:38 +0000

Article URL: https://pacificlegal.org/press-release/california-homeowners-sue-coastal-commission-over-unconstitutional-permit-conditions/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48098718

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

New comment by hnburnsy in "Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off"

hnburnsy — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:29:08 +0000

Don't forget the doors opening by themselves...

https://www.autoevolution.com/news/vw-id4-recalled-over-door...

Wired has published an extraordinarily inaccurate article about GrapheneOS

hnburnsy — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:53:16 +0000

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/GrapheneOS/status/2046600100344950809#m

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849669

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by hnburnsy in "Edit store price tags using Flipper Zero"

hnburnsy — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 12:45:48 +0000

That video was staged, at Target electronics need to be paid for in the electronics department where there is no self-check out. In addition Target has the best Loss Prevention in the business, including let shoplifters continue until they accumulate enough goods that their crime is a felony.

New comment by hnburnsy in "Where Did FIFA Seat Lottery Winners?"

hnburnsy — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:34:08 +0000

>FIFA's official category maps showed Category 1 covering the entire lower bowl and Category 2 covering the sidelines — both including midfield sections. Premium prices, prime locations on the map. Here's where lottery winners actually ended up within that range.

Where Did FIFA Seat Lottery Winners?

hnburnsy — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:33:21 +0000

Article URL: https://seat-transparency.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47829729

Points: 7

# Comments: 3

New comment by hnburnsy in "Elon Musk buys a fifth of his own Cybertrucks"

hnburnsy — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 22:43:28 +0000

I guess the website is lying to me...

https://www.tesla.com/inventory/new/ct?arrangeby=plh&zip=902...

New comment by hnburnsy in "Tesla Cybertruck sales inflated: SpaceX bought 1,279 units"

hnburnsy — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 20:33:29 +0000

Currently no in stock new or used and a two month delivery estimate.

New comment by hnburnsy in "Elon Musk buys a fifth of his own Cybertrucks"

hnburnsy — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:19:03 +0000

>AutoForecast Solutions vice president Sam Fiorani told the newspaper, “Tesla is running out of buyers for the Cybertruck.”

Well there are currently 0 CTs in new and used inventory and it says a 2 month wait to buy a new one.

https://www.tesla.com/inventory/new/ct?arrangeby=plh&zip=902...