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New comment by hnu0847 in "Ask HN: Best Podcasts of 2025?"

hnu0847 — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 16:47:05 +0000

Hardcore History 73 - Mania for Subjugation III [1]

Fall of Civilizations 20 - Persia - An Empire in Ashes [2]

[1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-73-mania-...

[2] https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/

New comment by hnu0847 in "RAM is so expensive, Samsung won't even sell it to Samsung"

hnu0847 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 16:21:09 +0000

Don't all RAM manufacturers offer a lifetime warranty?

That said, if the shortage gets bad enough then maybe they could find themselves in a situation where they were unable/unwilling to honor warranty claims?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Hard drives on backorder for two years as AI data centers trigger HDD shortage"

hnu0847 — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 19:09:39 +0000

> You have to actually examine the real bits on the drive.

What is the best utility for doing this?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Navy SEALs reportedly killed North Korean fishermen to hide a failed mission"

hnu0847 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:59:06 +0000

> For those who are interested, here is an interview with a very active former Delta Force operator.

Do you have any other similar podcasts, videos, etc. to recommend that feature interviews with former operators?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Navy SEALs reportedly killed North Korean fishermen to hide a failed mission"

hnu0847 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 16:58:13 +0000

> I have watched a lot of ex-special forces guys on YT.

What specific channels would you recommend?

New comment by hnu0847 in "An end to all this prostate trouble?"

hnu0847 — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 18:36:31 +0000

> as dut will probably make you sterile eventually.

What is the evidence for this?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Byzantine-Sassanian War (602-628 CE): The Last Great War of Antiquity (2023)"

hnu0847 — Tue, 21 Jan 2025 17:58:16 +0000

Are there any specific sources you would recommend?

Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2024?

hnu0847 — Fri, 27 Dec 2024 17:00:52 +0000

What were your favorite podcast episodes released in 2024?

Mine were:

Hardcore History 71 - Mania for Subjugation [1]

Fall of Civilizations 19 - Terror of the Steppe [2]

[1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-71-mania-for-subjugation/

[2] https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42523825

Points: 1

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New comment by hnu0847 in "Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)"

hnu0847 — Mon, 11 Nov 2024 23:25:41 +0000

What color temperature do you use in the daytime and what temperature before sleep?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Ask HN: Life-changing purchases since 2020? (Under $100 and under $1000)"

hnu0847 — Sat, 09 Nov 2024 08:02:01 +0000

In what ways do you customize/vary color temperature?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Best Pens for 2024: Gel, Ballpoint, Rollerball, and Fountain Pens"

hnu0847 — Thu, 04 Jan 2024 19:24:53 +0000

The G2 05 used to be my pen of choice but within the last few years I've noticed the ink tubes dry out and become unusable long before they actually run out of ink.

Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023?

hnu0847 — Wed, 27 Dec 2023 16:10:10 +0000

What were your favorite podcast episodes released in 2023?

Hardcore History: Twilight of the Æsir Parts I and II [1][2] were good.

[1] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-69-twilight-of-the-aesir/

[2] https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-70-twilight-of-the-aesir-ii/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38783338

Points: 122

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New comment by hnu0847 in "Consciousness and Anaesthesia (2009)"

hnu0847 — Wed, 14 Jun 2023 16:26:31 +0000

There's a very good Radiolab episode that discusses this:

https://radiolab.org/podcast/anesthesia

New comment by hnu0847 in "Sleep habits may have long-term benefits"

hnu0847 — Sat, 18 Mar 2023 21:18:21 +0000

> the “official” food pyramid put out by the government still tells people to eat mostly refined grains and carbs.

Apparently this isn't true anymore. The Food Pyramid was replaced with the current "MyPlate" model in 2011 [1]. That said, grains still feature prominently on the plate and the details say up to half of those can be refined [2], which still seems high.

[1] https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/crumbling-confusing-food...

[2] https://www.myplate.gov/eat-healthy/grains

New comment by hnu0847 in "Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours"

hnu0847 — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 16:19:51 +0000

Agreed, I hope some article, book, documentary, etc. is eventually published about this.

Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2022?

hnu0847 — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 16:01:48 +0000

What were your favorite podcast episodes of 2022?

Mine were:

Hardcore History Blitz 68 - Human Resources (https://www.dancarlin.com/product/hardcore-history-68-blitz-human-resources/) - discusses the history of the Atlantic slave trade

Fall of Civilizations 16: https://fallofcivilizationspodcast.com/ - discusses the rise and fall of the Bagan Empire of Myanmar

Lex Fridman #309 - John Carmack (https://lexfridman.com/john-carmack/)

The Missing Cryptoqueen 11: Operation Satellite (https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07nkd84/episodes/downloads) - this is the latest episode in an ongoing BBC series that investigates the whereabouts of Ruja Ignatova, founder of the OneCoin cryptocurrency scam. I recommend starting from episode 1 if you're not familiar with the story.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34138737

Points: 94

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New comment by hnu0847 in "Memento mori"

hnu0847 — Sat, 19 Nov 2022 05:12:45 +0000

That reminds me of this article:

https://waitbutwhy.com/2014/05/life-weeks.html

New comment by hnu0847 in "Dublin Whiskey Fire"

hnu0847 — Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:38:34 +0000

Here's a video about the event from a youtube channel (Fascinating Horror) devoted to covering unique/unusual disasters:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0vARd-Vnwbo

New comment by hnu0847 in "Ask HN: YouTube Channels for the Intellectually Curious"

hnu0847 — Mon, 25 Jul 2022 06:00:56 +0000

Gell-Mann Amnesia

Out of curiosity, can you give a recent example of a video from Computerphile that was incorrect?

New comment by hnu0847 in "Electrical engineers on the brink of extinction threaten entire tech ecosystems"

hnu0847 — Tue, 19 Jul 2022 16:39:53 +0000

As a child I was equally interested in hardware and software but ultimately ended up earning an MSEE because I wanted to design CPUs. At the time I was in school (early-mid 2000's), software development generally wasn't viewed as being significantly higher paying than EE. The huge boom in software development didn't seem to start until at least a few years after I graduated. While I was in school the general sentiment toward the tech industry in general was somewhat negative due to the recent bursting of the 90's tech bubble. That said I do recall a meeting during my senior year of undergrad called by the chair of the EE department asking for all graduating seniors' thoughts as to why enrollment in the EE program had dropped off so much since our class started. I think "other engineering disciplines are less difficult" was a much more common answer than “significantly higher pay in software".

Throughout my first several years working as a CPU designer, I watched as the software industry expanded rapidly. The potential pay seemed to be much higher than what was available as a CPU/IC designer, and on multiple occasions I seriously considered a career change into software development. The CPU/IC design industry seemed to be consolidating during this same time period.

Then shortly before COVID hit, I started learning of various large software companies moving into the custom IC space, and the number of opportunities available to CPU/IC designers seemed to be expanding. Over the last year or so my pay has increased significantly due to the apparent worker shortage our industry has been experiencing. It's not as high as what I've read an average FAANG SWE can make, but it's now high enough that I'm not feeling the same urge to make a career change that I was several years ago. I'm able to work mostly remote, have a great team, and get to solve interesting problems. That said, a fair amount of my work does consist of writing code. Having said that, the semiconductor industry seems to be notoriously volatile. Things are good now but could quickly take a turn for the worst. All of the software companies currently experimenting with designing their own custom ICs could decide these side projects are no longer viable.

If I was giving advice to a current college student, I would probably steer them toward software development rather than hardware. The unfortunate reality is that there seems to be many more opportunities and much higher pay potential working in software development than hardware. If I had started college 10+ years later I would have become a software developer. Is the CPU/IC design industry different from other EE fields in terms of potential pay and job opportunities? Maybe it depends on the specific employer.