Hacker News: hotfix_cowboyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hotfix_cowboyHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 10 Oct 2026 01:29:41 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by hotfix_cowboy in "Programming Isn't Special"]]>I like how you framed this distinction. I think I belong to the first group, and I'm having to reconcile with the loss of these activities I enjoyed.

]]>Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:59:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025168hotfix_cowboyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025168https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025168<![CDATA[New comment by hotfix_cowboy in "Dressmaking CAD"]]>If I had a 3D model of my body and measurements, I could send that to a designer for custom tailored clothing, which could then be cut and stitched by a 3rd party. Does a service like this already exist? Maybe an IPad is sufficient precision for the 3D model.

]]>Fri, 03 May 2024 07:26:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40245114hotfix_cowboyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40245114https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40245114<![CDATA[New comment by hotfix_cowboy in "Cicadas' unique urination unlocks new understanding of fluid dynamics"]]>Warning, the video is footage of cicadas peeing. It's not a physics diagram or animation of the fluid dynamics involved.

]]>Thu, 14 Mar 2024 19:39:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39708115hotfix_cowboyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39708115https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39708115<![CDATA[New comment by hotfix_cowboy in "An Introduction to APIs"]]>Base64 multiplies the GZIP size by 1.33x (4/3, or a 33.3% increase in size)

SO (https://stackoverflow.com/questions/4715415/base64-what-is-t...)

]]>Mon, 31 Jul 2023 04:32:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36938840hotfix_cowboyhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36938840https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36938840