Hacker News: hrldcpr

New comment by hrldcpr in "Can You Find the Comet?"

hrldcpr — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:06:06 +0000

Why gaze up at the vast cosmos when we can stare down at a little screen

New comment by hrldcpr in "At least 10 people tied to sensitive US research have died or disappeared"

hrldcpr — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 13:28:33 +0000

To be fair to CNN, this article is about an FBI investigation.

New comment by hrldcpr in "Habitual coffee intake shapes the microbiome, modifies physiology and cognition"

hrldcpr — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 12:48:04 +0000

You're right that the caffeine isn't entirely removed, but it's supposedly more than 90% removed.

(I'm even seeing the number 97% mentioned a lot online.)

New comment by hrldcpr in "OpenAI Acquires TBPN"

hrldcpr — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 18:17:22 +0000

I would guess that the whole "manosphere" phenomenon helped cryptocurrencies and Trump, so probably can help OpenAI too?

New comment by hrldcpr in "Miscellanea: The War in Iran"

hrldcpr — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 21:05:08 +0000

The typo is fixed now.

New comment by hrldcpr in "The Physics and Economics of Moving 44 Tonnes at 56mph"

hrldcpr — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:03:55 +0000

Interesting, thanks!

One thing I'd update is that early in the article you say that for switching from diesel to lithium-ion, "It's 16 tonnes of payload that disappears".

But then later you take engine efficiency into account and say it's "about 6.4 tonnes of battery".

So the claim that it would ever reduce payload by 16 tonnes seems incorrect, and not everyone is going to read both parts.

New comment by hrldcpr in "Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map"

hrldcpr — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 14:57:47 +0000

Oh thanks that altitude slider is very interesting. Makes me want to see a 3d visualization.

New comment by hrldcpr in "Xweather Live – Interactive global vector weather map"

hrldcpr — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:22:33 +0000

Can someone explain how wind can spiral in to a point? Where does the air "go"? Or does this create a higher pressure?

New comment by hrldcpr in "Norway EV Push Nears 100 Percent: What's Next?"

hrldcpr — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 14:22:56 +0000

aside: interestingly it's spelled bellwether and comes from shepherds putting a bell on a wether (a sheep) — it's unrelated to weather

New comment by hrldcpr in "Apple to soon take up to 30% cut from all Patreon creators in iOS app"

hrldcpr — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 14:45:57 +0000

Tim Cook has been spending a lot of time sucking up to Donald Trump recently, so I think the U.S. federal government will only be assisting Apple

New comment by hrldcpr in "ICE using Palantir tool that feeds on Medicaid data"

hrldcpr — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 19:55:00 +0000

https://archive.is/20250921060001/https://www.nytimes.com/20...

New comment by hrldcpr in "The Nobel Prize and the Laureate Are Inseparable"

hrldcpr — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:46:19 +0000

> Maybe the world will be a more peaceful place if it doesn't get too hot?

I think you're saying this as a joke, but to me it seems extremely likely that climate change will lead to wars and conflict (if it hasn't already)

New comment by hrldcpr in "We put Claude Code in Rollercoaster Tycoon"

hrldcpr — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 21:46:14 +0000

*pore through

(not a judgment, just mentioning in case the distinction is interesting to anyone)

New comment by hrldcpr in "Calendar"

hrldcpr — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 19:04:06 +0000

yeah Firefox on Linux gave me bad margins too, whereas Chrome on Linux printed perfectly :'(

New comment by hrldcpr in "The tiniest yet real telescope I've built"

hrldcpr — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:26:06 +0000

clickable links in case it's helpful for anyone:

- Sunscan, by the STAROS team : a fully integrated open-source solar imaging kit : https://www.sunscan.net/fr

- Eric Royer's binocular 24" dobson : http://www.astrosurf.com/topic/124758-bino600/

- The Slim400 by Laurent Bourrasseau : https://www.cloudynights.com/forums/topic/920950-the-slim400...

- Astrowl, an electronically enhanced astronomy kit : http://www.astrosurf.com/topic/151807-projet-astrowl-de-visu...

- The smallest, an open-source 6" portable dobson : http://www.astrosurf.com/topic/176898-un-dobson-150-f5-facil...

- A dedicated astrophotography power supply : https://github.com/Antiath/Open-Power-Box-XXL

New comment by hrldcpr in "Pantone Color of the Year 2026: Pantone 11-4201 Cloud Dancer"

hrldcpr — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 13:43:54 +0000

Baileys

NY school phone ban has made lunch loud again

hrldcpr — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:20:16 +0000

Article URL: https://gothamist.com/news/ny-smartphone-ban-has-made-lunch-loud-again

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45822539

Points: 433

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New comment by hrldcpr in "Is the Internet Making Culture Worse?"

hrldcpr — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 19:10:28 +0000

That first paragraph also seemed a bit over-the-top to me, but keep in mind it's immediately followed by:

> That’s the argument, at least, of W. David Marx...

New comment by hrldcpr in "Reverse Twins"

hrldcpr — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:18:16 +0000

I wrote down this little numerical observation, which people here may or may not also find interesting

Reverse Twins

hrldcpr — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:17:16 +0000

Article URL: https://x.st/reverse-twins/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45456264

Points: 5

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