Hacker News: iamben

El Niño set to be 'strongest in living memory', says Met Office

iamben — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:30:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/articles/c3ekg93vjz9o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49384936

Points: 5

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New comment by iamben in "Trump Crypto Took $100M from a Businessman with Red Flags"

iamben — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:35:56 +0000

https://archive.is/MCYRC

Trump Crypto Took $100M from a Businessman with Red Flags

iamben — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:35:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/09/us/politics/bobby-zhou-trump-crypto.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49250829

Points: 7

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New comment by iamben in "Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick"

iamben — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 20:18:37 +0000

I think that's a default for a lot of the older (and some of the younger!) generation, same goes for news and media. They grew up in a time where there was a practical barrier to publishing and (largely) laws behind you doing it.

So they trust literally everything they read. I still don't think my folks can fathom you can spin up a very real looking newspaper website with fake articles in about 10 minutes.

New comment by iamben in "London Gatwick has launched a robotic airport parking service"

iamben — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 22:34:14 +0000

Yes. I read the article. You leave your car in a close and available garage so you don't have to search for a space. The robot takes your car and finds you a parking space to leave it.

What about my comment was wrong? At some point my dad gets to park his car in a garage close to the airport, a robot deals with it. At that point what does it matter if the space is 30 seconds from the garage or 5 miles?

New comment by iamben in "London Gatwick has launched a robotic airport parking service"

iamben — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:04:22 +0000

I think this is solving the 'airport parking' problem my dad has. He drives to the airport, parks a mile or so away in some field and the company that owns the field drops him off at the terminal. He can leave his car there for the week.

This feels like a clever solution to have some spaces closer to the airport and many spaces further away.

New comment by iamben in "CD sales growth outpaced vinyl in the first half of 2026"

iamben — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 08:46:30 +0000

One of my absolute favourite things as an impressionable teen getting into music was reading through the liner notes in the CD booklets.

You'd read the lyrics, see some pictures, and best you'd scour through the thank you section and those would be the bands you'd look for next time you were in the record shop. Great times.

New comment by iamben in "America pays workers just 27% of what its wealth allows – the worst in the OECD"

iamben — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 10:24:21 +0000

UK: A dentist will see you for an emergency appointment pretty quickly. I can usually get a routine appointment within a few weeks, but if it's a routine check-up I don't mind scheduling it for a few weeks/a month out. If I'm going private I can usually get a routine appointment same week.

For more urgent enquiries with an NHS doctor I can usually get a phonecall next day, and they'll ask me to come in if it's serious. For routine/non-urgent stuff you might wait a week or two.

Obviously this is going to vary depending on where you live, and the NHS is not without it's problems... But it's essentially free and a wonderful thing.

Elon Musk is currently worth more than the next 5 richest people combined

iamben — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:32:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/real-time-billionaires/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48570322

Points: 6

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New comment by iamben in "Ask HN: Why hasn't there been a real competitor to Ticketmaster yet?"

iamben — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:07:39 +0000

Go to a lot of smaller shows, been using DICE for a long time - I think they dominate the smaller venues (in the UK at least). They've made tickets as easy as Amazon made ecom.

Alerts when for when tickets go on sale, (almost one click!) buy for friends and share, bans if you sell over face value, and (for a lot of places) you can return tickets to the pool to resell if you can't go (so there's often last minute waitlist tickets). It's all super smooth and a genuinely delightful experience.

Rooting for them too!

Pornhub to become accessible again for some UK users

iamben — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:59:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cwy27q05gj2o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024318

Points: 17

# Comments: 5

New comment by iamben in "Talking to strangers at the gym"

iamben — Tue, 05 May 2026 07:39:16 +0000

Maybe just me, but two things -

1. You don't care about X until you do. Like, you can go for years without worrying cholesterol. And then you can have a reason to care about it and all of a sudden you do. The reason can come from something that forces your hand or just because you take an interest in a subject.

2. Altruism. Think less about care and more just doing without expecting anything back. People notice, especially with selfless conversation.

Trump's World Liberty Financial Sues Billionaire Justin Sun for Defamation

iamben — Mon, 04 May 2026 21:32:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/alisondurkee/2026/05/04/trumps-world-liberty-financial-sues-billionaire-justin-sun-for-defamation/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48015289

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Fifth Element Star Milla Jovovich Reveals AI Memory Tool MemPalace

iamben — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 23:01:56 +0000

Article URL: https://decrypt.co/363524/fifth-element-milla-jovovich-ai-tool-mempalace

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682435

Points: 9

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New comment by iamben in "A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War"

iamben — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:17:29 +0000

https://archive.is/vIYTP

A Mysterious Numbers Station Is Broadcasting Through the Iran War

iamben — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 10:17:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/a-mysterious-numbers-station-is-broadcasting-through-the-iran-war/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47500601

Points: 5

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1Password Raising Prices ~33%

iamben — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:47:56 +0000

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While 1Password has grown substantially in value and capability, our pricing has remained largely unchanged for many years. To continue investing in innovation and the world-class security you expect, we’re updating pricing for Individual plans, starting March 27, 2026.

Current vs New Pricing:

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Thank you, The 1Password Team

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47140133

Points: 85

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