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New comment by iammiles in "How much oil-market buffer is left?"

iammiles — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 20:35:06 +0000

I replaced my old Forester with the new Trailseeker. Stsrting price (and interest rate) is much better than the R2.

I can slide in an 8’ board no problem when I’m too lazy to use the roof rack.

I haven’t upgraded the wheels or tires yet but the stock ones have had no problem going up and down the old logging and forest service roads of NW Oregon and SW Washington.

New comment by iammiles in "Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads"

iammiles — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:32:06 +0000

Appreciate the tip. Just ordered the 24GB/1TB M5 Pro at $50 below the old price point.

Spider which uses spring trap to capture prey discovered in Australia

iammiles — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 14:51:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70y138y995o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48645936

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by iammiles in "Amazon Has Axed Its New Stargate Series"

iammiles — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:50:07 +0000

The framing here gives some good insight into other controversial Amazon adaptations.

New comment by iammiles in "iPhone 16 Best-Selling Smartphone in 2025; Apple Takes 7 Spots in Top Models"

iammiles — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 21:48:50 +0000

Apple makes a sizeable sum through the App store and accessories. I don't think low churn on their flagship hardware is keeping their executives awake at night.

New comment by iammiles in "JRR Tolkien reads from The Hobbit for 30 Minutes (1952)"

iammiles — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:04:10 +0000

While we’re at it, Christopher Lee’s narration of Children of Húrin deserves a mention.

New comment by iammiles in "Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?"

iammiles — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 05:28:15 +0000

I'm rereading the Lord of the Rings after about ~15 years since my last one. For this read through I've been thoroughly delighted by the interlude of poems and songs whereas before I'd just gloss over them. I wonder if this is an effect of getting older.

New comment by iammiles in "A Library for Fish Sounds"

iammiles — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 16:23:13 +0000

For anyone interested, the musical artist Cosmo Sheldrake has an album entitled Wild Wet World [0] where he samples sounds from the ocean. He often incorporates a lot from nature in his music and is a real treat to see live.

[0] - https://www.cosmosheldrake.com/music/wildwetworld

New comment by iammiles in "What a crab sees before it gets eaten by a cuttlefish"

iammiles — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 04:50:00 +0000

I appreciate the gift but I suspect sleep tonight will be less than appreciative.

New comment by iammiles in "Bald eagles are thriving again after near extinction"

iammiles — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 20:57:34 +0000

Adding to this thread: I see them a ton around Cathedral Park in St Johns.

New comment by iammiles in "Nintendo announces the Switch 2 [video]"

iammiles — Thu, 16 Jan 2025 14:23:44 +0000

My number one wish for this iteration is more reliability out of the joycons.

New comment by iammiles in "ABC News hacks into popular robot vacuum, watches owner through camera"

iammiles — Fri, 04 Oct 2024 15:22:14 +0000

This sounds like the Roborock S series. I went with lidar over camera because it can run in any lighting condition and I don’t have a need for poop detection.

Google's online search monopoly is illegal, US judge rules

iammiles — Mon, 05 Aug 2024 22:59:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0k44x6mge3o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41166402

Points: 10

# Comments: 2

New comment by iammiles in "The Second Golden Age of Emacs"

iammiles — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 19:36:32 +0000

Clojure for the Brave and True[0] is what introduced me to Emacs. Getting a job writing Clojure(script) cemented my use of it.

[0] - https://www.braveclojure.com/basic-emacs/

New comment by iammiles in "How Netflix really uses Java"

iammiles — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 17:24:19 +0000

…let's say, your TV, or your iOS device will just do 10 network calls to these different microservices. It will just not scale at all. You would have a very bad customer experience. It would feel like using the Disney app. It's just not ideal.

That’s some shade.

Moving from Nyxt to Surf

iammiles — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 20:39:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aartaka.me.eu.org/nyxt-to-surf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39375002

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by iammiles in "Ruby's exceptional creatures"

iammiles — Mon, 29 Jan 2024 06:15:52 +0000

This is absolutely delightful! The Ruby community seems to punch above its weight when it comes to producing fun, joyful documentation.

New comment by iammiles in "Who makes the most reliable new cars?"

iammiles — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 04:30:24 +0000

Sounds a lot like my 2013 Subaru Forester. I often fantasize about getting a newer car but then I remember my car is paid off and has never let me down. It doesn't deserve me.

An initial investigation into using Zig to speed up Raku code

iammiles — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 03:01:38 +0000

Article URL: https://5ab5traction5.bearblog.dev/an-initial-investigation-into-using-zig-to-speed-up-raku-code/