Hacker News: itronitron

New comment by itronitron in "US inflation jumps to 3.8% as energy costs surge from Iran war"

itronitron — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:56:09 +0000

"shock and awe"

New comment by itronitron in "Laws of UX"

itronitron — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:41:46 +0000

also: don't distract with unnecessary and unrelated graphics

New comment by itronitron in "Multiview Stereo Projection [video]"

itronitron — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:05:57 +0000

this is what Magic Leap should have been

New comment by itronitron in "Child's Play: Tech's new generation and the end of thinking"

itronitron — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 21:28:58 +0000

You should ask your friend what they do with all of the half cents that are floating around in the banking system.

New comment by itronitron in "Arizona Bill Requires Age Verification for All Apps"

itronitron — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:34:35 +0000

They should just require people to answer a dynamic set of random history questions.

New comment by itronitron in "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?"

itronitron — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:23:26 +0000

The car wash is 50 parsecs away, should I walk, drive, or jump?

New comment by itronitron in "State of the Windows: What is going on with Windows 11?"

itronitron — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:58:19 +0000

I've heard that MS took a different path (than previously) for the Windows 8 Metro design and wonder if a big source of the initial UI issues was a result of shoehorning the new design into the existing Windows UI.

New comment by itronitron in "The mushroom making people hallucinate tiny humans"

itronitron — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 18:24:53 +0000

Some friends of mine in college were sitting in a cave, tripping, when a group of actual little people (not elves) walked past them.

The universe finds a way...

What We Can Do–Starting Now, a Daily Civic Action Plan [video]

itronitron — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:42:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdBsLrGamtM

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46711975

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Renee Nicole Good [video]

itronitron — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 16:20:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yB33JOB4oQE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46542835

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by itronitron in "Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”"

itronitron — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:13:45 +0000

I think it's intended to discourage people from switching to 365 Classic, which has the Office suite but does not include Copilot.

New comment by itronitron in "Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”"

itronitron — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 19:08:13 +0000

I guess no one remembers the attempted Netflix rebrand.

Why Microsoft Store Discontinued Support for Office Apps

itronitron — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 15:27:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bgr.com/2027774/why-microsoft-store-discontinued-office-support/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46454824

Points: 53

# Comments: 71

New comment by itronitron in "DOJ Epstein Library Disclosures"

itronitron — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:13:53 +0000

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA000250...

New comment by itronitron in "DOJ Jeffrey Epstein"

itronitron — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:11:39 +0000

https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%208/EFTA000250...

How can I buy Office 365 without Copilot

itronitron — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 22:30:34 +0000

Article URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/5417908/how-can-i-buy-office-365-without-copilot

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46319737

Points: 27

# Comments: 1

New comment by itronitron in "Comic Code Reviews"

itronitron — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 07:29:36 +0000

>> the given example comic makes very little sense.

I thought that was just due to it being about React.

Magnetic Induction Heater Using Flywheel with Neodymium Magnets [video]

itronitron — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 21:19:59 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPlyGGVu38U

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46062447

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Magnetic Induction Heater Using Flywheel with Neodymium Magnets [video]

itronitron — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:13:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPlyGGVu38U

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46054401

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by itronitron in "Original Superman comic becomes the highest-priced comic book ever sold"

itronitron — Sat, 22 Nov 2025 22:07:47 +0000

The artwork is then given to a museum as a charitable donation for a tax write-off, or so the story goes.