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New comment by itronitron in "Adult Film Producer Unmasks Prolific 'John DOE' Torrent Pirate as Meta Executive"

itronitron — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 19:59:01 +0000

The employees at any particular company are a random sample of the population, and will therefore have traits that occur in the larger population.

New comment by itronitron in "Tom Stanton's supersonic trebuchet breaks sound barrier with gravity alone"

itronitron — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 20:42:29 +0000

>> at slower speeds and higher projectile masses the aerodynamic consequences of a thicker sling rope might not matter so much.

You make an excellent point.

New comment by itronitron in "Tom Stanton's supersonic trebuchet breaks sound barrier with gravity alone"

itronitron — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 21:07:37 +0000

The spiral drivetrain seems like the most innovative, and elegant, technology that could be built with old tech. It requires some very strong rope though, so if you went back in time you'd need to really focus on that.

Forced to use a Pin in Windows 11, some alternatives

itronitron — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 22:12:43 +0000

Article URL: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/3865530/forced-to-use-a-pin-in-windows-11-why-can-t-i-remo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48940959

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

New comment by itronitron in "The early hiring funnel is now breaking on both ends"

itronitron — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 21:00:20 +0000

The old school strategy was to hire a student as a summer intern and if it's recognized as a good fit by the end of the summer then ask them to apply after graduating. The second step (for people past that stage) is to trust but verify the work experience they list on their resumes. The difficulty these days is that companies want candidates to be a perfect match for the company's current tech stack.

New comment by itronitron in "The early hiring funnel is now breaking on both ends"

itronitron — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:53:30 +0000

How do you make the determination that an applicant is fake?

New comment by itronitron in "The early hiring funnel is now breaking on both ends"

itronitron — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:48:09 +0000

>> Referrals are out performing across the board

I expect a lot of that is due to the referral being familiar with an already ensconced employee, as well as the referrer being incentivized to ensure the referral's success.

New comment by itronitron in "I Just watched "We just launched Paxel" by narrated by Garry Tan [video]"

itronitron — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:27:31 +0000

This is possibly the most highly concentrated bullshit I have ever seen.

The Steinwinter Supercargo

itronitron — Sat, 23 May 2026 21:28:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thedrive.com/article/12603/the-forgotten-steinwinter-supercargo-is-unlike-anything-on-the-road-today

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48251709

Points: 87

# Comments: 27

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.