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New comment by iv4122 in "The most unlikely school bag"

iv4122 — Fri, 29 May 2026 02:17:39 +0000

I second this - mine has lasted me 15+ years at this point. Which is not something you can say about a lot of the things on the market today.

New comment by iv4122 in "I hated writing until I learned there’s a science to it (2024)"

iv4122 — Fri, 29 May 2026 02:15:07 +0000

Has this conversation with a friend the other day when an electrical crew came to our place. We couldn't wrap our heads around the way they were able to finish so quickly and efficiently, when for us it would have probably taken days. It's definitely not an easy skill

New comment by iv4122 in "I made a million dollar product from my dorm room (2025)"

iv4122 — Fri, 29 May 2026 02:12:42 +0000

This is actually very cool - can definitely see why it's been as successful as it has. Congrats on 50k!

Isometric Map of NYC

iv4122 — Tue, 26 May 2026 22:44:39 +0000

Article URL: https://isometric.nyc/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48287030

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by iv4122 in "Trials on veterans suggest ibogaine could provide a new treatment for PTSD"

iv4122 — Sun, 17 May 2026 17:08:06 +0000

Exactly this - I don't believe that it's meant to be a "you're now completely fixed" type of solution, but it does seem like it would increase quality of life as it is meant to. Similar to SSRIs.

New comment by iv4122 in "I don't think AI will make your processes go faster"

iv4122 — Sun, 17 May 2026 17:04:32 +0000

I second this

New comment by iv4122 in "A sentimental tour of late 1990s and early 2000s hacking tools"

iv4122 — Sun, 17 May 2026 17:01:41 +0000

IRC was truly life changing for me in my youth.

New comment by iv4122 in "The US is winning the AI race where it matters most: commercialization"

iv4122 — Sun, 17 May 2026 16:58:04 +0000

Unfortunately I believe that that is how the world works - even historically has for centuries - you are either "fighting in the war" or you're left behind.

New comment by iv4122 in "Chess puzzle I found in my dad's old book"

iv4122 — Sun, 17 May 2026 16:44:37 +0000

Yes! This is the strategy that worked for me as well.

New comment by iv4122 in "Making your own programming language is easier than you think (but also harder)"

iv4122 — Wed, 13 May 2026 04:12:57 +0000

This is a fantastic breakdown! It's rare to find a guide that makes "writing a compiler" sound like a fun weekend hobby instead of a descent into the ninth circle of hell. My favorite part of the dev cycle is definitely the "wait, why did I name it that?" phase. Great post!

New comment by iv4122 in "The tipping point: what happens when deaths outnumber births?"

iv4122 — Wed, 13 May 2026 03:58:30 +0000

The correlation between inequality and fertility is one of the most counter-intuitive parts of demographics. While it's true that the poorest strata often have the most children, that doesn't necessarily mean "fixing inequality" is the lever. In many cases, it's the aspiration of the middle class that kills fertility - the high cost of maintaining a certain standard of living and providing a competitive "start" for one child makes having three or four feel financially impossible