Hacker News: jlongr

New comment by jlongr in "Edit store price tags using Flipper Zero"

jlongr — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:16:24 +0000

That's just you, bud.

New comment by jlongr in "Why I'm Worried About Job Loss and Thoughts on Comparative Advantage"

jlongr — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 14:39:10 +0000

Alr bro we're making software not going to war.

New comment by jlongr in "Mass Resignation from xAI"

jlongr — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:16:11 +0000

This is just schizo-posting.

New comment by jlongr in "Thought-Terminating Cliché"

jlongr — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 14:00:45 +0000

It is what it is.

New comment by jlongr in "Tesla ending Models S and X production"

jlongr — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:19:53 +0000

Is it really safe to unleash 300hp daily drivers with instant torque and significantly greater weight to the general public?

New comment by jlongr in "Tesla ending Models S and X production"

jlongr — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:11:48 +0000

Oh their self-driving thing...Full* "Self" Driving (supervised)(see notes)(not liable for anything)

New comment by jlongr in "How has mathematics gotten so abstract?"

jlongr — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 13:28:55 +0000

>he's nerd-famous enough to not warrant an introduction

What is nerd-famous supposed to be. He's at the center of some subjective in-group that exists in your head?

New comment by jlongr in "CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter and food up"

jlongr — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:26:38 +0000

Pointless observation.

New comment by jlongr in "CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter and food up"

jlongr — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 15:22:08 +0000

They said: "12*0.4% is 4.8%. Inflation is running at an annualised 4.8%."

This is patently wrong.

New comment by jlongr in "CPI for all items rises 0.4% in August, 2.9% YoY; shelter and food up"

jlongr — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 13:56:20 +0000

You concede that monthly inflation is volatile but then proceed to assume it is has grown uniformly and speculate that it will continue to grow uniformly? Umm...

New comment by jlongr in "The IRS Is Building a System to Share Taxpayers' Data with ICE"

jlongr — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 16:23:18 +0000

No. What he's describing is like covering your face with your hands and thinking that you're invisible.

New comment by jlongr in "Show HN: Scream to Unlock – Blocks social media until you scream “I'm a loser”"

jlongr — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:49:38 +0000

You're on social media.

New comment by jlongr in "Ask HN: What newspaper are you paying for these days?"

jlongr — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:19:10 +0000

I get most of my news from NPR or BBC. I don't subscribe to either but I used to subscribe to Economist. It's still good but the writing style and tone is cloying.

I've been considering Financial Times to replace it.

New comment by jlongr in "What newspaper are you paying for these days?"

jlongr — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 16:12:20 +0000

Bait used to be believable.

New comment by jlongr in "Ask HN: Best way to get laid off"

jlongr — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:20:03 +0000

Tried this and now I'm senior dev.

New comment by jlongr in "Ask HN: For the privacy minded, How do you prepare for gadget Border Searches?"

jlongr — Thu, 03 Apr 2025 15:01:42 +0000

Convoluted and unreasonable workarounds for a growing police state.

Please don't try to minimize the egregiousness of having your personal documents searched for the sake of security theater.

New comment by jlongr in "An 'administrative error' sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison"

jlongr — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 17:50:01 +0000

Amazon Submits Bid for TikTok with US Sale Deadline Nearing

Go flag this one then.

New comment by jlongr in "An 'administrative error' sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison"

jlongr — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 16:26:57 +0000

I'm not hyperbolic, you're obtuse.

If you think you can bury your head and ignore politics for any amount of time, you are mistaken. Your purchases, comments, and actions are all political and strategic, whether you want to believe them to be or not.

New comment by jlongr in "An 'administrative error' sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison"

jlongr — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:59:53 +0000

This isn't a court. Due process?? Politics cannot be avoided, it is part of the fabric of our lives.

New comment by jlongr in "An 'administrative error' sent a Maryland man to an El Salvador prison"

jlongr — Wed, 02 Apr 2025 13:58:31 +0000

Who did you vote for in the last election?