<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: jpalawaga</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jpalawaga</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:05:04 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=jpalawaga" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Flighty Airports"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've never seen the nasstatus page, but I have seen the OIS page, which I use frequently when experiencing delays to find out what's going on: <a href="https://www.fly.faa.gov/ois/?legacy=true" rel="nofollow">https://www.fly.faa.gov/ois/?legacy=true</a><p>The links on the NAS page are also really good. nice share!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:10:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47518406</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47518406</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47518406</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Bars close and hundreds lose jobs as US firm buys Brewdog in £33M deal"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>drinking out sucks now. it's too expensive. landlords are killing drinking out.<p>I love drinking craft beer. but when a single craft beer reaches up to $15 a beer, there's only so much I will partake, especially if I can have a $1 coors at home (which imo is still an expertly made product).<p>similarly, canned vodka sodas or malt bevages (like whiteclaw) easily hit the $10-$15/can mark at establishments. it's no wonder people don't want to drink out.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 20:27:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47223586</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47223586</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47223586</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "GitHub is down again"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>to be fair, git is one of the most easily replaced pieces of tech.<p>just add a new git remote and push. less so for issues and and pulls, but at least your dev team/ci doesn't end up blocked.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:35:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947273</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947273</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947273</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "GitHub is down again"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You're right! Let's just quickly promote your only read replica to the new primar---oops!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 16:33:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947235</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947235</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46947235</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "I am happier writing code by hand"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Is there something about LLMs that suddenly make grammar and style irrelevant? Is your take, no human is going to read this ever again, so why bother making it pretty and consistent/readable?</p>
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<p>This podcast episode might be of interest. <a href="https://www.searchengine.show/a-perfectly-average-anomaly/" rel="nofollow">https://www.searchengine.show/a-perfectly-average-anomaly/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 04:53:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46866673</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46866673</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46866673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "US freezes visas for 75 nations"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>providing healthcare and education are costs easily overlooked by most americans. But the reality is, these are costs borne by americans as well. and likely at a higher rate: americans pay more per capitia on both of those versus most other nations.</p>
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<p>Hang-dry your tees. It's a slight annoyance vs just bombing everything into the dryer, but it's very worth it to not have sleeves that are too short. I usually hang mine on the shower's curtain rod to dry.<p>And frankly, this seems like less effort than trying to apply some hack to unshrink them after the damage is done.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 15:56:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46617558</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46617558</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46617558</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Meta is using the Linux scheduler designed for Valve's Steam Deck on its servers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>anti-cheat far precedes the casinoification of modern games.<p>nobody wants to play games that are full of bots. cheaters will destroy your game and value proposition.<p>anti-cheat is essentially existential for studios/publishers that rely on multiplayer gaming.<p>So yes, the second half of your statement is true. The first half--not so much.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 20:39:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46369236</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46369236</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46369236</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Show HN: WalletWallet – create Apple passes from anything"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>absolutely ridiculous. $10 for a single pass. I'd pay 99c for this app, and no more. Oh well, $0 it is.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Dec 2025 21:39:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46348787</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46348787</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46348787</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Spain fines Airbnb €65M: Why the government is cracking down on illegal rentals"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>except your argument as to why "build moar" isn't an option is basically "we acknowledge the population is booming, however, the vibes are more important than providing housing."<p>Sure, everyone wants their particular city to be frozen in time for cuteness and nostalgia reasons. However, it sort of assumes that the sociopolitical environment is also frozen (it isn't).<p>so instead you end up with voters voting against densification because, essentially, "I got mine."<p>p.s. i'm not sure that places that banned/heavily restricted airbnb experienced a meaningful decline in rental prices (e.g. new york, san francisco, vancouver, etc). it's basically a distraction from failed policy.<p>p.p.s. new york is one of the most popular tourist destinations and incredibly built up, and doesn't seem to have issues with tourists wanting to visit. tokyo too. and these also still have their quintessential historic/preserved areas, too.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 16:16:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46314630</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46314630</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46314630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "A16z-backed Doublespeed hacked, revealing what its AI-generated accounts promote"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nobody knows what Doublespeed is, everyone knows what a16z is. Doesn't putting the part that's pertinent to people in the headline oblige readers-to-be?<p>I'd say that the change is editorializing more than the original was "linkbait".</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Dec 2025 21:54:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46306102</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46306102</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46306102</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "NYC congestion pricing cuts air pollution by a fifth in six months"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The quality is not suspect. It is one of the world’s few 24/7 systems, and there are many capital improvements happening constantly. For example, making more stations accessible and improving switching equipment to improve reliability and volume.<p>This comment is typical HN “government bad can do no right” fodder. The MTA is truly a marvel in the service it provides. The only advantage it has is age, which is why it is so expansive.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 04:05:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46213961</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46213961</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46213961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Mapping the US healthcare system’s financial flows"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>One of the great powers of federalism is not having to duplicate efforts for every state. It also reduces cost by allowing 'one-size-fits-all' and economies of scale, rather than each state having its own bespoke whatever.<p>Many countries around the world enjoy the benefits of coordinated public health departments. Part of the United States' poor response to COVID was because there was no central public health department that could work closely with state agencies to e.g. provide data about what's going on, share best clinical practices, etc. Each state is an island.<p>So no, I don't agree that the only goal of the federal government should be piggy bank. States should have a lot of latitude with their policies, but generally standardizing things across the nation would be a net positive.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 15:44:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46135792</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46135792</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46135792</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as worth the cost"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I will give you an upvote to offset the negative expressions. I've heard of at least one instance at a very well known Bay Area university in such a class.<p>From what was described to me, and I trust this person to not misrepresent their experience, was that they were essentially told 'hi, cis white male, sit down and don't say a damn thing, this isn't your place to talk'. And then go on to essentially present a curriculum that was essentially a myriad of thinly-veiled misandry, compounded by extremely clear classroom rules/culture where any opposition was decidedly unwanted by the lecturers.<p>I'm the first to champion equal rights and equal opportunity, but that that sort of thing was going on in higher ed left a bad taste in my mouth.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 09:06:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095064</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095064</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46095064</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Pebble Watch software is now open source"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>through all of this, it really feels like rebble didn't know what they want (as they say). the future collaboration with eric also sounds like they don't know what they want. they want a third party mediator for... something. Eric was already prepared to pay them per user, which seemed generous to me to begin with.<p>It sounds to me like Rebble (the board + community) should figure out what they want before trying to proceed, lest they further waste time and good-faith negotiating capital. like are they unhappy with the previous payment rate per user? or something else?</p>
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<p>This is a strange take. Should we never ever change UI because grandpa can’t learn the updates?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 23 Nov 2025 17:45:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46025577</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46025577</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46025577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Kodak ran a nuclear device in its basement for decades"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Is there a penalty to discussing the secret projects? Like if your manager/director/vp knew you were talking specifics without some authorized, what would happen?<p>It sounds like there is no penalty to the nuclear labs except, if you blab to the wrong person, it’s going to stir up trouble.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 22 Nov 2025 15:19:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015420</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015420</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46015420</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Weird. My windows PC updates like your Linux machine. How often do update vs your parents? Maybe they had some larger “half” releases pending (I.e. closer to a major macOS release, which also take time)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 12:59:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965109</link><dc:creator>jpalawaga</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965109</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45965109</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jpalawaga in "Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My experience with Mac is iterm prevents Mac from shutting down so instead some days I wake up and everything on my machine has been closed and the update hasn’t been performed. Lovely.</p>
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