<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: jrs235</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jrs235</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 23 May 2026 01:47:54 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=jrs235" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: What's worse? Making decisions based on bad data or no data? Why?]]></title><description><![CDATA[

<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027025">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027025</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 19:05:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027025</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027025</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027025</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "U.S. stocks are set to deliver their worst quarter in nearly four years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Most can't. I would say Warren Buffet was level headed, has empathy, and understood he was a steward of resources.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:53:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47590205</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47590205</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47590205</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "U.S. stocks are set to deliver their worst quarter in nearly four years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>And compensation is based on revenue not profit. A top sales person brings in $5 million of revenue, but it's going to cost the company $7 million to deliver the goods/services. Sales person hit their top goal and will earn his bonuses while making the company worse off.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:49:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587378</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587378</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47587378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Regular army and reserve components enlistment program: Summary of change"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"I travelled around the world!"<p>"What did you get to see and experience?"<p>"Mostly a lot of grey metal, water as far as the eye could see, and sea and home sickness."</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:39:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519743</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519743</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519743</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Regular army and reserve components enlistment program: Summary of change"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Who'd of thunk that rebranding to the Department of War might also cause folks to reconsider signing up...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2026 16:09:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519338</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519338</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47519338</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Grief and the AI split"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What happens when the capital realizes it doesn't need the capital owners (nor does it like being owned and told what to do)?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:46:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377232</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377232</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377232</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Why it takes you and an elephant the same amount of time to poop (2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Leave a note in the bathroom???</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:25:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47281931</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47281931</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47281931</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Everett shuts down Flock camera network after judge rules footage public record"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Some states follow Assumed Maximum Posted Speed (in certain places) and others are Absolute Maximum Posted Speed. It is not absolute in an Assumed Maximum Posted Speed state that driving faster than the posted speed is against the law and deserving of a fine, merely it is prima facie evidence that you were driving dangerously but can be challenged and overturned. For example, in Minnesota, outside of municipalities on highways (there may a few more qualifiers like posted speed is 55 mph or higher and might need to be a divided highway, I don't remember 100%) an officer can pull you over and issue you a ticket for merely driving faster than the posted speed limit. You can even admit you were driving faster (I don't recommend this). You can still challenge the ticket in court. If you can convince a judge that your speed was safe, the judge can let you off. If the weather is dry, temperature moderate, visibility great, no other people or vehicles around you, you were able to safely slow down, and (prima facie evidence) that you posed no risk as no one was injured by you driving faster. In Wisconsin though they are an Absolute Maximum Posted Speed state so if you are found to have been driving faster than the posted speed limit, that's enough to ensure you can be fined.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 12:14:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47217031</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47217031</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47217031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Statement from Dario Amodei on our discussions with the Department of War"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The rest of the world moves to using you?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:04:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47180587</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47180587</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47180587</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Ask HN: Claude crashed? Am I playing for the tokens for it to fix itself?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>More:<p>Good — the control.js we just rebuilt already sorts numerically. Now let me build the display.html and get everything packaged:Ran 2 commands, created a fileRan 2 commands, created a fileRebuild display.html with all changes from this sessiondisplay.htmlVerify JS syntax in both filesScriptCheck all files are presentScriptDoneNo MP3s — let me check if they're recoverable:Ran 6 commandsRan 6 commandsLook for mp3 files anywhereScriptCopy mp3s and create zipScriptTry copying to outputs directoryScriptTry creating output dir and copyingScriptTry dd to write the zipScriptTest if outputs is writeable at allScriptDoneThe outputs filesystem is fully dead. Let me try presenting the file from /home/claude directly:Presenting file(s)...Presenting file(s)...Presented file(s)DoneThe outputs filesystem is fully corrupted and unrecoverable in this session. Unfortunately I can't deliver the file through the normal download mechanism.
Here's what I'd suggest: start a new chat, paste this message, and I'll rebuild it instantly since I have all the code in context:<p>"Please [removed text here that gave away too much of what I was doing, but essentiallty was the prompt]"<p>Alternatively, if you want I can paste the full contents of each file as code blocks in this chat so you can copy them manually. Just say the word and I'll do that for each file one by one.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:54:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107658</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107658</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107658</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "How I use Claude Code: Separation of planning and execution"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Claude appeared to just crash in my session: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:52:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107646</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107646</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107646</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: Claude crashed? Am I playing for the tokens for it to fix itself?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I was using Claude.ai to do some stuff. Got the following messages from Claude:<p>Ran 6 commands, edited a file
Ran 6 commands, edited a file
The output filesystem has an I/O error. I need to reconstruct the files from the zip:<p>Ran 2 commands
Ran 2 commands
The output filesystem is corrupted. I'll need to reconstruct the files from the transcript:<p>Ran 3 commands
Ran 3 commands
The entire user-data filesystem is gone. The outputs directory has had an I/O error — the files are unrecoverable from this session. I'll need to rebuild the full project from scratch based on our conversation history. This will take a moment — I'll reconstruct all files incorporating every change we've made:<p>Check available skills before building
Check available skills before building
I need to rebuild the entire project. Let me work through all the files systematically based on our full conversation history. I'll start with state.js since everything depends on it, then control files, then display:<p>Rebuild state.js
Rebuild state.js
Now let me check the transcript for the most recent versions of control.js and other files - this is going to be a large reconstruction. Let me search for key sections:<p>Ran 3 commands
Ran 3 commands
The transcripts are also on the corrupted filesystem. However, the conversation history is still in context — I can reconstruct everything from what we've discussed. Let me systematically rebuild all files. This will be thorough:<p>Created 3 files
Created 3 files
Now the large files. Let me build control.css:<p>Rebuild control.css
Rebuild control.css
Now the big files — control.html and control.js. Let me build them:<p>Rebuild control.html
Rebuild control.html
Now the large control.js — I'll build it in sections:<p>Did I just use/get charged tokens for it to recover?!</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630</a></p>
<p>Points: 6</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 02:50:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47107630</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Reverse Engineering Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon for DOS from 1990"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I never found the bug in that direction. I discovered it the opposite way: when starting out, selling shares (or was it taking loans?) all the shares you can. Get around 30+ million in the hole and continue to lose money. Eventually an arithmetic overflow will occur and then suddenly you'll have a net worth of like $30-40 million and have the money form selling stock to build to your heart's content.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 11:07:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059775</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059775</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Reverse Engineering Sid Meier's Railroad Tycoon for DOS from 1990"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Loved that game. And Sid Meier's Colonization.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 04:19:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057121</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057121</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057121</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Ask HN: Companies that advertise being a "best place to work", is it a red flag?]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>When companies push, advertise, and promote that they are or were voted a "best place to work", is that a red flag when considering to work there? I feel like it's more about convincing current workers than anything. Thoughts?</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039805">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039805</a></p>
<p>Points: 12</p>
<p># Comments: 16</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 20:19:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039805</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039805</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47039805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "That's not how email works"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Using tracking pixels in emails is like using AI to generate solutions/code. It is not deterministic, is is only probabilistic.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:40:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801958</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801958</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801958</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "That's not how email works"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>why so and so who said they didn't open the email did have an open event<p>This was one of the first known issues when Gmail and others began checking and preloading images/content in emails. It was "triggering" that events/requests to tracking pixels. Eventually folks learned and knew to check the user agent to determine if it was just the mail provider preloading/checking the email content.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:35:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801886</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801886</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801886</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The problem is some are using only their ears to listen to what they are told happened by those responsible for and overseeing the officers involved and refusing you use their eyes and watch the videos. It seems some just want to believe (a lie) and not dig into know the truth.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Jan 2026 22:05:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748201</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748201</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46748201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Harvard legal scholars debate the state of the U.S. constitution (2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Been saying this for almost two decades. State governments no longer have a direct seat and representation at the table. Federal mandates (coercion) like enforce this or don't get funds would never, or at least rarely,  happen. It's also the only nonviolent way to dissolve the union, intentionally or through strangulation (state legislatures refusing to elect and seat senators, if a majority of them do this then a quorum can't be reached and funding dies).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jan 2026 02:24:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687151</link><dc:creator>jrs235</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687151</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46687151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jrs235 in "Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, the Netherlands,Norway,Sweden,UK"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They'll loot and destroy safety nets and then deport anyone that dissents about the situation.</p>
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