Hacker News: justinator

New comment by justinator in "Playa Phone"

justinator — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 16:42:23 +0000

>it's mostly very well off tech people

well you're here at hacker news

New comment by justinator in "I ran Photoshop on a £0.60 computer chip"

justinator — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 01:55:27 +0000

Sir, we standardized on DOOM.

New comment by justinator in "I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them"

justinator — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:47:32 +0000

Can't actually read the Verge without a subscription either.

New comment by justinator in "I stopped trusting USB-C cable labels and started testing them"

justinator — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 23:46:45 +0000

It's not actually free, it's $14 to unlock all the features.

New comment by justinator in "The coolest use for the Vision Pro"

justinator — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:08:05 +0000

It's the Hamptons, these houses are for some of the wealthiest people on the planet.

I'd make them wear a giant visor over their face rather than have to talk to them directly too. They're also some of the most insufferable people you'll ever meet.

New comment by justinator in "Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro?"

justinator — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:39:21 +0000

One of the benefits of these old eTrex models is that they run on AA's, so they're used for things like long distance cycling (across countries).

I don't know if there are top tier models that run on replaceable batteries you can get at any gas station.

New comment by justinator in "The End of Creativity"

justinator — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:00:18 +0000

You know what I've learned working weddings?

They're all basically the same. They hit the same beats. It's not where radical creativity is found. It couldn't be more of a bucketlist item just to say you did it because of social pressures to do so. No one wants surprises at a wedding. Do the ceremony, get the signature drink, sit down, boring speeches, lackluster meal, dance to Mr. Brightside, etc, etc, etc. Pay the many tens of thousands of dollars for whatever that all was. It might as well be getting Chick-Fil-A through the drive in. It's just another product to consume and it's all terrible.

The gross AI video is not the illness, it's just another symptom of the milquetoast wedding industry.

New comment by justinator in "Great Salt Lake Tracker – Grow the Flow"

justinator — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 00:22:21 +0000

Driving cars releases tons of CO2 into the atmosphere (per car). There are 300 million cars on the road in the States. CO2 is a greenhouse gas that contributes to climate change.

75% of U.S. adults are considered overweight, I would think that walking would first help this problem, as well as be a catalyst to other beneficial habits, including eating less meat and more vegetables, which would further reduce the amount of CO2 released from agriculture, as well as slim people's waistlines.

New comment by justinator in "Great Salt Lake Tracker"

justinator — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:26:17 +0000

It would probably be better in the long run if we all drove less and walked more, then built a 1,000 mile aqueduct from the ocean to (and I can't believe I'm typing this) replenish the Great Salt Lake.

New comment by justinator in "Great Salt Lake Tracker"

justinator — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 22:22:20 +0000

I remember I was gunna drive out to see Spiral Jetty, but it's not a jetty right now, so what's the point, you know? And it's not like it's close to the shore or anything -- it's a mile away

https://www.sltrib.com/news/2022/06/26/spiral-jetty-baromete...

New comment by justinator in "Ships keep moving through Hormuz despite strike"

justinator — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 06:58:31 +0000

I can't but agree. Either the Gerald Ford was not in shape for a conflict, or it was taken out. Our navy kept a good distance from the conflict and it seems pretty obvious why: these ships are expensive and the drones that could come in en-mass are cheap. Iran never showed the medium range ballistic missiles that were one of the given excuses to start a war.

I would point the finger at the head of the DOD, who does not seem to be qualified for the job. After his massive gathering of the top brass and the messaging shared therein, I'm seeing a dissonance of action promised and action shown. Piss Poor Planning.

I am under the opinion that this war should never have started, just to be clear. This is a mis-use of all our military resources, and insulting to our service men and women.

New comment by justinator in "Ships keep moving through Hormuz despite strike"

justinator — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:29:31 +0000

If you will remember from a few months ago, many of our actions was apparrently to cause a revolution from within. That didn't happen.

We can't just change our strategy to "nvrmd: kill 'em all" and think we'll have any allies after this. Iran would once again not just attack us, but practically every country near it, causing even more causalities and infrastructure damage.

And this doesn't get into the problem that this would eventually require a land invasion, which would be impossible. We couldn't even get an actual war ship close to Iran.

There is a "Sunk Cost Fallacy" that someone in our Administration should listen to. Times up with this complete disaster.

New comment by justinator in "Ships keep moving through Hormuz despite strike"

justinator — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 20:01:51 +0000

Not to say you're wrong, but I got a different impression from this report:

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/05/29/podcasts/the-daily/iran-s...

From this report, I'm getting the feeling that they're running out of time to just float around and it's now or never.

New comment by justinator in "Apple's weird anti-nausea dots cured my car sickness"

justinator — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:37:18 +0000

I'll have to try this out. I've gotten motion sickness while using a phone in the car and I swear it continued to affect me for weeks.

New comment by justinator in "A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life"

justinator — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 20:58:48 +0000

I still appreciate the answer(s)!

New comment by justinator in "A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life"

justinator — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:02:08 +0000

Does running greyscale help with energy conservation?

New comment by justinator in "Splash Is a Colour Format"

justinator — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 16:23:05 +0000

The point is to prove that one xkcd comic

New comment by justinator in "Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs"

justinator — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:14:11 +0000

You'd think after 8 years, they'd have found the hole!

New comment by justinator in "Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs"

justinator — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 16:53:09 +0000

Bubble gum? Like do they chew space bubble gum that they could then smoosh in the holes?

In college, we'd use toothpaste for the holes left from nails in the walls we hung up our posters with.

New comment by justinator in "DaVinci Resolve 21"

justinator — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 02:37:58 +0000

"The beginner's guide is only 643 pages" may support my POV more than you may think.