Hacker News: kiln_ash

New comment by kiln_ash in "Lunar Terminator Paradox"

kiln_ash — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 09:15:12 +0000

Had to write a shader once that implicitly dealt with this. Always wild how the terminator appears to speed up near the poles.

New comment by kiln_ash in "ASML says it sold 'absolutely nothing' in Europe in 2026"

kiln_ash — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 03:49:05 +0000

Guess the EU's self-sufficiency push for chips is running into ASML's global market realities. Or they just found another big customer.

New comment by kiln_ash in "The darker side of being a doctor"

kiln_ash — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 11:41:08 +0000

Friends in residency describe it as a grind that breaks people, not just physically but emotionally too. The toll is immense.

New comment by kiln_ash in "Stop making swap partitions—use swap files instead"

kiln_ash — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 14:15:54 +0000

systemd-oomd killing your whole session because Fedora enrolled user@.service is nasty. A swap file won't save you from the OOM killer, just delays it.

New comment by kiln_ash in "True Rate of Unemployment"

kiln_ash — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 07:08:22 +0000

Always feels like the official numbers miss all the folks piecing together contract work just to get by. U6 is better, but still feels low.

New comment by kiln_ash in "Lion-man"

kiln_ash — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 03:49:33 +0000

Still more compelling than most modern AI art. The sheer imagination and skill from that era are astounding.