Hacker News: lemonberry

New comment by lemonberry in "Long presumed dead, a thriving coral reef is discovered in West Africa"

lemonberry — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:28:38 +0000

Apologies, I assumed common knowledge when I shouldn't have. It's a lovely orchid that resembles a slipper.

Here's a link from the USDA Forest Service:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/wildflowers/plant-of-the-week/cyprip...

New comment by lemonberry in "Long presumed dead, a thriving coral reef is discovered in West Africa"

lemonberry — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 17:39:57 +0000

I walk an old logging trail near my house. 5 years or so ago I was walking and came across a lady slipper. Then another and another. I stopped counting at around 100. I've never seen so many in one place. It was incredible. I stopped taking people there when they've bloomed to help preserve them. It's a free and public place, but on a lightly travelled road so it doesn't actually get much traffic. Anyone that takes that walk at the right time of year will see them, but I've no interest in helping the inevitable happen if word gets out.

New comment by lemonberry in "I Stopped “Creating Content”"

lemonberry — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:09:10 +0000

I saw a news article recently where the headline was something about someone's "cancer journey". Maybe I'm old - only 51! - but I thought it was kind of a tasteless way to put it. That said, language is a malleable thing and no one needs my approval.

Terminal Bean Soup

lemonberry — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 14:53:17 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.davep.org/2026/07/17/terminal-bean-soup.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48958686

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Musk's Starlink Socks Customers with $1500 'High Demand' Surcharge

lemonberry — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 22:50:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/07/13/musks-starlink-socks-customers-with-1500-high-demand-surcharge/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48899969

Points: 11

# Comments: 0

New comment by lemonberry in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (July 2026)"

lemonberry — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:06:11 +0000

This does sound incredible. If there's anywhere to follow your progress please let us know.

Llambda.lisp

lemonberry — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 00:27:50 +0000

Article URL: http://funcall.blogspot.com/2026/07/llambdalisp.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48886374

Points: 13

# Comments: 1

New comment by lemonberry in "The Toughest Material on Earth"

lemonberry — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:11:55 +0000

The snail (limpet) tooth sent me down a rabbit hole and I found this article on the "toughest" (rather than hardest) material on earth.

The Toughest Material on Earth

lemonberry — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 10:11:55 +0000

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2022-12-toughest-material-earth.amp

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48870573

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by lemonberry in "Building Gin: Simple over Easy"

lemonberry — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:14:40 +0000

Congrats on your sobriety! I'm creeping up on 8 years myself. I agree Gin doesn't phase me at all. That said, I could see it bothering some people, but I think that's part of the process. The stronger one's sobriety gets the less likely something like this will bother them.

How Minerals Create the Dazzling Colors of Independence Day Fireworks

lemonberry — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 13:50:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.usgs.gov/news/featured-story/earth-sky-how-minerals-create-dazzling-colors-independence-day-fireworks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48732756

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by lemonberry in "Dostoyevsky isn't difficult"

lemonberry — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:51:06 +0000

I was a precocious teen - reading philosophy and history in addition to fantasy and science fiction - and came across Crime & Punishment in a local bookstore that I purchased paperbacks and Dungeons & Dragons books. The back sounded interesting and the book looked deep and philosophical so I purchased it. Despite it not being a great translation I found the book and topics covered really interesting and went on to read most of Dostoyevsky works.

New comment by lemonberry in "Writing Postcards with a 3D Printer"

lemonberry — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:37:08 +0000

Thank you. Appreciated!

New comment by lemonberry in "The worthlessness of Vitamin D is mildly exaggerated"

lemonberry — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 19:43:07 +0000

This is the amount I shoot for in the winter - I live in New England - it's made a huge difference in my life. I'm totally open to it being placebo though and I don't care. I don't supplement with it during the summer.

Underwater Photographer of the Year 2026

lemonberry — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:00:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.positive.news/lifestyle/arts/underwater-photographer-of-the-year-2026-the-winning-image/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48643659

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by lemonberry in "Writing Postcards with a 3D Printer"

lemonberry — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:44:00 +0000

Great idea!!

I've had a post card based business idea for ages. Can anyone recommend a printer that prints quality postcards? I'm looking for something in the sub $2,000 range. I pulled that number out of thin air so I have no idea of that's a too much or too little.

New comment by lemonberry in "The deskilling of web dev is damaging our health"

lemonberry — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:06:01 +0000

Full title: The deskilling of web dev is harming the product but, more importantly, it's damaging our health – this is why burnout happens

The deskilling of web dev is damaging our health

lemonberry — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 11:06:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2024/the-deskilling-of-web-dev-is-harming-us-all/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48617778

Points: 21

# Comments: 10

New comment by lemonberry in "Didgeridoo playing as alternative treatment for obstructive sleep apnoea (2006)"

lemonberry — Mon, 25 May 2026 09:53:11 +0000

Unrelated to the health aspects, but if you like electronic music and the Didgeridoo check out Aphex Twin's album "Digeridoo". It's so good.

New comment by lemonberry in "I spent 50 hours drawing a line graph"

lemonberry — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:00:15 +0000

I'm old enough that I took drafting in 7th grade. One tip I remember is to turn the pencil slightly as you use it. I think this was to help maintain the pencil's shape, but there my be other less obvious reasons.

I took woodshop too. The shop teacher seemed to enjoy scaring us with stories of the students that goofed off in shop to horrific consequences. That's also where I learned to be careful with air compressors around open wounds.