Hacker News: lvl256

New comment by lvl256 in "MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch"

lvl256 — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 20:12:03 +0000

Apple lost its magic long time ago.

New comment by lvl256 in "Testing 12 different Zigbee temperature/humidity sensors"

lvl256 — Tue, 06 Oct 2026 11:59:44 +0000

I recently tested a bunch including a lab-grade transmitter setup as control. My focus was on temperature in a lab refrigerator for home use and RuuviTag Pro was the best. You can also modify the firmware yourself which is a huge bonus. Pair with Shelly as a gateway and it’s quite useful.

New comment by lvl256 in "What Meta got right with Muse"

lvl256 — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 17:59:07 +0000

So you’re OK with Grok but not Muse. What an odd conclusion to make.

New comment by lvl256 in "GPT-6 Astra Solves a WWI German Radio Cipher"

lvl256 — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 12:40:09 +0000

I am so glad AI was not around to get in the hands of fascist and authoritarian regimes. No, wait…

New comment by lvl256 in "US Treasuries Have Become Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks and Governments"

lvl256 — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 17:41:32 +0000

RoW is not opaque. It’s widely used especially in academia. Acronyms exists for a good reason. If you like everything spelled out please stop using apostrophes while you’re at it.

New comment by lvl256 in "Warren Buffett Steps Down as Berkshire Chairman, Names Son to Replace Him"

lvl256 — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:26:16 +0000

A legend through early 2000s. The game changed starting 2013-14 and he never adjusted. Bailed or undervalued a bunch of tech names that could have yield 2-3x his actual return. Recent example is them bailing on TSM because of Chinese invasion fears.

New comment by lvl256 in "US Treasuries Have Become Unappetizing for Foreign Central Banks and Governments"

lvl256 — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 16:21:44 +0000

I think RoW is trying to send a message to certain US constituents.

Edit: so much hate for something so benign.

New comment by lvl256 in "Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations"

lvl256 — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 14:00:19 +0000

What would be cool is if you can put AI to identify individual birds. They all have different calls/voices, though largely indistinguishable to human ears. And you can name them and see when they come for a visit.

New comment by lvl256 in "iPhone Duo"

lvl256 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:40:23 +0000

I take it this is a joke? I am in my 50s and don’t see myself staring at screens for too long, let alone coding.

Edit: I don’t know of anyone 75 still coding outside of retired professors here and there. I am not trying to be an ageist. I just don’t think I will be physically capable when I am 75.

New comment by lvl256 in "iPhone Duo"

lvl256 — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:17:17 +0000

$1999 is ridiculous.

Edit: Wow, I didn’t know Samsung foldable was priced similarly. It’s a lot of money to pay for something inherently fragile.