Hacker News: mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mandiblesHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:19:16 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Canon wants us to pay for using our own camera as a webcam"]]>The book is called Daylight Robbery: How Tax Shaped Our Past and Will Change Our Future

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43805741-daylight-robber...

]]>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:03:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739233mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739233https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739233<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Canon wants us to pay for using our own camera as a webcam"]]>Daylight Robbery [1]

[1]: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/43805741-daylight-robber...

]]>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 16:01:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739188mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739188https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739188<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Canon wants us to pay for using our own camera as a webcam"]]>Taxes Rule Everything Around Me

]]>Fri, 17 Jan 2025 15:59:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739160mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739160https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42739160<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Why is homeschooling becoming fashionable?"]]>Schools are the place most people experience physical violence in their entire lives.

]]>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 16:12:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42699071mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42699071https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42699071<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle"]]>Most hardware shops don't understand that the software is also the product.

]]>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:16:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690201mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690201https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690201<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle"]]>Any links to good third-party apps?

]]>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:08:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690115mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690115https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690115<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Sonos CEO steps down after app update debacle"]]>Are there any projects working on open protocols for digital audio distribution? Any chance manufacturers opt into open protocols?

]]>Mon, 13 Jan 2025 22:06:30 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690087mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690087https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42690087<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "I had to take down my course-swapping site or be expelled"]]>The conflict is so intense because the stakes are so low.

]]>Wed, 08 Jan 2025 23:40:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639805mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639805https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42639805<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "In Defense of Y'All"]]>This is the correct interpretation.

]]>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:51:03 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42446299mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42446299https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42446299<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "In Defense of Y'All"]]>Only a true Texan can tell you the difference between "y'all" and "all y'all".

]]>Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:23:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42444917mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42444917https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42444917<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Setelinleikkaus: When Finns snipped their cash in half to curb inflation"]]>The quiet part is that you will not be able to spend on those necessities when your politics no longer align with the regime.

Total control over money is a guaranteed path to totalitarianism.

]]>Tue, 26 Nov 2024 15:58:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246827mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246827https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42246827<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Maybe Bluesky has "won""]]>Who is "you"?

]]>Sat, 16 Nov 2024 03:39:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42153941mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42153941https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42153941<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Maybe Bluesky has "won""]]>Protocols > platforms. Nostr will win long-term because it is a protocol.

]]>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:39:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42150732mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42150732https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42150732<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "The online sports gambling experiment"]]>The best solution to a societal gambling problem is genuine economic growth. Debt fueled "stimulus" mostly finds its way into the hands of the well-connected. Inflation hurts the poor the most, increasing the severity of an already desperate situation. Real economic growth, on the other hand, gives opportunity and hope to the lowest in society (who are more likely to be gambling what they can't afford).

]]>Mon, 11 Nov 2024 22:35:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42111068mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42111068https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42111068<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Perplexity CEO offers AI company's services to replace striking NYT staff"]]>The LLM never goes on strike.

]]>Mon, 04 Nov 2024 22:04:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42046444mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42046444https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42046444<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Users say T-Mobile must pay for killing "lifetime" price lock"]]>Blame inflation.

If money maintained stable value over the long term, companies could honestly make promises about "lifetime" pricing. These promises were probably made during the "low 2%" inflation of the past, but basic economic understanding would point out that such a plan is doomed.

Better yet, in a deflationary monetary regime, a constant price would net the companies more profit over time. Users would probably clamor for lowered prices on these plans, and companies could advertise "Lifetime pricing plans are now cheaper! You get more for less!"

]]>Wed, 23 Oct 2024 16:08:44 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41926441mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41926441https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41926441<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect"]]>Marketplaces need a vendor rating and product ratings. When leaving a review, the form could have sections on shipping separate from the product.

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:32:42 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41917847mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41917847https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41917847<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "FTC's rule banning fake online reviews goes into effect"]]>Ah, the days when the Internet was fun.

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 19:30:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41917830mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41917830https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41917830<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "Advice for first-time inventors from a patent engineer"]]>No matter the situation, in America the lawyers always win.

]]>Tue, 22 Oct 2024 15:00:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41914969mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41914969https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41914969<![CDATA[New comment by mandibles in "US weighs Google break-up in landmark antitrust case"]]>Standard Oil had already lost a huge portion of its market share when the forced breakup finally happened.

]]>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 17:58:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41790801mandibleshttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41790801https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41790801