Hacker News: mdesq

New comment by mdesq in "GitHub Copilot is moving to usage-based billing"

mdesq — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 20:57:58 +0000

I have to wonder if it's because of how many Enterprise customers they have who have standardized on Github Copilot and gotten it through the gauntlet of legal approvals etc.

Kalshi reveals insider trading case against editor for MrBeast

mdesq — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:49:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2026/02/25/nx-s1-5726050/kalshi-insider-trading-enforcement-actions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47156858

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by mdesq in "All it takes is for one to work out"

mdesq — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 01:32:36 +0000

Was he in banking? For some reason I was under the impression he was a lawyer and partner in a major Seattle law firm.

New comment by mdesq in "CVC acquires majority stake in Namecheap for $1.5B"

mdesq — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 01:41:17 +0000

namesilo has been decent for me

New comment by mdesq in "Advent of Neovim"

mdesq — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:06:39 +0000

Accompanying code: https://github.com/tjdevries/advent-of-nvim

Advent of Neovim

mdesq — Thu, 05 Dec 2024 00:06:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLep05UYkc6wTyBe7kPjQFWVXTlhKeQejM

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42323426

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Workbrew: The missing features and support for companies using Homebrew

mdesq — Thu, 08 Feb 2024 17:06:39 +0000

Article URL: https://workbrew.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39304459

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by mdesq in "Ask HN: Resources for Fluency with Pandas?"

mdesq — Fri, 31 Mar 2023 01:15:01 +0000

This is one area where I find ChatGPT to be quite decent.

VPN Users Risk 20-Year Jail Sentences in the US Under New Restrict Act

mdesq — Wed, 29 Mar 2023 01:33:58 +0000

Article URL: https://beincrypto.com/vpn-users-risk-20-year-jail-sentences-us-restrict-act/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35350901

Points: 127

# Comments: 38

New comment by mdesq in "Don’t call it a comeback: Java is still champ"

mdesq — Tue, 09 Aug 2022 23:05:07 +0000

FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition [1] is an oldie but a goodie worth a re-mention.

1. https://github.com/EnterpriseQualityCoding/FizzBuzzEnterpris...

Michael Saylor Lost Big in the Dot-Com Bubble and Bitcoin's Crash

mdesq — Fri, 05 Aug 2022 00:06:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.coindesk.com/business/2022/08/04/michael-saylor-lost-big-in-the-dot-com-bubble-and-bitcoins-crash-now-he-aims-to-rebound-again/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32349911

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by mdesq in "First Human Case of Rabies in Illinois Since 1954"

mdesq — Thu, 30 Sep 2021 15:54:19 +0000

Someone close to me works with this guy, who was a total hero last year. Obviously, he had to go through all the treatments. https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/aggressive-coyote-stran...

New comment by mdesq in "Starlink review, four months in"

mdesq — Fri, 23 Jul 2021 02:28:46 +0000

I have Starlink at my home located in a rural area where the only alternative is DSL at ~1.0MBPS average downlink. Using Starlink made it possible to actually do interactive work from the house without tethering to my spotty LTE service or traveling to a better location. My own experience is that the service has been quite reliable (often 12 hour stretches without an outage), but I do have unobstructed views of the sky. I do find that streaming audio/video can be glitchy and I usually have some kind of audio issues.

New comment by mdesq in "Nextdoor is replacing the small-town paper"

mdesq — Fri, 05 Feb 2021 01:22:03 +0000

This is my experience (greater Raleigh, NC). It's people asking for referrals for painters or experiences with various Internet service providers. Or lost dogs; so many lost/found dogs.

New comment by mdesq in "Google illegally spied on workers before firing them, US labor board alleges"

mdesq — Wed, 02 Dec 2020 23:38:47 +0000

Agreed. It's not surprising at all since they don't want to manage a bunch of different contracts. However, I'm of the opinion (and I am a lawyer) that the contracts should then always be especially construed even more strictly than usual against the drafter.

New comment by mdesq in "Americans, it turns out, would rather visit a store than buy food online"

mdesq — Wed, 27 May 2020 19:29:36 +0000

Shipt does the same thing for some stores they deliver from. They claim something like a 15% markup average, but in reality from our own experimentation on items we most frequently purchased, it often hit 35-100% markups and higher. (Actual examples: a $5 watermelon for $12; a dozen store brand eggs $0.99 in the store but $2.99 from Shipt). Add tips and it's rarely worth it for us anymore.

New comment by mdesq in "Amazon Isn’t the Only Shop Online"

mdesq — Mon, 06 Apr 2020 20:46:35 +0000

Home Depot and Lowes do this same thing with certain items like dishwashers. It's obnoxious. Their website will show that they have "1 left in stock" but it's the demo model that's installed in a rack of cabinets and not for sale.

New comment by mdesq in "Americans Coping with the Coronavirus Are Clogging Toilets"

mdesq — Sat, 21 Mar 2020 23:53:13 +0000

Companies shouldn't be permitted to call something "flushable" if over half of the country's sewer facilities say they are a problem.

New comment by mdesq in "Don't rinse with water straight after toothbrushing"

mdesq — Sat, 25 Jan 2020 01:00:09 +0000

That's why my dentist recommends a fluoride mouthwash after brushing.

New comment by mdesq in "My fridge has an RFID chip in the water filter, so a generic filter doesn't work"

mdesq — Thu, 23 Jan 2020 20:42:55 +0000

I'm fairly certain GE also builds timers into the system to "expire" filters on either water volume or time (e.g., six months).