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New comment by mdibiase in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)"

mdibiase — Wed, 13 May 2026 10:55:09 +0000

Thanks! Appreciate the quick turnaround

New comment by mdibiase in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)"

mdibiase — Mon, 11 May 2026 11:55:30 +0000

Would be nice to add Milan as a destination. I currently do not see it listed in the cities available.

New comment by mdibiase in "TfL's simple pop-up message led to a significant drop in paper ticket sales"

mdibiase — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 08:23:53 +0000

Yes that's what I think, unless of course I missed something

New comment by mdibiase in "TfL's simple pop-up message led to a significant drop in paper ticket sales"

mdibiase — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 07:46:48 +0000

AFAIK this is true if you have the various 'plans' on your personal (yellow) card, which comes with additional cost. The 40% discount is there with one of these https://www.ns.nl/en/season-tickets/

New comment by mdibiase in "CAN Injection: Keyless car theft"

mdibiase — Wed, 05 Apr 2023 15:53:37 +0000

For ease of use, you could also hide a fuel pump switch inside the car that you have to press before going. It's an easy but effective solution for protecting your car and needs basic tools / wires.

Of course, the important thing is making sure the wiring is well done (proper wire gauge) and the switch is actually in a hidden spot.

New comment by mdibiase in "Ventura Issues"

mdibiase — Wed, 28 Dec 2022 09:07:05 +0000

Another item that I've seen gone from Ventura is the toggle to enable a low-power mode in the battery settings. Now, either you have always enabled when on battery, or not.

New comment by mdibiase in "Launch HN: Carve (YC S19) – Rent Cars from Local Dealerships"

mdibiase — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:54:10 +0000

This is unfortunately the case during peak season (i.e. Italy or Spain in August). On the other hand, during off-season periods, the queue is often in the realm of 15 mins.

The thing I've always found though is that off-season in EU is _way_ cheaper than US. Went to Italy last month, 1 week for a medium sized car was something like 100 euros. And it's not unusual to rent a car for ~6 euros per day.

New comment by mdibiase in "Launch HN: Carve (YC S19) – Rent Cars from Local Dealerships"

mdibiase — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 08:49:29 +0000

Or, even better, you could just upgrade the next client to a higher tier (unless the client, of course, disagrees when communicating this upfront or the higher tier is fully booked). I guess the cost of the upgrade to the next client is definitely covered by the sale of the car you had already reserved earlier.

New comment by mdibiase in "We Need to Dream Bigger Than Bike Lanes"

mdibiase — Wed, 23 Oct 2019 07:13:46 +0000

If the argument is that it's unbearable to commute by bike in scorching heat, I would argue you could still bike and ask your employer to install showers at your workplace. That's how it's done in the Netherlands, where most (modern-ish) offices have showers next to enclosed bike parking facilities.

New comment by mdibiase in "Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs (1996) [pdf]"

mdibiase — Sun, 20 Oct 2019 10:59:25 +0000

This was a fantastic read. Thanks for sharing it!

New comment by mdibiase in "Apple’s Watch Is Smarter, but My Casio Keeps Getting the Job Done"

mdibiase — Tue, 27 Aug 2019 07:19:07 +0000

Beautiful watch. On top of looking good, it will never be 'outdated'. Your average _insert here smartwatch_ will be outdated in 2 years as technology evolves.

New comment by mdibiase in "Porsche Unveils Taycan Interior"

mdibiase — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 07:11:26 +0000

On a more global perspective, technology in cars is by default going to be obsolete in a matter of a generation. German cars built 10/15 years ago, when they came out, had these 4" screen and in-vehichle phone capabilities. Nowadays, you would like to rip off that crap out of cars which are still capable of "being just cars".

New comment by mdibiase in "Jaguar and Audi SUVs Fail to Dent Tesla’s Electric-Car Dominance"

mdibiase — Mon, 19 Aug 2019 08:03:32 +0000

The all-wheel drive dual motor car it's going to be around 130k USD. With that amount of money you could easily buy now any Model 3 (which could cover the day-to-day) AND another internal combustion engine car. I mean: okay, you'll have to maintain two cars vs. one but still.

New comment by mdibiase in "Static Analysis at Scale: An Instagram Story"

mdibiase — Fri, 16 Aug 2019 08:11:47 +0000

Try this link. It should be the same article as linked previously. http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~junfeng/14fa-e6121/papers/coveri...