Hacker News: medill1919

New comment by medill1919 in "New mechanical panoramic film camera from Jeff Bridges"

medill1919 — Fri, 01 May 2026 03:30:09 +0000

The originals were mechanical challenges.

New comment by medill1919 in "The Mullvad Browser"

medill1919 — Mon, 03 Apr 2023 18:32:06 +0000

Beware, there does not seem to be a way to uninstall this conventionally.

New comment by medill1919 in "Negativity drives online news consumption"

medill1919 — Fri, 17 Mar 2023 18:45:38 +0000

Make news irginizations non profit. Gove them the same tax breaks that churches get. Then they dont have to worry about clicks to pay their staff.

New comment by medill1919 in "What's the coolest thing you've seen in a 5.25 tower bay?"

medill1919 — Sat, 29 Oct 2022 04:46:40 +0000

https://www.amazon.com/Plusdeck-2c-PC-Cassette-Deck/dp/B000C...

New comment by medill1919 in "Ask HN: How do you deal with getting old and feeling lost?"

medill1919 — Sun, 06 Feb 2022 13:14:54 +0000

It is not poor advice. Travel has always rebooted my outlook on life, the way I see things. It is essental.

New comment by medill1919 in "Ask HN: What was a book that changed your life?"

medill1919 — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 21:49:33 +0000

Henry Miller's "Tropic of Cancer" Live life, follow your dream, and don't let hunger stop you from your work. And pay attention to everything.

New comment by medill1919 in "Don't Outsource Your Thinking (2015)"

medill1919 — Sat, 12 Oct 2019 22:03:00 +0000

This is incorrect. Have you worked as a journalist? Do you subscribe to any news that you actually have to pay for?

New comment by medill1919 in "Bribes to Get into Yale and Stanford? What Else Is New?"

medill1919 — Wed, 13 Mar 2019 00:45:24 +0000

Of course.

New comment by medill1919 in "The relationship between mindset and getting old"

medill1919 — Sun, 11 Jun 2017 19:05:05 +0000

I'm 55. I'm nostalgic, but also forward seeking. There were certainly things about the 70's and 90's that were better than now. Not sure I'd want to go back though. I'd rather change the future...