Hacker News: megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=megamikeHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:21:13 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs"]]>Is vlc still popular and widely used or is there a new 'kid' in town?

]]>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 14:15:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609391megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609391https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609391<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Most Affordable Cities to Buy a Home"]]>st louis MO not even on the list??

]]>Sat, 20 Jun 2026 13:15:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609040megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609040https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48609040<![CDATA[Useful Robots (1968) [video]]]>Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEbSaWNs9pY

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429030

Points: 3

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]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:09:35 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cEbSaWNs9pYmegamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429030https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48429030<![CDATA[AI is the major driver of innovation in Canada and around the world]]>Article URL: https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadas-national-artificial-intelligence-strategy-ai-all

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419440

Points: 4

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]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 22:59:12 +0000https://ised-isde.canada.ca/site/ised/en/canadas-national-artificial-intelligence-strategy-ai-allmegamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419440https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48419440<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Search engines and me. Is the classic internet dying? [off-topic]"]]>yes

]]>Wed, 20 May 2026 23:38:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48215871megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48215871https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48215871<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "As the West Dries Out, a New Generation of Dams Rise"]]>build all the dams you want but if you dont have the water to begin with........

]]>Sun, 17 May 2026 03:46:53 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165895megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165895https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48165895<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "The quiet renovation at Bitwarden"]]>what are some bitwarden alternatives?

]]>Sat, 16 May 2026 20:49:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163665megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163665https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48163665<![CDATA[GM Firing Hundreds While Bringing in Foreign Workers]]>Article URL: https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/gm-firing-hundreds-while-bringing-in-foreign-workers-45135283

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48125306

Points: 6

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]]>Wed, 13 May 2026 18:04:01 +0000https://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/cars/news-blog/gm-firing-hundreds-while-bringing-in-foreign-workers-45135283megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48125306https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48125306<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "I have build "Cursor for everything" desktop app"]]>learns the files you work with no thank you not at this time

]]>Sun, 10 May 2026 20:24:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48087563megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48087563https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48087563<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "US companies enabled brutal mass detention and surveillance in China [video]"]]>history does not repeat it rhymes

]]>Sat, 09 May 2026 16:41:41 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076267megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076267https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48076267<![CDATA[Scientist accidentally finds shortcut to Mars could slash travel time in half]]>Article URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientist-accidentally-finds-shortcut-to-mars-that-could-slash-travel-time-in-half/ar-AA22sqjC

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48050200

Points: 2

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]]>Thu, 07 May 2026 14:54:13 +0000https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/technology/scientist-accidentally-finds-shortcut-to-mars-that-could-slash-travel-time-in-half/ar-AA22sqjCmegamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48050200https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48050200<![CDATA[Shalizi's frame of artificial intelligence as mechanized tradition]]>Article URL: https://www.argmin.net/p/cosma-shalizi-is-aware-of-all-internet

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48028756

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]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 21:21:33 +0000https://www.argmin.net/p/cosma-shalizi-is-aware-of-all-internetmegamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48028756https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48028756<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Richard Dawkins concludes AI is conscious, even if it doesn't know it"]]>I dont know about that

]]>Tue, 05 May 2026 17:54:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48026062megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48026062https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48026062<![CDATA[The actual strategy plan Walt Disney gave investors]]>Article URL: https://hbr.org/resources/images/article_assets/2013/05/disney-2.jpeg

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016432

Points: 2

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]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 23:49:51 +0000https://hbr.org/resources/images/article_assets/2013/05/disney-2.jpegmegamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016432https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48016432<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Trump: U.S. Navy will "guide" ships out of Strait of Hormuz from Monday"]]>Not so fast:

“According to the Wall Street Journal, citing an unidentified U.S. official, the initiative does not currently include direct U.S. Navy escorts. Instead, it centers on coordination among governments, insurers and maritime organizations.”

Trump says U.S. to start guiding neutral ships from Persian Gulf under ‘Project Freedom’ | Seeking Alpha

]]>Mon, 04 May 2026 01:36:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003620megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003620https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48003620<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "[dead]"]]>yikes!

]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 19:53:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979412megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979412https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47979412<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Find and fix any Windows error"]]>The free, ad-free error code database built by IT professionals. Step-by-step guides for BSOD, driver, update, network, and application errors on Windows 10 & 11.

]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:00:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970898megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970898https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970898<![CDATA[Find and fix any Windows error]]>Article URL: https://errorcodereference.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970897

Points: 2

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]]>Fri, 01 May 2026 03:00:20 +0000https://errorcodereference.com/megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970897https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47970897<![CDATA[The Vado 3 EVO is like a two-wheeled wearable]]>Article URL: https://coolhunting.com/design/specialized-keeps-digitizing-the-commuter-e-bicycle/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47924537

Points: 1

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]]>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:25:22 +0000https://coolhunting.com/design/specialized-keeps-digitizing-the-commuter-e-bicycle/megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47924537https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47924537<![CDATA[New comment by megamike in "Is Fahrenheit 451 becoming relevant again?"]]>for me it never stopped being relevant

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 11:46:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909548megamikehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909548https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909548