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New comment by mionhe in "Woman who had sex with identical twins told it is 'not possible' to identify dad"

mionhe — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:21:27 +0000

A person expressing wonder at a surprising situation does not require shaming.

And yes, I think when a person finds themselves in a situation like this they should be examining their life choices.

I don't know why it's on hn though.

New comment by mionhe in "AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations"

mionhe — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 14:04:03 +0000

This is an odd statement, and I can't figure out what you're trying to say.

What are you actually suggesting here?

New comment by mionhe in "Ask HN: Why don't software developers make medical devices?"

mionhe — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 20:11:14 +0000

I work in this field, and I've never seen a device that isn't dead simple be able to clear the FDA for $200k. I've definitely never seen a medical device with software anywhere near this.

The reason people don't switch to medical devices is because even a fairly simple device without software or electronics can still take between $750k and $1.2M to develop and clear the FDA. Adding software is a cost & time multiplier.

New comment by mionhe in "Things Unix can do atomically (2010)"

mionhe — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 15:52:11 +0000

The slash is read as "OR" in this case.

As in: Unix-like OR POSIX-compliant

In that light, it's probably fine to not nitpick over certifications here.

New comment by mionhe in "“Let people help” – Advice that made a big difference to a grieving widow"

mionhe — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 16:14:07 +0000

Meta: down votes here prove no such thing. If you are downvoted it's because you read the article that had nothing to do with politics, the comment on a vision of heaven and hell that had nothing to do with politics, and then you made it about something that is very politicized in the US.

Both the article and comment you commented on eschewed a trite political message and tried to say something real and human.

New comment by mionhe in "Show HN: Speed Miners – A tiny RTS resource mini-game"

mionhe — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:51:09 +0000

> "... won't work well on mobile."

New comment by mionhe in "Raising money fucked me up"

mionhe — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 15:48:01 +0000

You're missing the part in Christianity where he comes again, this time as triumphant victor who overcame all things to save the human family.

New comment by mionhe in "PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch"

mionhe — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 13:32:46 +0000

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New comment by mionhe in "Meditation as Wakeful Relaxation: Unclenching Smooth Muscle"

mionhe — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:19:02 +0000

I assumed this was referring to a simple seated position, but I was incorrect. He had people in some odd poses for meditation. Thank you for posting the source.

Hackers Bypass Signal, Telegram and WhatsApp Encryption to Read Messages

mionhe — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 07:16:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.forbes.com/sites/daveywinder/2025/11/23/hackers-bypass-signal-telegram-and-whatsapp-encryption-to-read-messages/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46031231

Points: 5

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New comment by mionhe in "Disable AI in Firefox"

mionhe — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 18:10:41 +0000

More accurately, why WebKit was forked from khtml by Apple.

New comment by mionhe in "Divorce plunged in Kentucky – equal custody for fathers is a big reason why"

mionhe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 21:08:30 +0000

Well, the author of the article found several people sharing experiences that they heard from other people that seem to give credence to that view.

Hard to know at this point if the problem is with specific judges, with the way the law is written, or if the presentation of these experiences are made to seem more numerous by the way the article presents the story. It also didn't cover instances of abuse coming from mothers, so there's at least a little bias in the story.

New comment by mionhe in "Low-dose radiation offers relief to people with knee osteoarthritis"

mionhe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 17:03:36 +0000

When we say "everyone in science", I think the part that people find scary is that it's hard to tell who is in science versus who is in 'science'.

Or in other words, it's hard to tell from the outside who really believes what you're stating and who believes it until it's inconvenient, or until it clashes with their personal ideology.

New comment by mionhe in "Low-dose radiation offers relief to people with knee osteoarthritis"

mionhe — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:58:43 +0000

I'm not clear on what the second paragraph is adding to your example in the first.

New comment by mionhe in "When the job search becomes impossible"

mionhe — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 14:20:53 +0000

Hiring doesn't work like that. It's not like you glance at resumes then hire someone because what the paper says matches your job description. You spend a lot of time, if you're doing it right. Some resumes have everything you want, but aren't honest. Some resumes don't have everything, but they're pretty close, and worth the conversation. Some people seem perfect on paper but once you talk with them you realize (for whatever reason) that they don't fit. Even just a few applicants can take many hours of work before you can pick the one that fits best what you're looking for.

If you're a team of 5, handling 1,200 resumes, how much money are you expected to invest in this process? Does everyone take a week off billable work so you can find someone? Can you afford that? With only a team of 5, probably not.

We all want to feel like we're being treated well, but scolding someone because they were overwhelmed by the massive amount of adversarial spam they received for their job posting is a failure to put yourself in their shoes. Let's all be better people, here.

New comment by mionhe in "Chat Control faces blocking minority in the EU"

mionhe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:10:07 +0000

> Can't wait to go to jail for texting a meme to the group chat.

For a second I thought that was a great hypothetical example, then I remembered that's a thing that actually happens now in the UK and got a little sad instead.

New comment by mionhe in "OpenAI Grove"

mionhe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:06:07 +0000

If capitalists can't solve problems, who do you suggest can?

New comment by mionhe in "Epistemic Collapse at the WSJ"

mionhe — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 18:00:46 +0000

https://web.archive.org/web/20250912131943/https://www.math....

New comment by mionhe in "Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah"

mionhe — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:09:15 +0000

And yet the founding fathers made it pretty clear that they were all for every able-bodied man having guns, including private citizens owning artillery.

The relative lethality of a particular style of rifle doesn't seem to matter. Better guns than muskets were available at the time, and they didn't seem to think it necessary to limit that amendment.

I don't think your opinions about the history and purpose of the second amendment holds water.

New comment by mionhe in "Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah"

mionhe — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 01:01:29 +0000

"Wilder times" is an interesting description of the early days of the country. When I look around at the violence the last several years (mass rioting, looting, uptick in murder pretty much everywhere, etc. etc.), I feel like that description applies pretty well to our times as well.

That being the case, I would say their opinions and beliefs are pretty important to the current national climate.