<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: mrcodedude</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mrcodedude</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:49:49 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mrcodedude" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "Twstalker.com as a Twitter alternative front end"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>How do you figure it's an EFF project?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Mar 2024 05:53:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39753295</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39753295</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39753295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "FCC rules AI-generated voices in robocalls illegal"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Then look up the missed number and call them back if you think it might be legitimate?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 08 Feb 2024 23:15:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39309119</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39309119</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39309119</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "The hotel I booked online became a homeless shelter and no one told me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> So no, it doesn’t pay to use a travel aggregator. It’s great for discovery or maybe a quick last minute purchase, but generally it’s better to book directly with the hotel.<p>And yet:<p>$465/nt through IHG - <a href="https://i.imgur.com/nTdZTnM.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nTdZTnM.png</a><p>$342/nt through Priceline - <a href="https://i.imgur.com/3jabBss.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3jabBss.png</a><p>> All the major hotel chains IHG, Hilton, Marriott, and Wyndham, which collectively account for over 98% of hotel properties across their various brands, now offer best price guarantees.<p>The claimed Best Price Guarantees are all junk.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 06:07:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340337</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340337</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340337</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "The hotel I booked online became a homeless shelter and no one told me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Marriott did the same thing for me with the New Orleans Ritz. In their case, they said the OTA room isn't guaranteed, direct is, therefore, different class of room.<p>Do you actually have any experience with these best price guarantees? Because I've only tried a handful of times and every time I end up booking through the OTA.<p>Look how fast you walked back your initial claim:<p>> Every major hotel chain and many independent properties have "Best Price Guarantees" that, well, guarantee you'll get the best price with them.<p>> Certainly not all garbage, though IHG (and Hilton) are two of the worst.<p>That's no guarantee.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:16:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340090</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340090</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340090</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "The hotel I booked online became a homeless shelter and no one told me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> And get $100-200 in amenities such as resort credits, complimentary breakfast, and late checkin on top of that.<p>That sounds like standard FHR perks.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:08:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340058</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340058</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340058</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "The hotel I booked online became a homeless shelter and no one told me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>These best price guarantees are all garbage, though.<p>They'll say that the room type offered on the OTA is different than the room type booked direct - even if it's the same room.<p>I stayed at the Kimpton Epic Miami. Paid almost $150/nt less through Priceline. Tried to use IHG's Best Price Guarantee and they said it's a different class of room.<p>$465/nt through IHG - <a href="https://i.imgur.com/nTdZTnM.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/nTdZTnM.png</a><p>$342/nt through Priceline - <a href="https://i.imgur.com/3jabBss.png" rel="nofollow">https://i.imgur.com/3jabBss.png</a><p>There's a lot of misinformation in this thread.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 05:04:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340039</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340039</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33340039</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "A foreign seller has hijacked my Amazon Klein bottle listing"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://smile.amazon.com/Acme-Klein-Bottle-Handmade-Glass/dp/B017UY60MK" rel="nofollow">https://smile.amazon.com/Acme-Klein-Bottle-Handmade-Glass/dp...</a><p>I think this is the item.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Jun 2021 04:48:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27684977</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27684977</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27684977</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "We Chat, They Watch"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That's not what I said.<p>China is using its position to propagate and censor media both domestically and globally.<p>Not liking the actions of a government doesn't mean you're racist against that population.<p><a href="https://screenrant.com/movies-changed-for-china/" rel="nofollow">https://screenrant.com/movies-changed-for-china/</a><p>> Decisions to cast Tilda Swinton as a 'celtic' incarnation of the Ancient One, typically a Tibetan character, alongside the choice to move Stephen Strange's place of spiritual enlightenment and training from Tibet to Nepal, have created significant controversy online from those who argue that Marvel Studios is whitewashing Strange's backstory to better appeal to the Chinese government.<p>Propaganda doesn't have to look like a commercial from a tourism board.</p>
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<p>It's a racist conspiracy that China is using its financial leverage to influence creative decisions by American-based companies?<p>Why do you think the last few Transformer movies were made?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 05:10:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23111598</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23111598</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23111598</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "We Chat, They Watch"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Probably a decent security idea to have minimal PIE requirements for a dating site.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 04:58:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23111544</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23111544</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23111544</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "I stopped watching TV, how about you?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVxI0uGzeY" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9EVxI0uGzeY</a> (worst ad ever)<p>I think you meant "best ad ever," because that was amazing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Feb 2020 07:29:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22333904</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22333904</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=22333904</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "I stopped watching TV, how about you?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I watch sports, so I'm kind of stuck. But I'll usually be on my phone during the ads, looking at Twitter/Reddit/etc.<p>All cable and network shows I don't watch live so I can either skip through or completely avoid the commercials.</p>
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<p>Or Dribbble is lying. ¯\_(ツ)_/¯</p>
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<p>That is very obviously not what happened.<p><a href="https://dribbble.com/turnislefthome" rel="nofollow">https://dribbble.com/turnislefthome</a><p>50k followers, no new shots since February. This isn't a "rogue account" posting "inappropriate content."<p>Don't you think it is suspect that his account (no activity in months) is "flagged" on the same day the CEO blocks him on Twitter for legitimate chirps?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2019 17:03:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20296317</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20296317</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20296317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> In most hotels where I know a member of staff, they freely admit to having several 'worse' rooms which are given to booking.com/priceline etc guests first, regardless of availability.<p>You don't think Hotel Tonight is lumped in there with booking.com and Priceline? They're all OTAs. They're all treated the same.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2019 02:49:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19334701</link><dc:creator>mrcodedude</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19334701</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19334701</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mrcodedude in "Airbnb to Acquire HotelTonight"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"My experience using other booking sites for 'cheap deals' has been that you're often treated as a lower-tier customer, for example being given worse rooms (ground floor, no windows etc). The HotelTonight experience is the opposite. ~25% of the time, I receive a room upgrade without asking"<p>They're all OTAs. You're just as likely to get a "good" room with HotelTonight as you would with Priceline, Hotwire, etc. The quality of room you receive is mostly dependent on room availability and the check-in agent.</p>
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<p>You can save even more if you use a cashback site when booking through Priceline, Orbitz, etc.<p>The Best Price Guarantee is largely a lie. It's a Best Price Guarantee on a rack-rate rooms. The problem is most OTAs will offer a significant discount (sometimes more than 50%) for a non-refundable room. The rooms are exactly the same, they just classify them differently, so they don't have to actually have the best price.</p>
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<p>Windows. I don't think it was broken, it was a similar quality to the HP Spectre I bought (and also returned).<p>Maybe the Latitudes have a better touchpad? I don't mind the Lenovo T-series touchpads and they look similar.</p>
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<p>I bought (and returned) an XPS 13 9360 last year. Touchpad was trash - overly sensitive, skipped, unrecognized movements, etc. I understand part of that is software, but it's embarrassing how much better the touchpads are on Macbooks.<p>It seems all the trackpads got worse when they went button-less to copy Apple.</p>
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<p>My workaround for this is to set up a dummy email address that I use for all travel. That email address then forwards the emails to both plans@tripit.com and my personal email address.</p>
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