Hacker News: mshaler

New comment by mshaler in "Om Malik, 1966-2026"

mshaler — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 21:33:43 +0000

Om was a bright light and so very kind. RIP

New comment by mshaler in "Clouds vanish during a solar eclipse"

mshaler — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 04:29:44 +0000

This response is EXACTLY emblematic of why HN has my trust. Great insights, many thanks.

New comment by mshaler in "I bought the Apple Vision Pro and even though the tech is amazing I returned it"

mshaler — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 22:49:54 +0000

Maybe AVP aspirationally (once in sunglass form factor) seeks to replace iPad, then Mac, then iPhone?

New comment by mshaler in "Amazon reaches 10k Rivian electric delivery vans in US"

mshaler — Thu, 19 Oct 2023 02:43:31 +0000

AWS 2.0 = Amazon goes all-in on EVs: EVerywhere.

New comment by mshaler in "Discogs' vibrant vinyl community is shattering"

mshaler — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 02:50:14 +0000

Meta/off-topic: we gripe mightily here about clickbait titles (and legitimately so), but huzzah to this headline. Majestic and mellifluous. Pure poetry.

New comment by mshaler in "Apple ditches the Lightning connector in favor of USB-C after 11 years"

mshaler — Tue, 12 Sep 2023 21:07:19 +0000

Ever since the iPad Pro came out, Appe has had a first-party 3.5 female to USB-C dongle for wired audio

New comment by mshaler in "The old have come to dominate American politics"

mshaler — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 03:30:17 +0000

Gerontocracy is the symptom. Citizens United and court/regulatory capture are the linked causes.

New comment by mshaler in "Why do shared hospital rooms not violate HIPAA?"

mshaler — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:14:30 +0000

The house (insurance companies) always wins

New comment by mshaler in "The End of the Googleverse"

mshaler — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 04:12:50 +0000

"Only 5 websites each mostly screenshots of the other 4" makes signal to noise more than difficult. Amplify the mutually adverse forces of SEO and advertising dark patterns and here we are, alas

New comment by mshaler in "Bears Are Climbing Half Dome in Yosemite National Park"

mshaler — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 02:39:15 +0000

A couple of decades back, I was on my way back down from Half Dome and there was a bit of a traffic jam in the trees of jittery hikers and even more nervous pack horses--a black bear was about 50 yards ahead. Without warning, the bear made a dash for a deer not seen (by humans) until startled.

The bear had made a considered cost/benefit analysis that it could catch a deer. Still gives me the willies.

New comment by mshaler in "Milan Kundera has died"

mshaler — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 21:26:11 +0000

"Dogs living in cyclical time" changed my life profoundly and for that I am immensely grateful

New comment by mshaler in "Why Oatmeal Is Cheap: Kolmogorov Complexity and Procedural Generation [pdf]"

mshaler — Sat, 29 Apr 2023 13:57:19 +0000

We need to get Randall's analysis here.

New comment by mshaler in "US general warns troops that war with China is possible in two years"

mshaler — Sun, 29 Jan 2023 17:05:06 +0000

"We have always been at war with Eastasia..."

New comment by mshaler in "Google calls in help from Larry Page and Sergey Brin for A.I. fight"

mshaler — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 02:49:04 +0000

Cory Doctorow called this with the formal notion well-described in this essay: https://pluralistic.net/2023/01/21/potemkin-ai/#hey-guys

New comment by mshaler in "Tesla finds a loophole in states where dealerships are forbidden: Tribal lands"

mshaler — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 21:45:26 +0000

Following the money--of casinos.

New comment by mshaler in "Rimac Nevera Hits 412kph to Become World’s Fastest Production Electric Car"

mshaler — Tue, 15 Nov 2022 23:35:27 +0000

Nova (don't go) has entered the chat

New comment by mshaler in "Ask HN: I will become a father tomorrow, what advice could you share with me?"

mshaler — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:25:27 +0000

It _WILL_ get easier. Hang in there.

New comment by mshaler in "Ask HN: How do you navigate Seasonal Affective Disorder?"

mshaler — Mon, 07 Nov 2022 01:23:35 +0000

Go hike in the rain--with a head lamp. I survived my time in the PNW because of this one rule.

New comment by mshaler in "[dead]"

mshaler — Sat, 05 Nov 2022 06:03:42 +0000

When edges are REALLY weighted...

New comment by mshaler in "Our eyes can change colour throughout our lives"

mshaler — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 14:41:20 +0000

Ship of Theseus coming to port with different livery every time...