<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: mtw</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=mtw</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2026 22:35:45 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=mtw" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Survival LLM: AI assistant and emergency library that runs on your own computer"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For one-off questions, a local archive makes sense.<p>This is more for elaborate projects where you don't know precisely what you are looking for. Questions I can think of in a survival scenario:<p>- my solar panel connector is broken. We only have 8 hr battery left. Can you tell me how to DIY repair it with the following parts<p>- we want to receive emergency FM broadcasts from the state. Give me steps on how to receive it on Flipper Zero with this breakout board I found in my spare parts<p>- with the dewalt drill and these parts, can you tell me how to build an outboard motor for the canoe. We need to get outta here before the flood goes up further</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 28 Oct 2026 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273689</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273689</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50273689</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "U.S. already has the critical minerals it needs, according to new analysis"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Of course the U.S and allies like Canada/Australia have all the critical minerals needed. But the U.S. does not have the ecosystem to mine and process it. The author suggests critical R&D but the administration is also waging war on the top universities (Harvard & co.), and generally looking down on what's coming from them. A good researcher is going to have a pact with the devil to agree to this, unless the administration throws money and brute force at the problem.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:29:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45300905</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45300905</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45300905</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "How to vibe code for free: Running Qwen3 on your Mac, using MLX"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>how much RAM do you have? I want to compare with my local setup (M4 Pro)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 May 2025 13:21:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43857322</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43857322</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43857322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I make between $3k to $6k from putting a log cabin on Airbnb. This started during period of boredom during the pandemic. I operate remotely with smart home devices and with a local cleaning team/handyman.<p>I had a project to completely automate this with an AI agent but Airbnb doesn't offer a publicly available API.<p>$3k seems high but the costs add up and the time as well (details here <a href="https://studiozenkai.com/post/airbnb-the-good-the-bad-the-profitable/" rel="nofollow">https://studiozenkai.com/post/airbnb-the-good-the-bad-the-pr...</a> ). I always have a bit of profit at the end of year and the mortgage costs are entirely paid so no complaints here<p>If I ever get fed up from tech projects, I can see myself getting a bigger vacation property and making this my own version of Barista FIRE</p>
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<p>I had a shock when I looked up prices for H100 gpus, wanting to use one just for personal experimentation and for an upcoming hackathon. How much this one costs? $300,000?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 17:35:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38252804</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38252804</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38252804</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Airbnb nightly rates shot up 36% in 3 years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Airbnb doesn’t have a hosts supply issue. Actually in the past 3 years, hosts growth outpace guests growth<p>The issue is Airbnb attracted recently a lot of get-rich-quick types, similar to what see for Amazon sellers or crypto bros. We are far from the savvy host who want to share travel experiences and give you a unique experience</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2023 17:04:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34821463</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34821463</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34821463</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Ask HN: How many of you are open to Piracy again?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Where I am, there are frequent power cuts or Internet is down because of a storm. We do have a generator so we can keep on living. I hate the fact tho that I'm not able to pay for content I paid for : movies, fitness classes, music etc.<p>So looking to build a media server full of content, via legal means or piracy!<p>Another motivation is while I'm ok paying now, what about in 20 or 30 years time? Maybe there will be a time where I want to discard my credit card, but still want to be able to enjoy movies. I would have paid then thousands of dollars to streaming services. A media server with my favorite content sounds like a better bet.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Jan 2023 15:04:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34260538</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34260538</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34260538</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Wells are running dry in Southwest as foreign-owned farms feed cattle overseas"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The US exports $25B worth of soybeans per year, which is one of the most water intensive crop. Should these exports be banned? same for almonds, cotton, rice etc.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Nov 2022 14:53:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33493220</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33493220</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33493220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Illegal host, electric shocks, slugs, leaks and no support – How Airbnb failed"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Airbnb Support is the worst. They speak and write very well, and make you feel they listen to you and will do their best to solve your issue. In most cases though, they will come back to you with a negative answer and will leave you in the worst of situations. You can check the reddit sub /airbnb or on Twitter.<p>Having 0 support like Google would be much better than being promised help will come, then having various customer agents taking over your case from scratch and then after exhaustion, being told you won't be refunded or no action will be taken</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:40:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33289182</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33289182</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33289182</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "The Portuguese can no longer afford to live in Portugal"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is not just Portugal. I see similar sentiment in Canada where young professionals in Vancouver or Toronto complain they can't buy their first home and Vancouver has been "sold out" to foreigners. Similar sentiment in Australian major cities as well.</p>
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<p>Review the take-home assignment. Is it really relevant to the job ?<p>And if you really have to have it, is it specific and interesting? For example don’t ask to use a JavaScript library if the job post specifically asked for talent in rust.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Jun 2022 07:50:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31821374</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31821374</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31821374</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "In a small trial, drugs seemed to rejuvenate the body’s ‘epigenetic clock’ (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Did they continue tracking health effects years after they study ? It’s possible the drugs reversed the body clock but will accelerate it after. Much like coffee gives you a temporary boost, then makes you crash later</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jun 2022 11:37:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31619173</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31619173</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31619173</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Before wave of train thefts, Union Pacific laid off some of its police force"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article seems to indicate it's not arrests but patrols that are correlated with theft. Patrols dissuade potential thefts</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2022 01:41:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30003180</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30003180</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=30003180</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "High degree of overlap between r/poor and crypto subreddits"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>r/poor only has 7k members - it's insignificant compared to other subs<p>Try to see overlaps for r/frugal or r/bitcoin if you really want to see if poverty is linked to crypto</p>
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<p>Why not used as currency</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 17:59:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28739096</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28739096</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28739096</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Cameras & surveillance are a necessity for vacation rentals. People complain about privacy but how would the property manager know that the garbage are placed properly for pickup? Many counties now have automated garbage trucks that won't pickup garbage if the angle or placement is not correct<p>Same for swimming pool or lawn maintenance. The person renting would be the first to demand a refund if the swimming pool has a strange color/odor or if the garbage is overflowing. The property manager can do a daily video check and ask for pool maintenance person to do a check if the water doesn't look good.<p>Finally, many vacation homes have their own dedicated water systems. Its perfectly possible that the water source can only cater to 6 adult, or that the septic system can dispose for only a max number of people. If the renter comes with a big group, then there will be no water, or the septic system will overflow and clog. Again, in those cases, the group renting will be the first to complain and ask for refunds. So it is important to check via a camera the number of guests coming and making sure it is below the max number of people that the property can accomodate.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 17:07:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28131376</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28131376</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28131376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Our vacation rental had surveillance cameras. The landlord used them a lot"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is what the article author states. But how certain are you that the dog didn't actually poop on the property or entered indoors?<p>The author stated before that there were no dogs on the property but was forced to admit that there was indeed a dog. It is therefore plausible he is also taking liberties at his other statements</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Aug 2021 15:32:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28130072</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28130072</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28130072</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "The Great Hanoi Rat Massacre of 1902 Did Not Go as Planned (2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Municipal water sanitation<p>Fine for rat infested houses<p>Significant Fines and inspection for business especially live markets, food factories and mills<p>Citizen education program, such as encouraging cats, not leaving food around, inspecting homes for holes<p>Strict garbage collection. Fines for properties that leave garbage outdoors outside garbage collection days</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 May 2021 12:09:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27275862</link><dc:creator>mtw</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27275862</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27275862</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by mtw in "Ask HN: What tech job would let me get away with the least real work possible?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I would look into acquiring a service on sites like microacquire.com that generates monthly income for you. There are a few listed there that requires little to no work. Sometimes it's just 3 to 6 hours of replying to customers questions.<p>Of course, it doesn't come free, you have to pay for the service. But this guarantee little involvement with the product, fully remote, no boss plus you can do whatever you want the rest of the time.</p>
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<p>> instant torque that an electric vehicle puts out just shreds a gearbox<p>Doesn't the Porsche Taycan have 2 gears? and it actually beats Tesla Model S in 0-60 times</p>
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