Hacker News: muffwigglerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=muffwigglerHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:59:45 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by muffwiggler in "Air traffic failure caused by two locations 3600nm apart sharing 3-letter code"]]>3600 nanometers? That's cool.

]]>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 13:32:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42183220muffwigglerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42183220https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42183220<![CDATA[New comment by muffwiggler in "$8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating"]]>"Consumers don’t want tiny cheap laptops. In the past few years, people have financed progressively more expensive laptops over much longer periods, suggesting they don’t want the cheapest options.

SWEs view laptops as status symbols, not just tools. Hence, tech companies, like Apple, sell laptops as status symbols, not just utilitarian commodities."

]]>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:57:14 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180954muffwigglerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180954https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180954<![CDATA[New comment by muffwiggler in "DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome"]]>> For example, Chrome has replaced IE as the corporate browser

Strange, thought it was Edge, as it integrates with MS products much better. Must be an US thing then.

]]>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 07:50:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180919muffwigglerhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180919https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42180919