Hacker News: nanna

New comment by nanna in "Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?"

nanna — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 12:50:02 +0000

This is something I wanted to get into after vising Alhambra, which really is the "mirror of paradise" that it purported to be. You say that the complex designs are done by hand, but given how mathematical they are it left me wondering if there is a thriving scene of computer-generated patterns?

Segagaga Has Been Translated into English

nanna — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 10:47:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thedreamcastjunkyard.co.uk/2026/02/segagaga-has-finally-been-translated.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47296259

Points: 102

# Comments: 38

Hacking Involved in Khamenei Assassination

nanna — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 13:26:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.jpost.com/middle-east/iran-news/article-888598

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47231969

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by nanna in "Magnus Carlsen Wins the Freestyle (Chess960) World Championship"

nanna — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 10:25:03 +0000

Wait why are there separate mens and womens prizes?

New comment by nanna in "CIA to Sunset the World Factbook"

nanna — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 14:34:53 +0000

Bit confused, what's this to do with the CIA World Factbook?

New comment by nanna in "How London became the rest of the world’s startup capital"

nanna — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 15:55:26 +0000

I remember that one of Stockholm's train line is also endearingly tiny too?

New comment by nanna in "How London cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground"

nanna — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:47:12 +0000

Looks like TFL issued a whopping three fines in total last year...

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/cdx4lje9jpjo

New comment by nanna in "How London cracked mobile phone coverage on the Underground"

nanna — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 09:42:29 +0000

Because silence is a common good, like clean air. It's everyone's. When people fill it with their noise they effectively privatize it for the duration. When they shout on speakerphone or play their music or blare sound from their apps it's especially selfish.

UK police chief admits policy relied on CoPilot hallucination

nanna — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 09:44:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/14/maccabi-police-chief-admits-misleading-mps-by-using-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46614139

Points: 10

# Comments: 4

New comment by nanna in "Replit founder Amjad Masad isn’t afraid of Silicon Valley"

nanna — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 16:49:11 +0000

Imagine if they were dealing with the US police...

Tropy

nanna — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:17:25 +0000

Article URL: https://tropy.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46159327

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Hexapawn

nanna — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 10:16:37 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hexapawn

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46159321

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by nanna in "Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright"

nanna — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:24:56 +0000

Same for bicycle lights too, and street lights.

New comment by nanna in "Ruby and Its Neighbors: Smalltalk"

nanna — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 08:35:59 +0000

Anyone working with a Smalltalk implementation?

New comment by nanna in "Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes"

nanna — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 16:50:19 +0000

This was a really helpful answer, thank you. I'm not sure why you've been downvoted.

New comment by nanna in "Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes"

nanna — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:33:27 +0000

I've switched to a CAT S22 Android builder's flip phone, and my usage has dropped significantly. The screen is so small and fiddly that it makes me feel sick using it for extended periods - exactly what you want from an adictive substance like a smart phone. Having to physically open it to use it, and then waiting 5 seconds before it lights up, creates a psychic barrier to just 'quickly checking for updates'. The camera is like an early 2000s cheap digicam - just about good enough for documenting things but it hardly beckons you to want to photograph your life constantly for social media. It's a PITA to use and that's why it's perfect for everyday use.

New comment by nanna in "Smartphones manipulate our emotions and trigger our reflexes"

nanna — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 09:27:34 +0000

> sharing biometric data through pre-loaded health and wellness apps.

I've been thinking about finally getting a smartwatch to keep tabs on my sleep and encourage me to do more exercise, like jogging for a certain amount of time or something. Suggestions for privacy respecting, ideally FOSS solutions?

Emacs org-noter: an interleaving/note-taking package for documents

nanna — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 11:57:05 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/org-noter/org-noter

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45680828

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

DIY FOSS cyborg (powered by Guix and Emacs) [video]

nanna — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:04:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/flYs1fwwACk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45653559

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by nanna in "State of the Bird 2024/25"

nanna — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 13:30:41 +0000

Please. Fix. Search. Please. Fix. Search.