<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: nanobyte</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=nanobyte</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 08:27:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=nanobyte" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by nanobyte in "Normalized crash data shows Autopilot is much less safe than Tesla claims"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Having driven Audis for years, including an A4, S4, and a recent model A4 (and other models as rentals in Germany), I can tell you definitively that Audi _pales_ in comparison to my Telsa Model Y in terms of safety. It's not even remotely comparable. Until you've driven one on a regular basis, it's hard to explain. They are light years ahead of traditional automakers, to the point of embarrassment.<p>Suffice it to say, I don't foresee myself ever buying or leasing a BMW or Audi again. Telsa is so far ahead that it probably won't compute unless you've driven one for a while.</p>
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<p>I've never heard of a single movie made by Ghibli.<p>Not that I'm a fan of Marvel, far from it! Apart from a few exceptions, they seem mostly geared towards kids (and adults who still inherit fantasy worlds).</p>
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<p>One would be wise to heed p1necone's comment. Based on friends and general life experience, this is 100% the case. I cannot even fathom growing up with parents having such oversight--that's basically a guaranteed recipe for stunted personal growth and/or subversion and lifelong distrust; not to mention an extreme invasion of privacy.<p>What happens if one's kid's are gay? Or interested in myriad other topics? Should a parent have 100% visibility and supervision over such things?</p>
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<p>This simply isn't accurate. My first car after college was an Audi A4, and later an S4. And then a BMW. I've lived and driven all manner of higher-end cars while working in Germany.<p>I'd take the Model Y any day. It's the easiest and most intuitive vehicle I've ever driven. I used to think the same way about physical buttons. But in reality, as others have said, you rarely use the touchscreen while driving--and basically everything can be controlled by voice with a tap of a button on the steering wheel. Unlike other carmakers, the voice recognition actually works. I'm guessing they use Google for voice processing?<p>All the primary controls that you might need are located along the bottom of the screen. That includes front/read defrost, heated seats, etc. The volume controls are conveniently found on right, which is ideal for passengers (since the driver would just use the scroll wheel).<p>While driving, I use voice commands for turning on heated seats and/or steering wheel. For setting the temperature, it's literally a single tap on steering wheel, "temperature 67", or "I'm cold", and it'll lower it by 3 degrees. Probably the only time I really use the touch screen is to pull up The Bike Shed podcast and select an episode (which can also be done by voice). Other times include starting the karaoke, which is great fun when you're with family.<p>My mom's Lexus SUV, by comparison, is an unusable abomination of complexity. I think I counted nearly 100 buttons, including a useless "tactile" trackpad. Much of the criticism aimed at the touch interface are from people who have one thing in common: they don't drive one, and therefore make assumptions based on existing experience and intuition.<p>For what it matters, I'm a millennial. But regardless of age, every person who's driven my car remarks on how intuitive and easy to use it is. To be fair, there's stuff that isn't initially intuitive. When I first got the vehicle, I couldn't figure out how to put it in reverse :-). And the interaction of Autopilot and its fallback to TACC (cruise control) during disengagement, the use of the accelerator or right stalk to confirm going through traffic lights--all of which take some getting used to. But the same would apply if those systems existed in other vehicles.</p>
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<p>I wouldn't necessarily ascribe too much journalistic merit regarding your source link; it's quite clearly a biased source by design.<p>A cursory glance at their home page reveals as much, and they spell it out clearly themselves.<p>From their FAQ [1]:<p>><i>What is OneNewsNow.com and who operates this site?</i>
<i>OneNewsNow.com is the website of the American Family News Network (AFN), a national Christian news service. Our goal is to present the day's news from a biblical perspective. We not only feature the latest breaking stories from across the United States and around the world, but also news of the challenges facing Christians in today's society.</i><p>[1] <a href="https://onenewsnow.com/general/faq/#1" rel="nofollow">https://onenewsnow.com/general/faq/#1</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Aug 2019 18:13:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20678220</link><dc:creator>nanobyte</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20678220</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=20678220</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by nanobyte in "The Most Popular Drug in America Is an Antipsychotic"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>S-ame (s-adenosylmethionine) is probably the most effective natural anti-depressant. I know it's widely used in Germany. There's extensive research on PubMed regarding it's effectiveness--if it weren't naturally occurring and therefore not subject to patent, it would likely be a blockbuster drug given that it outperforms most prescription drugs.<p>From my own personal experience, it reduces my anxiety within hours of taking it. And relieves depression in about a week. In the US, you can buy it off the shelf at any CVS/Walgreens. But it's certainly not cheap.</p>
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