Hacker News: nickt

New comment by nickt in "Liverpool and Manchester Railway"

nickt — Wed, 27 May 2026 02:32:43 +0000

At the time, Liverpool and Manchester were proper cities, and while smaller towns, the railway that opened five years before this one that connected Stockton and Darlington clearly operated a similar model of moving goods and passengers.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockton_and_Darlington_Railwa...

So I’d argue that they were moving first!

Modos Flow – A paper-like monitor for reading, writing, and focused work

nickt — Wed, 27 May 2026 02:25:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.crowdsupply.com/modos-tech/modos-flow

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48288733

Points: 11

# Comments: 0

New comment by nickt in "Anyone on the Internet Can Ring Your Doorbell"

nickt — Tue, 19 May 2026 04:44:13 +0000

You should probably get a cheap IoT camera to keep an eye on that printer!

New comment by nickt in "Remind HN: Today is Mother's Day, call your moms"

nickt — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:50:43 +0000

In the UK (and a few other places) it’s “Mothering Sunday”, the day you honour the church where you were baptised, or your mother church.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mothering_Sunday

Britain Learned and Unlearned Nuclear

nickt — Sat, 09 May 2026 14:29:04 +0000

Article URL: https://worksinprogress.co/issue/how-the-uk-learned-and-unlearned-nuclear/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48075265

Points: 4

# Comments: 4

New comment by nickt in "Isaac Asimov: The Last Question (1956)"

nickt — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 14:14:36 +0000

I love this one. I thought it was old when I first read it, and today I realised that was 36 years ago!

Why I'll never give up my DVD collection

nickt — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 05:25:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.whathifi.com/streaming-entertainment/why-ill-never-give-up-my-dvd-collection

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47044001

Points: 8

# Comments: 4

Electronicos Fantasticos

nickt — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 22:06:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.electronicosfantasticos.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46878001

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by nickt in "We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s"

nickt — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 01:00:49 +0000

I’m optimistic too, but I can’t help wonder if the post scarcity world, like the future, won’t be evenly distributed.

New comment by nickt in "We (As a Society) Peaked in the 90s"

nickt — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 00:54:37 +0000

I was around in the 80’s in the UK and this was a real thing:

https://newsthump.com/2026/01/28/uk-on-verge-of-return-to-he...

New comment by nickt in "Apple-1 Computer Prototype Board #0 sold for $2.75M"

nickt — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 05:05:18 +0000

The ZX81 had that too, at least the UK ones did.

The keyboard itself, er, takes some getting used to. But they are a little cheaper.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ZX81#/media/File:Sinclair-ZX81...

The sub-zero lair of the most powerful computer

nickt — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 00:41:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62r6dvpl5ro

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46535455

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Explosively pumped flux compression generator

nickt — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:48:33 +0000

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

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46467337

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by nickt in "Quality of drinking water varies significantly by airline"

nickt — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 05:35:40 +0000

Good job the Brits are asleep as they’d be cracking up at these comments.

The Golden Age of Personal Computers – 80 Machines Reviewed (2023) [video]

nickt — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 15:58:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wQPmPdL5t3Y

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46385130

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

WhatIFF?, a modern Amiga Guide magazine for creative Amiga users

nickt — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 05:40:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.whatiff.info/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46382369

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by nickt in "Unifi Travel Router"

nickt — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:28:30 +0000

Not sure if you’re serious but reeks of “you can already build such a system yourself quite trivially”

Cyberattack disrupts France's postal service and banking during Christmas rush

nickt — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 20:55:19 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/france-postal-service-cyberattack-4ea0c3e3bcb8a87341de8aebc1dfc916

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46358951

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by nickt in "Cassette tapes are making a comeback?"

nickt — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:44:55 +0000

Like DCC (1992)?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_Compact_Cassette

New comment by nickt in "Modern Walkmans"

nickt — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 05:33:03 +0000

It’s amazing to see this. How good are the transports in these modern units? I seem to remember when cassettes died the first time, the whole ecosystem went away, from Chrome Dioxide cassettes to good quality transports, which took a long time to get right. How do these compare to a good quality unit from the 80’s and 90’s?