<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: noobie</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=noobie</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:15:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=noobie" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "William Shakespeare, Playwright and Poet, Is Dead at 52"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You know why I love Shakespeare? Because only thoughtful minds can understand his writings. Ones that can bear to get out of their technology-infested worlds and actually focus on a story that has and can keep your attention, when words meant more than simple communication.<p>Promises were called oaths and there were such things as enduring love, faithfulness, and trust, yet, there were still scandals and mistakes. But it was all overcome in a story that few today would venture to understand in its original context.<p>It takes little intelligence to comprehend what a text means, but in poetry and stories we find beautiful manifestations of every moral and in these I think we find the vulnerability of this plague we call humanity.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 24 Apr 2016 07:34:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11558897</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11558897</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11558897</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Show HN: A Chrome extension to remind you why you opened Facebook"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>HN already has an in-built anti-procrastination feature.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:44:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11549547</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11549547</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11549547</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Boaty McBoatface and the False Promise of Democracy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>this ship will almost certainly be unofficially referred to as Boaty McBoatface by its crew.<p>Except for the captain.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2016 14:28:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11549441</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11549441</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11549441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "The $2 Trillion Project to Get Saudi Arabia’s Economy Off Oil"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thank you for mentioning this podcast. It's amazing!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Apr 2016 11:49:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11541284</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11541284</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11541284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Apple's amusingly round reuse figures"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thank you! It seems very interesting, terse and powerful.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 21:56:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11516512</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11516512</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11516512</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Apple's amusingly round reuse figures"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Exactly. Too bad two wrongs don't make a right.<p>What language is that?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 15:43:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514907</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514907</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514907</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Apple's amusingly round reuse figures"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There's a difference between pointing out the existence of a similar comment on the post and stating that I have stolen the comment. Assumptions can make fools of us all.<p>How do you suggest that I make it clear? Keybase doesn't allow for G+ verification.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 15:14:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514770</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514770</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514770</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Apple's amusingly round reuse figures"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am the same person.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:53:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514480</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514480</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514480</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Apple's amusingly round reuse figures"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They simply rounded the weights in pounds to the next hundred which resulted in the extra 644lbs.<p>Python code:<p><pre><code>    import math
    def roundup(x):
	return int(math.ceil(x / 100.0)) * 100

    materials_in_kgs =  [12750000,6090000,5420000,2050000,1340000,86000,18000,20000,59000,2000,3000,1000]
    materials_in_lbs = [i*2.204 for i in materials_in_kgs]

    materials_in_lbs_rounded = [roundup(i) for i in materials_in_lbs]

    print sum(materials_in_lbs_rounded)</code></pre></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 13:06:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514378</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514378</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11514378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Phineas Fisher's account of how he took down HackingTeam"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I was curious why he was using domain names instead of tor hidden service or other p2p networks. Turns out that using domain names provides a backup communications channel (DNS) that gets through pretty much any firewall.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2016 09:27:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11513975</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11513975</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11513975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Apple recovered 2,204 pounds of gold from broken iPhones last year"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hobbyists too.<p><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhuwO8AjM7k" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HhuwO8AjM7k</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:36:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510951</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510951</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Saudi Arabia Warns of Economic Fallout If Congress Passes 9/11 Bill"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Isn't their currency linked to the US dollar? That would make it a suicide attack. No one is that..Oh wait..</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2016 15:10:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510849</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510849</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510849</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "The idea of empathy for all ignores the limits of human psychology"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Empathy =! Compassion.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:20:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510168</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510168</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11510168</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "The Minecraft Generation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sold! I haven't played around in a while but I definitely will. Thanks!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:59:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11507195</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11507195</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11507195</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "The Minecraft Generation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>By "modding API" in my first edit I was actually referring to MCP. I couldn't think of a better description.<p>The mods I mentioned aren't indeed by Japanese developers but I can now see how my wording is wrong. I meant to say that the Japanese modding community is also active and doing wonders. Thank you.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 19:55:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11507162</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11507162</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11507162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "The Minecraft Generation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The Minecraft modding scene is amazing! The Japanese have been doing wonders. You'd be amazed not only by the content but also by the visual effects of some of the mods.<p>Some examples (Not Japanese):<p>ComputerCraft: adds programmable computers in Lua. With in game applications; programmable robots called turtles.<p>Botania and Thaumcraft are two magical mods with stunning visuals.<p>Buildcraft and AE2 are logistics-oriented mods.<p>All in all, vanilla Minecraft is definitely unplayable once you try it with mods.<p>Edit: Probably worth mentioning that Mojang hired the guy who created the modding API. (See SquareWheel's comment below for correction/details)<p>Edit: Just finished reading the article (I check the comments first). They mentioned the Redstone logic. Probably worth mentioning as well that a 16-year-old built a scientific calculator using Redstone. <a href="https://youtu.be/wgJfVRhotlQ" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/wgJfVRhotlQ</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:37:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506596</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506596</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506596</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Ask HN: How can I make YouTube load very slow and buffer a lot?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am on the phone so I haven't tested these.<p><a href="http://www.net-peeker.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.net-peeker.com</a><p><a href="https://www.netlimiter.com" rel="nofollow">https://www.netlimiter.com</a><p><a href="http://freenet.mcnabhosting.com/python/pyshaper/" rel="nofollow">http://freenet.mcnabhosting.com/python/pyshaper/</a><p>Like others have pointed out if this is just a symptom of another problem you'll only be teaching him how to be more patient and thus result in more wasted hours.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:26:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506528</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506528</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506528</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Ask HN: How can I make YouTube load very slow and buffer a lot?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I am not trying to tell you how to raise your children of course but here my two cents.<p>I am 21 and growing up my parents also limited my siblings and I's computer time. They'd go as far as hiding the mouse or the power cords. I don't blame them BUT at the time (14-18) I used the computer to experiment with programming and it seems like my peers who did the same but had "unlimited" access to a computer had a great headstart.<p>So I think the time kids spend on the computer should factor in what they use it for. I'd secretly monitor their activity to determine that.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 18:16:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506455</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506455</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506455</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Ask HN: Can you show me how fast coding is in vim?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Indeed. But fingers crossed until they reach a <i>Vi</i>rdict. (I'll show myself out hehe)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Apr 2016 17:41:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506201</link><dc:creator>noobie</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506201</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11506201</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by noobie in "Ask HN: Can you show me how fast coding is in vim?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think it's the fact that it's a training for shortcuts and the training in itself is a shortcut (i.e. short, concise etc.)</p>
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