Hacker News: onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=onlypassingthruHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Thu, 20 Aug 2026 09:19:08 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Ask HN: I've quit six systems for tracking my illness. What works?"]]>> Im building something for this

You've probably answered your own question here. Welcome to the age of bespoke LLM coded apps where almost everyone can build the thing they want.

]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:40:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348360onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348360https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49348360<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows"]]>It's not only water, power prices are going to spike when there's no hydroelectric coming from Glen Canyon or Hoover Dams. How many 10's of millions of people get some of their power and or water from this one river?

]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 01:28:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340010onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340010https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49340010<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows"]]>That's been the same playbook up here but we're on the verge of uncharted territory as the hydro generators will soon be forced to shut down outside of Las Vegas. It's one thing to ask everyone to take shorter showers and xeriscape their yard, but it's a whole different level if nobody can afford to run the AC in 110F/43C heat.

]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:21:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339550onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339550https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339550<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows"]]>No, but voters do. And the veneers are coming off around water conservation.

]]>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:05:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339424onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339424https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339424<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows"]]>The US is nowhere near running out. Big Ag might have to cut back on growing thirsty crops in the middle of the deserts, though.

]]>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:31:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338570onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338570https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338570<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Colorado River plummets as lakes Powell and Mead drop to record lows"]]>Life will be fine. Exporting alfalfa from the Imperial Valley, however, might be done for.

]]>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:30:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338559onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338559https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49338559<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"]]>I'm saying if you think that administrative expenses (among others) can't be inflated for a profitable company, I would like to run your company and demonstrate what executive compensation can include:

- Base salary

- Bonuses

- Stock options

- Perquisites (perks) like company cars or private jet usage

Just to be clear - I like my private jet(s) on call in case I want to get away for the weekend. TYSM

]]>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:46:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334874onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334874https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334874<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Universal health coverage could save $1T and 114k lives a year: study"]]>> Hospitals have an operating margin of 2-5%

There's no way a Chairman/CEO would ever reduce the operating margin by just giving themselves and their buddies a raise is there?

]]>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:10:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334337onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334337https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49334337<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "The lifesaving secret hidden inside a horseshoe crab's blue blood"]]>If the even crabs won't touch the grocery store sashimi, maybe neither should humans?

]]>Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:34:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275068onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275068https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275068<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Dress made of living mycelium can renew and repair itself"]]>Neat. Wearing some hibernating Cordyceps clothes seems like a good way to speedrun some life-imitates-art The Last of Us gain of function research.

]]>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 20:28:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49202045onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49202045https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49202045<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "UEFA and its national associations will not participate in FIFA competitions"]]>Two teams with 1/4 of the world's potential customers did not make the cut for this year's tournament, more's the pity. The tournament will likely be expanded until these two teams can qualify.

]]>Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:17:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49117059onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49117059https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49117059<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Hunter-gatherers introduced fish to a mountain lake 7000 years ago"]]>I wouldn't be so sure. Were there ever any ducks?

https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/special-delivery-d...

]]>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 15:12:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49098593onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49098593https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49098593<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Work out daily? OK, but how socially fit are you? (2023)"]]>>I think we need (free / community funded) third spaces to make a big comeback. Where do people even go to meet anyone now?

Ireland and Australia seem to have something going with the Men's Sheds.

https://menssheds.ie/

https://mensshed.org/

]]>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:11:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49074955onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49074955https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49074955<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "BYD Yangwang U8 has remarkable emergency floating function that would save lives"]]>Arizona has a "Stupid Motorist Law" (ARS 28-910) because there are so many idiots who think they can make it across a flooded road and don't.

]]>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:36:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061610onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061610https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061610<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "The rise and fall of language diversity through the Holocene"]]>>How fast might a specialty language evolve

Pretty fast, actually. At least if you leave it up to kids.†

† https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaraguan_Sign_Language

]]>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 02:37:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043985onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043985https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49043985<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. import reliance with substitution and recycling"]]>> Russia may be ready to attack the alliance within five years.

With what, sharpened sticks? Russia will soon only be left with rattling its nuclear saber as its once mighty military is left in ruins.

]]>Thu, 23 Jul 2026 00:17:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015258onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015258https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49015258<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "British Steel taken into public ownership to protect 'vital' UK supply"]]>Russia is not only on the precipice of giving up territory in Ukraine, it's likely to give up so much more because its ability to function as a country is being systematically destroyed.

The only barrier between Russians and anarchy is the last nine meals they’ve had. How's the summer harvest coming along?

]]>Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:28:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48942047onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48942047https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48942047<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Stripe and Advent have made a joint offer to acquire PayPal – sources"]]>Zelle was built to preempt FedNow. The banks saw what was coming and wanted to own instant payments.

https://www.frbservices.org/financial-services/fednow/about....

]]>Wed, 15 Jul 2026 19:04:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925592onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925592https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48925592<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "Volkswagen planning to cut up to 100.000 jobs globally"]]>'BYD has pulled ahead on battery tech and vertical integration right now.' - FTFY

]]>Mon, 13 Jul 2026 21:30:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48899177onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48899177https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48899177<![CDATA[New comment by onlypassingthru in "SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth"]]>'A new piece of electronic warfare equipment appears more precisely targeted, apparently capable of jamming Starlink terminals on the ground across an area of up to 20 square kilometers.'

Here's the result of Russia's efforts:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PpX5mqeK5PI

]]>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 21:35:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48876101onlypassingthruhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48876101https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48876101