Hacker News: pelagic_sky

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Show HN: Neil the Seal Game"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:57:12 +0000

I regret to inform you but this inst Australia it’s Tasmania. /s

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Successful people set constraints rather than chasing goals"

pelagic_sky — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 12:50:09 +0000

About 15 years ago I set a constraint that I would design and publish sets of free vector assets on my website. I wanted a reason to practice vector art, I wanted to give back to the design community. What came from it was recognition and job offers. Last year I tried to set a constraint to write one blog article a month on my experiences in the design world. I failed at that because I wanted to add all the supporting images and just ended up putting too much constraints on myself.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "ACE-Step: A step towards music generation foundation model"

pelagic_sky — Tue, 06 May 2025 22:58:41 +0000

Exactly. I don’t want AI to make me a song. I want it to switch up my baseline or chords or recommend a fill instrument.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Port of Los Angeles says shipping volume will plummet 35% next week"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:27:20 +0000

Seattle ports are currently empty, will be interesting to see if this holds true . https://seemorerocks.substack.com/p/port-of-seattle-empty-ze...

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Ask HN: Who decided codenames were a good idea?"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 13:24:28 +0000

Marketing?

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Waymo and Toyota outline partnership to advance autonomous driving deployment"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:50:26 +0000

America is massive. And has a huge portion of “wild” country. As much as I want to go EV. All my free time is in the mountains on logging roads and in sub zero temps in winter. The charging networks are not yet embedded in the small mountain towns I frequent and I can’t take that chance.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Waymo and Toyota outline partnership to advance autonomous driving deployment"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 00:44:17 +0000

Feels more like the typical battle amongst PR, Marketing and Legal.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Comac says Air China is the first customer for C929 widebody jet"

pelagic_sky — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:47:28 +0000

Thank you for your reply!

New comment by pelagic_sky in "How to have friends past age 30"

pelagic_sky — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:14:33 +0000

works for me

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Comac says Air China is the first customer for C929 widebody jet"

pelagic_sky — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 18:08:00 +0000

How long would test flights take before it's deemed safe enough for passengers?

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Uber raises in-office requirement to 3 days, claws back remote workers"

pelagic_sky — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 13:11:14 +0000

I interviewed with Uber last year and they wanted me in the office two days a week so I could remote in with the rest of the team scattered throughout the US.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen"

pelagic_sky — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 23:45:48 +0000

I had rented a barebones Jimny last month when I was in Auckland for the week. Not saying it was prone to roll. But holy hell was it feeling like I could roll that bad boy on some curvy gravel roads. I also loved it.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Google's side business is beating Tesla at its main business"

pelagic_sky — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:20:16 +0000

It’s funny how Musk has changed from the origins of Tesla where he had a very expensive car just to break into the market and build momentum. And now says that having more cars and cheaper cars means the expensive upstart (Waymo) will never compete.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "A $20k American-made electric pickup with no paint, no stereo, no screen"

pelagic_sky — Fri, 25 Apr 2025 15:13:10 +0000

Ars did a good write up on this as well: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2025/04/amazon-backed-startup-w...

Definitely something I would consider if they can make it happen.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "You Can Be a Great Designer and Be Completely Unknown"

pelagic_sky — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 23:44:04 +0000

As a designer, I know some absolutely amazing artists who just hunker down and produce phenomenal art/designs and I am not fluffing here. As a climber, I also know of climbers who are at the best in the world level, but don’t post sends on IG or muck about in socially promoting themselves. It’s great to know that there are extremely talented people doing their thing and it’s not driven by leaderboards or social clout.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "German and British Rescue Buoys for WWII Airmen in English Channel"

pelagic_sky — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 12:42:56 +0000

I didn't see any usage stats in the article. But if the English also made their own, then I guess they were widely used. If any one has any more insight, I'd be keen to know more.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "You wouldn't steal a font"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 20:00:54 +0000

Very early in my design education (late 90's) I was taught that fonts are fonts and the more you have, the better you tool set would be. As a graphic designer I definitely made things with fonts I had downloaded. It wasn't till I got my first serious design job at an agency where I quickly learned about purchasing and licensing fonts. Even if I could "find" a missing font, I wasn't allowed to use it. We needed to get the fonts directly from the vendor we were working with and if they were being too slow, we ate the cost and purchased the font.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Finland is painting deer antlers with reflective paint (2014)"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 19:04:37 +0000

Reminds me of efforts to reduce roadkill in Australia.

"The virtual fence is the latest attempt to reduce wildlife-vehicle collisions. It uses a line of posts spaced along the roadside, each with a unit producing loud sounds and flashing lights aimed away from the road. Vehicle headlights activate the units, which are claimed to alert animals and reduce the risk of collision."

https://www.australiangeographic.com.au/topics/wildlife/2024...

New comment by pelagic_sky in "Breakthrough as scientists pinpoint cause of colon cancer in young people"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 16:19:38 +0000

Exposure to E.Coli from things like under cooked ground beef and spinach.

New comment by pelagic_sky in "The Rise and Fall of Toys 'R' Us (2018)"

pelagic_sky — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 00:01:50 +0000

I have quite a few very fond memories of Toys R Us.

My Aunt and Uncle would come visit us and part of the ritual was to take my sister and me there and we got one toy each, under a certain budget. I typically got Muscle Men or GI Joe.

I can still smell that store in my mind...38 years later. And I can still visualize the GI Joe Aircraft Carrier that was holy unobtainium for me and my families budget.

All of this to say...I am thankful I never witnessed the fall. I hit an age where we stopped going and I just never went back.