Hacker News: permalac

New comment by permalac in "Artemis II Launch Day Updates"

permalac — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 00:01:59 +0000

That logic is very short term and while comical isn't close to reality.

I hope you live a long and prosper life so you can see the consequences of this presidential term fully unfold.

New comment by permalac in "I'm OK being left behind, thanks"

permalac — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 09:58:14 +0000

I understand your point. And I agree on people without life changing fluctuations in currency will hardly understand that side of bitcoin value.

New comment by permalac in "Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock"

permalac — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:51:36 +0000

I did some research.

They were shutting down because of lack of gas. They secured some, so they will not shut down, only operate at 60% capacity.

If they shut down they represent less than 1% of world production.

New comment by permalac in "Qatar helium shutdown puts chip supply chain on a two-week clock"

permalac — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:47:59 +0000

Why does it take so long?

New comment by permalac in "Advent of Code 2025"

permalac — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:57:24 +0000

Does anyone know about any good sysadmin advent?

New comment by permalac in "AI isn't replacing jobs. AI spending is"

permalac — Wed, 12 Nov 2025 00:09:09 +0000

Electricity bill would be huge. Great heaters tho

New comment by permalac in "What we talk about when we talk about sideloading"

permalac — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 12:39:11 +0000

Android users will at some point next year not be able to install software unless the developer has paid and registered itsef with Google, and Google has approved the developer and the software (for an uncertain amount of time).

That is not nice.

New comment by permalac in "FSF announces Librephone project"

permalac — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 07:10:09 +0000

I'd like to see an android auto replacement, and them partnering with existing free phone approaches.

Two many xkcd already about creating new standards.

New comment by permalac in "Ollama's new app"

permalac — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 22:48:59 +0000

Vibe coding?

New comment by permalac in "Show HN: Linux CLI tool to provide mutex locks for long running bash ops"

permalac — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 07:07:05 +0000

Flock can be used in a single line for example for cronjobs.

Flock -s file && script.

Pretty simple. (I forgot the argument, I think is -s..

New comment by permalac in "The probability of a hash collision (2022)"

permalac — Wed, 25 Jun 2025 10:01:25 +0000

Honest question.

How does one write something like this?

I get the interest, and the review process. What I mean is, is this a hobby where someone is passionate about soothing, or does some employers allow people to work on side projects?

I feel my life is mostly about direct value, and I don't really understand where I went wrong in the path for meaningful knowledge.

Any philosophical help will be very welcome, as you correctly guest I'm a bit lost.

New comment by permalac in "Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot"

permalac — Fri, 23 May 2025 06:04:15 +0000

I'll miss it dearly. I use it to sync articles to kobo, almost daily. I don't even knew they were thinking on pulling the plug. I don't know of any alternatives. I'll be happy to self host if I can sync with kobo.

New comment by permalac in "$70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money"

permalac — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:01:56 +0000

Is kind funny when you see who is lost. I though even the most trumper had seen the light, but is clear their delusion is strong.

New comment by permalac in "$70M in 60 Seconds: How Insider Info Helped Someone 28x Their Money"

permalac — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 20:00:08 +0000

This is public knowledge. Google 'spy insider trading', and click news.

New comment by permalac in "Christine Lagarde wants EU to ditch Visa, Mastercard for own platform"

permalac — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 21:27:55 +0000

Take the following with a pinch of salt.

Wasn't Bull SAS, French IT now in Atos(Eviden) the initial patent owner for the chip we all carry on our cards and phones? IIRC USA didn't want to use it unless a US company owned it, so visa or master bought the patent from Bull and they extended it around the word.

I don't know how to feel about that.

New comment by permalac in "EU to impose counter tariffs on $28 billion of US goods"

permalac — Thu, 13 Mar 2025 23:33:58 +0000

Care to explain? I'm willing to do the mental gimnastics if guided. Ilistrate.

New comment by permalac in "SilverBullet – note-taking Git-friendly alternative to Logseq and Obsidian"

permalac — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 19:03:22 +0000

Beautiful love you have there, your significant other would be very lucky.

New comment by permalac in "SilverBullet – note-taking Git-friendly alternative to Logseq and Obsidian"

permalac — Sun, 09 Feb 2025 17:25:08 +0000

Silly question, what is your expectations about business model?

New comment by permalac in "NASA selects SpaceX to launch a gamma-ray telescope into an unusual orbit"

permalac — Wed, 03 Jul 2024 22:35:31 +0000

Don't forget his actions in Ukraine. And calling pedo to someone rescuing kids.

New comment by permalac in "Barcelona will eliminate tourist apartments"

permalac — Sat, 22 Jun 2024 14:10:52 +0000

There is a democratic process on which tourists don't participate.

I think this working as it should.