Hacker News: pix128

New comment by pix128 in "Honda is killing its EVs"

pix128 — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 01:02:51 +0000

okay? others are in the market for a car

New comment by pix128 in "White House alters arrest photo of ICE protester, says "the memes will continue""

pix128 — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 18:40:04 +0000

I see that as wishful thinking. HN has always been very much right leaning. I very much doubt much has changed.

New comment by pix128 in "Drones that recharge directly on transmission lines"

pix128 — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 19:46:11 +0000

Maybe it'll lead the US burying their power lines

New comment by pix128 in "The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from using any banking app"

pix128 — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 18:48:03 +0000

Keyloggers would be considered a form of fraud, right? Customers can be protected by not allowing rooted phones which may contain malware and steal credentials, but then again Windows is a nightmare for security and nobody is banning banking from Windows.

New comment by pix128 in "IPv6 just turned 30 and still hasn't taken over the world"

pix128 — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 01:23:30 +0000

I can spin up a NAT puncher today without having to depend on anybody. Can't say the same for IPv6.

New comment by pix128 in "Firefox Has Moved to Firefox.com"

pix128 — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 00:40:16 +0000

Acrobat Reader was called "Adobe Reader" for a good number of years.

New comment by pix128 in "AMD CEO sees chips from TSMC's US plant costing 5%-20% more"

pix128 — Fri, 25 Jul 2025 17:32:06 +0000

Europe is west of the US

New comment by pix128 in "Trump wins presidency for second time"

pix128 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:20:48 +0000

This is just not accurate.

New comment by pix128 in "Trump wins presidency for second time"

pix128 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:15:25 +0000

It's smart to explore your options.

New comment by pix128 in "Trump wins presidency for second time"

pix128 — Wed, 06 Nov 2024 15:11:32 +0000

We're talking about the right to life here and you're trivializing that.

New comment by pix128 in "McDonald's, Chipotle increases prices after California raises fast-food min wage"

pix128 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:57:47 +0000

Yes. There are a lot of factors that cause price increases but it's convenient to blame it on the workers.

New comment by pix128 in "McDonald's, Chipotle increases prices after California raises fast-food min wage"

pix128 — Mon, 13 Nov 2023 20:55:44 +0000

Collusion is NOT a prerequisite to raising prices. No conspiracy is required. It also helps a lot that these large corporations have driven out their competition.

New comment by pix128 in "Bare-metal Rust in Android"

pix128 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 22:34:26 +0000

Go is garage collected

New comment by pix128 in "64-bit bank balances ‘ought to be enough for anybody’?"

pix128 — Tue, 19 Sep 2023 14:36:28 +0000

Different currencies already have different rules. Any good accounting software isn't going to assume US cents. Update your currency table to include a version of USD in increments of $0.001. Update the amounts on a need-be basis. ( Multiply by 10 and change the currency type)

New comment by pix128 in "California tech transplants unhappy with exodus to Austin, report says"

pix128 — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 16:59:19 +0000

> One company’s product lead pointed to thick traffic and unreliable public transportation. Another transplant cited the city’s 100-plus-degree heat, in what was one of the city’s most brutal summers since 2011, when only two days in July didn’t hit triple digits.

Clearly not the brightest bunch it seems.

New comment by pix128 in "The Mystery of the Bloomfield Bridge"

pix128 — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 16:45:18 +0000

It's a sad state of affairs when somebody feels compelled to do this much work to determine why a pedestrian bridge (that connects two neighborhoods) needs to exist.

New comment by pix128 in "The rule says, “No vehicles in the park”"

pix128 — Sat, 24 Jun 2023 03:39:55 +0000

The plane question stated the plane was `over` the park which implies it is not in the park. If the question instead said `through` the park, the answer would differ.

New comment by pix128 in "Unchecked corporate pricing power is a factor in US inflation"

pix128 — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 17:53:11 +0000

Many industries don't have many manufacturers or operate on different regions. You get an illusion of choice at the grocery store, but many times the a single factory produces product under a dozen different brands.

New comment by pix128 in "AVR-GCC Compiler Makes Questionable Code"

pix128 — Sat, 17 Dec 2022 22:57:23 +0000

Maybe I'm dumb, but why would you need to copy an immutable value?