Hacker News: poopsmithe

New comment by poopsmithe in "Generative AI Vegetarianism"

poopsmithe — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:40:21 +0000

I like the idea, but it needs a better name. Vegetarianism already means something very specific. Maybe something like Sloppite. Sloppitism. Something like that.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained"

poopsmithe — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:01:27 +0000

Anyone looking for an alternative can try UFO Backup aka pgbackweb https://github.com/eduardolat/pgbackweb

New comment by poopsmithe in "I wasted years of my life in crypto"

poopsmithe — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:15:25 +0000

For more enjoyable snippets like this, I recommend https://x.com/coinfessions/

New comment by poopsmithe in "Stopping bad guys from using my open source project (feedback wanted)"

poopsmithe — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 05:50:33 +0000

If you're having thoughts about who can and cannot use your free software, I think you're no longer interested in free software.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Show HN: Devbox – Containers for better dev environments"

poopsmithe — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 11:05:52 +0000

erm, that name is already taken. https://jetify-com.vercel.app/docs/devbox/

New comment by poopsmithe in "Helium Browser"

poopsmithe — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 03:47:35 +0000

One criticism with your website: It incorrectly assumes I'm not on desktop and hides the download button from me.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Tesla Faces US Auto Safety Investigation over Door Handles"

poopsmithe — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 16:12:29 +0000

Yeap, saw that coming.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQxm6n7SdvE

Apparently there is a manual release lever, which this driver did not know about. But really, I think it's a bad design to have to think about a second way to open the door. When people panic, they fall back to training, and that training is just opening the door using the handle they always use.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Stripe Launches L1 Blockchain: Tempo"

poopsmithe — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 03:51:45 +0000

You lost me at, "request access." Only open blockchains will survive at this point.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Eternal Struggle"

poopsmithe — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 03:24:47 +0000

Yeah, definitely run it in the foreground. Mine became completely black in about 3 hours.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Zenobia Pay – A mission to build an alternative to high-fee card networks"

poopsmithe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:54:34 +0000

I'm calling it-- 5 years and this will be vaporware. We live in a world where you have to 1) compete with VISA, Mastercard and 2) compete with Bitcoin Lightning Network.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Zenobia Pay – A mission to build an alternative to high-fee card networks"

poopsmithe — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:52:34 +0000

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New comment by poopsmithe in "Largest Wildlife Bridge Spanning 10 Lanes of CA 101 Is Nearly Complete"

poopsmithe — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 12:46:59 +0000

That one's cool because animals can cross over or under https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cf5nMLrlgW4

New comment by poopsmithe in "How to live on $432 a month in America"

poopsmithe — Fri, 23 May 2025 21:25:39 +0000

How do you find a property like that? Is there a Zillow for cheap rural land?

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

poopsmithe — Fri, 23 May 2025 03:39:46 +0000

What was the theory!!! I had to read your comment twice looking for it, only to realize that there was no theory in there!

New comment by poopsmithe in "Baby is healed with first personalized gene-editing treatment"

poopsmithe — Fri, 16 May 2025 11:40:27 +0000

Thank you scientists! Next, pretty please figure out how to grow ironmouse a new immune system! <3

New comment by poopsmithe in "Show HN: I made a math puzzle game. Hope you like it"

poopsmithe — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 00:09:57 +0000

It's frustrating how sometimes my clicks on the black tiles go unhandled.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Mixxx: GPL DJ Software"

poopsmithe — Mon, 20 Jan 2025 21:49:29 +0000

I used mixxx to DJ my brother's wedding. I think it was 2013 or 2014. The moment I got the signal to switch to a specific track for the bride's first dance with her Father, mixxx locked up my laptop. Guests were staring at me, one offered a hushed, "they're waiting!" Completely unresponsive, I had to hard reboot my locked up computer and boot back into Ubuntu. Then I opened VLC where I played the tracks for the rest of the evening. Probably not mixxx's fault, but I will never forget that moment.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Jeju Air jet black boxes stopped recording before crash: transport ministry"

poopsmithe — Sat, 11 Jan 2025 13:49:02 +0000

Federal Express Flight 705 comes to mind, in which a crew member disabled the CVR by pulling it's circuit breaker before attempting to hijack the plane.

New comment by poopsmithe in "Self driving 1993 Volvo with open pilot"

poopsmithe — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 08:55:53 +0000

I would never do this, but I'm glad there's someone out there who is brave enough to. It will make for a great story!

New comment by poopsmithe in "Generate Color Palettes from Text"

poopsmithe — Sun, 22 Dec 2024 00:20:59 +0000

It censored my prompt, turning "Erotic ADHD" into "Energizing Vibes." Thumbs down from me.