<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: qup</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=qup</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 18:42:38 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=qup" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's been some years now, but apple maps put me into a loop once in Branson, Missouri.<p>It drove me around a couple miles that went right back to the intersection where we started, and then wanted me to start the loop again.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 14:59:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849754</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849754</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47849754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Who Killed the Florida Orange?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I haven't had minute maid in a long time, but I enjoy Simply, and Sam's club house brand is pretty good as well.<p>Nothing like a fresh Florida orange, though. I used to know a secret tree in a public preserve that had the best oranges known to man.<p>I might drive down this winter and see if it's still there.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 21 Apr 2026 02:42:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47843891</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47843891</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47843891</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "The Rise of the Em-Dash in Hacker News Comments"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Serious request, I'd love to see this OP plotted against the rise of the em-dash elsewhere.<p>Is HN more botted, or less? And are banned accounts excluded?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:11:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47786536</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47786536</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47786536</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Backpacks got worse on purpose"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'll jump in: I was stuck in layover many years ago and bought a Topo Designs backpack -- Google says it's a 30L Apex Global travel bag.<p>I use it every week, it shows no signs of degradation over approximately a decade. Huge beefy zippers, tons of pockets and organization for those who are into that.<p>I paid like $200, but seems like they're cheaper now. Hopefully not because of the reasons in the article. At the time, I believe they were a small company from the state my layover was in--maybe Colorado.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:59:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780049</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780049</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Backpacks got worse on purpose"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I care and can be bothered, but Google is now itself a worse product than it used to be.<p>It pushes sponsors links and garbage top-ten lists with Amazon sponsored links and other seo optimized content and none of it can be trusted.<p>People commonly use a reddit tag to search for products, so companies started creating accounts to shill for their products there too, make it look organic and all.<p>You can't find the best of any product in two minutes on Google, not with any confidence.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:50:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47779858</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47779858</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47779858</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Try ctrl shift r</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:32:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47767832</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47767832</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47767832</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "1D Chess"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The first move after the comma is yours (open with kNight to 4), and the second move is apparently predetermined or always chosen.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47721000</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47721000</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47721000</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "EFF is leaving X"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There's not much overlap with any demographics.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 19:58:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708960</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708960</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47708960</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I sometimes shoot a couple of bows I made myself.<p>It's a fairly easy woodworking project, and you can get a beautiful result.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:29:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47699275</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47699275</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47699275</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "What being ripped off taught me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>27k isn't big winnings in the gambling world.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 22:37:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682250</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682250</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47682250</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I heard it from Iranians.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:33:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47649875</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47649875</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47649875</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "F-15E jet shot down over Iran"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've heard 40,000 since it happened.<p>But sounds like you're saying it decreased since last week.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:55:32 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633398</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633398</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633398</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Ask HN: Should we collectively stop spell checking and fixing grammar"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've never had an AI write for me. I don't really understand why people would do that unless English was a foreign language, perhaps--even then, it should be translating, not writing.<p>It's not that hard to learn your own language. You presumably are using it constantly, every day. It should be a high priority to know how to spell the words you're using, IMO.<p>I do make occasional mistakes, but mostly from using the "swipe" keyboard on my phone, and failing to catch the mistake.<p>I don't proofread things like text messages or forum posts--only important emails, or documents that will be posted publicly at my business, and therefore reflect on me.<p>If I'm not sure about a word I'm using, I either look it up, or rephrase to use words I'm more familiar with.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:41:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633290</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633290</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633290</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "How to make a sliding, self-locking, and predator-proof chicken coop door (2020)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For me: the chicken door goes into a fenced enclosure to keep the chickens safe from predators.<p>I don't want to enter the enclosure, so I have my own door to go in and service the coop, fetch the eggs, etc.<p>The enclosure has a gate when I want to let the chickens out, as well.<p>Having an enclosure lets me leave the house for a couple days, at least, and not feel like I've imprisoned them.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:19:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633085</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633085</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47633085</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Why the US Navy won't blast the Iranians and 'open' Strait of Hormuz"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>IQ testing?<p>Inbreeding as a cultural norm?<p>Not smarter than the Japanese.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:22:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47594271</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47594271</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47594271</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Ask HN: Is it just me?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't work on a team. I don't have a manager.<p>I need things. That's why I build software.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 15:20:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563912</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563912</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47563912</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Ask HN: Is it just me?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Because I want the result, not the journey.<p>I code to build things.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:43:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558373</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558373</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558373</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "We haven't seen the worst of what gambling and prediction markets will do"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If the odds are set correctly, you should have the same EV on either side of a bet.<p>That's why it's hard to beat Vegas at sports betting--they set the correct odds way too often.<p>When regular folks make up their own odds, they're not very good at it, but in theory the market just buys up any +EV position, even if it's a longshot.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 20:34:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47535365</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47535365</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47535365</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "Earthquake scientists reveal how overplowing weakens soil at experimental farm"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They've got some robots that do it already, targeting weeds with lasers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:28:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47533261</link><dc:creator>qup</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47533261</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47533261</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by qup in "I built an AI receptionist for a mechanic shop"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Think this through.<p>Assisted suicide? Handjobs?<p>Is Walmart bound by anything an employee says? Should it be?</p>
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