Hacker News: rjakobsson

New comment by rjakobsson in "Europe's $24T Breakup with Visa and Mastercard Has Begun"

rjakobsson — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:47:20 +0000

Bitcoin. Swish (Sweden) sees quite a lot of downtime. Why not settle for something that doesn't have these inherent issues that closed, proprietary systems have?

New comment by rjakobsson in "Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help"

rjakobsson — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 15:52:41 +0000

Apple offers the most convenient computing experience available to mankind as of right now. That's why I care, at least. I love their products and services, but not so much when it fails (as in the authors case). That shit is scary.

New comment by rjakobsson in "The cost of turning down wind turbines in Britain"

rjakobsson — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:43:30 +0000

People are doing it, it's just early.

New comment by rjakobsson in "The cost of turning down wind turbines in Britain"

rjakobsson — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:42:28 +0000

Stranded energy is ideal for the bitcoin network.

New comment by rjakobsson in "The cost of turning down wind turbines in Britain"

rjakobsson — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 11:32:43 +0000

Bitcoin could be the solution here.

New comment by rjakobsson in "Serverless Horrors"

rjakobsson — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 08:52:12 +0000

Hahaha, this is awesome!

New comment by rjakobsson in "Show HN: Stretch My Time Off – An Algorithm to Optimize Your Vacation Days"

rjakobsson — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 05:45:34 +0000

Great tool and excellent design . I’ve always wanted something like this.

New comment by rjakobsson in "Could we build a computer designed to last at least fifty years? (2021)"

rjakobsson — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 19:13:33 +0000

I really vibe with the author’s vision: an offline-first computer, made to last.

New comment by rjakobsson in "The art of programming and why I won't use LLM"

rjakobsson — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 18:31:23 +0000

Amen!

New comment by rjakobsson in "Dr. Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones and Social Media Impact Mental Health"

rjakobsson — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:56:17 +0000

” In this episode, my guest is Dr. Jonathan Haidt, PhD, professor of social psychology at New York University and bestselling author on how technology and culture impact the psychology and health of kids, teens, and adults. We discuss the dramatic rise of suicide, depression, and anxiety as a result of replacing a play-based childhood with smartphones, social media, and video games.

He explains how a screen-filled childhood leads to challenges in psychological development that negatively impact learning, resilience, identity, cooperation, and conflict resolution — all of which are crucial skills for future adult relationships and career success. We also discuss how phones and social media impact boys and girls differently and the underlying neurobiological mechanisms of how smartphones alter basic brain plasticity and function.

Dr. Haidt explains his four recommendations for healthier smartphone use in kids, and we discuss how to restore childhood independence and play in the current generation.

This is an important topic for everyone, young or old, parents and teachers, students and families, to be aware of in order to understand the potential mental health toll of smartphone use and to apply tools to foster skill-building and reestablish healthy norms for our kids.”

Dr. Jonathan Haidt: How Smartphones and Social Media Impact Mental Health

rjakobsson — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 04:56:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hubermanlab.com/episode/dr-jonathan-haidt-how-smartphones-social-media-impact-mental-health-the-realistic-solutions

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40923827

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by rjakobsson in "Desktop Linux is an Untapped Gold Mine"

rjakobsson — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 10:21:28 +0000

elementaryOS seems to fit the feature description. Can anyone share their experience with it?

New comment by rjakobsson in "Hume – voice AI with emotional intelligence"

rjakobsson — Tue, 02 Apr 2024 10:47:42 +0000

This should rank higher. Absolutely mind-blowing stuff

Apple Pencil without pressure sensitivity

rjakobsson — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 16:13:46 +0000

Article URL: https://sixcolors.com/post/2023/10/apple-announces-new-apple-pencil-with-magnetic-storage-and-usb-c-port/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37917371

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by rjakobsson in "Burning money on paid ads for a dev tool – what we've learned"

rjakobsson — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 10:12:08 +0000

PostHog is my favourite startup as of lately. Their company culture seems to really be pushing things to the next level. Very inspiring!

New comment by rjakobsson in "Red Dead Redemption 2 fan with 6k hours on Stadia begs for character transfer"

rjakobsson — Fri, 30 Sep 2022 15:04:31 +0000

Google is terrible.

Ask HN: Are there any other software/networks as resilient as Bitcoin?

rjakobsson — Sat, 04 Jun 2022 08:00:13 +0000

Are there any other examples of current software/networks as resilient as Bitcoin? Tor is one I can think of, but are there any other thriving examples?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31618047

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by rjakobsson in "Ask HN: Share your personal site"

rjakobsson — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 06:15:19 +0000

Amazing project , this was really cool :) !

New comment by rjakobsson in "Cryptocurrency Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme"

rjakobsson — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:17:10 +0000

This is a false comparison.

New comment by rjakobsson in "Cryptocurrency Is a Giant Ponzi Scheme"

rjakobsson — Thu, 03 Feb 2022 19:15:35 +0000

I’m sorry, but you are vey misinformed regarding the transaction cost of Bitcoin.