Hacker News: rmcpherson

New comment by rmcpherson in "Finnish sauna heat exposure induces stronger immune cell than cytokine responses"

rmcpherson — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:55:03 +0000

I think you intended to link a different article. That one’s not about cooking with your dishwasher.

New comment by rmcpherson in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

rmcpherson — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:14:34 +0000

randallmcpherson.com

New comment by rmcpherson in "What a year of solar and batteries saved us in 2025"

rmcpherson — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:18:45 +0000

I would appreciate this write up as well. Looking to do a DIY setup.

New comment by rmcpherson in "Husband and wife outed as GRU spies aiding bombings and poisonings across Europe"

rmcpherson — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 23:30:04 +0000

If you enjoy Slow Horses, I highly recommend the book series it’s based on. I’m not sure if Mick Herron wrote the books with Gary Oldman in mind, but it’s the perfect Oldman character nonetheless. The show is quite a faithful adaptation of the books, even down to some lines. Excellent review of Oldman in the 3rd season: https://defector.com/gary-oldman-is-gross-and-loving-it?gift...

New comment by rmcpherson in "Monitoring my weather at home"

rmcpherson — Thu, 23 Feb 2023 16:11:15 +0000

I would love this for my David VP2 station. It looks like it’s not available in the United States but they say it’s resold by ambient weather. Does anyone know of an alternative source? If this is it that’s more than twice the EU price. https://ambientweather.com/amweatherbridgepro.html

New comment by rmcpherson in "French startup unveils new residential thermo-acoustic heat pump"

rmcpherson — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 05:33:50 +0000

I’m surprised you needed AC at 10k ft. I have a cabin south of FairPlay at 9200 ft and the high temperature for the year has never exceeded 81 F.

Good to hear on the heat pumps though. I’m planning to eventually replace the propane boiler with them.

New comment by rmcpherson in "Starlink Global (?) Outage"

rmcpherson — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 21:19:56 +0000

Went out in Colorado for about 15 minutes. Back online for now.

What Happened to Hu Jintao?

rmcpherson — Fri, 28 Oct 2022 11:17:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2022/10/27/world/asia/hu-jintao-congress-videos.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33369948

Points: 59

# Comments: 25

How Climate Change Is Transforming the Pacific Crest Trail

rmcpherson — Wed, 31 Aug 2022 15:28:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/31/travel/climate-change-pacific-crest-trail.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32663439

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

To Breed or Not to Breed?

rmcpherson — Sun, 21 Nov 2021 13:43:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2021/11/20/style/breed-children-climate-change.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29296167

Points: 18

# Comments: 65

New comment by rmcpherson in "NOAA Weather Radio Outages"

rmcpherson — Tue, 15 Jun 2021 06:06:24 +0000

Davis Instruments makes some of the best and most accurate devices. I have the Vantage Pro2 sensor suite and recommend it. More expensive than some but worth it. There are various ways to upload data to the internet.

New comment by rmcpherson in "Biodiversity decline will require millions of years to recover"

rmcpherson — Tue, 25 May 2021 21:22:54 +0000

It is definitely typical Kim Stanley Robinson in that it explores large ideas and delves into details that don't pertain directly to the plot. As a rumination on a possible non-dystopian future, it is excellent and I highly recommend it. The wandering plot and digressions into hikes in the Swiss Alps is also quintessentially Robinsonian. I loved it but you have to know what to expect.

New comment by rmcpherson in "The real reason to end the death penalty"

rmcpherson — Thu, 22 Apr 2021 10:18:50 +0000

“We hold these truths to be self evident...” is from the Declaration of Independence. It does not appear in the Constitution.

New comment by rmcpherson in "Psilocybin 'promising' for depression"

rmcpherson — Thu, 15 Apr 2021 09:55:51 +0000

This is one of the travesties of drug enforcement and has compounded inequality in America. The imprisonment of the poor for nonviolent drug offenses continues today. That a wealthy drug user would laud this as a good outcome of drug policy is honestly flabbergasting, but perhaps shouldn’t be.

Amazon will use cameras and AI to monitor delivery drivers

rmcpherson — Thu, 04 Feb 2021 17:59:33 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/cars/2021/02/amazon-aims-to-improve-safety-by-monitoring-drivers-with-cameras-and-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26027939

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by rmcpherson in "The Wire in HD (2014)"

rmcpherson — Mon, 04 Jan 2021 04:48:52 +0000

This is the inspiration for that scene in the wire, I suppose. It also was A Prairie Home Companion. https://youtu.be/P8y3jbuuzDg

New comment by rmcpherson in "Things You're Allowed to Do"

rmcpherson — Thu, 24 Dec 2020 17:11:39 +0000

The negative externalities of beef are not priced in, as with most environmental costs.

First Nations partner with B.C. company in $1B purchase of Clearwater Seafoods

rmcpherson — Tue, 10 Nov 2020 15:50:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/mi-kmaq-purchase-clearwater-seafoods-1.5796028

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25047277

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by rmcpherson in "Amazon Has Too Much Power"

rmcpherson — Wed, 29 Jul 2020 12:57:44 +0000

Unionization, as argued for in the op-ed, is something that’s legal right now. We just need government to enforce the laws already in place. Laws paid for with the blood of the labor movement in the early 20th century. Unfortunately regulatory capture has eviscerated the agencies and government bodies tasked with upholding those laws.

New comment by rmcpherson in "Surveillance plane starts flying over Baltimore"

rmcpherson — Tue, 05 May 2020 21:21:41 +0000

Which rights have been given up, specifically? Clearly not gun rights.