Hacker News: robertn702

New comment by robertn702 in "OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment"

robertn702 — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 23:04:46 +0000

+1 for Paseo. Switched over to it a few weeks ago from conductor.build then superset.sh. The mobile app plus Hetzner VPS has been really enjoyable in terms of just firing off random tasks and not being stuck at my desk.

New comment by robertn702 in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

robertn702 — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:26:17 +0000

I’m building a registry for packages that add WebMCP tools to sites that have not adopted WebMCP yet. Each package describes tools for a specific site as json and those tools are injected and executed using a browser extension.

https://webmcp.today/

New comment by robertn702 in "Not everyone is using AI for everything"

robertn702 — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 17:08:51 +0000

Yes. Hedging results in a middle-of-the-road answer that, at best, comes across as lukewarm. Companies want to hire people they're excited about and are convinced fit into their culture. An honest answer will get you more strong noes but also more strong yeses, and strong yeses turn into offers. Hedging, produces only weak yeses and noes, which tend to end in no offers especially in tighter job markets like the one we're in.

New comment by robertn702 in "Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS"

robertn702 — Wed, 12 Jun 2024 21:43:03 +0000

Both of those combinations pretty commonly used in other applications

cmd+shift+v -> unformatted paste

cmd+shift+p -> command palette

I use Karabiner and use right_command+v for the clipboard launcher without interfering with the other apps.

The world has probably passed peak pollution

robertn702 — Thu, 09 May 2024 22:11:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sustainabilitybynumbers.com/p/peak-pollution

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40313451

Points: 278

# Comments: 356

Akamai confirms acquisition of Noname for $450M

robertn702 — Wed, 08 May 2024 17:29:59 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2024/05/07/akamai-confirms-acquisition-of-noname-for-450m/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40300741

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by robertn702 in "How the right U.S. chip strategy can keep Taiwan free"

robertn702 — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 17:05:29 +0000

https://archive.ph/hJm8g

California Senate bill to crush OpenAI competitors fast tracked for a vote

robertn702 — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:59:45 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/psychosort/status/1784663936513524074

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40200971

Points: 33

# Comments: 16

Is Japan having a currency crisis?

robertn702 — Mon, 29 Apr 2024 16:21:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/is-japan-having-a-currency-crisis

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40200383

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by robertn702 in "The Myth of the Second Chance"

robertn702 — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 21:15:06 +0000

The statement "my options on who will hire me are kind of limited" is a bit misleading. Limited compared to whom? Your options are abundant compared to most people.

It sounds like you are waiting on a fantasy position that has both interesting work and pays at least the same as your current position, which you have 13 years of experience in. That's not usually how life works. There are trade-offs.

If you want to do a different type of work that you don't have any professional experience in, you are going to have to take a pay cut. As you mentioned, you're fortunate to be making 3x what you need. It's up to you whether it's worth "only" making 2x what you need in order to do work you find more engaging.

This is not a unique circumstance. People make this trade-off all the time. Maybe talk to some people who did.

Ozempic will disrupt big tobacco, candy companies, and alcohol brands

robertn702 — Sun, 28 Apr 2024 20:00:48 +0000

Article URL: https://curingaddiction.substack.com/p/growing-concerns-that-ozempic-will

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40191353

Points: 147

# Comments: 197

Crypto Regulation Must Not Prioritise Memes over Matter

robertn702 — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 19:01:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/1ceaa1c6-47df-4430-950e-ffcbf1cc8f7b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40117610

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Personalized cancer vaccines are having a moment

robertn702 — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 17:48:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.freethink.com/health/personalized-cancer-vaccines

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40107648

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

It's a torturous chaos until it isn't

robertn702 — Sun, 21 Apr 2024 17:45:51 +0000

Article URL: https://longform.asmartbear.com/chaos-at-start/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40107621

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by robertn702 in "Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S."

robertn702 — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 16:37:05 +0000

https://archive.ph/1U6j6

Latin America Started to Beat Inequality

robertn702 — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 16:20:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.noahpinion.blog/p/how-latin-america-started-to-beat

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40098459

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by robertn702 in "Ask HN: Why aren't programmable mice popular?"

robertn702 — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:32:01 +0000

I definitely understand the optimization of keyboards especially for certain types of work such as programming — It's what I spend 90% of my time doing. But I would argue that there are just as many use cases where a mouse is actually faster than using keyboard with shortcuts. Design work would be one of those examples, and it's not a small industry.

I guess what I feel is missing is "Keychron for mice". Keychron took the pretty niche mechanical keyboard market which was mostly targeted towards gamers or extreme optimizers and tailored it for productivity with their default macOS compatibility. I doubt the Logitech MX Mechanical keyboard would exist if Keychron didn't exist, which I take as a sign of their success.

New comment by robertn702 in "Ask HN: Why aren't programmable mice popular?"

robertn702 — Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:09:48 +0000

It might be suitable and it's on my radar along with maybe two other mice, but from my understanding Razer Synapse 3.0 isn't supported on macOS, my primary OS for productivity. I know that there is third-party software that I can use so I may end up still getting the Naga.

Using third-party software isn't that big of a deal and is not uncommon in the keyboard world. I suppose what's most surprising to me is the lack of discourse and community around on the topic.

Ask HN: Why aren't programmable mice popular?

robertn702 — Fri, 19 Apr 2024 23:34:10 +0000

I've gone down the rabbit hole of split and customized keyboards over the past year and I've come to appreciate optimizing my workflow by rearranging keys, using macros, etc. mostly while programming.

Recently, I've been doing more design work in Figma and I find moving my hand between the mouse and keyboard aggravating. It kind of defeats the purpose of having keyboard shortcuts if the key is on the side of your mouse hand.

This got me looking into programmable mice, but I've discovered that there really aren't many and very few are targeted towards productivity. Why does this category seem to not exist while the custom keyboard space is so vibrant? I would image that there would be a niche but decent sized market for a productivity-focused programmable mouse.

Maybe I am using the wrong search terms, or is the demand for this type of product really that small?

Hacker News: robertn702

New comment by robertn702 in "OpenChamber: An Agentic Development Environment"

New comment by robertn702 in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

New comment by robertn702 in "Not everyone is using AI for everything"

New comment by robertn702 in "Show HN: A keyboard-centric clipboard history app for macOS"

The world has probably passed peak pollution

Akamai confirms acquisition of Noname for $450M

New comment by robertn702 in "How the right U.S. chip strategy can keep Taiwan free"

California Senate bill to crush OpenAI competitors fast tracked for a vote

Is Japan having a currency crisis?

New comment by robertn702 in "The Myth of the Second Chance"

Ozempic will disrupt big tobacco, candy companies, and alcohol brands

Crypto Regulation Must Not Prioritise Memes over Matter

Personalized cancer vaccines are having a moment

It's a torturous chaos until it isn't

New comment by robertn702 in "Mercedes becomes the first automaker to sell autonomous cars in the U.S."

Latin America Started to Beat Inequality

New comment by robertn702 in "Ask HN: Why aren't programmable mice popular?"

New comment by robertn702 in "Ask HN: Why aren't programmable mice popular?"

Ask HN: Why aren't programmable mice popular?

Does light have an infinite lifetime?