Hacker News: robin_reala

New comment by robin_reala in "macOS Golden Gate Is a Buggy Mess"

robin_reala — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:22:38 +0000

I’m not a Mac developer: what does the NS stand for?

New comment by robin_reala in "Palantir founder purchases large swath of forest in Sweden"

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:21:51 +0000

Cheapest I can find in Härjedalen with at least 4 acres is this 70 acre plot for 400k SEK or 40.2k USD: https://www.hemnet.se/bostad/gard-harjedalens-kommun-overber...

New comment by robin_reala in "Palantir founder purchases large swath of forest in Sweden"

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:10:27 +0000

That’s a strange map in the article. It makes it looks like he’s bought all of Härjedalen, rather than two orders of magnitude less. It’s still a chunky piece of land, but it’s definitely not that big.

New comment by robin_reala in "When did Google get so weird?"

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:47:33 +0000

If your hammer magically morphs into a saw you don’t keep on trying to hit nails with it, you put it down and pick up a different hammer.

Raleigh Vektar Restoration (2020)

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:37:50 +0000

Article URL: https://retromash.com/2020/06/26/raleigh-vektar-restoration-part-1-the-arrival/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49883273

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Who are we willing to exclude? (2025)

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:30:27 +0000

Article URL: https://design.scotentblog.co.uk/who-are-we-willing-to-exclude/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49880588

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

The large robotic arm on the International Space Station has stopped working

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 16:18:10 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/space/2026/09/the-large-robotic-arm-on-the-international-space-station-has-stopped-working/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49880401

Points: 16

# Comments: 3

Why Juicero's Press Is So Expensive (2017)

robin_reala — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:04:36 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.bolt.io/juicero/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49879192

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by robin_reala in "When did Google get so weird?"

robin_reala — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 21:07:29 +0000

I don’t understand how we’re 60 comments in and yet no-one has suggested that the problem is that you’re continuing to use Google despite it changing its core offering out from underneath your feet. If you want search (which isn’t an unreasonable desire) then Google isn’t the place for you any more.

New comment by robin_reala in "Improving site performance by shipping more CSS"

robin_reala — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 07:50:13 +0000

Those class names surely gzip better than hashes over the wire?

The Purpose Isn't What It Does

robin_reala — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:32:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tbray.org/ongoing/When/202x/2026/09/24/The-Purpose-Isnt-What-It-Does

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49842134

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by robin_reala in "Show HN: The last day of the dinosaurs, as an interactive painting"

robin_reala — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 09:28:05 +0000

Slop, if you hadn’t guessed by the .ai domain.

Fearless SIMD v1.0 is here

robin_reala — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:12:39 +0000

Article URL: https://linebender.org/blog/fearless-simd-1-0/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49830919

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by robin_reala in "Show HN: Ive Sent It – online courier for files, with signed proof of delivery"

robin_reala — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 14:59:40 +0000

I can’t get past the missing apostrophe in the logo, sorry. I know that makes me shallow.

Tesla Cooked and Then Lost Norway

robin_reala — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:06:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.flyingpenguin.com/how-tesla-cooked-and-then-lost-norway/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49802575

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by robin_reala in "A graphical desktop for the ZX Spectrum"

robin_reala — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 14:57:32 +0000

The critical difference I think is deterministic vs non-deterministic. A compiler isn’t the correct comparison, it’s reading out your desired specs to a team member who does the actual engineering work.