Hacker News: robotnikman

New comment by robotnikman in "The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war"

robotnikman — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 19:37:25 +0000

IIRC the US did plan in case either Japan or Germany somehow became capable of bombing the states. Some factories had their roofs painted to make them blend in with the surroundings, others were built out of reinforced concrete to make them bomb proof

https://airmail.news/arts-intel/highlights/masters-of-disgui...

New comment by robotnikman in "Ants: Who looks after the injured in a colony?"

robotnikman — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 16:32:29 +0000

I wonder if Bees also show similar behavior

New comment by robotnikman in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

robotnikman — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:32:48 +0000

I remember driving a Ford rental I was given when my car was being repaired that had the same issue with emergency stopping when it absolutely shouldn't be.

New comment by robotnikman in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

robotnikman — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 02:30:38 +0000

iirc there was an incident not too long ago where a van crashed head on when trying to pass another truck on a 2 way road. The lane assist put the van back into the passing lane when he tried to get back into right lane, causing the collision.

New comment by robotnikman in "Amazon without the knockoffs"

robotnikman — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 20:54:48 +0000

Would be great if you could port this to Firefox

New comment by robotnikman in "Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV"

robotnikman — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 18:22:18 +0000

This right here. Scalpers are offering nothing, they are parasites in a functional capitalist system.

New comment by robotnikman in "Factorio 2.1 Experimental Release"

robotnikman — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 19:19:28 +0000

Gleba was the only planet I really struggled with getting started on, mainly due to the spoilage mechanic. Felt like I was always manually 'jump starting' things at first because something got spoiled and stuck somewhere. Once I finally got a good production loop going though things got much easier.

The main thing I took away from it, was to not be afraid to burn anything that can be burned if things got overproduced, otherwise they would get stuck on the belts and become spoiled. My end setup had lots of looping belts and sorters to dispose of excess production of spoilable products

New comment by robotnikman in "The Boeing 747 begins its final descent"

robotnikman — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:08:59 +0000

Oh nice, that makes finding a flight on a 747 so much easier! Sounds like I have an excuse to visit Germany next year.

New comment by robotnikman in "The Boeing 747 begins its final descent"

robotnikman — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 17:04:22 +0000

Guess I probably wont get a chance to fly on one, flying on the 747 was on my bucket list.

New comment by robotnikman in "Anatomy of a Failed (Nation-State?) Attack"

robotnikman — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 17:00:32 +0000

You definitely make a good point there. The job market is becoming impossible to navigate, and people will become desperate. Bills need to be paid and families need to be fed, if someone loses a job in tech, they could be easily tempted to 'hacking' others nowadays. Its becoming trivially easy to do so thanks the things you mentioned, and if you target others in other countries not allied with the US you could even possibly get away with never getting punished even if caught.

New comment by robotnikman in "Steam Machine launches today"

robotnikman — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 22:18:10 +0000

I blame Sam Altman and all the other AI bros for this and everything else in consumer tech increasing in price

New comment by robotnikman in "Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time"

robotnikman — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 17:21:12 +0000

And NCR from my experience.

New comment by robotnikman in "'Ghost jobs' could soon be illegal in New York"

robotnikman — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 19:07:19 +0000

Good to see. The job market is screwed right now, and this is one big step to fixing things.

New comment by robotnikman in "The Manhoff Archives: Color photos of Stalin-era USSR taken by a US diplomat"

robotnikman — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 17:48:41 +0000

The Soviets were one of the few countries where Women were employed on the front lines during the war. They were tank drivers, anti aircraft gunners, pilots, snipers.

A famous unit of all women pilots known as the 'Night Witches' made a name for themselves during the war https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Night_Witches

New comment by robotnikman in "A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer"

robotnikman — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 21:48:35 +0000

Anyone who preys on people who are desperate and hurting are certainly some of the worst though.

New comment by robotnikman in "How to earn a billion dollars"

robotnikman — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:56:12 +0000

>He says that exchanging arguments and having a debate only works when the two arguing parties share a foundation. The debate’s purpose is to reconcile a measurable difference of opinion.

I've observed this in a lot of internet arguments, but have not been able to put it into words until you said this. It feels like everyone is more concerned about 'winning' the argument more than anything else.

New comment by robotnikman in "How to earn a billion dollars"

robotnikman — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:52:56 +0000

This is definitely a concern that needs to be addressed if we want to see more small businesses again. It's a big risk not having health insurance.

New comment by robotnikman in "How to earn a billion dollars"

robotnikman — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:44:49 +0000

>Of course everybody wants to live in big cities in the US. But rent is very cheap in dying small towns in the middle of nowhere.

Another reason why WFH should become more of the norm, it will help solve the issue of expensive housing an rent since it means people could live in these less expensive towns and still be able to work.

New comment by robotnikman in "A backdoor in a LinkedIn job offer"

robotnikman — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:34:09 +0000

With how many desperate software engineers there are on the market right now looking for a job, there are going to be scumbags out there trying to take advantage of the desperation. Such people are the worst of the worst of humanity.

Stay vigilant out there everyone.

New comment by robotnikman in "How to earn a billion dollars"

robotnikman — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 20:09:39 +0000

>People are obsessed with the spending habits of their rich neighbors, but completely ignore the spending of the government -- the party actually responsible for the welfare of the people, which controls and wastes unimaginable sums of money.

While I believe the spending habits of the ultra wealthy should be monitored, it is astounding how people don't seem to pay any attention to the spending of the government. There are unfortunately many people taking advantage of the system, lining their pockets using funds for programs meant to help the people.

>It's genuinely depressing to see so many people disillusioned with the state of the country, because they're being barraged by a non-stop deluge of pessimistic messaging by demagogues telling them that everything is terrible, even when things are relatively great and trending in a better direction overall.

This is one point I really wish was more emphasized, in fact it should be taught to everyone in school. We are constantly being bombarded by negativity on the internet, even here on HN. I've noticed myself stepping away from here more often due to it, since I find myself and my thinking falling into a negative spiral from its influence.

However, when you take time to step back from the constant bombardment of negativity, you actually begin to better appreciate the blessings you have in life, and the opportunities present. Of course, there are problems and issues to be solved when it comes to our current system, but by taking a step back from the constant negativity from the news, social media, etc, you can better glimpse the real issues at hand.