<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: rpozarickij</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=rpozarickij</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 19:09:50 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=rpozarickij" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Ferrari Luce"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I wonder whether the mere-exposure effect [0] could also be at play here.<p>For me, the first reaction to the Ferrari Luce was utter shock, but after looking at it again several hours later I'm starting to see some of its exterior elements differently (although my brain finds it hard to call the car "beautiful" in the same way as some of the other recent Ferrari models).<p>It looks like a decision was made to depart from the "modern"-looking Ferraris, but the direction of that departure seems to be very different from what the competitors are doing and what the general public is looking for visually in such a car (but it's worth keeping in mind that members of the general public aren't really customers of this car).<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mere-exposure_effect</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 May 2026 10:06:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277518</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277518</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48277518</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "SANA-WM, a 2.6B open-source world model for 1-minute 720p video"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>When I installed very high quality (CRI 98, R9 94, virtually flicker free) light bulbs to one of my apartment rooms I had headaches and felt occasional confusion for about a week while being in that room, so I had to slowly increase the amount of time the light bulbs were turned on for. To my understanding my brain was very used to the way objects and lighting looked in that particular room so it needed to rewire some knowledge given that I've spent many thousands of hours in that room with previous light bulbs.<p>I'm curious if a younger me would have adapted much faster.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 18:03:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48162384</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48162384</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48162384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Virtual violin produces realistic sounds"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've played other instruments (not very professionally) for 10y when I was much younger but was often surrounded by sounds of violins and these don't sound realistic at all.<p>My main instrument was the saxophone and whenever I hear AI/artificial saxophone somewhere I can notice it right away, but I'm very curious if I've ever been a victim of the toupee fallacy.<p>I wonder whether there's a good test/game where you have to guess whether a given sound of a musical instrument is real or not.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 13:23:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48035940</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48035940</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48035940</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Claude Code is locking people out for hours"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's also worth keeping in mind that Anthropic's compute needs are nothing like those of a company like Shopify or Adobe, so revenue might not paint accurately enough the picture of what they're dealing with right now.</p>
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<p>Direct livestream link: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tf_UjBMIzNo</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 17:23:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603814</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603814</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603814</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "AirPods Max 2"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm curious whether Apple has addressed the tinnitus issue of its ANC technology (or some part of it).<p>I couldn't use neither AirPods Max nor AirPods Pro (1st generation) because they were making my tinnitus noticeably worse.<p>I have no such issues whatsoever with my Sony WH-1000XM4 and a few other ANC headphones I've used.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 06:51:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47409447</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47409447</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47409447</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Tinnitus Is Connected to Sleep"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In addition to uBlock Origin I'm also using AdGuard as my home WiFi DNS server and I'm seeing zero ads and no cookie notices in the linked article. For cookies I'm using uBlock Origin's Filter lists which are available in the extension settings.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 19:54:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47290920</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47290920</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47290920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Show HN: Mines.fyi – all the mines in the US in a leaflet visualization"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm pretty sure for me "mining.fyi" wouldn't have created any associations with landmines (although "mines.fyi" does seem to match the contents of the website closer).<p>It'd be really interesting to see A/B testing results about what most people associate the word "mines" with (I wouldn't be surprised if that would be landmines in this day and age).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:39:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101762</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101762</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101762</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "I found a useful Git one liner buried in leaked CIA developer docs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This isn't exactly the same but I've been using git-recent [0] (with `gr` alias) for many years. It sorts branches based on checkout order (which is what I usually need when switching between branches) and allows to easily choose a branch to checkout to.<p>[0] <a href="https://github.com/paulirish/git-recent" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/paulirish/git-recent</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:56:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47089656</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47089656</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47089656</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Pink noise reduces REM sleep and may harm sleep quality"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I use the Background Sounds feature (in Accessibility settings) on iOS with a Bluetooth speaker every night while I sleep. It's quite battery-friendly and has several sound options alongside dedicated volume control with which you can set background sound volume independently of the main volume. It's also possible to add a shortcut button to this feature in the Control Center (the screen that's shown when you pull down from the top of the screen).<p>This makes occasional outside/neighbour noises much less noticeable, although I do keep earplugs near my bed just in case (not great for my tinnitus, but still usually better than without them if they're needed).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:25:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034679</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034679</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47034679</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Limiting animal fats (which are mostly saturated fats) has a very noticeable and measurable effect on how I'm feeling and doing overall. Primarily using olive/avocado oil and nuts/seeds as my fat sources significantly improved my energy levels, mental clarity, sleep, and stress/HRV (as measured by my Garmin watch). I've noticed this so many times that I don't think this is a placebo. I haven't checked any specific blood markers that might be affected by dietary fats though.<p>Saturated fats _are_ essential for humans but you should be getting enough of them from non-animal sources.<p>YMMV</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:33:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824184</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824184</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824184</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've been doing this for a very long time but I use rolled oats and plain water (I drain the water completely before eating).
I eat soaked oats every day and always have a fresh bowl or two soaking in the fridge. They are still fine to eat even if they've been soaking for more than 24h.<p>I like the fact that they are more concentrated in terms of calories/nutrients per 100g than cooked oats and also provide steadier energy. I often pair them with a protein drink (pea protein + rice protein), a drizzle of avocado/olive oil, and berries. Takes just a few minutes to prepare.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 13:20:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824065</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824065</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46824065</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> peanut butter<p>While peanut butter does contain some useful nutrients, there are much better choices out there in case someone would like to further improve/optimize their nutrition. Many topics in nutrition can be quite debatable but IMHO most other nuts outperform peanuts (which aren't even nuts) in many ways. Furthermore I'd say peanuts aren't that useful as a protein source in this situation given that protein powder is already being added.<p>I recently discovered the world of nut butters, and usually choose them over whole nuts due to easier digestibility and nutrient availability. Unless I'm eating macadamia nuts which already feel quite easy on the gut.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 09:29:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46822312</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46822312</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46822312</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've developed a habit of holding my breath for a few seconds whenever a particularly smelly/polluting car drives by me while I'm walking on the street, so when I hear/see an EV approaching I often feel relieved. I'm lucky to live in a city with comparatively clean air, but I hope a time comes when we treat car exhaust gases the same way as we treat second hand tobacco smoke because in both cases pollutants are literally being absorbed into our bodies.</p>
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<p>> 4,000 tons<p>I did some math out of curiosity to better visualize this amount in my head. If we assume that a typical serving of potatoes in a meal where potatoes are an important part is 200g, then with 4 million kg of potatoes you can make 20 million of such meals (1/4 of Germany's population).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:16:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619951</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619951</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619951</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "Ethiopia begins $12.5B construction of Africa's biggest airport"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The Reuters article doesn't mention it, but apparently Zaha Hadid Architects (ZHA) [0] designed [1] this airport.<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid_Architects" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zaha_Hadid_Architects</a><p>[1] <a href="https://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/bishoftu-international-airport/" rel="nofollow">https://www.zaha-hadid.com/architecture/bishoftu-internation...</a></p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-begins-125-billion-construction-africas-biggest-airport-2026-01-10/">https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-begins-125-billion-construction-africas-biggest-airport-2026-01-10/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619227">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619227</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
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]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:41:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.reuters.com/world/africa/ethiopia-begins-125-billion-construction-africas-biggest-airport-2026-01-10/</link><dc:creator>rpozarickij</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619227</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46619227</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by rpozarickij in "London–Calcutta bus service"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Green Tortoise Adventure Travel is an American long-distance tour bus company<p>> is<p>I usually find Wikipedia to be quite accurate when it comes to telling whether something is still operational/active or not, especially when it comes to businesses (among other things).</p>
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<p>I didn't know about hypocenter before too but it's neat how you can sometimes deduce the meaning of a word from its parts (because "hypo" means "under"/"below" in Greek, like in hypodermic, hypoglycaemia, etc).</p>
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<p>The audiobook narrated by Ray Porter is also really good.<p>In fact, it's so good that it sets a really good example of what an enjoyable experience listening to an audiobook can be.</p>
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