Hacker News: rubyron

New comment by rubyron in "Can Microsoft Flight Simulator help me learn to fly or make me a better pilot?"

rubyron — Sun, 24 Dec 2023 04:05:50 +0000

As I was reading this, I was mentally preparing my reply to call BS on your story, as no instructor would do this on your first lesson.

Glad to see the twist at the end - great story!

New comment by rubyron in "Voyager 1 stops communicating with Earth"

rubyron — Thu, 14 Dec 2023 22:56:54 +0000

TIL about a 2,000 lb "manhole cover" (big armored plate they welded on the end of a pipe to contain (HA!) the explosion) that got launched into the atmosphere in 1957 by a nuclear explosion test, leaving ground at 150,000 mph (220,000 fps). Spoiler: it probably vaporized.

New comment by rubyron in "No one wants to talk to your chatbot"

rubyron — Thu, 27 Jul 2023 21:49:18 +0000

Prometh? Trying to process that product name. Is it promise with a lisp, or are you in favor of meth?

New comment by rubyron in "S.F. says incidents by Cruise, Waymo driverless taxis are ‘skyrocketing.’"

rubyron — Fri, 14 Jul 2023 21:35:29 +0000

They need a fake hand to rise up and wave over the steering wheel so pedestrians will know they’re waiting for them.

New comment by rubyron in "Founder of crypto lender Celsius Network arrested, charged with fraud"

rubyron — Thu, 13 Jul 2023 20:49:40 +0000

Could heat the place with GPUs.

The Trillion-Dollar Grift: Inside the Greatest Scam of All Time

rubyron — Mon, 10 Jul 2023 04:30:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/covid-relief-scam-fraud-money-billions-1234784448/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36662110

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by rubyron in "The Password Game"

rubyron — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:03:34 +0000

didn’t think I needed the /s

New comment by rubyron in "The Password Game"

rubyron — Tue, 27 Jun 2023 16:01:02 +0000

This would be great to use on my sites so users choose stronger passwords.

Is there an api planned, or is it open source?

New comment by rubyron in "How to Stare at Your Phone Without Losing Your Soul"

rubyron — Tue, 30 May 2023 15:30:52 +0000

Pretty much every browser extension can/must do that.

New comment by rubyron in "AI used photographer’s photos for training, then slapped him with an invoice"

rubyron — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 13:30:54 +0000

Something you never want to hear from your lawyer, or doctor, is that your case is interesting.

New comment by rubyron in "Adobe Firefly: AI Art Generator"

rubyron — Tue, 21 Mar 2023 15:58:39 +0000

Clippai™

New comment by rubyron in "30% of YC companies exposed through SVB can’t make payroll in the next 30 days"

rubyron — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 23:16:04 +0000

Probably the same number. Almost every startup in SF uses SVB by default.

edit: misread. My estimate of at least 30% of VC-funded startups in SV using SVB stands. It’s recommended as the default by most investors.

New comment by rubyron in "GitHub to lay off 10% and close all offices"

rubyron — Thu, 09 Feb 2023 18:12:54 +0000

Maybe the 10% quit over that, and they spun it as layoffs.

New comment by rubyron in "Ice not recommended for soft tissue injury treatment (2019)"

rubyron — Mon, 19 Dec 2022 16:19:24 +0000

NSAIDs are anti-inflammatories. Analgesics are anti-pain. Completely different mechanisms.

I had arthroscopic surgery for a torn meniscus in my knee this year. My doc (well-respected pro sports ortho in Austin) put me on ice and rather long term Naproxen (NSAID). So not every doc has gotten with or believes in the new thinking.

New comment by rubyron in "Worst Opening Sentences of 2022"

rubyron — Fri, 16 Dec 2022 16:07:10 +0000

> All I can say is that I have never been so insulted (even by the likes of my moronic sister (who seems to delight in making me uncomfortable (and she is so good at it, knowing just how to push my buttons (which I think is a skill that all siblings possess to some extent (which I believe proves some sort of genetic link (despite the fact that I really enjoyed genetics in school (relating on so many levels to Gregor Mendel and his peas (but of course peas make me gag, since my throat swells when I eat them)))))))) as I was by someone suggesting that I have ADD.

Brilliant.

New comment by rubyron in "Why some feces float and others sink"

rubyron — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 17:27:53 +0000

Same as it looks coming out of your nose or throat - clear to whitish/yellowish.

New comment by rubyron in "Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?"

rubyron — Fri, 17 Jun 2022 13:05:44 +0000

No, we’re tracking ball flight (in one of our future products).

New comment by rubyron in "Ask HN: Side projects that are making money, but you'd not talk about them?"

rubyron — Thu, 16 Jun 2022 16:43:33 +0000

Three years ago I started a side hustle in the golf industry to pay for my obsessive love for the game.

Never really talked about it in my software circles (until now), but it’s probably time, as we’re doing mid 7-figures/yr, growing rapidly, and have three ft employees (sales and shipping). It’s become my ft gig as well and I couldn’t be happier.

Currently I’m considering hiring another dev with a similar passion for the game, ideally someone with computer vision experience. Austin location preferred but would consider remote.

New comment by rubyron in "Launch HN: Litebulb (YC W22) – Automating the coding interview"

rubyron — Mon, 07 Mar 2022 22:50:18 +0000

fyi, the long loom url in your post is causing this page to be nearly unreadable on iPhone Safari. Have to squint to read tiny text or scroll horizontally.

New comment by rubyron in "Show HN: I made a web game called Almost Pong"

rubyron — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:57:13 +0000

29 on fifth try, on iPhone Safari. Love it!