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New comment by sc__ in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

sc__ — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:12:20 +0000

Deaf people exist.

New comment by sc__ in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

sc__ — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:08:55 +0000

Seconding the point to please not use this on anyone not in a soundproofed car.

New comment by sc__ in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

sc__ — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:03:13 +0000

May I ask what the loud noise was? And sorry to hear that. Tinnitus and hyperacusis suck.

New comment by sc__ in "GitHub is once again down"

sc__ — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:59:50 +0000

Microslop

New comment by sc__ in "Is the attack helicopter dead?"

sc__ — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 23:03:49 +0000

yet

New comment by sc__ in "Most of Europe is glowing pink under the aurora"

sc__ — Sat, 11 May 2024 01:39:27 +0000

I live in a northern Atlantic country and use it to learn about upcoming storms during storm season, days in advance of my national weather service.

New comment by sc__ in "Gemini can't show me the fastest way to copy memory in C# because it's unethical"

sc__ — Fri, 09 Feb 2024 09:57:12 +0000

And what about the users who trust services to protect their data? Safeguards like this are about protecting the users, not the developers.

New comment by sc__ in "Show HN: I built a goal-oriented task manager"

sc__ — Thu, 17 Nov 2022 16:42:15 +0000

I use Todoist heavily, but I wish it was more focused on long-term goals. E.g., it doesn't support visualizations or a task having multiple dependencies. These are nice features of Plocs - I wish you success with this!

New comment by sc__ in "Dozens of malicious PyPI packages discovered targeting developers"

sc__ — Wed, 02 Nov 2022 17:46:13 +0000

The article doesn't explain what exactly the "W4SP Stealer" does. Would someone be able to explain?

New comment by sc__ in "Things I learnt doing stand-up comedy"

sc__ — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 15:16:22 +0000

I thought your set was really funny. You established your character immediately, and then followed up perfectly with your first line which had everyone laughing from the start. I think people "got" it instantly which is why they even laughed at you rhyming off obscure facts about the bus system. Well done!

New comment by sc__ in "Ask HN: How do you avoid video game addiction?"

sc__ — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 22:34:58 +0000

I gamified "real life" by using task tracking apps like Todoist. The dopamine hit from completing a real task was like that given by completing a quest in a game. Completed changed my relationship with gaming to a much healthier one.

New comment by sc__ in "f.lux"

sc__ — Fri, 11 Mar 2022 09:21:11 +0000

On Windows 10, I use flux instead of the built in night light. flux gradually increases the strength of the night light over time, which I prefer to the fixed intensity of the Windows 10 night light.

Using night mode on PCs greatly reduced the eye strain and sleeping issues I was experiencing due to long days at the computer.

New comment by sc__ in "Show HN: A mastermind-like version of Wordle"

sc__ — Fri, 11 Feb 2022 14:16:10 +0000

Fun and challenging! Looking forward to tomorrow's word.

New comment by sc__ in "Show HN: Threeboard – a full-size mechanical USB keyboard with only three keys"

sc__ — Tue, 11 Jan 2022 15:54:12 +0000

Cool! Can you recommend any reading resources for getting into hardware design?

New comment by sc__ in "How the N-Word Became Unsayable"

sc__ — Sat, 01 May 2021 20:50:37 +0000

Like many linguistic relics better left buried, the phrase is usually only disconnected from historical context for those who may not fully appreciate the complex circumstances surrounding its origin. Around those who do, to use it like in the specific example you gave would be a faux pas to say the least.

Godot 3.3

sc__ — Wed, 21 Apr 2021 22:43:02 +0000

Article URL: https://godotengine.org/article/godot-3-3-has-arrived

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26896340

Points: 430

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New comment by sc__ in "The German front in rare color photos, 1914-1918"

sc__ — Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:43:19 +0000

In the first world war they apparently shielded the wearer effectively from debris caused by artillery shells that would have otherwise killed them. Here's an interesting video about the statistics behind it (and how they were misinterpreted at first): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IQE0uZUMys

New comment by sc__ in "How popular media portrays the employability of older software developers"

sc__ — Mon, 27 Jul 2020 15:08:31 +0000

That is a great attitude to have.

New comment by sc__ in "The Antagonism of Human and Nature in Factorio"

sc__ — Tue, 23 Jun 2020 08:40:47 +0000

As another comment pointed out, the game Eco has a very similar premise to Factorio (accelerating technology to achieve an important goal) but includes a complex environmental simulation that encourages players to work together. Worth checking out for those who got hooked on Factorio. Here's a link: https://store.steampowered.com/app/382310/Eco/