Hacker News: shmoe

New comment by shmoe in "Asahi Linux on M3"

shmoe — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 04:28:56 +0000

It is odd that Apple doesn't chip in here... they've originated so much decent stuff in the OSS space. Seems like a huge missed opportunity.

New comment by shmoe in "What Is a Syslog Server?"

shmoe — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 19:50:33 +0000

Even SC4S, splunk's docker appliance for turnkey syslog uses rsyslogd.

Edit: being pedantic -- it's syslog-ng actually.

New comment by shmoe in "Quake Shareware, a CD-ROM just a little too full"

shmoe — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 02:25:15 +0000

I miss the entire WC series... alot. I wish we could get something like that again today.

New comment by shmoe in "License plate reader searches should require a warrant"

shmoe — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 15:56:47 +0000

Aggregation. Correlation.

New comment by shmoe in "Amazon backs power plant that may become top source of US climate pollution"

shmoe — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 22:36:56 +0000

Imagine saying this with a serious face...

New comment by shmoe in "John C. Dvorak has died"

shmoe — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 03:20:33 +0000

He didn't get any spam.. the early, great days of TWiT! RIP.

New comment by shmoe in "John C. Dvorak has died"

shmoe — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:12:45 +0000

Was a fairly big fan of his takes until then. RIP. He'll always have a place in computing history.

New comment by shmoe in "John C. Dvorak has died"

shmoe — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:11:47 +0000

A very important part of computing media history... and a mixed bag.

New comment by shmoe in "John C. Dvorak has died"

shmoe — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 23:07:38 +0000

Meh, none of that includes the conspiracy bullshit. I liked Jon, but I didn't like where he went in the last decade or so.

New comment by shmoe in "OpenRA"

shmoe — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 03:29:27 +0000

Hamachi is what I always bring up when explaining tailscale :P

New comment by shmoe in "How to Host a Blog on a Subdirectory Instead of a Subdomain"

shmoe — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 01:38:05 +0000

also proof that everything old is new again at some point.

New comment by shmoe in "Tesla: Failure of the FSD's degradation detection system [pdf]"

shmoe — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 21:17:36 +0000

NASA already let 'em off the hook for testing an elevator to get down to the surface from the ship. The best part is no part/elevator!

One giant leap?

New comment by shmoe in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"

shmoe — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:35:26 +0000

We'll see soon enough, they promise trucks on the road later this year.

New comment by shmoe in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"

shmoe — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 03:21:38 +0000

I mean, dude asked for a non-smart car.. BYD isn't fitting that either.

New comment by shmoe in "Adoption of EVs tied to real-world reductions in air pollution: study"

shmoe — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 02:56:51 +0000

Have you met https://slate.auto ? :)

Doesn't even have automatic windows.

New comment by shmoe in "Bob Weir has died"

shmoe — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 03:26:23 +0000

Truly a long, strange, trip. RIP.

New comment by shmoe in "Bose has released API docs and opened the API for its EoL SoundTouch speakers"

shmoe — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:51:35 +0000

Short by anything but Google standards :P

New comment by shmoe in "Bose has released API docs and opened the API for its EoL SoundTouch speakers"

shmoe — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 18:01:49 +0000

Looking at you, Sonos.

New comment by shmoe in "Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?"

shmoe — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 04:54:03 +0000

Nevermind, you're correct.. The Martian did come first... which makes me excusing some things in Artemis a little odd now.

New comment by shmoe in "Ask HN: What did you read in 2025?"

shmoe — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:48:41 +0000

Second