Hacker News: shmoe

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

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

shmoe — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:48:30 +0000

I've heard this too but haven't gotten there yet. I'm just waiting for Red God to drop this summer and finish it all off.

Enjoy, Red Rising was pretty darn good.

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

shmoe — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 03:14:51 +0000

Man, you're in for a treat.. wait'll you find it why it's called the dark forest :P

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

shmoe — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 03:14:23 +0000

As almost always, the books are definitely better :P

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

shmoe — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:40:35 +0000

Did you read the rest of the 3 body problem books? Some of the best scifi i've read in a looong time for sure.

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

shmoe — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:39:43 +0000

Can't wait for the movie man.. first my bump, bro!

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

shmoe — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 21:38:57 +0000

The Silo series by Hugh Howey -- some excellent sci-fi to go along with the show

The Red Rising series by Pierce Brown -- lots of sci-fi fun, extremely epic

The Dark Tower series by Stephen King -- King's "Lord of the Rings" opus, great writing, ending maybe a little unsatisfying but not abnormal

Artemis - Andy Weir's first book -- Fun read about a heist on the moon. Anticipating Project Hail Mary movie early next year!

Currently in the middle of: The Talisman - Stephen King / Peter Straub