Hacker News: sjs382

New comment by sjs382 in "Ask HN: When and why did you start believing in God?"

sjs382 — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:48:01 +0000

> So, for those who believe [...]

New comment by sjs382 in "A Tiny E Reader"

sjs382 — Sat, 16 May 2026 14:26:12 +0000

> Some Xteink units purchased from third-party stores (e.g. AliExpress) ship with USB flashing locked from the factory. If your device is locked, you will need to use the Xteink Unlocker tool available at https://crosspointreader.com/#unlock-tool before you can flash CrossPoint.

Source: https://github.com/crosspoint-reader/crosspoint-reader

New comment by sjs382 in "'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level"

sjs382 — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:41:01 +0000

When you look at who the rest of Louisiana voted for, they don't even want to preserve New Orleans. They're literally terrified of it and were elected on the promise to subjugate it.

What they really want to preserve is stuff like this: https://www.youtube.com/live/mHljI5JbnTM?si=dReL9sZKiqtNlvpr...

New comment by sjs382 in "'Point of no return': New Orleans relocation must start now due to sea level"

sjs382 — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:23:24 +0000

The energy, the community, the corruption, the vibrance, the hopelessness, the resilience, the city that care forgot. You can't relocate New Orleans.

I know it's "gatekeeping" but it's so difficult to talk about with those who haven't had their every day consumed by it.

New comment by sjs382 in "Breaking up with WordPress after two decades"

sjs382 — Sun, 03 May 2026 17:50:53 +0000

> trying to monopolise the web hosting field

What does this even mean?

New comment by sjs382 in "Do you want the US to "win" AI?"

sjs382 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:02:22 +0000

AI gets better with more resources. Even if you have access to the software/models, those with more money to throw at better hardware (and the cost associated with running it) will be better positioned.

I wish we had a good way to solve for that.

New comment by sjs382 in "3.4M Solar Panels"

sjs382 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:49:49 +0000

https://www.ercot.com/gridmktinfo/dashboards/fuelmix

New comment by sjs382 in "Put the zip code first"

sjs382 — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 21:13:45 +0000

The hubris of buying a domain to loudly demonstrate that you don't understand the complexities of a topic. And then you don't even put your name on it...

Anyways, further reading:

https://aldavigdis.dev/2023/03/25/falsehoods-programmers-bel...

https://github.com/kdeldycke/awesome-falsehood?tab=readme-ov...

New comment by sjs382 in "MacBook Neo"

sjs382 — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:33:25 +0000

You can run iOS apps on an Apple Silicon Mac if the developer doesn't explicitly prevent you.

New comment by sjs382 in "New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes"

sjs382 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 17:53:18 +0000

> having their literacy degenerate to such an extent that they stop using alphabetic / phonetic writing systems and revert to pictographic or ideographic systems

What about reverting to referencing moving pictures?

Or was this intended to be self-referential and I missed the joke? :)

New comment by sjs382 in "Show HN: A native macOS client for Hacker News, built with SwiftUI"

sjs382 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 19:01:41 +0000

> I use a 2017 iMac running MacOS 13.7.8

New comment by sjs382 in "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?"

sjs382 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:16:30 +0000

ChatGPT 5.2 Thinking for me:

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Walk.

At 50 meters, driving is usually slower overall (start car, back out, pull in), adds unnecessary engine wear (cold start/short trip), increases minor risk in a parking lot/driveway, and you’ll have to park again anyway.

Drive only if there’s a practical constraint like:

you need to bring heavy items (bucket/cleaning kit) and can’t carry them,

bad weather/unsafe walking conditions,

mobility limitations.

New comment by sjs382 in "I want to wash my car. The car wash is 50 meters away. Should I walk or drive?"

sjs382 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:13:54 +0000

Gemini 3 Thinking for me:

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Unless you’ve been hitting the gym hard enough to bench-press a sedan, you’ll definitely want to drive.

While 50 meters is a very short distance—roughly the length of an Olympic swimming pool—it’s a bit difficult to wash a car that isn't actually at the car wash.

The Logic Break-Down

If you walk: You’ll be at the car wash, getting some steps in, but your car will still be sitting in the driveway looking dusty.

If you drive: Both you and the vehicle arrive at the destination, which is generally a prerequisite for the "washing" part of the plan.

One exception: If you are just walking over to buy cleaning supplies or to see if there's a long line before pulling the car out, then walking is the way to go!

Would you like me to check the local weather for you to make sure it's not going to rain right after you finish?

New comment by sjs382 in "How Did the FBI Get Nancy Guthrie's Nest Doorbell Footage?"

sjs382 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 20:30:16 +0000

If it's because you're missing and they need to investigate: every time.

New comment by sjs382 in "FDA declines to review Moderna's mRNA flu shot"

sjs382 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 20:23:16 +0000

If we are using a good definition of "research", I agree.

But we aren't. Research within these contexts is consulting a Google search, a social media search, watching short form videos and consulting a sycophantic LLM.

New comment by sjs382 in "Irish man with valid US work permit held in ICE detention for five months"

sjs382 — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 22:36:04 +0000

> The reality is the federal gov has been aggressive in its enforcement for decades. ICE took a break during the Obama and Biden years for some reason.

ICE was created in 2002 (24 years ago). "The Obama and Biden years" make up a full half of ICE's existence.

New comment by sjs382 in "Flock CEO calls Deflock a “terrorist organization” (2025) [video]"

sjs382 — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 21:52:08 +0000

Flock is a terrorist organization.

New comment by sjs382 in "Signal Is Down"

sjs382 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:22:10 +0000

The desktop app has a banner that says:

> Signal is experiencing technical difficulties. We are working hard to restore service as quickly as possible.

Status page linked in the post CURRENTLY says the same.

New comment by sjs382 in "Our approach to age prediction"

sjs382 — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:45:15 +0000

Worldcoin didn't gain any traction so now this?

New comment by sjs382 in "DHS restricts congressional visits to ICE facilities in Minneapolis"

sjs382 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 18:48:46 +0000

> enabling a future Democrat in the White House to do the exact same thing

Assuming there will be a future D in the white house, I don't believe they will do the exact same thing.

I don't think the current administration does either.