Hacker News: snitch182

New comment by snitch182 in ""The new Copilot app for Windows 11 is really just Microsoft Edge""

snitch182 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:21:58 +0000

First thought: 'i wonder what the app is made from'. Followed by looking at the exe in a hex editor... Oh that looks like edge .. renaming the file and the rest is HN history

New comment by snitch182 in ""The new Copilot app for Windows 11 is really just Microsoft Edge""

snitch182 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 13:18:59 +0000

And how many chromiums in general...

New comment by snitch182 in "Software never had a soul"

snitch182 — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 08:32:57 +0000

If my hammer has a soul. Software has too.

New comment by snitch182 in "OpenAI raises $110B on $730B pre-money valuation"

snitch182 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:16:24 +0000

730 Billion certainly is a bubble that will pop sooner or later.

New comment by snitch182 in "High-Altitude Adventure with a DIY Pico Balloon"

snitch182 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 18:31:48 +0000

No but you might get serverely hearing impaired..

New comment by snitch182 in "I dumped Windows 11 for Linux, and you should too"

snitch182 — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 17:05:07 +0000

Yeah, the 80/80 rule. That made me smile.

New comment by snitch182 in "The first interstellar software update: The hack that saved Voyager 1 [video]"

snitch182 — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 06:32:42 +0000

Its past the influence of our sun. At least as measured by the on board tec of the time. Sort of out in the void between the stars but at these distances just barely out.

New comment by snitch182 in "Orcas are bringing humans gifts"

snitch182 — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 22:42:34 +0000

And the paint bucket.

New comment by snitch182 in "Chicago has the most lead pipes in the nation"

snitch182 — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 13:20:19 +0000

Lead pipes get coated with residue by the water in no time. So no the roman empire did not fall because of lead

New comment by snitch182 in "Big Data was used to see if TCM was scientific (2023)"

snitch182 — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 22:48:15 +0000

Genes cause fever ? I stopped there.

New comment by snitch182 in "Contacts let you see in the dark with your eyes closed"

snitch182 — Sun, 25 May 2025 07:18:43 +0000

Good. I remember a certain video camera operating in the infrared fringe of the visible spectrum. You could see through light clothes. We do not want that again. At all.

New comment by snitch182 in "Significant performance improvements with Edge 134"

snitch182 — Wed, 16 Apr 2025 06:29:15 +0000

Interesting. Talking about it as if it was their achievement. Was it ?

New comment by snitch182 in "When I converted my home from gas to electric my utility bills nearly doubled"

snitch182 — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 12:20:02 +0000

I stopped reading at 'we realized we needed air cooling and converted everything to electricity' ...

New comment by snitch182 in "I will never need to buy a new computer again"

snitch182 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 17:16:05 +0000

Yeah. That was kind of funny.

New comment by snitch182 in "A New Logo for Perl"

snitch182 — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 18:16:16 +0000

That is like vi getting a logo.

New comment by snitch182 in "All the possible ways to destroy Google's monopoly in search"

snitch182 — Thu, 08 Aug 2024 14:53:40 +0000

What should they use instead ? And why are they better ? Edit: bing sucks except for us.

New comment by snitch182 in "Four billion years in four minutes – Simulating worlds on the GPU"

snitch182 — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 14:08:00 +0000

Sunshine is one really fine piece of film. Beautiful.

New comment by snitch182 in "A Few Notes on the Culture by Iain M Banks (1994)"

snitch182 — Sun, 07 Jul 2024 18:26:57 +0000

One of the best series of science fiction ever.

New comment by snitch182 in "Can ketones enhance cognitive function and protect brain networks?"

snitch182 — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 11:43:43 +0000

Does that mean you do good by your brain when you do a hard burn exercise once in a while ? After all those substances are a byproduct of burning fat instead of glucose by your liver. Or do i need a fat rich feast ?

New comment by snitch182 in "Why doesn't Facebook use Git? [video]"

snitch182 — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 11:56:40 +0000

Thx for that. Hate those low carb videos.