Hacker News: sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=sonicrocketmanHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 11 Apr 2026 18:04:05 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Artemis II safely splashes down"]]>Apropos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jG6NNnoNC80

]]>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 00:16:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47725619sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47725619https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47725619<![CDATA[Why a Liberal Arts Education Will Soon Be More Valuable]]>Article URL: https://www.noemamag.com/why-a-liberal-arts-education-will-soon-be-more-valuable-than-ever/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706705

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

]]>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:36:14 +0000https://www.noemamag.com/why-a-liberal-arts-education-will-soon-be-more-valuable-than-ever/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706705https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47706705<![CDATA[The Hacker News Tarpit]]>Article URL: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-hacker-news-tarpit/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47669072

Points: 12

# Comments: 2

]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 00:08:25 +0000https://www.joanwestenberg.com/the-hacker-news-tarpit/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47669072https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47669072<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>Oh wow, I think I remember learning about this in middle school. I totally forgot.

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 03:36:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582463sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582463https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582463<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>Ooh will check out! Thanks!

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 19:15:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578505sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578505https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578505<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>That's lovely! I do the same now with a few friends. Postcards, letters, etc.. It's a blast. Just got some Strathmore letter paper too. So much nicer than what I was using.

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:51:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578202sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578202https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47578202<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>Good to know. TBH I haven't checked. I have some cartridges too (for a different, cheaper fountain pen) but if none of those work, I'll scout for options.

What got you into writing letters?

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:09:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577702sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577702https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577702<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>Writing letters is so much fun. I have a blog post in the works about that too. Glad to hear you enjoy it.

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:57:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577578sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577578https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577578<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>I'll def be looking around. I have some bottled ink already, but this is a huge concern. Hopefully the fine tip has decent portion control. That helps a lot.

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:56:08 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577555sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577555https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577555<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>It's basically just designing a dictionary data type. I recall the Python devs talking about a lot of this stuff from the early days.

Everything is related.

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:49:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577468sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577468https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577468<![CDATA[New comment by sonicrocketman in "Take better notes, by hand"]]>I've blogged about this before too!

https://brianschrader.com/archive/the-practicals-of-writing-...

But I'm in the process of upgrading my pen. I ordered a TWISB ECO.

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:22:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577131sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577131https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47577131<![CDATA[Take better notes, by hand]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/take-better-notes-by-hand/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576317

Points: 214

# Comments: 99

]]>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 16:23:56 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/take-better-notes-by-hand/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576317https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47576317<![CDATA[You Have Access to Almost Any Book]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/you-have-access-to-almost-any-book/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456815

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:20:14 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/you-have-access-to-almost-any-book/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456815https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456815<![CDATA[The Healing Power of Social Friction]]>Article URL: https://www.noemamag.com/the-healing-power-of-social-friction/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421928

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

]]>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 05:40:24 +0000https://www.noemamag.com/the-healing-power-of-social-friction/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421928https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47421928<![CDATA[Code Is a Liquid Now]]>Article URL: https://micro.inessential.com/2026/03/13/code-is-a-liquid-now.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369723

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 13 Mar 2026 20:53:21 +0000https://micro.inessential.com/2026/03/13/code-is-a-liquid-now.htmlsonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369723https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47369723<![CDATA[Load-Bearing Walls]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/load-bearing-walls/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323252

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 13:51:49 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/load-bearing-walls/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323252https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47323252<![CDATA[An Age of Promethean Ambitions]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/an-age-of-promethean-ambitions/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236283

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:07:11 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/an-age-of-promethean-ambitions/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236283https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236283<![CDATA[Words Are a Leaky Abstraction]]>Article URL: https://brianschrader.com/archive/words-are-a-leaky-abstraction/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47041122

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 16 Feb 2026 22:18:18 +0000https://brianschrader.com/archive/words-are-a-leaky-abstraction/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47041122https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47041122<![CDATA[Newspapers aren't reaching subscribers on time]]>Article URL: https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/terribly-frustrating-after-usps-changes-more-newspapers-arent-reaching-subscribers-on-time/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979400

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:15:19 +0000https://www.niemanlab.org/2026/02/terribly-frustrating-after-usps-changes-more-newspapers-arent-reaching-subscribers-on-time/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979400https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979400<![CDATA[Websites could have come in boxes (2021)]]>Article URL: https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/10/25/if-the-internet-had-developed-differently-websites-could-have-come-in-boxes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902449

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Thu, 05 Feb 2026 17:55:14 +0000https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2021/10/25/if-the-internet-had-developed-differently-websites-could-have-come-in-boxes/sonicrocketmanhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902449https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46902449