Hacker News: spaceisballer

New comment by spaceisballer in "MacBook Neo"

spaceisballer — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 19:50:22 +0000

I want to see the person buying the Neo and pairing it with a new Studio Display.

New comment by spaceisballer in "That Secret Service SIM farm story is bogus"

spaceisballer — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 14:22:40 +0000

There are certainly some news outlets that operate like propoganda. I mean Fox comes to mind, if you ever watch you’ll notice they carefully craft their statements and rarely talk about facts, mostly feelings. News is at its core a business, and they know they get eyes on things by scaring people or talking about things that seem shocking at face value. NYT and other outlets that do long form articles (Wired) have invaluable information. But we live in a world where most people (especially perpetually online people) just browse the headlines and take what they want from it. We’ve lost nuance, and because of that in the US one party is using that to their advantage.

New comment by spaceisballer in "ReMarkable Paper Pro Move"

spaceisballer — Thu, 04 Sep 2025 02:51:31 +0000

I’m in the same boat. My Boox Go 10.3 is collecting dust. I used it for a while, but I just find it easier to flip back through paper notes as opposed to tapping or swiping through files. I don’t want to connect to work WiFi either on it. So now I’ve found pens I enjoy writing with and decent notebooks with paper I like and it’s great. I actually spend time journaling on paper. But I do have both a Boox Palma for reading and also a Kobo Clara.

New comment by spaceisballer in "The End of Handwriting"

spaceisballer — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 13:13:10 +0000

In college I always took notes in class then I would rewrite them and at the same time organize them. In my study groups people would always copy my re-written notes. There was certainly something there aiding in learning, more than just sending a document of notes and just reading it.

New comment by spaceisballer in "I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file"

spaceisballer — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 18:53:37 +0000

That’s been my personal experience. Spend plenty of time looking at all kind of options to optimize my ir my teams workflow. Then just fallback on pen and paper or some very simple excel spreadsheet. Something thinking about being more productive makes you feel productive.

New comment by spaceisballer in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)"

spaceisballer — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 03:22:02 +0000

I just want a decently large screen because I have old eyes. A 6.1” phone works fine for me.

New comment by spaceisballer in "Finding a 27-year-old easter egg in the Power Mac G3 ROM"

spaceisballer — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 22:20:25 +0000

I have memories of going to the library in the 90s to read MacWorld. Then learning that if I did a few clicks and maybe keystrokes you may unlock something with the processor. I can’t totally recall what it would unlock but it was for the Apple IIci and it’s 33mhz processor.

New comment by spaceisballer in "Doge Developed Error-Prone AI Tool to "Munch" Veterans Affairs Contracts"

spaceisballer — Fri, 06 Jun 2025 19:59:23 +0000

You have to demonize the government in order to come in and start trashing the place. Obviously there is going to be some waste to trim. But instead they came in, asked zero questions and started arbitrarily cutting contracts and jobs. In the end all the cuts will just make the government dysfunctional and cost us more than it did before.

New comment by spaceisballer in "A $20k electric truck with manual windows and no screens? Meet Slate Auto"

spaceisballer — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 18:50:44 +0000

I regret spending the money on the long range Model 3. It’s something I charge every day because I can at home. Sure I could charge it once a week for my commute, but I just charge it up to 80%. I would love this Slate as my commuter car. I miss my Ford Ranger with a manual transmission. Hopefully this thing has an efficient motor.

New comment by spaceisballer in "The Importance of Fact-Checking"

spaceisballer — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 14:01:02 +0000

Reminds me of a book I just read, The Lifespan of a Fact. Solid read going into fact checking versus telling a story and figuring out where the line should be. Definitely entertaining.

New comment by spaceisballer in "Palma 2"

spaceisballer — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 16:46:36 +0000

I’ve had a Palma 2 for a few months now. Looks like I have around 30 hours reading on it so far. Literally on use it as a reading device. Sadly it’s less frowned upon to look at a device other than reading a paper book. So I bring it to work, instead of using my phone, take a quick break and read. Very pocketable which is the selling point for me. Had a good experience with Boox so far, also have a Boox Go 10.3 which is great to read on or take notes with.

New comment by spaceisballer in "I'm quitting the Washington Post"

spaceisballer — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 01:14:53 +0000

Sadly as the author stated, it may not matter. But even Tim Cook is giving a million to Trump’s fund. The President is going to the highest bidder, but who cares because big tech will profit right?

New comment by spaceisballer in "The Headlight Brightness Wars"

spaceisballer — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 20:00:29 +0000

I know some cars have the blinking when you are applying sudden pressure to the brakes. To alert people behind them they may be stopping quickly. People use their hazards in some states for the same reason.

New comment by spaceisballer in "The Headlight Brightness Wars"

spaceisballer — Tue, 17 Dec 2024 19:58:02 +0000

You’ve nailed it. I miss my Audi with headlights that moved when I turned the wheel. That alone would fix a lot of the issues of being blinded when coming around a curve. A lot of US pickup trucks just have lights across the whole front end, and if you drive a car it’s just illuminating the whole inside of your car and every mirror.

New comment by spaceisballer in "Show HN: Physically accurate black hole simulation using your iPhone camera"

spaceisballer — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:52:28 +0000

Just tried to check it out. First boot it crashed, killed app and tried again and now it won’t open. I’ll try and reinstall and do over. iPhone 16 Pro, iOS 18.1

Quick edit- I did exactly that and now it works fine. First boot up before seemed like it got stuck when asking for permission to use the camera.

New comment by spaceisballer in "Ask HN: How do you communicate in a remote startup?"

spaceisballer — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 17:11:11 +0000

I’m with you, then again Best Practices mean best for your work environment, not all. I’m currently making sure to cultivate an environment where my staff are comfortable sharing information openly. Not all of my people are comfortable announcing things to the group and want to bounce things off me or other supervisors. Sometimes you have to meet people where they are at. Like establishing the vision and just keep making sure you’re moving towards it.

New comment by spaceisballer in "Amazon reveals first color Kindle, new Kindle Scribe, and more"

spaceisballer — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 02:23:29 +0000

It’s definitely not e-ink, it’s a type of LCD. Been reading about it and it seems like users are pretty hyped about it. I don’t really need another tablet, I want a really good writing experience. I’m test driving the Boox Go 10.3 but I may return it and wait for the new Supernote offering. Or I’ve been reading up on de-bloating the Boox software if I keep it.

New comment by spaceisballer in "DeskPad – A virtual monitor for screen sharing"

spaceisballer — Thu, 10 Oct 2024 22:50:19 +0000

I like using FancyZones which is in the Microsoft PowerToys suite. That way you can snap things to a 1080p resolution part of your ultrawide screen. My other simple option is just open the laptop screen which is 1080p

New comment by spaceisballer in "The New York Times will now charge for past episodes of its popular podcasts"

spaceisballer — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 20:15:15 +0000

No issue here, I don’t find that I go back too far anyway on their podcast. Currently have a subscription so also doesn’t impact me. I’ve always wondered if these podcasts ever make that much money, I for one never click on ads on websites nor would I hear an ad during a podcast and look into that product.

New comment by spaceisballer in "AnandTech Farewell"

spaceisballer — Sat, 31 Aug 2024 01:31:55 +0000

I really don’t want to watch ad riddled reviews on YouTube. I always went to their site to read an actual article that goes into depth about tech and gave great reviews. Truly a sad day for the internet.