Hacker News: speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=speedylightHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 16 May 2026 08:19:55 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "California bill would require patches or refunds when online games shut down"]]>I love California for these laws because even though their jurisdiction is technically limited, it makes no sense for the companies to not make the changes available nation wide.

]]>Sat, 16 May 2026 02:51:29 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48156410speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48156410https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48156410<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Google plans to invest up to $40B in Anthropic"]]>So Google gives Anthropic money which anthropic then uses to buy compute from Google. How does this end up screwing over regular people?

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:34:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907377speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907377https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907377<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account"]]>At this point windows should be classified as a public utility and regulated as such. Microsoft has turned the most popular operating system on earth into an ad riddled and dysfunctional joke. Satya Nadella destroyed what would’ve been a stellar legacy as CEO of Microsoft by allowing all this crap to go on, chief among them is the war on local accounts.

]]>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 08:04:37 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47552552speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47552552https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47552552<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ireland shuts last coal plant, becomes 15th coal-free country in Europe (2025)"]]>They might want to reopen it, oil prices spiked to $120 a few hours ago.

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 14:55:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47309945speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47309945https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47309945<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ask HN: Please restrict new accounts from posting"]]>No, Reddit is insufferable to use precisely because of this, try posting to any subreddit with a new account and your post gets removed because it’s too new or doesn’t have enough karma. Blanket moderation strategies like these make the UX horrible for new users and slows the platforms growth and reach.

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:09:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305100speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305100https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305100<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Effort to prevent government officials from engaging in prediction markets"]]>Predictions markets need to be outlawed, no exceptions, just erased from existence.

]]>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 08:35:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295637speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295637https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47295637<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "To understand our fascination with crystals, researchers gave some to chimps"]]>Humans like pretty things, that’s why I have an urge to pet bears and tigers even though I know they’ll kill me.

]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:43:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258800speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258800https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258800<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "New iPad Air, powered by M4"]]>I have the M3 iPad Air… I won’t have to replace it for at least 4 years because it’s stupidly powerful but both of its hands are tied because of iPad OS. Apple needs to get serious and make a version of MacOS for the iPad otherwise these upgrades are meaningless for most users.

]]>Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:12:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47222618speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47222618https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47222618<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Netflix Backs Out of Warner Bros. Bidding, Paramount Set to Win"]]>Can this shit cake be undone by a federal judge? No way a merger like that doesn’t violate antitrust laws.

]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:33:40 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47178550speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47178550https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47178550<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Tesla Sales Down 55% UK, 58% Spain, 59% Germany, 81% Netherlands, 93% Norway"]]>All EVs will naturally be more reliable than ICE cars because there are a lot less components that can break!

]]>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 06:33:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057912speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057912https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057912<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "GPT-5 outperforms federal judges in legal reasoning experiment"]]>Can we please file the idea of AI judges under the “fuck no” category.

]]>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:37:11 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983353speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983353https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983353<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ask HN: Do you still use physical calculators?"]]>I tried using my WolframAlpha in high school but I had no idea what I was doing and it felt way too complicated, but in college it is a game changer and I still use it to do school work. Totally agree!

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:09:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835919speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835919https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835919<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ask HN: Do you still use physical calculators?"]]>FCC license exams I am assuming?

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:06:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835894speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835894https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835894<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ask HN: Do you still use physical calculators?"]]>That’s so cool, I wish something like this existed in the states. That’s the kind of trust local communities thrive in <3

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 12:02:21 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835861speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835861https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835861<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ask HN: Do you still use physical calculators?"]]>lol I did accidentally a verb yes, quite a frequent occurrence with me!

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 11:59:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835825speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835825https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835825<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "YouTube blocks background video playback on Brave and other browsers"]]>On iOS you can get free background play with Youtube App by putting the video in picture-in-picture -> locking the screen, -> going to control center and hitting the play button. Don’t let Google know!

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:38:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834994speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834994https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834994<![CDATA[Ask HN: Do you still use physical calculators?]]>I’ve noticed that most physical scientific and graphing calculators are easily outdone in terms of performance, capability and ease of use by the likes of Desmos and the default calculators on OS’es like the iOS, Android, and Windows.

It kind of makes me wonder whether people still use physical calculators from Texas Instruments, Casio, etc

If you do, I’d love to know why and how it is different/better for you than the ones I’ve mentioned and others like them and vice verse.

Cheers!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834977

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]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 09:34:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834977speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834977https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834977<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "SpaceX in Merger Talks with xAI"]]>It’s a damn shame that SpaceX is being entangled with the absolute trash that is X and xAI.

]]>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 08:31:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834651speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834651https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46834651<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux"]]>I’ve been using a Mac for a about three years now, but every once in a while I use my old gaming laptop to play some games and every time I am reminded of how insufferable windows has become, using it feels I’m dumpster diving and the dumpster is asking me to sign into my Microsoft account. Apple gets a lot of shit for how they do things, but no one can deny that once you’re properly established in their ecosystem, it’s a phenomenal experience.

]]>Wed, 28 Jan 2026 17:40:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46798746speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46798746https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46798746<![CDATA[New comment by speedylight in "Ask HN: How do you use 5–10 minute gaps productively?"]]>Have a cup of coffee in solitude and let your mind run wild.

]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 15:51:31 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46513849speedylighthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46513849https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46513849