<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: starwatch</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=starwatch</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 03:47:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=starwatch" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Dropping Cloudflare for Bunny.net"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've used DO's quite a bit. I'm a big fan... however I find the database latency pretty hard to deal with. In the past 6 months I've seen upwards of 30s for little side projects running tiny (100's of kb) databases. Sometimes it's lightning fast... sometimes it's a disaster.<p>As a consequence I've had to build quite defensively - adopting a PWA approach - heavy caching and background sync. My hope is that latency improves over time because the platform is nice to work with.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:21:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676777</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676777</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47676777</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It must be fun to think of all the mischief a doggo can get into :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:43:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305541</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305541</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305541</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Still working on:<p><a href="https://www.votivus.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.votivus.org</a><p>A hobby project I started putting together late last year; a little spot on the internet for prayer and reflection. I've just shipped a small feature where you get a Bible reading (KJ only for now) in response to a prayer.<p><a href="https://dugnad.stavanger-digital.no/" rel="nofollow">https://dugnad.stavanger-digital.no/</a><p>A pro bono tech consultancy for local (Stavanger, Norway) non profits. The idea is to help them use tech to better deliver on their mission. Last week I built a little bookmarklet for a non-profit to surface some of their data buried in a SaaS tool ... which will make their apple pressing operation easier.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:12:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305391</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305391</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47305391</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thanks!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:52:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946562</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946562</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Still working on:<p><a href="https://www.votivus.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.votivus.org</a><p>A hobby project I started putting together late last year; a little spot on the internet for prayer and reflection.<p><a href="https://dugnad.stavanger-digital.no/" rel="nofollow">https://dugnad.stavanger-digital.no/</a><p>A pro bono tech consultancy for local non profits. The idea is to help them use tech to better deliver on their mission.<p>Just today I finished off building a little PWA to help a couple of non-profits offload the admin of volunteer scheduling (mostly done through whatsapp, messenger, etc).<p>I'd recommend others try the same pro bono consulting in their local area, it's quite rewarding!</p>
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<p>I actually quite like the system. They tend to only install speed cameras at high hazard areas e.g. where fatal accidents have occurred. Also the camera's are mostly super visible - bright high-vis yellow, and there are often warning signs as you approach them.<p>It's quite a different story in other countries at least in terms of visibility!</p>
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<p>Thank you! I hope you find it useful in your journey.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:03:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592733</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592733</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592733</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (January 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thank you!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jan 2026 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592684</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592684</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46592684</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (January 2026)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://www.votivus.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.votivus.org</a><p>A hobby project I started putting together late last year; a little spot on the internet for prayer and reflection.<p><a href="https://dugnad.stavanger-digital.no/" rel="nofollow">https://dugnad.stavanger-digital.no/</a><p>A pro bono tech consultancy for local non profits. The idea is to help them use tech to better deliver on their mission.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 11 Jan 2026 18:46:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578462</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578462</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46578462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (December 2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://www.votivus.org" rel="nofollow">https://www.votivus.org</a><p>It's a hobby project I started putting together a couple of months back; a little spot on the internet for prayer and reflection.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 16 Dec 2025 08:35:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46286158</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46286158</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46286158</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Photonic Chips Are Coming Faster Than Anyone Expected – Akhetonics [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Their chat about the limitations of optical memory made me think of Magneto-Optic (MO) memory cells [0] that I read about earlier this year. From what I understood (not an expert - so I'm open to correction) we move away from Von Neumann, to something where memory is a "filter" that light passes through rather than a bucket of data that needs to be moved around.<p>Overall it’s interesting to me that we can trade a bigger size to get more speed.<p>[0]: <a href="https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-024-01549-1" rel="nofollow">https://www.nature.com/articles/s41566-024-01549-1</a></p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tqOPS6x9l8">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tqOPS6x9l8</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261376">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261376</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Dec 2025 07:25:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tqOPS6x9l8</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261376</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46261376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Testing shows automotive glassbreakers can't break modern automotive glass"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For anyone looking for an in-vehicle EDC to solve this problem I'd recommend a Keetch tool. I used them in the fire service with great success on the laminated glass of a windscreen. I assume it'd work equally well on a laminated side window glass - though I've not tried. Nice thing is that the sharp spike on it would work quite well on tempered glass too (though we had proper glass breakers for that).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 30 Nov 2025 13:20:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096422</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096422</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46096422</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "The new AI arms race changing the war in Ukraine"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think the general premise of AI in war is pretty scary. But this in particular stood out to me as an important challenge:<p>> There are also fears that automated systems will violate the rules of war. How will they avoid harming civilians, or distinguish soldiers who want to surrender?<p>As it stands we see guerrilla fighters already ignore these rules (ISIS for example). It's a little frightening to consider such groups acquiring and deploying automated machine guns. We need to regulate these kinds of weapons systems much like we do with CBRN weapons.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly7jrez2jno">https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly7jrez2jno</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45534845">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45534845</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Oct 2025 02:13:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly7jrez2jno</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45534845</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45534845</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "X-ray scans reveal the hidden risks of cheap batteries"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The poor regulation around this is pretty bad for startups. Personally I've taken to only buying rechargeable battery powered devices from big brands. Anything else and I look for a power cord, single-use batteries, or mechanical operation.<p>It's not an ideal solution and not just because of examples like the Samsung Galaxy Note7. It's because I love rooting for the startups, the disruptors, the innovators. But in the world of battery powered products I'm inclined to think (or hope!) that the bigger players have more to lose by cheaping out on cheap batteries.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Oct 2025 08:37:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45525070</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45525070</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45525070</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "3M May Escape Toxic Chemical, PFAS Manufacturing Legacy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If you want more context on PFAS, I recommend this Veritasium video [0]. It expanded on my usual thought of "PFAS = bad," explaining why non-stick cookware is probably fine while other forms of PFAS are problematic. The video also covers the environmental damage caused by PFAS manufacturing.<p>[0]: <a href="https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/SC2eSujzrUY</a></p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11">https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45470513">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45470513</a></p>
<p>Points: 71</p>
<p># Comments: 78</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 04 Oct 2025 04:25:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.spacex.com/launches/starship-flight-11</link><dc:creator>starwatch</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45470513</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45470513</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by starwatch in "Sunsetting the Rustwasm GitHub Org"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>After seeing warnings about rustwasm not being maintained [1], I'm glad that wasm-bindgen is still actively supported [2]. That said, it's concerning that many previously recommended practices (e.g. like relying on wasm-pack) are now in question [3]. This makes it harder for devs to adopt Rust for building WASM apps.<p>[1]: <a href="https://rustwasm.github.io/docs/book/" rel="nofollow">https://rustwasm.github.io/docs/book/</a><p>[2]: <a href="https://github.com/wasm-bindgen" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/wasm-bindgen</a><p>[3]: <a href="https://github.com/wasm-bindgen/wasm-bindgen/issues/4634" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/wasm-bindgen/wasm-bindgen/issues/4634</a></p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2025/07/21/sunsetting-the-rustwasm-github-org/">https://blog.rust-lang.org/inside-rust/2025/07/21/sunsetting-the-rustwasm-github-org/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45258022">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45258022</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
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