Hacker News: ta9000

New comment by ta9000 in "Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:40:01 +0000

Thanks for providing a real answer.

New comment by ta9000 in "Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 22:34:18 +0000

That’s not rational. Why would I be asking such a simple question if I were an expert?

New comment by ta9000 in "In Edison’s Revenge, Data Centers Are Transitioning From AC to DC"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:33:58 +0000

I love that you countered pedantry with pedantry. <3

New comment by ta9000 in "Apple Just Lost Me"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:16:57 +0000

Should Apple be responsible for righting the wrongs of legislation in every country it operates in? I don’t think so. Ideally it would mettle as little as possible, even though they clearly don’t (see right to repair).

New comment by ta9000 in "Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:13:30 +0000

Yes, my curiosity was about when we run out, because I didn’t know if we would run out. That was the whole point of the question. Have some leniency, we’re not all experts about everything.

New comment by ta9000 in "Apple Just Lost Me"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:07:28 +0000

This seems like a rational approach as opposed to say, calling Apple support.

New comment by ta9000 in "Apple Just Lost Me"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:03:23 +0000

Why is it a US corporation’s job to unfuck UK laws? If they did get involved, you’d blast them for meddling.

New comment by ta9000 in "Apple Just Lost Me"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 15:00:39 +0000

Sounds like a lot of their problem boils down to them living in a nanny surveillance state.

New comment by ta9000 in "Data centers are transitioning from AC to DC"

ta9000 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 06:15:01 +0000

Does that mean when we run out of Ga there are no more LED TVs?

New comment by ta9000 in "Walmart: ChatGPT checkout converted 3x worse than website"

ta9000 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:41:15 +0000

I’m shocked, shocked that an SEO website would say ChatGPT bad.

New comment by ta9000 in "Migrating to the EU"

ta9000 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:38:30 +0000

Frankly many in the US are over the Trump administration and I expect a massive backlash in the midterms. Do what you want of course but I think the descent of the US is slowing and there will be a return to normalcy after this admin.

New comment by ta9000 in "Study finds no evidence cannabis helps anxiety, depression, or PTSD"

ta9000 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:17:47 +0000

Which makes it all the more weird we see so much negative press about weed on Hacker News but I never see an article about alcohol.

New comment by ta9000 in "Mayor of Paris removed parking spaces, reduced the number of cars"

ta9000 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 22:57:45 +0000

I’ve traveled all over the world and the French were by far the biggest assholes I’ve encountered, especially in hospitality.

New comment by ta9000 in "HP trialed mandatory 15-minute support call wait times (2025)"

ta9000 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 10:11:26 +0000

Like Kevin Costner, I’m surprised that HP keeps getting work.

New comment by ta9000 in "4Chan mocks £520k fine for UK online safety breaches"

ta9000 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 03:39:22 +0000

Nesting.

New comment by ta9000 in "4Chan mocks £520k fine for UK online safety breaches"

ta9000 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 01:21:59 +0000

> Totalitarianism aside, I'm not sure about the stability either. Personally I suspect Xi Jinping's reign will end with some kind of bang, either an economic one or something relating to

That’s a pretty big aside.

New comment by ta9000 in "Jack Bogle would hate what Vanguard has become"

ta9000 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:41:05 +0000

Very interesting. Thanks for the information!

New comment by ta9000 in "Jack Bogle would hate what Vanguard has become"

ta9000 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 09:40:36 +0000

Thanks. Are you sure the cost of the fund is higher because it’s a fund and not an ETF like VT? The platform fee seems strange, but I wonder if other companies collect that fee somewhere else?

New comment by ta9000 in "Jack Bogle would hate what Vanguard has become"

ta9000 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:46:07 +0000

Do you have any evidence that they’re subsidizing US customers? It’s possible the fees are higher in the UK due to it being more expensive to operate the funds.

New comment by ta9000 in "Jack Bogle would hate what Vanguard has become"

ta9000 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 08:44:38 +0000

That’s a risk that Vanguard investors in active funds are willing to take. They’re not stupid, investors at Vanguard know that passive is their primary focus. Also the fees for their active funds are lower than average so they have a higher likelihood of success since a lot of the drag on active performance is… high fees.