Hacker News: tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=tariksblHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Tue, 14 Apr 2026 21:40:04 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "Take the pedals off the bike"]]>1st kid, training wheels. 2nd kid, took off pedals, learned balance in 2 days.

]]>Wed, 15 Jan 2025 03:18:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42706932tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42706932https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42706932<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "Is the 80 character line limit still relevant? (2008)"]]>agree. i think google python formatter kept lines at 65, i was surprised but it made you keep things concise & ended up much more skimmable.

]]>Wed, 20 Nov 2024 02:41:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42190371tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42190371https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42190371<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "My new PSU burns out – I fix it, and torture it by cracking water"]]>haven't made a pcb in a long time but when i did, used Altium & there were design rule checks for everything; but, none for creepage. Interesting, thanks for sharing.

]]>Mon, 27 May 2024 11:12:02 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40489672tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40489672https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40489672<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "I worked in Amazon HR and was disgusted at what I was seeing with PIP plans"]]>can i get a pivot tshirt

]]>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 12:56:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38472892tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38472892https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38472892<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "Re: 100k Threads? (2002)"]]>Today (but not in 2002) if i needed a server with 100k concurrent activities, I'd look to async frameworks - futures/ callbacks but a small number of threads. Akka, reactive streams, etc.

Is a huge number of threads as useful today as 2002?

]]>Sat, 23 Sep 2023 12:33:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37622708tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37622708https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37622708<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "Regenerating Jordan’s native forests"]]>they will incur the wrath of Shai Hulud!!

]]>Sun, 19 Mar 2023 17:28:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35221376tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35221376https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35221376<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "LSD, cargo shorts and the fall of a tech CEO"]]>His next startup: "we take the od out of microdose". Actually make the world a better place.

]]>Wed, 05 May 2021 17:53:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27053230tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27053230https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27053230<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "NYC’s competitive slotcar racing scene (2019)"]]>I live near buzzarama, had a kid birthday party there. Love it, hope survives covid :/

]]>Mon, 12 Apr 2021 23:34:28 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26786464tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26786464https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26786464<![CDATA[New comment by tariksbl in "Design electronics like it is 70s at CERN"]]>"the web was still 20 years from being invented [next door]"

]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2020 12:41:13 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23508973tariksblhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23508973https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23508973