Hacker News: tclancy

New comment by tclancy in "Removing React.js from the codebase and adapting Htmx for UI interactivity (2023)"

tclancy — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:14:13 +0000

Want to help rather than throw tomatoes?

New comment by tclancy in "Should you wash your solar panels?"

tclancy — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 17:12:45 +0000

Took four open weight models to land it. And you are giving me way more credit than I am due.

New comment by tclancy in "Should you wash your solar panels?"

tclancy — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 14:58:47 +0000

Eh, compared to what though? Compared to speaking to licensed electrician, definitely. But compared to doing a raw web search and trying to put the information in the right order for the application you’re currently working on, I think it’s at worst a wash.

New comment by tclancy in "Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:46:17 +0000

Not quite sure I follow but please do edify me.

New comment by tclancy in "Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:50:15 +0000

> it's the 10-line list comprehensions

I feel for you both working with straw men day to day. I’ve worked mainly in Python for two decades and have neither seen such a thing nor considered, even to be a bastard, doing such a thing.

New comment by tclancy in "Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:48:49 +0000

Yeah, but artfully dropped.

New comment by tclancy in "Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:46:57 +0000

Wowsers. As what I think is a fellow traveler, I would encourage you to look back at all the places you created art and ask how many friends you made at each stop.

New comment by tclancy in "Show HN: I mapped every US golf course"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:45:54 +0000

I live in New Hampshire where our taxes are entirely property tax based. Anything over ten acres qualifies as farm land no matter what. It’s a quality scam.

New comment by tclancy in "Third Drone Shot Down in Three Days in Romanian Territory"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:22:30 +0000

I think you’re misreading the comment and conflating Putin’s survival with the current war. I believe the OP is saying the administration can’t keep selling the war with Ukraine as a good idea indefinitely and will need to pivot to something more marketable. In our Internet-shaped world, everything is entertainment. This particular show has run its course and needs a pivot, add new actors, make a Very Special Episode or kill off one of the main characters.

New comment by tclancy in "Show HN: I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 13:18:13 +0000

Will do, but I need to master the panorama feature on my phone first.

New comment by tclancy in "Show HN: I mapped every US golf course"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:43:06 +0000

Don’t forget the tax breaks! Some places (many?) use farm rates for the tax rate.

New comment by tclancy in "Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:33:18 +0000

That suggests it’s doing its job.

New comment by tclancy in "Ruff v0.16.0 – Significant new updates – 413 default rules up from 59"

tclancy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 12:32:00 +0000

You may do as you like in your projects. You might even find you can make a formatter enforce that rule which is apparently important to you.

But one thing I bring to every team is this: “I don’t want to look at a file and say that is Tom’s code or that is your code. What I want to see is [project name] code.”

New comment by tclancy in "Show HN: I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data"

tclancy — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:43:47 +0000

This was never a thing.

New comment by tclancy in "Hannah Fry Wins the Leelavati Prize in 2026 for Mathematics Outreach"

tclancy — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:39:38 +0000

Signed up just to post that? You’ll fit in well here.

New comment by tclancy in "Show HN: I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data"

tclancy — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:33:56 +0000

Clicked it and was greeted by a YouTube ad opening “How the fuck am I going to get a big dick from eating gelatin?” And then the woman in scrubs on the cowboy’s front porch explained it all to him.

It’s nice because it ensures I’m never going to get over-smart from watching YouTube. Plus I gotta go get some Jell-O.

New comment by tclancy in "Show HN: I simulated closing the Strait of Hormuz on real oil trade data"

tclancy — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 13:31:09 +0000

I get what you’re getting at, but do you honestly expect mainstream press to have a story on the technical details of oil production?

New comment by tclancy in "My security camera shipped a GitHub admin token in its login page"

tclancy — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 22:41:08 +0000

A. I love a pedantic aside

B. I love that Euler is pronounced “oiler” which is North American slang for a drunk. I’ve been trying to find that constant my whole adult life.

New comment by tclancy in "Ah, the Codeberg Drama"

tclancy — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:37:44 +0000

Seriously. And you know they would want hookers and blackjack anyway, so why don't they? Maybe because blackjack has fairer odds than the games they rig.

New comment by tclancy in "My security camera shipped a GitHub admin token in its login page"

tclancy — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 14:35:10 +0000

A Venn diagram like a 6th grade boy's graffiti of boobs.