Hacker News: theoreticalmal

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Prioritize mental health, and why communication is so important"

theoreticalmal — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 15:38:39 +0000

“Treat yourself like someone you are responsible for helping” - Jordan Peterson

New comment by theoreticalmal in "How we can reduce traffic congestion"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:49:52 +0000

I have a lot of difficulty thinking those changes alone would solve congestion. I’m especially thinking is ski traffic along I70 from Denver to the mountains. The issue is just volume of passenger vehicles, and there are no other realistic routes

New comment by theoreticalmal in "How to read more books"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:47:14 +0000

Only one mercenary? Are you even book-maxxing?

New comment by theoreticalmal in "How to read more books"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:45:16 +0000

Hardcore History is phenomenal. It’s a bummer the release cadence is so slow, but I understand why

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Modern decor may be straining people's brains"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 13:48:10 +0000

I’m so glad to see someone else who thinks this. Barren walls, vinyl flooring, 5k Kelvin lights, and scented candles everywhere. It’s like the most miserable consumerist environment imaginable.

New comment by theoreticalmal in "SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth"

theoreticalmal — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 13:37:45 +0000

What a terrible tyranny of the majority problem that would be. I reject this idea completely

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Medieval-style fortifications are back in the Sahel"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 15:59:28 +0000

Goodness

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Africans Are Turning to Starlink"

theoreticalmal — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:42:32 +0000

This could have been a revolutionary way of accessing the internet before Starlink. Grain elevators are everywhere in the US Midwest. Can’t believe it wasn’t capitalized on

New comment by theoreticalmal in "The Demoralization of the White-Collar Worker"

theoreticalmal — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:38:26 +0000

You’d revolt? Against what?

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Espionage Against the European Parliament"

theoreticalmal — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 23:37:25 +0000

If I could deploy Pegasus to randoms, I probably would. Wouldn’t do anything with it, but it’d be a cool project

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Half-Baked Product"

theoreticalmal — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 13:41:01 +0000

Too bad the government demands you prioritize the latter

New comment by theoreticalmal in "‘Energy independence feels practical’: Europeans building mini solar farms"

theoreticalmal — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 21:09:50 +0000

“Rapid shutdown devices” do this. Microinverters have the same “grid is down, turn off” logic as a main inverter

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts from crashed cars"

theoreticalmal — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:59:13 +0000

Why not use something like alldata.com? Still not free , but much cheaper

New comment by theoreticalmal in "FCC Prohibits New Approval of Foreign-Made Consumer Routers"

theoreticalmal — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:56:00 +0000

What makes this ban absurd?

New comment by theoreticalmal in "AI overly affirms users asking for personal advice"

theoreticalmal — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 20:08:17 +0000

It’s a good theory. My theory is, for whatever reason, jaded, narcissistic, miserable people congregate in r/AITA and try to drag other people into their misery because that’s easier than accepting responsibility and doing something to change.

New comment by theoreticalmal in "The Falkirk Wheel"

theoreticalmal — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 13:08:46 +0000

Apple says Edinburgh to Skye is a 3.5 hour drive, mostly along the A9. My understanding is A roads in the UK are much like USA interstates. What makes the trip terrifying and slower than what Apple says?

New comment by theoreticalmal in "FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:38:41 +0000

I don’t fully understand why drone operators follow these laws. Or any “no-fly” rules in general. Around an airport, it seems like common sense to not fly. Can’t someone just…buy/build a drone and fly is surreptitiously?

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

theoreticalmal — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:21:58 +0000

Are you saying the Ukraine conflict is less bad than this Venezuela conflict?

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Why I Disappeared – My week with minimal internet in a remote island chain"

theoreticalmal — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:56:27 +0000

But how often would your preferred candidate change compared to which / how much news you consumed? Most people I know are fairly set in their political opinions and already only consume news that confirms their biases

New comment by theoreticalmal in "Italians celebrate village's first baby in 30 years"

theoreticalmal — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 13:33:09 +0000

My kiddo is celebrating their second set of holidays this year. I have many friends who espouse some variant of “I don’t want to have kids because I don’t want to pass on my ‘messed up’ genes/the world doesn’t need more people/some other sad excuse”. It makes me wonder what their lives will look like then they’re 40-80 years old.