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New comment by thrawn0r in "15-year search for a band that charted once and vanished"

thrawn0r — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 07:42:32 +0000

A Lesson in Crime is a great EP, but from Tokio Police Club :)

Aided by AI, Santa Monica broadens hunt for bike and bus lane blockers

thrawn0r — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 07:48:32 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/02/santa-monica-deploys-ai-powered-parking-cameras-to-protect-bike-lanes/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47032113

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New comment by thrawn0r in "Level S4 solar radiation event"

thrawn0r — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 07:36:47 +0000

Saw it in Fhain as well over Ostkreuz station

New comment by thrawn0r in "Show HN: Search the lyrics of 500 HÖR Berlin techno sets"

thrawn0r — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:46:32 +0000

searched for "house music", found house music! :D

New comment by thrawn0r in "Show HN: Jukebox – Free, Open Source Group Playlist with Fair Queueing"

thrawn0r — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:42:38 +0000

I don't think that's how a party works. At least my XP is that a majority of people are not invested that deep to curate the list in a democratic way because they're preoccupied with dancing if you do your job right :)

New comment by thrawn0r in "Bending Spoons Acquires Komoot"

thrawn0r — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:46:00 +0000

a beloved tool from Potsdam, Germany. Best in market for planning routes. I always had my grievances with their lack of premium features that where catered towards ambitious cyclists that use their phone instead of a GPS though. They could have had all my money of they would have had a customizable UI (or at least a bunch of skins to choose from). So much data collected and no useful HUD. Just copying what Garmin etc have (e.g. audio indicators for next turns) would have made a big difference...

New comment by thrawn0r in "Bending Spoons acquires komoot"

thrawn0r — Fri, 21 Mar 2025 06:43:00 +0000

New comment by thrawn0r in "Who killed the rave? Late-night dancing falls into global decline"

thrawn0r — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 21:38:57 +0000

thanks for that piece of trope :)

New comment by thrawn0r in "Ask HN: Are you unable to find employment?"

thrawn0r — Sun, 29 Dec 2024 16:29:32 +0000

the OP has the explanation (skilled labor shortage) just after the word....

New comment by thrawn0r in "AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them"

thrawn0r — Wed, 29 May 2024 05:30:20 +0000

This could easily hold a library of voices that you interact with (e.g at a bigger table of friends and family) and let you toggle in and out voices that are relevant. Apple please include this feature for your Airpods, thanks! :)

New comment by thrawn0r in "Cycling's Silent Epidemic: Labial swelling and pain in women"

thrawn0r — Tue, 28 May 2024 06:48:16 +0000

privately discussed but not properly addressed by the industry.

New comment by thrawn0r in "Google rival Tuta complains to EU tech regulators about de-ranking"

thrawn0r — Thu, 25 Apr 2024 12:54:32 +0000

bing.com doesnt rank them either.

New comment by thrawn0r in "The Bad Trip Detective"

thrawn0r — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 12:32:23 +0000

I think you are either an extreme outlier (not having a unpleasant trip while having taken over hundred) or delusional about your drug consumption. Your recommendation of consuming a mind-altering substance DAILY for stress relief " and other positive effects" lets me lean towards the latter. While each person is indeed different, their brains tend to work in a comparable way.

New comment by thrawn0r in "Research shows plant-based polymers can disappear within seven months"

thrawn0r — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 14:09:22 +0000

it doesnt seem like `the market` will fix this abhorrent use of plastic for packaging and other fast moving consumer goods. This is where states have to interfere and ban plastic usage. How can it be allowed to package 80g of food (like ham, cheese etc.) that has a shelf-life of max. 14 days in 10g+ of plastic that will be around for hundreds of years? If you go to any super market there is no consumer choice but to buy most of your food wrapped in plastic, amounting to kilos of plastic per family and month :(

New comment by thrawn0r in "Rainwater everywhere on the planet is unsafe to drink due to chemicals (2022)"

thrawn0r — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 12:54:43 +0000

Detail absent from the article for context:

The new proposed EPA guideline is 4.0[1] parts per trillion (also expressed as ng/L) for PFOA and PFOS.

[1] https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas

New comment by thrawn0r in "The teen mental illness epidemic is international (2023)"

thrawn0r — Wed, 10 Jan 2024 09:14:20 +0000

The vast majority of people I know (38m,Germany) don't regularly consume broadcast TV. Even my parents and their peers don't (but to a lesser extent).

New comment by thrawn0r in "Omegle 2009-2023"

thrawn0r — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 09:16:13 +0000

More specific information about why its closing down are lawsuits of groomed minors. press coverage of 1 case: https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-64618791

New comment by thrawn0r in "CRISPR cancer trial success paves the way for personalized treatments"

thrawn0r — Fri, 11 Nov 2022 18:44:50 +0000

this member of the anarchist enclave berlin is paying 750EUR per month (plus the 750EUR my employer does) for these treatments. solidarity ftw!

New comment by thrawn0r in "The absurdity of Europe burning wood for energy"

thrawn0r — Sat, 17 Sep 2022 19:06:55 +0000

At least Germany is not importing US pellets as stated in the thread.[1] Indeed, Germany is producing more wood pellets than it consumes [2]

Wood burning (pellet burning to a lesser degree) can be detrimental due to the small particles, not an issue on the countryside, but in big cities. Germany requires pellet heaters to have particle filters by 2025 (incl. old systems)

[1] Last Image of https://depv.de/p/Deutschland-europaweit-bei-Pelletproduktio... [2] https://de.statista.com/statistik/daten/studie/171887/umfrag...

New comment by thrawn0r in "Ask HN: Anyone working 4 day week here, as an employee?"

thrawn0r — Sun, 21 Aug 2022 21:57:37 +0000

I work 4 days at Microsoft in Germany (PM at Github) In Germany employees have the right to demand part time. for new hires it's usually 40h and then reduce after the probation period. might reduce your career growth but I still got promoted and am happy with Fridays off