Hacker News: tjmc

New comment by tjmc in "Ask HN: Easiest UX for Seniors"

tjmc — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 03:58:53 +0000

54yo here. We (GenX) grew up with computers. It’s the Boomers and Silent Generation that have trouble.

New comment by tjmc in "AirPods Max 2"

tjmc — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 00:48:14 +0000

You should see the price of noise cancelling aviation headsets. Bose are killing it.

New comment by tjmc in "The Hydrogen Truck Problem Isn't the Truck"

tjmc — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 06:46:18 +0000

The issue is maximum take off weight. Presumably the discharged battery weight would be the one you use in the pre-flight MTOW calculations, because the worse case scenario is one where you're landing an almost discharged battery and have to go around.

New comment by tjmc in "The Hydrogen Truck Problem Isn't the Truck"

tjmc — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 03:04:02 +0000

Looking forward to seeing solid state batteries for aviation, but the scary part is that they get heavier when they discharge as oxygen from the air turns into solid oxide.

New comment by tjmc in "DOE gives Microsoft partner $1B loan to restart Three Mile Island reactor"

tjmc — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:32:36 +0000

And we're even happier if you keep it!

New comment by tjmc in "Tiny reactors could one day power towns, campuses; community input will be key"

tjmc — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 01:11:28 +0000

I can see a future for microreactors powering container ships. Outside nuclear subs and aircraft carriers there are already nuclear powered icebreakers. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuclear-powered_icebreaker

New comment by tjmc in "The forgotten meaning of "jerk""

tjmc — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 00:51:41 +0000

I suspect this unawareness of language use is universal. When I lived in the UK in the early 90's, people would discuss the weather in celcius when it was cold and fahrenheit when it was warm with seemingly no idea that they'd switched.

Tech company reaches gender quotas by replacing half workers with female AI bots

tjmc — Thu, 07 Aug 2025 04:58:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.betootaadvocate.com/uncategorized/tech-company-reaches-gender-quotas-by-replacing-half-the-workforce-with-female-ai-assistants/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44820735

Points: 2

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New comment by tjmc in "Ask HN: What trick of the trade took you too long to learn?"

tjmc — Tue, 05 Aug 2025 01:43:55 +0000

Easy transfers between different people's iThings with Airdrop. I got my CompSci degree over 30 years ago and yet my 74yo aunt taught me this - the shame!

New comment by tjmc in "USB-C for Lightning iPhones"

tjmc — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 08:51:12 +0000

The white plastic toothpick found on most Swiss Army knives is perfect for cleaning USB-C ports.

New comment by tjmc in "Australians to face age checks from search engines"

tjmc — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 07:00:43 +0000

"eKaren" is shorter

New comment by tjmc in "I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney who does work for YC and startups. AMA"

tjmc — Sat, 15 Mar 2025 02:11:06 +0000

Apologies for a trivial question. I have an odd fascination about the edge cases of birthright citizenship.

If a non- citizen gave birth in an American embassy, would their child be entitled to US citizenship? What about US Antarctic Territory or aboard a boat within US coastal waters?

New comment by tjmc in "Happy 20th Birthday, Y Combinator"

tjmc — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 02:46:23 +0000

Congratulations YC! I remember prior to HN, pg used to post his essays to Slashdot under the username Bugbear and all the attendant sniping and lame memes that would come back in response. Hacker News was a breath of fresh air and continues to be my favourite online community.

New comment by tjmc in "Chasing RFI Waves – Part Seven"

tjmc — Mon, 10 Mar 2025 04:44:05 +0000

I wonder how they start them. Park at the top of a hill?

New comment by tjmc in "We're Charging Our Cars Wrong"

tjmc — Wed, 05 Mar 2025 05:38:10 +0000

It's a pity they didn't discuss 2-way charging

New comment by tjmc in "Ask HN: Tired of software career. What now?"

tjmc — Tue, 20 Aug 2024 09:14:55 +0000

It's a great way to get started if you're already a developer. Here's some of the stuff my company is doing in the digital space: https://www.aurecongroup.com/expertise/digital-engineering-a...

They like to showcase the visualisation and AI stuff but there's also a lot of development doing stuff like parametric modelling plus everyday CRUD apps for internal systems etc.

New comment by tjmc in "Ask HN: Tired of software career. What now?"

tjmc — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:27:20 +0000

Fair point. I did my mech eng degree in Australia where university is heavily subsidised for citizens. Total cost for the 4 year degree here was $32,000 (roughly $21,560USD at today’s exchange rate)

New comment by tjmc in "Ask HN: Tired of software career. What now?"

tjmc — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 18:30:48 +0000

Absolutely. There was a student in his 50’s in my graduating year who was an aviation mechanic previously. There’s also a lot of opportunities at engineering firms for developers. Start that way and see if you like it maybe.

New comment by tjmc in "Ask HN: Tired of software career. What now?"

tjmc — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 00:53:22 +0000

I was in your position with web development and went back to uni to get a mechanical engineering degree. Started at 38 and graduated at 42. I’ve been working at it for 10 years now and specialise in designing data centres funnily enough. There’s much less ageism in “physical” engineering work which is positive but I also took a very large hit in seniority and compensation to switch. In hindsight, moving sideways into non-web development may have been a good option too but in the end it all comes down to what you find fulfilling. I’m more proud that I’ve helped build things that last like children’s hospitals and geothermal heating for local swimming pools. Sounds like taking a break first may be a good idea. Good luck!

New comment by tjmc in "Ferrari exec foils deepfake attempt by asking a question only CEO could answer"

tjmc — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 08:17:48 +0000

What's wrong with Wolfie?