Hacker News: uxp100

New comment by uxp100 in "Evidence of a spying operation by ICE against left-wing social movements"

uxp100 — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:02:24 +0000

I think that effect still exists on small margin votes too. You know pretty much how it’s goona go down on every vote. 99-1 feels a little different to me. That no one else even wanted to claim that lane.

New comment by uxp100 in "Evidence of a spying operation by ICE against left-wing social movements"

uxp100 — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:52:25 +0000

The “explosives” being Fourth of July fireworks.

New comment by uxp100 in "Evidence of a spying operation by ICE against left-wing social movements"

uxp100 — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:50:36 +0000

Not clear how central the patriot act was to this operation, but it does pop up here.

Russ Feingold was the only Senator to vote against the Patriot act. I really do think about that a lot.

New comment by uxp100 in "Containment and monitoring failures are to blame for AI hacking reports: experts"

uxp100 — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 20:43:18 +0000

Are automakers really the best comparison here? Seems like inherently dangerous devices are sold, kill thousands, and there is little accountability.

New comment by uxp100 in "What is going on with ceiling fans"

uxp100 — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 16:47:20 +0000

Many of them are switchable color temperature. At least from what I’ve seen.

New comment by uxp100 in "Everybody’s home. No one’s coming over"

uxp100 — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 15:46:33 +0000

$25 a person just in pastries is pretty astounding. I think I could make it happen with the most expensive bakery (which is imo not the best in town but close to it) and eating little else. So hats off, that’s impressive. Hope they were enjoyed, great pastries are really a delight.

New comment by uxp100 in "Enjoy Every Sandwich"

uxp100 — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 16:14:25 +0000

Split the difference and say “designed by evolution?” I think designed captures something important and doesn’t have to imply a non-materialist view.

New comment by uxp100 in "Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down"

uxp100 — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 14:22:12 +0000

Do you think Canada doesn’t have housing issues?

New comment by uxp100 in "CIA funding helped keep NeXT afloat in the 80s"

uxp100 — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 23:33:55 +0000

Doesn’t take a special dough to achieve that.

New comment by uxp100 in "Swiss parliament lifts ban on new nuclear power plants"

uxp100 — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 18:21:49 +0000

I mostly agree with your larger point, but the anti-nuclear movement predates the 70s by quite a bit.

New comment by uxp100 in "A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Data Center"

uxp100 — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:26:54 +0000

There was a lot of arson at BLM protests, and plenty of people beaten in the street, some of whom were in no way asking for it. The majority of the violence probably was the cops though.

New comment by uxp100 in "Why isn't the U.S. better at soccer?"

uxp100 — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 11:16:53 +0000

USAmericans casually play basketball still. Basically a few kids shooting hoops at every little court you pass, and lightly organized (just show up at a time) adult games are common too.

New comment by uxp100 in "Nabokov's pale fire: the lost 'father of all hypertext demos'? (2011)"

uxp100 — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 16:03:55 +0000

Interesting to make the connection to Sonny Boy. That’s one to think on.

New comment by uxp100 in "SimCity 3k in 4k (2025)"

uxp100 — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:38:13 +0000

No, it’s not. Please stop driving and leave it to the adults.

New comment by uxp100 in "I Bought a “Junk” PSP From Japan"

uxp100 — Sat, 16 May 2026 10:48:28 +0000

There were a couple of other LLM-isms that think mainly served to pad the length for no reason. I found the article interesting. Just not real concise.

New comment by uxp100 in "US launches new strikes on Iran"

uxp100 — Thu, 07 May 2026 23:03:18 +0000

I also believe some in the administration want chaos. But also consider that Iran is legitimately hard to negotiate with and the negotiators have no experience with highly technical negotiations around nuclear enrichment. Like, I don’t think Trump wants chaos, actually.

New comment by uxp100 in "The Classic American Diner"

uxp100 — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 00:01:38 +0000

I’ve got a place by me that does 2 eggs, 2 pancakes (or French toast), 2 sausages and toast for $4 before 8 AM.

And I don’t go there. The spots that get twice (or more) as much for that meal really are quite a bit better. And their coffee is truly foul. Classic diner coffee is fine, but if I’ve had better coffee on an airplane I’m not prone to going back.

New comment by uxp100 in "The purist's guide to phở in Hanoi"

uxp100 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 23:13:40 +0000

I think that used to be true, but it has been overtaken by Houston. Either way, yes, good place to eat Vietnamese food.

New comment by uxp100 in "Notes from the SF peptide scene"

uxp100 — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 15:36:59 +0000

20% work in tech? I think that’s gone up quite a bit since I last spent a lot of time there in 2015. I would see these articles from time to time and think, people are getting the wrong idea if they haven’t been there, when I think of SF I think of middle aged Chinese people and alleycat bike races and music venues and book stores and drug dealing and gays, though tech bros are also present (and overlapping). But damn, 20%, that’s a lot bigger than finance bros, maybe tech really is ruining the city. Shoot.

New comment by uxp100 in "Single-Dose Creatine Reduces Sleep Deprivation-Induced Deterioration"

uxp100 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:33:21 +0000

Effects seen at .35g/kg and .2g/kg. Both pretty big doses. Which is not uncommon for creatine for a single day, but ongoing dose is typically lower.

I’ve taken creatine for exercise recovery and possible cognitive improvements when I was a vegetarian. Never perceived it to do anything.