<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: wackget</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wackget</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2026 10:15:01 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=wackget" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "I've operated petabyte-scale ClickHouse clusters for 5 years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What kind of systems are generating enough useful analytics data to ever scale to petabytes in the first place?<p>It's difficult (for my bird brain, at least) to imagine a scenario where such volume of analytics data would ever be necessary.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:28:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668092</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668092</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668092</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "I've operated petabyte-scale ClickHouse clusters for 5 years"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yeah that's cool but your blog won't load on my hardened Firefox:<p>- Uncaught TypeError: navigator.sendBeacon is not a function<p>- Uncaught (in promise) ReferenceError: WebAssembly is not defined<p>Not sure why a blog entry needs WebAssembly but I'll give it a pass.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 12 Sep 2026 02:24:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668068</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668068</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49668068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Twitter Viewer – View Twitter Without Account"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I wholeheartedly agree on every point. I've felt this way for years. It's scandalous.<p>Many companies also rely on socials as their only effective means of customer service. If you have a problem or want to provide feedback but you don't use social media then you are SOL.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2026 00:03:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457594</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457594</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49457594</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "The Size of the World Wide Web"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> "size of the World Wide Web (The Internet)"<p>The WWW is not the internet.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 16:09:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49347873</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49347873</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49347873</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Semaglutide linked to lower predicted dementia risk"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Most of the time when people try to define healthy food vs. junk food in a fair and unbiased way, the line gets drawn at "whole foods" vs "processed foods".<p>A typical burger meal is definitely processed food because the meat is processed mechanically and mixed from different sources (usually with added fat); the bun is made from refined flour and refined oils; and the fries are thinly-cut potatoes blanched and fried in more refined oils. (Not to mention a whole bunch of chemical additives which are the norm rather than the exception; and "hyperpalatability" tweaks which means the food is formulated to taste unnaturally good.)<p>You could perhaps argue that a home-made burger meal made using whole cuts of meat, a lean wholemeal bread dough, and potatoes roasted in animal fat could count as a healthy/whole food meal, but it would taste different to the typical hamburger meal we all associate with fast food.<p>Fast food also has an enormous marketing industry behind it which pushes it in unhealthy volume, with maximum convenience, and at (until recently, at least) affordable prices.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 15 Aug 2026 19:24:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313462</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313462</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49313462</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads off Facebook"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Apple will never, <i>ever</i> add anything even close to that kind of functionality. This is a company which took SEVENTEEN YEARS before it allowed iPhone users to have gaps between app icons on their home screens.<p>If you have ANY hope of Apple letting you have enough control over your device to visually block ads in apps then you are stratospherically shit outta luck.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 13 Aug 2026 02:03:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281016</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281016</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49281016</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> We are building lots. Of everything.<p>Did you read the headline?<p>Do you know what article you're commenting on?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:45:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211268</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211268</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211268</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Almost no skill required to cook a steak"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why does this article use backticks instead of apostrophes?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:11:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198673</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198673</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49198673</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "I'll be stepping back from leading product for X"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yeah, my experience of Twitter has improved dramatically since I deleted my account and disavowed it completely. I don't even visit the domain. If I <i>need</i> to visit a link, I'll change the domain to xcancel.com instead.<p>Now THAT is an improved web experience!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 06 Aug 2026 01:19:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49191239</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49191239</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49191239</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "New cars are getting 1.2cm longer and 0.5cm taller each year"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'd happily drive a Chinese car but I've yet to see one which has physical buttons for controls. They all seem to have gigantic tablet displays. I categorically refuse to buy a car where I can't adjust the climate controls while keeping my eyes on the road.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 21:53:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175728</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175728</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49175728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Web Security is Too Hard"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>1. Why is this website blocked when I try browsing it using Brave?<p>2. Why on earth would you want a financial product from a WAF?content delivery company?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 19:40:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49173920</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49173920</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49173920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Delayed Gratification – Proud to Be 'Last to Breaking News'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>But then how do you make knee-jerk reactions on social media to vilify those who hold politically opposite views to yours?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 02:33:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49092799</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49092799</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49092799</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Turn And Face The Strange"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Wow. Opinions on LLMs aside, the CEO writing an article like that makes me think fly.io is a deeply unserious company.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 22:14:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052204</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052204</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49052204</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Quality non-fiction books are the antithesis of AI slop"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Decries AI for producing slop<p>> Uses AI to produce website</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 22 Jul 2026 22:50:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014539</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014539</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49014539</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in breach of the DSA"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Replace "Facebook" with "heroin" in your argument and see how ridiculous you sound.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Jul 2026 19:40:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48864277</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48864277</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48864277</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "PostHog FOSS"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What the actual fuck is going on with web development nowadays?<p>Look at the sheer number of ancillary files in this repo:<p><pre><code>    .agents
    .claude
    .config
    .cursor
    .dagster_home
    .depot
    .flox
    .github
    .husky
    .idea
    .interface-design
    .pi
    .posthog-code
    .run
    .semgrep
    .stamphog
    .vscode
    .zed
    agent-os
    bin
    cli
    common
    devenv
    docker
    docs
    frontend
    funnel-udf
    livestream
    nodejs
    packages/quill
    patches
    playwright
    posthog
    products
    proto
    rust
    services
    share
    terraform
    tools
    .cursorignore
    .cursorrules
    .dockerignore
    .editorconfig
    .env.development
    .env.example
    .env.local.example
    .env.services
    .envrc
    .git-blame-ignore-revs
    .gitattributes
    .gitignore
    .kearc
    .mcp.json
    .nvmrc
    .oxfmtrc.json
    .oxlintrc.json
    .stylelintignore
    .stylelintrc.js
    .test_durations
    .test_quarantine.json
    .watchmanconfig
    .worktreeinclude
    .worktreelink
    AGENTS.md
    AI_POLICY.md
    CHANGELOG.md
    CLAUDE.md
    CONTRIBUTING.md
    Dockerfile
    Dockerfile.llm-analytics
    Dockerfile.ml-mirror-image-scrub
    Dockerfile.node
    Dockerfile.playwright
    Dockerfile.recording-rasterizer
    Dockerfile.sandbox
    LICENSE
    README.md
    conftest.py
    dagster_cloud.yaml
    depot.json
    dist-workspace.toml
    docker-compose.base.yml
    docker-compose.dev-full.yml
    docker-compose.dev.yml
    docker-compose.hobby.yml
    docker-compose.multinode-clickhouse.yml
    docker-compose.playwright.yml
    docker-compose.profiles.yml
    docker-compose.sandbox.yml
    greptile.json
    hogli.yaml
    manage.py
    otel-collector-config.dev.yaml
    package.json
    pnpm-lock.yaml
    pnpm-workspace.yaml
    postcss.config.js
    posthog.json
    pyproject.toml
    pytest.ini
    tach.toml
    tsconfig.dev.json
    tsconfig.json
    tsconfig.kea-typegen.json
    turbo.json
    unit.json.tpl
    uv.lock

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What percentage of those files are actually directly related to the source code of the software? 1%?<p>How can anyone in their right mind look at this kind of setup and feel good about it?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Jul 2026 16:53:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48848915</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48848915</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48848915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "CarPlay Is Additive"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>As a disclaimer, the three iPhones I've ever purchased have all been used. I keep them for as long as possible. I don't use iCloud. I don't buy apps. In fact, I don't give Apple any money as far as I know.<p>I wish a Linux phone was a viable option but they are years away from being truly usable and decades away from any hope of mass integration with cars.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:47:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769723</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769723</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769723</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "CarPlay Is Additive"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's difficult for me to admit - because I <i>really</i> dislike Apple, Google, and the other predatory monopolies - but I wouldn't buy a car without CarPlay either.<p>Like I said, it's not because I'm a <i>fan</i> of Apple. Honestly, fuck Apple. Fuck their stupid walled garden and their $99/yr developer fee and their planned obsolesence and their lack of a headphone jack and everything else. But fuck Google too. And especially fuck all the car makers with their crappy infotainment software.<p>The truth is, I <i>put up with</i> an iPhone and with CarPlay simply because it is slightly less shitty than all the other shitty options.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jul 2026 01:43:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769702</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769702</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48769702</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Consumers need to fight back on this, and I don't just mean by protesting or complaining.<p>Consumers need to start buying more used media instead of buying new.<p>They need to use services like GOG.com instead of Steam, even if it's less convenient.<p>They need to decide that if they can't buy a DRM-free or a physical copy of something then <i>they simply won't buy it</i>, and be confident in that decision instead of caving in to FOMO.<p>It requires a mindset change which I fear will be too difficult for most -- which is exactly what Sony is banking on.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:39:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755788</link><dc:creator>wackget</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755788</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48755788</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wackget in "Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (2019)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>First website where I've had to <i>disable</i> first-party JavaScript just to be able to read a text-based article. Even Firefox's reader mode was hijacked by their anti-ad-blocker script. Shameful.</p>
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