Hacker News: wgm

New comment by wgm in "What podcasts are you listening to?"

wgm — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 14:16:33 +0000

Surprised not to see anyone recommending Acquired, which I love. They have a huge catalog of great old episodes, too.

https://www.acquired.fm/

New comment by wgm in "Anthropic drops flagship safety pledge"

wgm — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:23:33 +0000

A tale as old as time

New comment by wgm in "New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes"

wgm — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:01:15 +0000

I totally agree. When I use em-dashes in my /family iMessage thread/ I get accused of having used ChatGPT to write my reply—my one-sentence reply about dinner plans. Dear Lord.

New comment by wgm in "Slow is smooth, smooth is fast: Navy SEALs' efficiency secret"

wgm — Fri, 16 Aug 2024 00:56:26 +0000

We say this in the operating room, too. Similar idea as “measure twice, cut once”.

New comment by wgm in "What’s the difference between an -ectomy, an -ostomy, and an -otomy? (1986)"

wgm — Thu, 16 May 2024 11:49:28 +0000

Speaking Greek would’ve made medical school a little easier

New comment by wgm in "What’s the difference between an -ectomy, an -ostomy, and an -otomy? (1986)"

wgm — Thu, 16 May 2024 01:12:15 +0000

Cecil’s answer isn’t quite right. “ectomy” is indeed “cut it out” but the first definition he gives for “ostomy” (“cut a hole in something”) is the proper definition for “otomy”. The second “ostomy” definition is correct: creating a stoma (mouth). It’s all Greek, for real.

New comment by wgm in "FDA Finalizes Rule to Deregulate Hearing Aids"

wgm — Sun, 07 May 2023 02:16:18 +0000

This is a pretty uninformed take. The tech in AirPods is great, but people using a normal earphone as a hearing aid will be disappointed. The vast majority of people with hearing loss have a degree of loss that varies by sound frequency. If you boost everything 40 dB so the high pitches are back to normal, the low pitches will be extremely uncomfortable. The programming of a hearing aid is in many ways more important than the "engineering" that makes an AirPod Pro a great listening device.

New comment by wgm in "Ask HN: What is going on with Charles Schwab? Stock drop near 40% post SVB chaos"

wgm — Mon, 13 Mar 2023 16:09:26 +0000

Thank you for calling my attention to this buying opportunity

New comment by wgm in "The FBI now recommends using an ad blocker when searching the web"

wgm — Fri, 24 Feb 2023 11:13:00 +0000

What’s the concern about visiting your bank’s website using your standard Firefox profile?

New comment by wgm in "Ask HN: How does TurboTax get away with dark patterns?"

wgm — Mon, 21 Feb 2022 00:57:32 +0000

Switched from TurboTax to FreeTaxUSA four years ago. Same product with a cleaner interface and far less expensive. https://www.freetaxusa.com/

New comment by wgm in "Fastmail accounts blocked in Russia, here's what we know"

wgm — Wed, 09 Jun 2021 12:19:38 +0000

I started using fastmail about a year ago. They've been around since the late 1990s so I feel good about their longevity.

New comment by wgm in "GitHub Should Start an App Store"

wgm — Sun, 31 Jan 2021 18:27:16 +0000

Homebrew for Mac essentially is a GitHub App Store for many though not all projects.