<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: widforss</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=widforss</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 02:24:34 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=widforss" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "GitHub's take on age assurance for developers"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>When they write "GitHub", I guess they mean "Microsoft"? Maybe this is the hero we deserve, but it's not the hero we need.</p>
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<p>That's not how you would typically train a working dog.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Feb 2026 12:14:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47194340</link><dc:creator>widforss</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47194340</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47194340</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "Show HN: I built a space travel calculator using Vanilla JavaScript"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nice job!<p>It's interesting to see how little effect the orbit and rotation had on the straight line. A proposal is to align the numbers for the different movement categories so that it's easier to see the magnitudes of them.<p>It took me a couple of seconds to understand the concept, from the title I though it was going to be a planner to show gravity assists etc.</p>
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<p>Now I had to imagine Mercury's motion in Earth's reference system, and that was painful.</p>
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<p>> two splashes with light colours<p>Blood. That's blood.</p>
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<p>Does Earth orbit Mercury?</p>
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<p>The reason why we don't see satellite-targeting missiles is not because the problem is hard. All relevant actors are capable of that.</p>
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<p>Have you seen what a moose can do to a car?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:54:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45966989</link><dc:creator>widforss</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45966989</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45966989</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "An official atlas of North Korea"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Correct me if I'm wrong, but isn't it disputed, with heavy border tensions and all? I'm not claiming India doesn't control it, and as a Swede I don't know much. But that's about the one thing I thought I knew about Kashmir.</p>
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<p>Wireshark, doo doo doo doo doo doo.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2025 08:01:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897496</link><dc:creator>widforss</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897496</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45897496</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan_man-in-the-middle_attack" rel="nofollow">https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan_man-in-the-middle...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 29 Aug 2025 05:26:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060534</link><dc:creator>widforss</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060534</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060534</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "Miles from the ocean, there's diving beneath the streets of Budapest"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm specifically thinking about using older self-drive bolts, which seem to still be used if they are placed. I have only met people thinking they are acceptable in the caving environment.<p>And also using temporary bolts as the Coeur 8 mm, which is rated for 2 kN before deformation in the worst direction (and the mechanism of those bolts are more akin to a cam, making them squiggle a lot in the hole, which is safe, but scary. My ice axe don't squiggle).<p>Obviously you use redundant bolts, and there are much lower forces in SRT than in dynamic falls, but I still think it's scary as hell.</p>
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<p>I recently took a cave rope climbing technique course, after being comfortable with rope climbing in other disciplines, such as climbing, rope rescue and glacier rescue.<p>The bolting techniques used in caves are fucking terrifying. They work, but they are terrifying.</p>
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<p>I recently looked up whether it would be worth it to me to install a water meter instead of paying a flat-rate. Apparently the flat rate is calculated on a consumption of avout half a cubic meter per day. But, without a water meter, I can only guess if my consumption is more or less than that. My guess is that it's considerably less though.</p>
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<p>But, is it proven that RSA is secure? Wouldn't that also prove P != NP?</p>
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<p>You are correct, I didn't realize this nuance.</p>
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<p>He better return it to her then. :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 08:23:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44970416</link><dc:creator>widforss</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44970416</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44970416</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "Home Depot sued for 'secretly' using facial recognition at self-checkouts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What you're describing is essentially the exact point system used for traffic infractions in many countries over the world. Driving 10 km/h above the speed limit? No biggie, you pay a fine. Do it three times? We take your license.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:26:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44969320</link><dc:creator>widforss</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44969320</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44969320</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by widforss in "Ballot Hand Counts Lead to Inaccuracy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Hand counts is the way it is done in Sweden. It means that anyone can easily (well, as easy as possible) both understand the system and inspect it locally (all counting is open to the public).<p>The result is delivered in a matter of hours, and since vote counting is a parallell process it scales well enough that I doubt it would take much longer in the US. The US have massively more complicated ballots though, which I think is another issue entirely that you guys must solve.<p>I doubt it would be very expensive either. You don't have to pay people very much to do their civic duty every couple of years and count a couple hundred ballots.</p>
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<p>I got locked into my (100+ y/o) house due to a smart lock soon after purchase. It got promptly removed. I'd much rather leave the door unlocked.</p>
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