<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: wumms</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=wumms</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2026 10:25:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=wumms" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Stanford scientists found a way to regrow cartilage and stop arthritis"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>From the article:<p>"Human cartilage also responded<p>The researchers then examined cartilage taken from people with osteoarthritis who were undergoing total knee replacement surgery.<p>After one week of treatment with the 15-PGDH inhibitor, the human tissue contained fewer chondrocytes expressing 15-PGDH. Activity in genes associated with cartilage degradation and fibrocartilage also declined compared with untreated tissue."<p>[...]<p>"The findings do not yet establish that the treatment can regrow cartilage or prevent osteoarthritis in people. The mouse results and experiments on human tissue represent important early evidence, but clinical trials specifically testing cartilage regeneration will be needed to determine whether the approach is safe and effective for patients.<p>An oral 15-PGDH inhibitor has already reached clinical testing for a different age related problem: muscle weakness."</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:37:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986305</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986305</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49986305</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "When code is a maze, smart developers make maps (2025)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Got seg fault (gcc 15.2.0 on nixos 26.05) when writing to<p><pre><code>    M[Z] = ...</code></pre>
Had to add:<p><pre><code>    char fmt[] = "%d";</code></pre>
and change to:<p><pre><code>    scanf(M=fmt,&C);
</code></pre>
Works now:<p><pre><code>    char*M,A,Z,E=40,J[40],T[40];main(C){char fmt[]="%d";for(*J=A=scanf(M=fmt,&C);
    --            E;             J[              E]             =T
    [E   ]=  E)   printf("._");  for(;(A-=Z=!Z)  ||  (printf("\n|"
    )    ,   A    =              39              ,C             --
    )    ;   Z    ||    printf   (M   ))M[Z]=Z[A-(E   =A[J-Z])&&!C
    &    A   ==             T[                                  A]
    |6<<27<rand()||!C&!Z?J[T[E]=T[A]]=E,J[T[A]=A-Z]=A,"_.":" |"];}</code></pre></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:13:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709318</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709318</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49709318</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Commercially Available Bike Generators Are Not Sustainable (2011)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Our dashboard also includes a 220V circuit. That makes it compatible with grid-powered devices (110V in the US, 240V in the UK).<p>Retro-look nit: all are outdated nominal voltages. The US is 120 V (since the 1960s), while the UK and EU are 230 V (since the mid-1990s).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2026 06:42:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506360</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506360</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49506360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Cottage Computer Programming (1984)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> computers take over a lot of the trivial thinking we do, freeing us to be creative</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsPz2nOxDA4">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsPz2nOxDA4</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48184776">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48184776</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2026 20:01:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qsPz2nOxDA4</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48184776</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48184776</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "OpenTrafficMap"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> What is concerning is that vehicles appear to broadcast a MAC address.<p>Somewhat related: 'Your car’s tire sensors could be used to track you':
<a href="https://networks.imdea.org/your-cars-tire-sensors-could-be-used-to-track-you/" rel="nofollow">https://networks.imdea.org/your-cars-tire-sensors-could-be-u...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 30 Apr 2026 09:15:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960031</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960031</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47960031</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Artemis II safely splashes down"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What is coming into view from the top center at 08:26:25 [0], right after the commentator says, "the weather conditions remain go"? It stays visible for more than seven minutes before disappearing behind the horizon.<p>[0] <a href="https://youtu.be/X9Miy8ngusQ?t=30382" rel="nofollow">https://youtu.be/X9Miy8ngusQ?t=30382</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 03:57:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727226</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727226</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47727226</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Velxio 2.0 – Emulate Arduino, ESP32, and Raspberry Pi 3 in the Browser"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nice work! One minor point for me: it wasn’t immediately clear that you need to press Compile before Play gets enabled (e.g. Arduino IDE let's you upload right away and compiles if needed)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 22:54:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549453</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549453</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Launch HN: Kita (YC W26) – Automate credit review in emerging markets"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Germany (~5% of SMEs underfunded [0]) isn’t underbanked; it’s just bureaucratically annoying; so more of an UX problem (which Kita helps address) with a somewhat similar outcome.<p>The US ("63M underbanked businesses") are already targeted: "Automate document review for business loan applications so you can fund more enterprises without scaling your back office."   <a href="https://www.usekita.com/united-states">https://www.usekita.com/united-states</a><p>[0] <a href="https://www.eib.org/files/publications/20230340_econ_eibis_2023_germany_en.pdf" rel="nofollow">https://www.eib.org/files/publications/20230340_econ_eibis_2...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 10:26:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423791</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423791</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47423791</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Launch HN: Kita (YC W26) – Automate credit review in emerging markets"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sidenote: unlike in Tagalog, Kita means “day-care facility for children” in German, so names like Kita Capture and Kita Credit Agent could carry unintended connotations.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:47:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419915</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419915</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47419915</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "LoGeR – 3D reconstruction from extremely long videos (DeepMind, UC Berkeley)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Street View cars added Velodyne LiDAR around 2017 [0][1], but it's optional. I found no data on 'LiDAR vs image only'-percentage.<p>[0] <a href="https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/googles-street-view-cars-are-now-giant-mobile-3d-scanners" rel="nofollow">https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2017/09/googles-street-view-...</a><p>[1] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Street_View</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 09:54:39 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47321109</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47321109</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47321109</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Notes on Baking at the South Pole"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Crunchyroll uploaded E01 for free: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt573QIevIM" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nt573QIevIM</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 23:47:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317379</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317379</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47317379</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "An Introduction to the Codex Seraphinianus, the Strangest Book Ever Published"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Writing system [0]: "In a talk at the Oxford University Society of Bibliophiles on 11 May 2009 [1], Serafini stated that there is no meaning behind the Codex's script, which is asemic; that his experience in writing it was similar to automatic writing [2]; and that what he wanted his alphabet to convey was the sensation children feel with books they cannot yet understand, although they see that the writing makes sense for adults. However, the book's page-numbering system was decoded by Allan C. Wechsler and Bulgarian linguist Ivan Derzhanski, as being a variation of base 21."<p>[0] <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Seraphinianus#Writing_system" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codex_Seraphinianus#Writing_sy...</a><p>[1] I could not find a source for that talk<p>[2] Automatic writing, also called psychography, is a claimed psychic ability allowing a person to produce written words without consciously writing. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_writing" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_writing</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 04:00:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176331</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176331</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47176331</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Terence Tao, at 8 years old (1984) [pdf]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> His primary school principal described him as ‘a happy
little fellow who has a clear understanding of the fact that he is different’.</p>
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<p>Also, files that are added to .gitignore after they’ve already been committed will still appear as modified. To stop tracking them, you need to remove them from the index (staging area):<p><pre><code>    git rm --cached <file></code></pre></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 09:26:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47119998</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47119998</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47119998</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Microsoft team creates data-storage system that lasts for millennia"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If they get the read speed up to a couple of GBit/s (~100x current max write speed), 4.8TB might be a good fit for 32k movies.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:01:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101975</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101975</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101975</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Microsoft team creates data-storage system that lasts for millennia"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>They mention it in the article:<p>> Microsoft began to build on their work in 2017. Although Kazansky’s approach maximizes durability and the density of data, in the latest work, Microsoft has gone for practicality. They explore a method that enables data to be written faster and decoded more reliably than did Project Silica’s previous iterations, says Black, and it uses cheaper borosilicate glass, rather than harder-to-make fused silica.<p>Following your link, I found a prototype of the media storage system (2023) with just 2828 views: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnK-uB4OsgU" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xnK-uB4OsgU</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:26:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101648</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101648</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101648</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "The Pentagon just threatened to blacklist Anthropic"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Pentagon might ask contractors to certify they don't use Anthropic's Claude (wsj.com)<p>13 points by fortran77 20 hours ago | 6 comments<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057294">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47057294</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 01:24:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47068766</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47068766</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47068766</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "Microsoft team creates data-storage system that lasts for millennia"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Current write speed (No read speed given):<p><pre><code>    Blu-ray (1×)            ~36   Mbit/s
    MS-Glass (single beam)  ~25.6 Mbit/s
    MS-Glass (multi-beam)   ~65.9 Mbit/s
</code></pre>
That's ~7-18 days per 120mm x 120mm medium (4.8TB).
Glass prices stable for now. Also, the authors make no statement about horizontal vs. vertical storage.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:39:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47066820</link><dc:creator>wumms</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47066820</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47066820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by wumms in "A brief history of barbed wire fence telephone networks (2024)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Imagine some future event even more powerful<p><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyake_event" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miyake_event</a></p>
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