Hacker News: xattt

New comment by xattt in "Show HN: Live breath detection and biofeedback from a phone microphone"

xattt — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:14:41 +0000

What about in call centre situations to monitor employees or customers’ emotional states, or fingerprinting customers?

New comment by xattt in "Show HN: I reverse-engineered the world maps of Test Drive III (1990 DOS game)"

xattt — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 09:11:25 +0000

Oh man, the controls on mobile remind me of a bad dream where you don’t quite have full control of your flying.

New comment by xattt in "AI outperforms law professors in Stanford Law study"

xattt — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 02:12:24 +0000

A human has a motive that exists that frames the thought being expressed. An LLM is going to be creating a “de novo” thought in response to a line of questioning.

New comment by xattt in "HP re-releases classic computer science calculator: The HP-16C"

xattt — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:27:50 +0000

Help, help! I can’t escape from that site using the back button!

New comment by xattt in "Separate the Cord from the Device"

xattt — Thu, 28 May 2026 22:23:50 +0000

This is such a terrible idea for sump pumps!

New comment by xattt in "The Permanent Upper Crow"

xattt — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:37:34 +0000

Once I realized I couldn’t decline, I left the website and left the top hat on the table.

New comment by xattt in "Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?"

xattt — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:10:55 +0000

It must be really challenging to feel like you are an outlier, and that medical advice does not fit you.

There are going to be niche clinical situations where the benefits outweigh the risks of what is otherwise generally not recommended. If you’re not able to tolerate the liquid prep, you’re obviously better to take an oral fleet than no prep at all.

New comment by xattt in "Canada to order military plane fleet from Sweden in shift from US suppliers"

xattt — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:06:56 +0000

It helps that the base plane is built in Canada, and that the PM made commitments to the Swedish king in November 2025.

New comment by xattt in "Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?"

xattt — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:53:45 +0000

These are best practices guidelines that are ultimately implemented (or rejected) by surgeons who still go by feel, whether following the latest-and-greatest or by what they are used to.

New comment by xattt in "Is "colorectal cancer" rising in "young people"?"

xattt — Tue, 26 May 2026 18:20:11 +0000

> Oral sodium sulfate in a single dose has been found to cause increased gastrointestinal (GI) events

> Sodium phosphate is no longer recommended as a bowel preparation regimen due to its serious side effects

Essentially, put in the effort and do the liquid bowel prep.

Consider adding flavour drops to your drink, icing it or turn it into a slushie to make it slightly more interesting to drink. The PEG will make the ice crystals slightly more smoother.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK535368/

New comment by xattt in "Ferrari Luce"

xattt — Tue, 26 May 2026 13:38:38 +0000

Hey, leave the SVX alone!

New comment by xattt in "FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive"

xattt — Wed, 20 May 2026 15:19:12 +0000

That’s a relief!

New comment by xattt in "Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]"

xattt — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:38:06 +0000

These are range extenders, and were used with the Fisker Karma, BMW i3 (as an option) and, most recently, the Mazda CX-30 with a Wankel engine.

The latter was sold in the UK/EU and was on the market for two years only.

New comment by xattt in "Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]"

xattt — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:23:54 +0000

Interestingly, iForceMax drivetrains in Toyotas seen in Tundras and derivatives are the “other” kind with conventional transmissions.

This does not appear to be a packaging issue, as the late 2000s LS 600h had a V8 with rear-wheel drive (and then AWD) with an “eCVT” in a “conventional” longitudinal package.

New comment by xattt in "Nobody understands the point of hybrid cars [video]"

xattt — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:19:47 +0000

> Since early 2025, the government has made battery exports illegal.

This seems like a self-imposed problem, especially in a country with no advanced battery recycling capacity.

New comment by xattt in "FiveThirtyEight articles on the Internet Archive"

xattt — Wed, 20 May 2026 11:24:17 +0000

It’s possible NS may have signed a contract saying that he cannot engage in elections prediction for X YZ months to same extent that he did with FiveThirtyEight.

New comment by xattt in "Gemini 3.5 Flash"

xattt — Tue, 19 May 2026 19:53:26 +0000

It looks like it’s been partying for 60 years based on the wrinkles on its pouch.

New comment by xattt in "Why are most humans right-handed? The answer may lie in how we learned to walk"

xattt — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:54:15 +0000

Childhood handedness development within the brain became independent of organ positioning, after positioning had become established.

New comment by xattt in "Gaussian Splat of a Strawberry"

xattt — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:37:42 +0000

Is there a specific name for this “dreaminess” effect?

New comment by xattt in "VoIP brings back old-fashioned pay phones to rural Vermont (2025)"

xattt — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:05:21 +0000

Interesting. In my area, the dispatchers are not unified either. There is an initial “greeter” who then forwards you to the relevant department.