Hacker News: xbryanx

Great Plains Shelterbelt

xbryanx — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 13:36:51 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Plains_Shelterbelt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47649314

Points: 6

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New comment by xbryanx in "Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor"

xbryanx — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:45:15 +0000

Aerospace helps deliver some of this functionality for you. Although the keyboard shortcuts take a little while to learn.

Anthropic's next model could be a 'watershed moment' for cybersecurity

xbryanx — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 14:03:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.channel3000.com/news/technology/anthropic-s-next-model-could-be-a-watershed-moment-for-cybersecurity-experts-say-that-could/article_3ee3c5ef-b463-50f2-9e45-3a3ef2504bb6.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47626777

Points: 3

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New comment by xbryanx in "Apple Business"

xbryanx — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 17:13:44 +0000

Totally agree on the hidden costs. We've seen some great value in going with Mosyle for this. Lots cheaper, and it "just works."

https://mosyle.com/

Steve Yegge Wants You to Stop Looking at Your Code – O'Reilly

xbryanx — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:20:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.oreilly.com/radar/steve-yegge-wants-you-to-stop-looking-at-your-code/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47456822

Points: 2

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Kid's Brain on AI Slop

xbryanx — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 14:03:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.motherjones.com/media/2026/03/this-is-your-kids-brain-on-ai-slop/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47439663

Points: 3

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New comment by xbryanx in "Trevor Milton is raising funds for a new jet he claims will transform flying"

xbryanx — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 02:43:22 +0000

Well, here we all are clicking the link and engaging in a discussion on the loathsome creep. Attention, attention.

An old photo of a large BBS (2022)

xbryanx — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 19:41:35 +0000

Article URL: https://rachelbythebay.com/w/2022/01/26/swcbbs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356017

Points: 306

# Comments: 188

New comment by xbryanx in "Colon cancer now leading cause of cancer deaths under 50 in US"

xbryanx — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 16:06:17 +0000

Recent discussion on this topic:

Overall, the colorectal cancer story is encouraging https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47078840

New comment by xbryanx in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans."

xbryanx — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:03:26 +0000

Thanks! I will share this.

New comment by xbryanx in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans."

xbryanx — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:55:19 +0000

Great message...but gosh, can someone throw 15px of padding on that ? I know HN is supposed to be minimal, but I had to check the URL to confirm that this was a real page because of the odd design.

New comment by xbryanx in "I don't know Apple's endgame for the Fn/Globe key–or if Apple does"

xbryanx — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 02:51:50 +0000

Agreed, but my biggest problem with this, is that most external keyboards don't really have an equivalent (at least in the some location). So while I have Fn mapped to my speech to text tool (Hex), I have to figure out something else when I'm at my desktop keyboard.

New comment by xbryanx in "How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents"

xbryanx — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 19:54:20 +0000

My primary point is that it's not a slam dunk for either side. Nothing's obvious about the "impact" here. I you're interested in picking a product based on its environmental impact, there are going to be many factors to consider. Just peruse this 200 page report from the UK government on the subject:

https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/5a7c4096ed915...

New comment by xbryanx in "How Big Diaper absorbs billions of extra dollars from American parents"

xbryanx — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:59:26 +0000

> But cloth diapers are obviously much better for the environment

What about this is obvious? Water usage, transportation, fabrication factors, different usage patterns; seems like there are many things to tease apart here.