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New comment by znkynz in "Seven countries now generate nearly all their electricity from renewables (2024)"

znkynz — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:54:40 +0000

There are two types of hydro - run of river, and ones with large lake storage. You need the ones with large lake storage, rather that the ones with a lake to build a head.

New comment by znkynz in "Tesla reportedly developing new smaller, cheaper EV after killing Model 2"

znkynz — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:48:01 +0000

Will be eaten alive by the chinese competitiors at that ridicilous price point.

New comment by znkynz in "DigitalOcean Seeks $800M in Funding"

znkynz — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 18:47:47 +0000

I mean, who even needs a secure kernel.

New comment by znkynz in "American aviation is near collapse?"

znkynz — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 21:25:55 +0000

I am amazed every day that people are expected to turn up every day to work while being unpaid. In westminster-style parlimentary systems, if a government can't guarantee supply[1], they are sacked, and a snap election is called.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_and_supply

The paralysis of the political system in the US is either a feature or a bug depending on your point of view i suppose, but no question that it is entirely dysfunctional that a government can continue existing if it can't pass a budget.

New comment by znkynz in "Why every automaker is quietly bringing back the inline-six engine"

znkynz — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 23:12:40 +0000

Buggy makers building fancier sounding whips.

New comment by znkynz in "Waymo seeking about $16B near $110B valuation"

znkynz — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:00:54 +0000

I've taken taxis in the US, and i can understand why people wouldn't want to. Taxis in other countries are a different experience.

New comment by znkynz in "A Crisis comes to Wordle: Reusing old words"

znkynz — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 20:14:51 +0000

Connections is better anyway.

New comment by znkynz in "I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don't Want to Buy American Cars Anymore."

znkynz — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 01:07:54 +0000

2 years in on a Chinese EV. Widen the statement to include Japanese, Korean, European car makers - they are all being disrupted.

Chinese EVs represent tremendous value - and they are very good. About to replace my last ICE car, and likely to be another Chinese EV.

New comment by znkynz in "France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc."

znkynz — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:53:26 +0000

What happens to your health insurance if you get too sick to work?

New comment by znkynz in "France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc."

znkynz — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 18:51:08 +0000

That article is just mindblowing. My countries Health Service is far from perfect, but that is insanity.

New comment by znkynz in "FileZilla Pro "Perpetual License" – A Warning to All Users"

znkynz — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 22:54:20 +0000

Funny project, funny people, funny ideas. There is some really black and white thinking around feature requests on their forums - for example, segmented ftp downloading for their ftp client.[1]

They are not, nor have ever been interested in solving customer problems. That's ok; that's their privlidge.

1 https://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/2309

New comment by znkynz in "UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards"

znkynz — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 23:18:16 +0000

Digital IDs are a solution. What are the clear problems statements? How can you show that Digital ID solves them? What problems do they also introduce?

New comment by znkynz in "Waymo for Business"

znkynz — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 20:22:16 +0000

Filling the roads with single person occupancy vehicles is not a replacement for "legacy public transportation".

New comment by znkynz in "US companies, consumers are paying for tariffs, not foreign firms"

znkynz — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 01:03:53 +0000

Where did the raw materials for this 'american' product come from?

New comment by znkynz in "Tin Can – The landline, reinvented for kids"

znkynz — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 02:17:33 +0000

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

New comment by znkynz in "Win, lose, or draw: trends in English football match results"

znkynz — Tue, 15 Jul 2025 21:07:24 +0000

>most teams having real shot at championship.

Um. Yeah. No. In the last 10 seasons, 4 different teams have won titles. One of those have won it 6 times.

New comment by znkynz in "Game over Tesla (and, maybe, Western car industry)"

znkynz — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 20:01:23 +0000

I have a chinese EV (GMW, not BYD). Its incredible value; Can't imagine buying another legacy manfacturer car - they're all being disrupted.

New comment by znkynz in "Starcloud"

znkynz — Tue, 13 May 2025 21:29:57 +0000

Can't wait to experience a Gigawatt DC re-entering a la Cosmos 482.

New comment by znkynz in "Show HN: Nissan's Leaf app doesn't have a home screen widget so I made my own"

znkynz — Mon, 14 Apr 2025 03:38:45 +0000

This mindset gets the Demister function buried in a touchscreen. I don't want a touchscreen for most driving related functions; buttons or switches thanks.

New comment by znkynz in "How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?"

znkynz — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 03:24:22 +0000

The (relatively) uninformed US population is 100% an intentional domestic outcome of US geopolitics.