Typhon's comments

On: Some Pixel owners still can't dial 911 during an e...

[Typhon]

Dialing 911 in the EU can redirect you to 112, though I don't know how that redirection works. It's worth knowing the local emergency numbers in any case

On: People who've received a black bar on Hacker News

[Typhon]

Yes, and Dennis Ritchie who died seven days later

[meitham → Typhon]

I don’t remember Dennis getting one, do you?

On: Kevin Mitnick has died

[Typhon]

That's not true in the sense that the cancer doesn't have objectives per se, therefore it doesn't have anything to lose in the sense that matters.

On: No CSS Club

[Typhon]

It reminds me of the extreme advertising meme.

On: The Development of the C Language (1993)

[Typhon]

Justin Rye's site is now at http://jbr.me.uk/ (and the espe-ranto at http://jbr.me.uk/ranto/ )

On: Resignations Roil Twitter as Elon Musk Tries Persu...

[Typhon]

I am a true prophet. https://twitter.com/TyphonBaalAmmon/status/15911802751865528...

On: Twitter, when the wall came down

[Typhon]

I think Pinboard is more likely to buy Twitter. And honestly this might not be the worst thing that could happen to it. Not sure if Maciej will be keen however.

On: Bird populations declining fast across North Ameri...

[Typhon]

Organizations (mostly) don't self-perpetuate through sexual reproduction. It's perfectly possible for the VHEMT to expand if they manage to convince enough people.

[ekianjo → Typhon]

Still, if your philosophy already favors self-extinction, you are already fighting against the odds.

On: Bjarne Stroustrup: “I Did It for You All” (2007)

[Typhon]

I thought it would have been obvious to anyone that this is satire, but then again I know that it was explicitly presented as such the first time I read this text so I'm probably biased.

[taneq → Typhon]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poe%27s_law

Was the first thing I ctrl+f'd for, the second being 'satire' and here we are. Hi! :)

On: Ask HN: I feel so shallow and dumb when I see what...

[Typhon]

This is one of those things that is both very true, and very much easier to say than do.

[tomrod → Typhon]

Agreed!