mygrant's comments

On: A day and night running round a track

[mygrant]

Reminds me of Beau Miles' "24 marathon" which was much more fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvT5XS7j-Dc&t=6s

On: Database “sharding” came from Ultima Online? (2009...

[mygrant]

Caterina had nothing to do with Glitch or Slack. Stewart obviously did, but so did a lot of other GNE and Flickr founders and employees.

On: Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 [video]

[mygrant]

Or they "leaked" it themselves.

[lairv → mygrant]

Why would they do that, have you seen the numbers their tweets made ? Everyone was already looking for the trailer tomorrow I don't think it's beneficial

[Sohcahtoa82 → lairv]

The word "leak" has had its definition diluted into meaningless.

Many years ago, a "leak" was typically someone on the inside publishing something that wasn't supposed to go out. A leaker that got caught would likely face termination, and potentially a civil lawsuit for NDA violation. Back then, a leak meant something.

But over time, simple announcements started to be called "leaks".

It would not surprise me if there are "leaks" that seem to fit the original definition, but are actually leaked on purpose to build hype. Hard to say though, since there are frequently a lot of fake leaks.

[interestica → lairv]

Those people were always going to watch. But now you get a load of curious onlookers who showed up because of the "leak" story. It raises the profile for those not aware of the game.

[lamontcg → lairv]

Because releasing the trailer this far ahead of a 2025 release date (that may very well slip) would seem a bit ridiculous, so it gets "leaked" instead.

[leadingthenet → lamontcg]

It leaked hours before it was due to release anyway.

On: AI Generated Seinfeld runs 24/7 on Twitch

[mygrant]

You know what Al Bundy is, but you don't know "Seinfeld" except from "on the web"? And then you search for it and post a YouTube vid here? I don't believe it.

[sschueller → mygrant]

Married with children was very popular in Germany because of how well it was translated.

Seinfeld was also translated but it was awfully done so people didn't watch it and it stopped running on tv.

Knight Rider was also very popular and the acting was way better than the original because of the translators.

It is quite interesting what effect dubbing of movies and tv shows can have on the perception of it.

[10729287 → mygrant]

Married with Children was huge here in France but Seinfeld never made it to the mainstream as it was aired on subscription TV

[conradfr → 10729287]

It's true (although it was broadcasted uncrypted) but with YouTube, Netflix or ... the internet in general it's hard to think someone really has no idea what/who Seinfeld is.

[10729287 → conradfr]

I didn't remember it was broadcasted uncrypted. Maybe it was airing too late for 10yo me ? By the way, while everyone here in France know Friends or How I met Your Mother, despite being available on Netflix i'm not sure way more people know Seinfeld nowadays than in the 90s. One must admit it's pretty hard to get into it 30 years after as it aged a little and it never got it primes here.

[Shorel → conradfr]

I've read about it, it's referenced everywhere, I've seen YouTube videos of the actor refusing a hug from a fan.

But I never saw an episode of it when it was on, or 20 years later. It was just not available.

[detaro → 10729287]

I think similarly in Germany

[Shorel → mygrant]

I have never seen it. Probably the first sitcom I watched was... Friends.

Different generations watch different things.

[philliphaydon → mygrant]

I’ve watched every episode of married with children. But I’ve never watched Seinfeld. Only clipped shared on Instagram and even then I skip over them…

On: Ask HN: Why doesn't Apple bring continuity to the ...

[mygrant]

That's funny, because the video for Apple's new HomePod (announced yesterday) includes a very specific handoff example: https://youtu.be/oMf_i1YBuMk?t=74

(I don't use Apple Music or a HomePod, so no idea if this is new)

On: $11B Later, High-Speed Rail Is Inching Along

[mygrant]

Inching along after fighting Palo Alto resident after Palo Alto resident is OK with me. It's a big project.

On: Show HN: Balanced Payments Client for Go

[mygrant]

Unsure why there is neither a link to what Balanced Payments is (I had to look it up: https://www.balancedpayments.com/) not a description of what it could be used for/examples.

I'm normally very excited about this kind of stuff, but coming in without context and being greeted with a barebones README almost made me just close it.

On: Heartbleed is about to get worse, and it will slow...

[mygrant]

We had certs that were only used and present on machines that were not vulnerable, and therefore did not replace or revoke them. Please don't do this.

[nathanvanfleet → mygrant]

Furthermore servers that weren't even using OpenSSL or the particular version(s) that were susceptible. What is the actual percentage of servers that needed to react to this?

[3pt14159 → mygrant]

I dunno... Probably worth it from a netsec point of view.

On: We Don't Sell Saddles Here

[mygrant]

There are plenty of screenshots all over the tour: https://slack.com/is