wkearney99's comments

On: Ben Horowitz donates Cybertruck fleet to the Las Vegas police

[wkearney99]

because all of the nazi-related sentiment is something police forces really need added to their existing bad reputations?

[kadoban → wkearney99]

I guess at least they're being more transparent.

On: GLP-1 drugs: An economic disruptor? (2024)

[wkearney99]

Atkins-ish diet caused the same thing for me with a car accident back in the 90's. Sudden uptake of carbs with the alcohol resulted in lost memory of over 13 hours, a '68 De Ville convertible that got totaled and 2 months spent with a wired jaw.

On: Ask HN: What email client are you truly happy with in 2024?

[wkearney99]

Thunderbird. It's fast, provides native UI elements, and allows for an information dense presentation of a lot of information. Works great for handling multiple email accounts viaimap.

On: Character amnesia in China

[wkearney99]

Given shenanigans like "thee stallion" as part of a name... sure it could.

[jibal → wkearney99]

Completely irrelevant. It couldn't because "live" and "lives" are different words.

On: Why GM is ditching Apple CarPlay, with software boss Baris Cetinok

[wkearney99]

One could argue that they're selling to a likewise clueless demographic.

On: NixOS is not reproducible

[wkearney99]

But they are right though. And casting them as 'not nice' is in itself not nice.

[viraptor → wkearney99]

Are you relying what the authors personally told you, or would you like to point to where they wrote that online?

On: Ancient calendar, recently discovered, may document a long-ago disaster

[wkearney99]

And sensibility to recognize when having (let alone voicing) an opinion isn't necessary.

On: Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study

[wkearney99]

While the sentiment on that is laudable, it's that kind of assuming that leads all kinds of idiots to jump to entirely ridiculous conclusions.

[_dp9d → wkearney99]

Given that we're on HN, I was assuming that everyone here is educated and has some kind of basic reasoning skills. Common knowledge and all that.

On: Vehicle brakes produce charged particles that may harm public health: study

[wkearney99]

Some EVs also tie in the same detection devices used for adaptive cruise control to adjust regenerative braking. It can be configured to 'coast' in a manner similar to old-school automatic transmissions, but will apply regen braking when other vehicles are detected ahead. This lets me drive it sort of like a regular automatic when on the highway but get the added return of wattage when traffic gets heavier.

There's also one-pedal operation, akin to driving a golf cart. Where you feather the accelerator pedal to slow, and it will engage much more aggressive regen braking if you let off the accelerator pedal. Some folks like this. I do not. I still drive other ICE vehicles and find the transition between them too jarring for my liking.

On: Explained: That Weird Throbbing When You Open One Car Window

[wkearney99]

Question I want answered is what makes your scalp twitch for a while after you've been driving with the top down