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Bill Mitchell (@protonmail), I build distributed systems and ride dirtbikes.
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rpmisms··on Sodium-ion batteries approach cost parity with LFP
None of those things change the fact that you're growing your own diesel, which is really cool
rpmisms··on Sodium-ion batteries approach cost parity with LFP
Algae diesel would be amazing.
rpmisms··on MicroZig to Adopt Strict No LLM / No AI Policy
Because they're in denial and it's mildly amusing. Like the Amish, but if it was just a silly preference instead of a religion.
rpmisms··on Patrick Stewart has died
I think maybe 5 total episodes meet that description.
rpmisms··on Patrick Stewart has died
Roddenberry had much less to do with TNG, which is why it's better.
rpmisms··on MicroZig to Adopt Strict No LLM / No AI Policy
This is a clever rule. It will not be an obstacle for people who are capable of creating higher quality output using LLMs.
rpmisms··on Security Disclosure
Aw shit. I just got done patching our PHP servers, now I gotta do the Railway too? I swear I'm gonna wake up to a Vercel SNAFU.
rpmisms··on Tesla Roadster
The Ioniq 5 N is really good too. Track mode is such a great tool on the 3 that it gives it a clear edge.

I own a v8 (4.6 modular, baby), and it's lovely. Different driving experience, much less performance. I don't want an EV that's trying to compete with that experience, I want a machine that's honest about what it is.

I don't care how my car looks. I spend the money on performance. Bang for buck, the performance model 3 is maximum smiles per hour.

rpmisms··on Tesla Roadster
Maybe if you don't like driving? It's really a solid car. Much better than the WRX, which is quite good. Make sure you set steering to low assist. The performance models in general are serious machines. Top of class in their price range by a long shot.
rpmisms··on Tesla Roadster
The 3 handles quite nicely, I'd compare the performance model favorably to any BMW M3.
rpmisms··on Tesla Roadster
So many things you just said are wrong. The control arms are 100k mile parts, and you can easily replace them with Unplugged Performance versions for under $1k.
rpmisms··on X purges 13,000 accounts linked to suspected meddling ahead of US midterms
That's not an accurate characterization of what happened, and I think you know that.
rpmisms··on Microsoft killed FoxPro in 2007. Anyway, here's FoxPro revived
Ugh. My first job was rewriting foxpro. Bad memories.
rpmisms··on Ask HN: What default model do you use and why?
Gemini is the least stupid/most neurotypical model family IMHO. Works great for me
rpmisms··on iPhone Duo
100% business gun.
rpmisms··on Y Combinator's Ankit Gupta faces backlash over H-1B comments
Always nice to know how someone really feels about a country that has made them very rich.
rpmisms··on Stripe will reportedly acquire OpenRouter for $7B+
I'm friends with a payment docs writer. Holy crap are payments complicated.
rpmisms··on Stripe will reportedly acquire OpenRouter for $7B+
Yes, Stripe is extremely good at what they do. Payments are complicated.
rpmisms··on Dubious research tied to Red Bull has shaped energy drink policy
Crown and Red Bull (tastes better) is my order if I want to drink and dance.
rpmisms··on The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs
Blah. It's a regulation problem. Allow powerful trucks to be small again and they will. Perverse incentives are a bitch.
rpmisms··on We Think the SpaceX IPO Is Overvalued
Doesn't really matter. Elon just has a good track record of delivering value for investors, and will move mountains to make it happen.
rpmisms··on We Think the SpaceX IPO Is Overvalued
I'm generally going to avoid betting against Elon.
rpmisms··on Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart
Fantasizing about saving the universe is a good thing, actually.
rpmisms··on Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart
Star Trek (TNG onwards) gets this right.
rpmisms··on Project Hail Mary – Stellar Navigation Chart
White people doing anything good is actually bad. Duh.

/s, but I think I'm accurately describing the viewpoint you're responding to.

rpmisms··on Starship's Twelfth Flight Test
Historically, that has been true about rockets.
rpmisms··on Starship's Twelfth Flight Test
Have you met hardware guys? This is not how they operate, in my experience.
rpmisms··on Kimi K2.6 just beat Claude, GPT-5.5, and Gemini in a coding challenge
Sounds incredibly simple to me. One-shot.
rpmisms··on Supreme Court to hear arguments in landmark Roundup weedkiller case
You can absolutely avoid glyphosate in your diet. This is obviously some sort of emotional issue for you.
rpmisms··on Supreme Court to hear arguments in landmark Roundup weedkiller case
Call it (pun intended) a smell test. I have cited a study that shows biomarkers of gut inflammation strongly correlated with glyphosate exposure. Perhaps you should have read it.

I have raised a flag. Lowering your exposure to a novel chemical agent that directly impacts a massive and poorly-understood symbiotic system within the body isn't a bad response. Glyphosate exposure certainly isn't beneficial, so I'll treat it like Pascal's wager: avoiding this has more upside than downside.

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