standyro (u/standyro)

standyro commented on VPN location claims don't match real traffic exits ipinfo.io/blog/vpn-locati... · Posted by u/mmaia

chneu · 7 days ago

The only folks using Apple TV in 2026 are like 60+ yrs old.

I've literally not seen one in anyone's home for probably 5+ years. And even then nobody used them.

Apple TV was one of those products that relatively few people bought but they were loud about buying it, so it seemed more popular than it was. Then other services like Roku($20) quickly replaced it.

I'm in the USA.

standyro · 7 days ago

Roku became adware and most of my friends/family switched to AppleTV

standyro commented on Slashdot effect en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sla... · Posted by u/firefax

joshdavham · 25 days ago

> Makes me wonder what percentage of today's HN readers didn't live through the Slashdot era.

I definitely missed out :(

What was it like?

standyro · 25 days ago

Slashdot was somewhere between a well curated tech subreddit and Hacker News.

It had its own in-jokes like: This is finally "the year of the Linux Desktop" and Jonathan "CowboyNeal" Pater, the site's moderator who often posted polls and commented.

In the late 2000s, most migrated their Slashdot reflex to Digg - and then eventually the YC-backed Reddit when there was a disastrous rollout of Digg v4 (in 2010)

Reddit then became less of a technology-focused site as it gained popularity, and HN became the defacto "tech news" aggregator with a well rounded comment section that resembled the early days of Slashdot, Digg, and Reddit.

standyro commented on Ask HN: Who is hiring? (June 2025) · Posted by u/whoishiring

standyro · 7 months ago

Lyra Energy | lyra-energy.com | Hybrid, Los Angeles, CA | Full-time & Contractors

Lyra is a Los Angeles based technology company launching an electric two-wheeler vehicle platform. The tight-knit team here is composed of seasoned veterans from the EV manufacturing industry in California with expertise in high power battery, thermal, and electronics development.

Open Roles

- Senior Firmware Engineer (ONSITE/HYBRID) $150k-$220k & benefits

- Firmware Engineer (CONTRACTOR) comp depends on experience

We’re looking for a Senior Firmware Engineer to continue to shape the core embedded systems that power our vehicles. In this role, you’ll take ownership of firmware development for connected vehicle systems, battery management systems, and infotainment. Your work will directly impact the first generation of Lyra vehicles going to market and help define the software and hardware stack that will scale with the company. You’ll be joining an established team with deep experience from the EV industry, and work closely with electrical, mechanical, and software engineers.

Email me stan (at) lyra-energy.com if you're interested. I'm our Head of Software, so reach out to me directly and tell me how your experience might match what we're looking for. Please include "Hacker News June 2025" in the subject line.

No recruiters or agencies please, limited visas.

US or Singapore/Indonesia based developers only.

standyro commented on "Goodwill", key member of the SoCal Python Community has passed away socalpython.org/in-memori... · Posted by u/rdegges

rdegges · 7 months ago

I wasn't sure if I should post this or not, but if you ever met Michael you probably remember him. He was a kind soul and helped grow the Python developer community in LA for well over a decade.

In addition to being an excellent engineer and human, Michael was also the definition of a hacker. It feels suitable to share the news here.

He was an incredible person and touched many lives. If you ever got to meet him (in person or online), please share your experiences on his in memoriam page.

standyro · 7 months ago

Thanks for posting this. He definitely made a big impact on the community and very relevant.

standyro commented on US vs. Google amicus curiae brief of Y Combinator in support of plaintiffs [pdf] storage.courtlistener.com... · Posted by u/dave1629

lolc · 7 months ago

> There is nothing mediocre about the search engine

I agree. The search index is great, the presentation is shitty.

As for maps: The most prominent features on it are ads. The rest is low contrast. For navigation the map is really bad. The satellite view is great.

Yeah not mediocre: It's great tech enshittified.

standyro · 7 months ago

The iPod has less space than a Nomad. Lame.

standyro commented on OpenAI reaches agreement to buy Windsurf for $3B bloomberg.com/news/articl... · Posted by u/swyx

blibble · 7 months ago

have we used different Visual Studio's?

it was crap compared to Borland's products 20 years ago

and today it's crap compared to JetBrains'

and christ knows how anyone could consider the Azure UI to be "great"

other than Teams I don't think I've used a worse piece of software

standyro · 7 months ago

I wouldn’t say that. JetBrains is incredibly bloated and has significantly less community support.

I’ll agree on Teams being crap though, mostly for how dumb it is that they’ve rewritten it multiple times and created a confusing slate of weird versions like “Teams (work or school)”

standyro commented on The missteps that led to a fatal plane crash at Reagan National Airport nytimes.com/2025/04/27/bu... · Posted by u/keepamovin

flowerthoughts · 8 months ago

Why is there a flight path along the Potomac river, right in front of a landing strip, at landing altitudes?

The article claims the helicopter was higher than it should have been, but isn't it safer to fly high across the airport if you're crossing?

standyro · 8 months ago

the military gets what it wants in DC, and the pilots were too comfortable and on different radio systems (helo can’t hear airplanes and vice versa, air traffic control is their intermediary)

A disaster waiting to happen in retrospect. Similar issues at other airports like runway incursions, especially at crowded small airports like SFO and LaGuardia with antiquated runway layouts.

standyro commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) · Posted by u/david927

wvlia5 · 8 months ago

I'm working on getting a wife.

I actively work on it a few hours every day.

standyro · 8 months ago

What’s your method?

Having had some former coworkers that ended up at various dating platforms, dating is fascinating, I still think dating is something that needs a better modern solution than what “the apps” offer. Every dating app has a few fundamental flaws. There’s the human element too.

What worked for me was hacking Tinder circa 2014 by faking my geolocation and hypertargeting certain places and neighborhoods I knew would be up my dating alley and spamming posts on social media sites like Reddit and Craigslist.

It’s tough because some people don’t even know what they’re looking for in a partner.

standyro commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (April 2025) · Posted by u/david927

Lucasoato · 8 months ago

I’m working on myself. :)

After three tough years in finance, I’ve decided to start a trip around the world, visiting the UK and the US, spending one month traveling through Japan, and then heading to South Korea.

There might be problems in life that can’t be solved with a three-month sabbatical trip around the world, but luckily, I don’t have any of them. :)

At the same time, I’m exploring ways to apply LLMs to video games and have built a small prototype of an LLM-based D&D system. Let’s see where this goes!

standyro · 8 months ago

It’s useful to travel. I’m on a bit of a creative renaissance myself.

If you’re ever in Los Angeles or California, give a ring!

standyro commented on Show HN: Nissan's Leaf app doesn't have a home screen widget so I made my own kevintechnology.com/posts... · Posted by u/kcon

light_hue_1 · 8 months ago

It's not that bad, unless you don't have a backup way of getting into your car handy. You create a new account and associate your car with it.

Many people have been bitten by this, it's a common thread on related forums. https://www.macheforum.com/site/threads/ford-suspending-acco...

I don't understand Ford, VW, etc. They make these nice cars that are just unusable junk because of their software.

standyro · 8 months ago

I briefly worked with folks in this industry. They’re generally underpaid and under resourced.