Stories by johnnyApplePRNG

Why was `cp` designed to silently overwrite existing files?

Ask HN: Is it bad practice in 2023 to force GZIP compression?

Looking for resources to gently introduce 2D game directional movement

Watching the Simpsons on a 4610 Thermal Printer

Nissan's Homepage

Ask HN: Is a string of identical blue star-shaped stickers considered a pattern?

Ask HN: Who coined the term “breakfast is the most important meal of the day”?

Developers, family protest arrest of Tornado Cash developer in Amsterdam

Ask HN: Trying to figure out if this company is related to Y Combinator?

The Cost of Zero Covid in Shanghai

Have a car with a push-to-start ignition? Here's how it could end up stolen

Tell HN: My fingers are frustrated that my laptop does not autocomplete text

Titanium dioxide particles frequently present in face masks

Ask HN: Why does Apple upgrade their computers to OS's they know won't work?

New Car Smell

Why would dice be “retired” from a Casino floor?

Ask HN: Do all phones have access to Latin/Roman chars?

Ask HN: Are you missing out on anything by not serving IPv6 from your webserver?

Robert (Mouseman) Thompson

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