aghastnj's comments

aghastnj | 7 months ago | on: More women than expected are genetically men (2016)

This is especially true if you're drunk and a US Marine stationed overseas...

aghastnj | 8 months ago | on: 10 Years of Pomological Watercolors

I had never encountered the word 'Pomological' in my life until this article. My brain scanned it as starting with P-o-r-n, because that made more sense in context.

At this point, I've made my choice. I'm not going to look up the word. (I've lived more than 50 years, it's not likely to add much value for me now.) I'm not going to read the article. (It could only disappoint...)

I think less of parkerhiggins.net for tricking me with this article title. I think less of fanf2 for submitting this tricky article title. I resent even the time I've spent writing this. Bleah!

aghastnj | 1 year ago | on: 8cc.vim: Pure Vim script C Compiler

There's only one way to find out, bubba! You're gonna have to write an x86 emulator in vimscript for us, and tell us how it compares...

aghastnj | 1 year ago | on: Commercial wing in ground effect plane (2018)

The linked website looks ... buggy or fake. (Or both, since I'm able to notice!)

Maybe we should build a monorail, instead.

aghastnj | 1 year ago | on: Commercial wing in ground effect plane (2018)

We've got that, already. They're called "trains." We just need to make them faster.

aghastnj | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release?

When you say "big banks" you're actually crossing several regulatory domains. But as an example, here's the FINRA page on what they won't allow: https://www.finra.org/rules-guidance/guidance/eligibility-re...

FINRA (Financial Industry Regulatory Authority) is the public face of the USA's "Securities and Exchange Commission". They write the rulebook on who gets to work in the industry (stockbrokers, investment bankers, and the like).

aghastnj | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release?

In the context of "a house full of frat boys", your use of the term "rude" appears naive at best.

aghastnj | 2 years ago | on: Ask HN: Any felons successfully found IT work post-release?

I agree with you on the "my choice" part. But I also believe that things which remove your choice from the equation are worth extra trouble.

Addictive substances are well established as a hazard not just to the individual, but to society. So I think government has an interest in avoiding/preventing/restricting addiction.

aghastnj | 2 years ago | on: Sunday. Sunday Sunday

A brief history of Jan Gabriel and the most enduring tagline in motorsports.

aghastnj | 4 years ago | on: Uber and Lyft don't save money, time, or the planet

I always enjoy an article that starts by insulting my intelligence - especially if it can do it right in the headline. I enjoy it so much that I won't even bother to read it.

aghastnj | 4 years ago | on: I wrote a linker everyone can understand

"I wrote a linker everyone can understand" -> It doesn't work.

"I wrote a linker that works!" -> No-one can understand all of it.