RyNo
@yellowapple.us
Henry George did nothing wrong
Programmer
Tinkerer
Occasional musician
Wannabe polymath
A.k.a. YellowApple, northrupthebandgeek
he/him/his
https://yellowapple.us
https://github.com/YellowApple
https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=yellowapple
Programmer
Tinkerer
Occasional musician
Wannabe polymath
A.k.a. YellowApple, northrupthebandgeek
he/him/his
https://yellowapple.us
https://github.com/YellowApple
https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=yellowapple
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RyNo
@yellowapple.us
· Jan 31
Zig-on-N64 progress continues, now with video output! fsl.yellowapple.us/zig64/info/d...
Time for one of my handful of very unpopular opinions:
This exact scenario is why cryptocurrency exists, and why I don't take seriously claims that “crypto has no legitimate use cases”.
This exact scenario is why cryptocurrency exists, and why I don't take seriously claims that “crypto has no legitimate use cases”.
Friend tried to donate to my Throne, flagged by fraud detection at Bank of America — bank identified the transaction as specially for “giantess voretuber Ana Valens”
I suspect I faced those Patreon / Ko-fi dings b/c financial institutions have me, specifically, on record as a high risk recipient!
I suspect I faced those Patreon / Ko-fi dings b/c financial institutions have me, specifically, on record as a high risk recipient!
November 16, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Time for one of my handful of very unpopular opinions:
This exact scenario is why cryptocurrency exists, and why I don't take seriously claims that “crypto has no legitimate use cases”.
This exact scenario is why cryptocurrency exists, and why I don't take seriously claims that “crypto has no legitimate use cases”.
If I ever hear a computer tell me that I am “goated with the sauce” I will immediately incinerate every electronic device I own and lead the Butlerian Jihad myself.
November 16, 2025 at 6:46 PM
If I ever hear a computer tell me that I am “goated with the sauce” I will immediately incinerate every electronic device I own and lead the Butlerian Jihad myself.
This Hassett guy does understand that I can't eat gasoline or a mortgage as part of my Thanksgiving dinner, right?
KARL: The president claims that Thanksgiving costs are down 25%. Does he know that's not true?
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
HASSETT: Well if you look at Walmart--
KARL: Wait a minute. I've gotta stop you. The Walmart package this year contains much less than the one last year. That's why the price is less.
November 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
This Hassett guy does understand that I can't eat gasoline or a mortgage as part of my Thanksgiving dinner, right?
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...if you think about it? us ex mormons are worse in some ways? bc mormons tend to keep all the fucked up food shit among themselves
*we* leave the flock and spread the gospel of things like hawaiian haystacks, funeral potatoes, and spreggnog
*we* leave the flock and spread the gospel of things like hawaiian haystacks, funeral potatoes, and spreggnog
![image of mountain gold eggnog, a 2 liter of sprite, and a white styrofoam cup containing the unholy concoction
Spreggnog
[aspen goes birding]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:lwuv5m5zlzqwumz65etsi7fj/bafkreibxtv7unjtmwz3jmv3sh6grdg222aqrxilg5oo56bq4orzfvdyqu4@jpeg)
November 16, 2025 at 12:58 AM
...if you think about it? us ex mormons are worse in some ways? bc mormons tend to keep all the fucked up food shit among themselves
*we* leave the flock and spread the gospel of things like hawaiian haystacks, funeral potatoes, and spreggnog
*we* leave the flock and spread the gospel of things like hawaiian haystacks, funeral potatoes, and spreggnog
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your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
November 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
your dead AI mother loves you so much ❤️
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Cartoons voiced by real animals (Episode 2): Fox
February 25, 2025 at 12:42 AM
Cartoons voiced by real animals (Episode 2): Fox
Literally me rn frfr
Shout out to the car driving down the street just now BLASTING The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald windows down, singing at the top of their lungs.
November 14, 2025 at 11:30 PM
Literally me rn frfr
I know what I'm getting everyone for Christmas this year.
November 14, 2025 at 11:17 PM
I know what I'm getting everyone for Christmas this year.
Sounds a lot like the rationalizations for civil asset forfeiture. “You have a right to due process, but the money we confiscated as ‘evidence’ doesn't, so we'll press charges against the cash.”
Whenever you see a case name like “United States v. $100,000 in U.S. Currency”, that's what's going on.
Whenever you see a case name like “United States v. $100,000 in U.S. Currency”, that's what's going on.
Secret Boat Strike Memo Justifies Killings By Claiming the Target Is Drugs, Not People
In a memo promising legal immunity for those who kill alleged drug traffickers, the Trump administration floated an unusual legal theory.
theintercept.com/2025/11/14/b...
In a memo promising legal immunity for those who kill alleged drug traffickers, the Trump administration floated an unusual legal theory.
theintercept.com/2025/11/14/b...
November 14, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Sounds a lot like the rationalizations for civil asset forfeiture. “You have a right to due process, but the money we confiscated as ‘evidence’ doesn't, so we'll press charges against the cash.”
Whenever you see a case name like “United States v. $100,000 in U.S. Currency”, that's what's going on.
Whenever you see a case name like “United States v. $100,000 in U.S. Currency”, that's what's going on.
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The world’s first microprocessor is *NOT* from Intel.
But you won’t find it in many textbooks.
It was a secret only declassified in 1998; for good reason.
The Garrett AiResearch F14 Air Data Computer was 8x faster than the Intel 4004, and a year earlier!
But you won’t find it in many textbooks.
It was a secret only declassified in 1998; for good reason.
The Garrett AiResearch F14 Air Data Computer was 8x faster than the Intel 4004, and a year earlier!
November 13, 2025 at 8:11 PM
The world’s first microprocessor is *NOT* from Intel.
But you won’t find it in many textbooks.
It was a secret only declassified in 1998; for good reason.
The Garrett AiResearch F14 Air Data Computer was 8x faster than the Intel 4004, and a year earlier!
But you won’t find it in many textbooks.
It was a secret only declassified in 1998; for good reason.
The Garrett AiResearch F14 Air Data Computer was 8x faster than the Intel 4004, and a year earlier!
“MURPH! DON'T LET ME RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS MURPH! MURPH!”
Me: I hate our governor, I would take literally anyone but him
*monkey paw curls*
*monkey paw curls*
Matthew McConaughey for Governor campaign tent pops up in Texas. What we know.
Rumors of famous Texan and Oscar-winning actor Matthew McConaughey running for governor of Texas have been floating around for years.
www.houstonchronicle.com
November 13, 2025 at 10:48 PM
“MURPH! DON'T LET ME RUN FOR GOVERNOR OF TEXAS MURPH! MURPH!”
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common Kagi w
Today, we're launching SlopStop: Community-driven AI slop detection in Kagi Search.
Join our collective defense against AI-generated spam and content farms:
blog.kagi.com/slopstop
Join our collective defense against AI-generated spam and content farms:
blog.kagi.com/slopstop
November 13, 2025 at 9:33 PM
common Kagi w
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I swear to God if Half-Life goddamn 3 comes out before GTA 6....
- Lambda key on the keyboard in all footage of the person playing Silksong
- “SOON(tm)” above a sticker starting with H that’s been censored
- Adam Savage’s Tested video on the Frame has “HOPIUM” with a C on the desk, as if it’s been swapped out
i wonder what valve’s trying to say :)
- “SOON(tm)” above a sticker starting with H that’s been censored
- Adam Savage’s Tested video on the Frame has “HOPIUM” with a C on the desk, as if it’s been swapped out
i wonder what valve’s trying to say :)
November 13, 2025 at 3:27 AM
I swear to God if Half-Life goddamn 3 comes out before GTA 6....
On a different note, a feature request for @bsky.app: if I'm in the middle of creating a post, would it be possible to automatically save a draft in case, say, my absolute moron of a phone decides “wow RyNo switched to a different app so let's immediately unload Bluesky from RAM lmao”?
The newly-announced Steam Frame allegedly runs SteamOS on ARM, and will support running games “standalone” (ARM emulation?), so there's some more hope on that front.
November 13, 2025 at 3:43 AM
On a different note, a feature request for @bsky.app: if I'm in the middle of creating a post, would it be possible to automatically save a draft in case, say, my absolute moron of a phone decides “wow RyNo switched to a different app so let's immediately unload Bluesky from RAM lmao”?
Specifically when you're on an empty stomach on a hot day and you gulp down a mouthful of ice cold water and you feel it as it slowly descends down your esophagus and into your stomach.
November 12, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Specifically when you're on an empty stomach on a hot day and you gulp down a mouthful of ice cold water and you feel it as it slowly descends down your esophagus and into your stomach.
Three-cue systems and their consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
how did i go so long not knowing we were literally teaching people to read wrong. i knew something wasn't right but jesus christ www.apmreports.org/episode/2019...
How a flawed idea is teaching millions of kids to be poor readers
For decades, schools have taught children the strategies of struggling readers, using a theory about reading that cognitive scientists have repeatedly debunked. And many teachers and parents don't kno...
www.apmreports.org
November 11, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Three-cue systems and their consequences have been a disaster for the human race.
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Yknow, what I love about English specifically is its messy MAXIMALISM. It's like a weird wonderful fashion friend with her closets full of vintage treasures, plus her new DIY designs, her upcycles, a skirt made of neckties, underwear as outerwear, and oh you like this kaftan? It's a *loanword.*
November 11, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Yknow, what I love about English specifically is its messy MAXIMALISM. It's like a weird wonderful fashion friend with her closets full of vintage treasures, plus her new DIY designs, her upcycles, a skirt made of neckties, underwear as outerwear, and oh you like this kaftan? It's a *loanword.*
Some deal you negotiated lmao
My Democratic colleagues and I stand ready to negotiate a bipartisan deal that keeps the government open while lowering health care costs and extending the ACA tax credits. But Republicans must come to the table.
November 11, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Some deal you negotiated lmao
Best part of living in Reno: dozens of AYCE sushi joints, all with pretty good (or better) quality, and nearly all of 'em cost less than $40/person even with tip. And this one even throws in free sake (cheap sake, sure, but still sake).
November 10, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Best part of living in Reno: dozens of AYCE sushi joints, all with pretty good (or better) quality, and nearly all of 'em cost less than $40/person even with tip. And this one even throws in free sake (cheap sake, sure, but still sake).
A tale as old as time.
The Gracchi brothers attempted to address Roman poverty & inequality by pushing for reforms that would limit land ownership per individual. They were both murdered by senator/ultrarich mobs, and Rome would spend the next 100 years descending into corruption that led to Julius Caesar claiming power.
November 10, 2025 at 9:03 PM
A tale as old as time.
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hi. axolotl here. i worked on Time Machine for many years. i know stuff about backup.
i don't care what you use for backup as long as you back up your data. 💜
- you can't have enough backups
- you need something off-site
- make sure your backups are good
- back up regularly
- go run a backup now
i don't care what you use for backup as long as you back up your data. 💜
- you can't have enough backups
- you need something off-site
- make sure your backups are good
- back up regularly
- go run a backup now
Always back up your data.
I went to open an important folder I keep on my desktop and realized it was gone.
I had simply shift-deleted it at some point in the past two days. Dunno how.
Logged into backup, pulled files back down, all is good.
ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATA.
I went to open an important folder I keep on my desktop and realized it was gone.
I had simply shift-deleted it at some point in the past two days. Dunno how.
Logged into backup, pulled files back down, all is good.
ALWAYS BACK UP YOUR DATA.
January 13, 2024 at 1:07 AM
hi. axolotl here. i worked on Time Machine for many years. i know stuff about backup.
i don't care what you use for backup as long as you back up your data. 💜
- you can't have enough backups
- you need something off-site
- make sure your backups are good
- back up regularly
- go run a backup now
i don't care what you use for backup as long as you back up your data. 💜
- you can't have enough backups
- you need something off-site
- make sure your backups are good
- back up regularly
- go run a backup now
Both of my state's senators continue to disappoint at every turn.
The Dems who voted yes to reopen didn't bend the knee because they thought it was best for Americans, they voted yes because their paymasters demanded it
This is why the Republicans really threatened to ground commercial flights
What a perfect example of everything wrong with the political system
This is why the Republicans really threatened to ground commercial flights
What a perfect example of everything wrong with the political system
November 10, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Both of my state's senators continue to disappoint at every turn.
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Thank you, RyNo. I understand that my son's name will be cleared when he has been purged of the ash statue's influence. I knew my son would never murder his friend, but I understand this statue influenced him in some way.
November 9, 2025 at 10:30 AM
Thank you, RyNo. I understand that my son's name will be cleared when he has been purged of the ash statue's influence. I knew my son would never murder his friend, but I understand this statue influenced him in some way.