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Austin Meyer
Personal blog · austinmeyer.comgamespoliticsprogramming
Austin Meyer's personal blog at austinmeyer.com covers games, politics and programming. Since 2016, 4 different Hacker News readers have linked it 5 times. The last post was in 2024, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (2) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN commenters link Austin Meyer's blog, from the creator of X-Plane, for posts on the X-Plane flight model and aviation, such as one on Lancair aircraft.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 2 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
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What Hacker News says?
It's... kind of his¹ thing. :) For instance: https://austinmeyer.com/why-does-god-hate-lancairs/ ¹ Austin Meyer, creator of X-Plane
Comment linking /why-does-god-hate-lancairs/
on “X-Plane 12 Flight Model Update – Supersonic Transition, Delta Wings and Mass”Submitted Patent Trolling’s twin: Copyright trolling as a story · 278 points
HN discussionThis is really cool and I overwhelmingly agree with the risk stats they mention in their brief intro. That said, the reason pilots are paid to fly dangerous whirlybird machines is primarily for take-off and landing. Takeoff and landing are operations that require the most concentration, coordination with air-traffic controllers and other aircraft and regardless of weather carry the most risk. Takeoff and landing are…
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on “Artificial Intelligence in the Cockpit”Submitted Thorium as a story · 204 points
HN discussionSubmitted Suing South Carolina as a story · 5 points
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