Scrap (2006)
- ID
- 16965
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 23 Aug 2026, 2:08 AM
- Fetched
- 24 Aug 2026, 1:24 AM
- Provider
- Hacker News
- Category
- dev-community
- Original URL
- https://twitter.com/moxie/status/2091218652133732491
- Source URL
- https://hnrss.org/best
Summary
- Score
- 1.0
- Created
- 24 Aug 2026, 1:25 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developers
What happened
Moxie Marlinspike shared a circa-2006 journal entry about moving to Pittsburgh in winter, fixing up a house with no working utilities, and discovering that the city has 'scrappers' who steal raw metal items left outside—including a cast-iron bathtub that vanished within 24 hours.
Why it matters
This is a personal anecdote with no technical, AI, startup, or Malaysian tech relevance. There is nothing for the audience to do or decide differently based on this text.
Discussion angle
Skip this item for the meetup segment; it is a human-interest story with no actionable technical or business takeaway.