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by sho_hn 11mo ago
Oh no. How will we ever write code without AI!
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by sho_hn 11mo ago
This is a good and informative comment.
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by sho_hn 11mo ago
tl;dr Wayland doesn't have a good set of universally adopted input emulation and UI automation protocols yet, which makes a portable UI automation utility with the full scope of `xdotool` impossible to write. Work remains to be done to
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by sho_hn 11mo ago
These are quite lovely. Ceramic SMD antennas are awesome.
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by sho_hn 11mo ago
With one of those mini-hotplates for reflow soldering and a LCD microscope it's still fairly doable.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
HN has always been about how to monetize, not the hacker ethos. Successful business models get a free pass for being successful.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
If you're German-speaking or can AI-translate the audio or subtitle tracks, I remember enjoying this 2021 documentary about the design process and project culture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qrI1X1qAfws It follows
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by sho_hn 1y ago
You're right, but a plugin for a common compositor like Plasma's KWin would still make it accessible to a large number of users. Shouldn't be too hard to do either. Maybe I'll do it this weekend!
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by sho_hn 1y ago
I don't know why you got downvoted. This seems like a very useful contribution.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
On the other hand the median system wasn't purchased in early 2026.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Mainly check out the Valve-sponsored FEX project.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
I don't think the cases are really the same. With Wikipedia people have learned to trust that the probability of the information being at least reasonably good is pretty high because there's an editing crucible around it and the a
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by sho_hn 1y ago
I'm not sure this is something I really worry about. Whenever I use an LLM I feel dumber, not smarter; there's a sensation of relying on a crutch instead of having done the due diligence of learning something myself. I'm less
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by sho_hn 1y ago
I get that, and I guess I try to extrapolate from the image-based examples to other senses and congnition in general. The image replications give me the idea that there is some generative extrapolation based on actual sensory input a seed g
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by sho_hn 1y ago
The problem with the whole "tripping has made me wiser and more kind and loving" type stuff is that it's self-serving and doesn't really stand up to Occam's Razor. It's a bit like that xkcd post on homeopathy:
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by sho_hn 1y ago
It's not that it didn't occur to me. Sure I understand I'm missing the immediacy and the visceral effect here, and I presume the parallel impact on other senses. But then again if I was the sort of person that mattered to, my
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by sho_hn 1y ago
This is very cool. I have never been on drugs and don't plan to ever change that, but it's very interesting to get an impression of the experience. I have to say it's a bit underwhelming. It's interesting how the closest
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by sho_hn 1y ago
This is a good example because I'm familiar with it (I'm a C++ programmer; I haven't had occasion to use `launder`, but I read about it back then). But what's the Zig equivalent?
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Damn. I love Making , and I'm currently on a Nick Lane/biology bender. Eigth Day is new to me. On my way to the e-book store of my persuasion ...
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Interesting, but really in need of some examples.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Nor is it an isolated case. https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Raine...
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Pretty nice to see KDE's Konsole rank really high, especially if you take performance/test elapsed time into account. Considering it's a decades-older workhorse compared to the new star ghostty, not too shabby that it's
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by sho_hn 1y ago
And TSMC depends on machines by ASML they can also sell to others. And ASML licensed the technology from EUV LLC. Which was a conglomerate of a bunch of state-funded US research labs. And the US cut its science funding. Misery all the way d
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Discord has some structures and dynamics that really work against it for the sort of communities IRC excels at. The standard Discord experience has you look for and join a "server", each of which is meant to feel like distinct isl
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Typically in grant work you submit a complete proposal with milestones and roles defined, and receive payout over time to cover the costs in the plan, or some part of them. It's earmarked money. In more established non-profit areas the
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by sho_hn 1y ago
As treasurer of a similar FOSS org, this is the correct take. An important responsibility of the people running a FOSS community's backing non-profit is to keep the org safe and stable, as the community relies on it for vital services
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by sho_hn 1y ago
> What luxury some people have to reject $1.5 million. For a non-profit backing a community, an important goal is to ensure the long-term sustainability and viability of the org, because the community relies on it to keep infra working,
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by sho_hn 1y ago
Bummer about the funding (and for a small org, almost more importantly the wasted application work), but all around an excellent decision. And a good reference for non-profit backbone. Time to amp up my Xmas donation.
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by sho_hn 1y ago
I have one of those jobs, and I don't contribute a lot of code at work anymore (sometimes, when it makes a difference or I can help save a lot of time). I still write code almost daily however, e.g. for personal projects or in FOSS. Fo
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by sho_hn 1y ago
> discovering Linux at 13yo and making it my whole identify for a while. I did that, and got a banging career out of it. Would recommend! God, HN has become a bunch of sourpusses.

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