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Re:Chop Up Your Books
on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @05:56PM (#49719415)
I love my kindle for this exact reason. I never shy away from a book that's "too big" anymore because I have no idea how big it is!
Re:New type of dice guarantees no tie when deciding who goes first
on Thursday September 03, 2026 @11:27PM (#49560184)
For those as confused as me, I'm pretty sure this isn't "new". Numberphile talked about doing even better than this several years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5q32heFz1bs
Re:Inception-style curved map for turn-by-turn directions
on Friday August 28, 2026 @09:54AM (#49478522)
Mine gets stuck at loading 90%.
Re:We found a division by zero bug in FFmpeg with a vibecoded fuzzer
on Thursday August 27, 2026 @08:50PM (#49473120)
Why submit an issue rather than just making the fix and adding the tests in PR? Seems like they're just making work for the maintainers.
Re:Show HN: Open source math games and puzzles
on Friday August 21, 2026 @01:50AM (#49384280)
Just wanted an open place to explore interesting mathematical concepts :)
Re:We made Grok 4.5, GPT-5.5, and Claude build the same apps
on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @09:50PM (#48839950)
Isn’t the number of turns most important? Some agents take repeated input, while others can mostly one-shot what I’m looking for.
Re:A better way to tie your gym shorts. (Or any drawstring) [video]
on Tuesday July 07, 2026 @11:04AM (#48818838)
I think he means that if you ever accidentally tie the knot wrong, then it can end up difficult to untie.
Re:Show HN: Chess-Inspired Roguelike
on Thursday June 25, 2026 @06:18PM (#48679947)
Fun game! There should be a check mate though, right?
Re:Why XML Tags Are So Fundamental to Claude
on Sunday March 01, 2026 @11:19AM (#47208052)
I thought the goal was minimal instruction to let Claude determine the best way to solve the problem. Not adding this to my workflow anytime soon.
Re:Open models by OpenAI
on Tuesday August 05, 2025 @09:29PM (#44806662)
Am I the only one who thinks taking a huge model trained on the entire internet and fine tuning it is a complete waste? How is your small bit of data going to affect it in the least?
Re:AI Meets WinDBG
on Monday May 05, 2025 @01:30AM (#43892157)
Considering AI is trained on the average human experience, I have a hard time believing it would be able to make any significant difference in this area. The best experience I’ve had debugging at this level was using Microsoft’s time travel debugger which allows stepping forward and back.
Re:I'd rather read the prompt
on Sunday May 04, 2025 @10:45PM (#43891535)
I am personally proud of my use of AI because for anything non-trivial it is generally a conversation where each recommendation needs to be altered by an imaginative suggestion. So ultimately it’s the entire conversation that needs to be considered, not just the “final” prompt.
Re:Show HN: I got laid off from Meta and created a minor hit on Steam
on Wednesday February 26, 2025 @06:57PM (#43189724)
My understanding is that roguelike means that when you die you start over from the beginning.
Re:The year I didn't survive
on Tuesday February 11, 2025 @11:30PM (#43021912)
Having a child is hard, so having a child by yourself must be harder. All I know is that our hearts don't fill up and can always fit more love.
Re:The famed Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris reopens to great fanfare
on Saturday December 07, 2024 @10:21PM (#42354786)
We were very lucky to see Notre Dame before it burned. So glad it’s been restored.
Re:Toasts Are Bad UX
on Tuesday August 20, 2024 @07:43PM (#41305248)
My only problem with YouTube toasts is when the toast to confirm you've enabled closed captions covers up the closed captions you were trying to see.
Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (July 2024)
on Monday July 01, 2024 @03:47PM (#40849827)
Location: Seattle
Remote: Yes
Willing to relocate: Probably not
Technologies: C++, PHP, JavaScript, TypeScript
Résumé/CV: https://tradelineworks.com/wp-content/uploads/_pda/2024/07/Z...
Email: <HN username at> outlook.com
Former Microsoft, left to start my own company, and now looking for other opportunities!
Re:A useful front-end confetti animation library
on Thursday April 25, 2024 @12:33PM (#40159641)
I added confetti to our salespeople's admin dashboard for when they make a sale. Surprisingly enjoyable and motivating.
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on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @11:06PM (#39986574)
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Re:Cow Magnets
on Tuesday April 09, 2024 @10:37PM (#39986434)
I had a pair of these growing up, and they're super fun to play with. They have great interactions and make interesting sounds.
Re:Tinnitus Linked to Undetected Auditory Nerve Damage – A Step Toward...
on Saturday December 02, 2023 @09:33AM (#38498852)
PSA: I thought I had tinnitus but it was just ear wax sitting against my eardrum. A doctor cleared it up in 15 minutes.
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Re:The washing machine in my ear, and an empty boat
on Thursday September 14, 2023 @08:47PM (#37516771)
PSA anytime tinnitus is brought up. I thought I had tinnitus but it turned out to be ear wax resting against my ear drum, and the doctor fixed it in about 5 minutes.
Re:Urgent: Sign the petition now
on Saturday March 11, 2023 @06:50PM (#35114053)
I would say it's risky to keep such large deposits with a small bank. We use Wells Fargo for a reason; they make conservative investments and are very unlikely to be shutting down.
Re:How the World’s 3rd Richest Man Is Pulling the Largest Con in Corpo...
on Tuesday January 24, 2023 @11:04PM (#34514265)
I think it's usually that the company's failure would have too large an impact on the economy or other dependent companies, so it will get bailed out by the dependents or the government.
Re:Ask HN: Stripe holding funds for 120 days for no reason
on Saturday October 22, 2022 @03:08PM (#33301174)
It all depends on your setup. The technical work was only a week for us. Getting approval and setup with a merchant account takes more time though, and they even came to do a physical inspection of our place.
Re:Ask HN: Stripe holding funds for 120 days for no reason
on Saturday October 22, 2022 @02:25PM (#33300730)
We switched to Authorize.net because the business risk at Stripe was just too high. The api isn't near as good, but it works, and we don't worry about random account freezes.
Re:Auditory brainstem response distinguishes occasional and constant t...
on Monday August 29, 2022 @10:43AM (#32638908)
And it could be caused by wax buildup that eventually touches the eardrum, something a doctor can verify and take care of in 15 minutes.
Re:Introduction to Microsoft Excel (1992) [video]
on Sunday May 15, 2022 @03:49PM (#31390439)
Semi-related, but if you haven't seen Joel Spolsky's Excel crash course, it's the best Excel video a I've ever seen: https://youtu.be/0nbkaYsR94c