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Re:OpenAI unveils its first custom chip, built by Broadcom on Thursday June 25, 2026 @03:17AM (#48670036)
It's indeed super fast, but the output is complete BS hallucination. Not sure what's the value of this.
Re:Ask HN: European Tech Alternatives? on Thursday April 02, 2026 @04:36PM (#47619831)
There may be a typo in the url, it does not work
There is KDEConnect, which has apps for all major platforms (iOS, android, macOS, Windows and of course Linux) and some more. I even used between Apple devices when AirDrop did not work for some reason.

https://kdeconnect.kde.org/

Re:Osmapp – A Universal OpenStreetMap App on Thursday December 28, 2023 @03:49PM (#38798402)
This is excellent, I was looking for an open source replacement for Google Maps on the web for a while.

And on the top of it, it is open source! I am heading to github and see if I can contribute.

Re:Open source rules engine for Magic: The Gathering on Saturday December 16, 2023 @02:38PM (#38667067)
Thanks, I found it in the 'Content Downloaders' menu!

It estimates the download time to 6 hours, and it's not because of the size but most likely their server works slowly. And in the meanwhile it does not let you play, well tomorrow then :)

Re:Open source rules engine for Magic: The Gathering on Saturday December 16, 2023 @01:42PM (#38666649)
I downloaded this and it looks cool and comprehensive, but for me the card artwork is missing.

Maybe some server is hugged by HN? Or something needs to be set?

Re:The New Paris Métro Is Coming, and It's a Big Deal on Saturday November 25, 2023 @04:01PM (#38416637)
Mexico city too has rubber wheels on some lines
Re:NSA’s Backdoor Key on Monday September 18, 2023 @08:22AM (#37555179)
I wonder how difficult would it be to brute force the private key for an RSA 760 bit public key from 1998. Does anyone know?
If anyone is interested the whole series can be watched on Youtube for free. Altogether it is not that great, nevertheless I find the meta story about the pilot fascinating (a show about conspiracy theories "predicts" the 9/11 attack).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TvxyiWmJpok

Re:Why the Internet Needs the InterPlanetary File System on Monday October 10, 2022 @10:27AM (#33151826)
There is a project called Swarm that does exactly this.

https://www.ethswarm.org

(Disclosure: I am working on the project)

Re:Very Basic Intro to Elliptic Curve Cryptography on Wednesday July 22, 2020 @08:02AM (#23916051)
I found this to be a much better article than the original post. It also explains how the elliptic curve Diffie-Hellman works.

Thanks!

Re:Ask HN: How do you RSS? on Friday June 19, 2020 @03:25PM (#23578008)
After I stopped using FB I missed a mobile news reader app that works without having to install a server or create an account.

So with some friends we created an app called Feeds https://github.com/felfele/feeds

It does everything on the phone and there is no ads or tracking whatsoever. You can also mute content with keywords.

It is open-source and currently in open beta for iOS and Android.

Re:Elfeed with Tiny Tiny RSS on Monday April 20, 2020 @12:34PM (#22925515)
Shameless plug: I am currently working on a free, open-source, mobile RSS reader which doesn't require a server or any kind of registration, because everything happens and stays on the device.

Currently it's in beta testing, let me know if you find it interesting. https://github.com/felfele/feeds

Re:CRDT: Conflict-free replicated data type on Wednesday November 06, 2019 @12:10PM (#21464541)
For anyone more deeply interested in this topic I recommend to read this blog post from Archagon. It describes the different alternatives (OT, CmRDT, CvRDT, diff sync) for writing a collaborative editor. And unlike academic papers it is written in a format how a programmer does research and thinks about a problem in real life, so it's very natural to follow, even if it's long and complex.

http://archagon.net/blog/2018/03/24/data-laced-with-history/

(I am not affiliated in any way, just enjoyed it very much)

Re:Way to store your dotfiles: A bare Git repository (2016) on Saturday April 06, 2019 @05:33PM (#19593132)
You basically make your home dir a git repo and by default ignore everything inside it. When you want to store a dotfile in that repo, you have to force add it (`git add -f`) and it will be tracked.

You can learn more about how git ignores things here: https://git-scm.com/docs/gitignore

Re:Way to store your dotfiles: A bare Git repository (2016) on Saturday April 06, 2019 @05:13PM (#19593032)
You can use the `git check-ignore` command to check if a certain directory is ignored. I used it in my zsh config to suppress the status of ignored directories in my prompt.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2016) on Friday July 01, 2016 @04:25PM (#12019374)
Prezi.com | Budapest, San Francisco | Full-time | Onsite, Relocation assistance to Budapest

Prezi is a zooming presentation software that uses an open canvas instead of traditional slides, is available on desktop, browsers, iOS and Android. With offices in San Francisco and Budapest, we work together with 250 employees from 24 different countries.

We have lots of open positions ranging from backend, mobile, frontend, c++, security etc. https://prezi.com/jobs/departments/engineering

We are a devops engineering organization, working in cross-functional teams with POs, designers, UX researchers. We have already moved from the monolith to microservices, and we have some pretty unique challenges like infinite zooming with 60fps on all platforms.

Some benefits I'd highlight above the usual stuff: unlimited holidays, trips between San Francisco and Budapest, volunteering and charity events, regular hackathons, we organise conferences, happy hours, knowledge sharing program with fellow companies

Apply or get in touch at attila.gazso at prezi.com

Re:Type Wars on Sunday May 01, 2016 @02:38PM (#11607328)
Modern type systems made type inference and gradual typing possible and those are making a huge difference nowadays.

With type inference you can write programs almost as easily and productively as in dynamic languages. With gradual typing you can basically write the same code as in a dynamic language and still get type safety (e.g. TypeScript).

Swift, Go, (Rust, Scala, C# etc. but even C++) has type inference today. Maybe dynamic languages will get type annotations and gradual typing in the future and then basically we can have the best of both worlds.

Re:How Google Translate squeezes deep learning onto a phone on Wednesday July 29, 2015 @04:26PM (#9971328)
There is an app called Waygo that's already capable of handling Chinese, so I guess it's not too far.
Re:Introducing s2n, a New Open-Source TLS Implementation on Tuesday June 30, 2015 @07:49AM (#9804507)
Can you use this library without having to use its IO capabilities?

My biggest issue with OpenSSL is that it also tries to do IO, but does it in a not too well-performing and non cross-platform way.

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2015) on Sunday March 01, 2015 @11:12AM (#9127577)
Marketing is mostly in San Francisco, but I think if you are a US citizen or have a visa we'll be willing to help relocate you.
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2015) on Sunday March 01, 2015 @10:25AM (#9127330)
Prezi (https://prezi.com) - Budapest, Hungary - Full time (no remote, yes relocation)

Prezi is a zooming presentation software that uses an open canvas instead of traditional slides, is available on desktop, browsers, iPads and iPhones and Android. With offices in San Francisco and Budapest, we work together with 250 employees from 24 different countries.

You’ll love to work with us if you want to: 1. create an app used by 50 million users 2. work together with people who are smarter than you, who can inspire you, 3. work in small, independent teams, 4. do something from scratch, 5. have free quality-food all day long

- We are moving towards microservices, our backend engineering team is looking for someone who can help us building a reliable system to serve our users.

- We are looking for full-stack engineers to build services around our product ranging from collaboration to payment

- Our tools team is working on making developers’ life easier. We are seeking someone who’s excited about creating a next generation CI and development environment.

See all our open positions at: https://prezi.com/jobs/

I’m working here as an engineer and I’m happy to answer questions about these positions, our challenges. Feel free contact me here or in email: attila.gazso at prezi.com

Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2014) on Tuesday December 02, 2014 @02:54AM (#8686152)
C++ Engineer

Europe/Hungary/Budapest

Full-time / no remote work / relocation supported

Prezi is a zooming presentation software that uses an open canvas instead of traditional slides, is available on desktop, browsers, iPads and iPhones. With offices in San Francisco and Budapest, we work together with 200 employees. You’ll love to work with us if you want to: 1. create an app used by 50 million users 2. work together with people, who are smarter than you, who can inspire you, 3. use the technologies, tools and methods on you daily work, you like, 4. work in small, independent teams, 4. do something from scratch, 5. have free food all day long

Currently we are building a new C++ team, where you will be developing a complex editor for Prezi. If you want to solve non-trivial architectural problems, take full ownership of features, work with a wide range of software tools and technologies and work on a new codebase, not legacy stuff, send us your application:

http://prezi.com/jobs/oHh7XfwM/

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