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Re:Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code on Tuesday November 03, 2026 @08:11AM (#50351566)
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Re:Polyend releases the Tracker firmware source code on Monday November 02, 2026 @11:14PM (#50347979)
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Re:WTF Ubuntu? on Monday November 02, 2026 @03:48PM (#50343501)
I don’t know because Ubuntu is good enough for me.

But Wikipedia says it is based on Ubuntu…so for me, it would be just a different set of personal opinions implemented for “reasons.”

And as a recommendation, Ubuntu is probably going to produce better Google search results when someone gets stuck.

Re:WTF Ubuntu? on Monday November 02, 2026 @12:05PM (#50339914)
[for clarity, I am not talking about servers]

When a non-technical person asks me “which Linux?” I recommend Ubuntu because it is about as gentle an experience as Linux is going to be. The install is friendly and the culture is less RTFM than anything else.

Those are the same reasons I run Ubuntu on my laptops that aren’t running Windows…I prefer low friction to arguable technical superiority. I’ve looked at other distros in the past and decided they weren’t worth the bother…To Me.

But that’s me, not you or anyone else. And my use case not yours or someone else’s.

Re:What makes drone/missile interceptors expensive? on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:38PM (#50329588)
Asymmetry.

They need wide deployment because an attack can come from multiple places.

And the attacker benefits more from decoys than the defender.

And the defensive system has to work against the most sophisticated threat but the attacker can use less sophisticated systems.

Or from first principles, warfare is expensive.

Re:Making GROUP BY faster by doing more (CPU) work on Saturday October 31, 2026 @05:32PM (#50320444)
I just look at the |threads| link.
they aren't typically the focused, practical, cashflow positive in short order sorts of companies.

Maybe there’s not a correlation between people who commit to building that kind of company and the kind of people who will take funding to build and light a rocket.

I get the general impression that applying without knowing someone or being an advantaged class means it will be a complete waste of time to bother applying

The kind of person who might build a rocketship probably won’t be daunted by the idea of some random strangers’ rejection.

But to be clear startups aren’t for everyone and that’s ok.

Conventional businesses are ok too. Good luck.

Link does not open for me.
Re:Cormac McCarthy's Library on Friday October 30, 2026 @12:19AM (#50299826)
I read it when it came out in a day or two.

Then I tried to read it again a few years later but my boy was about that age and I could not put myself through what reading it was taking out of me.

Does it make any difference at all?

Character is good behavior when you can get away with bad behavior.

So yes and in an important way. Good luck.

$500 is probably cheaper than a Simplex service call.
Sometimes career tracks cease to exist…typists, secretaries, and in real time right now translators.
Yes, and because typists and secretaries were predominately women, it was not as uncommon as one might imagine for male executives to eschew personal computers based on their perception of gender roles.

I like to call it “keyboard cooties.”

From TFA

It's not a prototype. The Grid has been running for customers for five years. It already builds tens of millions of dollars of electronics a year. Across CircuitHub we've shipped more than 2.2 million boards, placed more than 150 million parts and served more than 26,000 engineers.

Right.

Plus if you can get someone on the phone there can be value in that.

And if a sales engineer comes out and sees your operation you might get more than a free lunch…

The first Circuit Hub link posted to HN was in 2013.
Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @04:59PM (#50265725)
Those are fungible alternatives.
why show their hand right before their competitors make the foolish choice of releasing it?

I suspect it is because Micron is a publicly traded company, its management has to answer questions from the investor community.

And because DRAM is a commodity business, profits in the long term are possible even if a company does not win first-to-market profits.

Finally, there is always a market segment that is not betting on the new technology when it is new.

Re:Why remote roles are becoming extinct in 2026? on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:29PM (#50261649)
Cheaper only matters when choosing between fungible alternatives.

Or when inadequately capitalized.

I won't do it again.

With a suspended account, yes.

Re:Ask HN: How do you grow OSS projects? on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:22PM (#50261550)
Growth is a byproduct of product market fit.

It is not github stars.

Re:Organising my cross-stitch patterns on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:12PM (#50261401)
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Re:Scattered thoughts on how doing math feels these days on Tuesday October 27, 2026 @12:04PM (#50261306)
related

Lex Fridman recent podcast on the AI crisis in math, https://youtu.be/ZAzWPE9CItg

Depression is unhealthy.
The link to github lands on 404.
Re:A Printer Prints onto Paper on Monday October 26, 2026 @07:03PM (#50252413)
Re:Ask HN: How do you grow OSS projects? on Monday October 26, 2026 @05:31PM (#50251299)
We've been trying to grow the project for months

Serious questions:

Why?

How will you support more users?

How will growth benefit existing users?

In what specific ways do you expect growth to significantly add useful resources to the project?

Good luck.

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