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Re:Brood War Bench on Saturday September 19, 2026 @04:37PM (#49769911)
Somewhat related: In 2018, Google DeepMind had already created AIs that were capable of beating professional gamers in StarCraft 2 (the sequel to Brood War): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cUTMhmVh1qs
Be careful! Following a link in the blog post to simonberens.me redirected me to a page instructing me to install malware under the guise of security verification.
Re:Those Darn MacBook Notches on Wednesday May 20, 2026 @12:16PM (#48210104)
If you wished, you rather had a large bezel than the notch, go to System Settings > Displays > Show all resolutions, and select the one that is a little less high than your current one. Then the pixels left and right of your notch go dark.
Re:Pgbackrest is no longer being maintained on Monday April 27, 2026 @07:39AM (#47920287)
Because you will attract people who will want to take advantage of the trust these 3.8k stars signal to some people, for example, by means of supply chain attacks.
Re:Nuudel: Non-Tracking Appointment Tool on Tuesday January 20, 2026 @03:51PM (#46697594)
https://crab.fit/ is an open-source solution. It has a different interface that is much more compact and convenient. I honestly love it.
Re:Level S4 solar radiation event on Monday January 19, 2026 @05:18PM (#46685282)
This page looks like an accessibility nightmare. The entire warning text is an image. There is no transcription present for screen reader users. I did not expect this from a government website.
Re:Markdown Is Holding You Back on Saturday November 22, 2025 @05:20PM (#46018817)
You can include arbitrary HTML tags in Markdown at any place you need them.[0] I am not aware of any Markdown tooling that does not support this.

So, no, Markdown is not holding me back. It is perfectly capable of what the author claims it isn't.

[0]: https://daringfireball.net/projects/markdown/syntax#html

There is XMPP. Messengers of Google and Facebook used it in the early days. From what I know, it failed for multiple reasons.

1. The various clients and servers implemented different subsets of the functionality, which deteriorated UX.

2. Service providers have an incentive to lock you in and the average user doesn't mind. So no one pushed for it.

Re:Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2025) on Monday November 03, 2025 @02:52PM (#45803613)

  Location: Germany, Rhine-Main Metropolitan Region
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: No
  Technologies: Typescript, React, Astro, SQL (esp. PostgreSQL), Docker, Gitlab CI/CD, HTML, CSS, Node.js, Nest.js, REST
  Résumé/CV: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dennis-sch%C3%BC%C3%9Fler-7943ab237/
  Email: [email protected]
Hi HN, I am a dedicated Fullstack-Developer with a knack for thoroughness. I’ve built and maintained CRUD applications for various companies and customers over the last 6 years. I can work with and help out with agile procedures. Particular strengths of mine are requirement analysis, database schema design and frontend development. Ideally, your team is eager to improve, seeks consensus, and values discussions, technical or otherwise.

I am looking exclusively for jobs where 20-24 hours is a possibility. If that sounds right for you, send me a mail. I am happy to hear from you!

Re:Tell HN: Use "-f**k" to kill Google AI Overview on Monday September 01, 2025 @05:21AM (#45091008)
In the past, some people have used "Tell HN" for things like this.
Re:Traps to Developers on Saturday August 16, 2025 @02:10PM (#44925679)
You seem to assume that old CSS properties can be substituted for new ones. But as I said, to my knowledge this isn’t possible in most cases. Can you give an example of two CSS properties where 'either is fine, but only one should be used'?

Or do you mean something else altogether by 'CSS attributes'?

Re:Traps to Developers on Saturday August 16, 2025 @01:43PM (#44925455)
I am unsure how this is supposed to work for CSS. To my knowledge, most CSS properties cannot be substituted for each other. If the subset to be enforced is "CSS properties already present", what is a developer supposed to do if their CSS property is not already present? Change the design?
Re:Debian 13 "Trixie" on Saturday August 09, 2025 @04:29PM (#44849901)
Out of curiosity, what do you use these netbooks for?
Re:Astro is a return to the fundamentals of the web on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @06:39AM (#44508330)
Maybe I am misunderstanding you, but isn't this what Astro's `getStaticPaths`[0] function is for?

[0]: `https://docs.astro.build/en/guides/routing/#static-ssg-mode

Re:Astro is a return to the fundamentals of the web on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @06:34AM (#44508301)
I find it sad that Astro advertises itself this way, because I think that it is perfectly capable of building web projects of any complexity, simply by means of the component libraries you can plug in.

What makes it so great is not that it serves a particular niche (like "content-driven websites") but that it provides a developer experience that makes it incredibly easy to scale from a static website to something very complex and interaction-heavy without compromising UX.

Re:Astro is a return to the fundamentals of the web on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @06:27AM (#44508239)
Per default, Astro generates static pages. So it makes sense to compare it to an approach that doesn't.

Using a framework has upsides over writing static pages manually. Most notably, you can decompose your website into reusable components which makes your implementation more DRY. Also, you can fluently upgrade to a very interaction-heavy website without ever changing tech or architecture. But that's just what I value. I whole-heartedly recommend trying it out.

I don't think Cloudron is a good comparison for what the OP is suggesting.

They suggest a platform where "you upload any docker-compose.yml". Consequently, this makes SSO, updates, etc. the user's responsibility.

For one, to use the same tool in local development and in production. For another, because docker-compose is simpler than Kubernetes.
For reference, services trying this (or having tried this):

- https://kvmpods.com/

- https://dockerdeploy.cloud/

> any library that treats facts like opinions

The word 'object' has different meanings. One includes arrays and the other does not. They prefer the latter. You prefer the former. I don't think this has much to do with 'facts' and 'opinions', but rather with the practicality of choosing a certain way to speak.

I’d liken it to the word 'sorting'. JavaScript libraries sort in a certain way that is simple to implement. However, this is so different from what we typically mean by 'sorting' that people came up with natural sorting algorithms. Are these people treating facts like opinions on how to sort? I’d rather say, they acknowledge the relevance of a certain way to speak.

Re:Static as a Server on Thursday May 08, 2025 @03:59PM (#43930675)
As someone who uses Astro a lot for (mostly) static pages, the two standout features of this approach that come to my mind are code sharing and the ease of integrating SSR/CSR where needed.

Components (be it Astro, Svelte, React, etc.) have a lovely API for sharing code across web pages. I used Hugo before and hit the limits of shortcodes pretty quickly. I can't comment on Jekyll though.

Furthermore, if the need for some dynamically rendered pages or client-side interactivity comes up, it is very easy to integrate this later on. I can build static, server-rendered and client-rendered pages (and everything in between) with the same set of tools, which means less mental load when I develop.

Glad to hear! I did not help to create them though.
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https://liveuamap.com/ – See the current frontlines of the war in Ukraine/Russia.

Re:Avoiding outrage fatigue while staying informed on Wednesday February 05, 2025 @02:56PM (#42954204)
I've implemented this into my life via the "In the news" section of the Wikipedia start page. It served me well the last couple of months.
Re:Ask HN: Open-Source editor with local code completion? on Monday January 27, 2025 @04:03AM (#42838917)
If your sibling comment is right, it also runs on VSCodium, which is a distribution of the free and open source parts of VSCode and not to be confused with VSCode itself.

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