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Very fun. Got far enough to need the black holes to provide the starting motion and gave up.
Re:Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @12:31PM (#46346471)
Re:Ruby and Its Neighbors: Smalltalk on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @04:58PM (#45828638)
In 2013 I built a smalltalk-esque system browser using ruby and TCL. It was fun: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xC5B5t5Rq8
Re:Original Xbox Hacks: The A20 CPU Gate on Thursday July 17, 2025 @06:32AM (#44591711)
Same. I modded my original Xbox back in the day. It was a lot of fun and I learned a lot.
Danny Hillis deserves a mention
Re:Sketchy Calendar on Friday May 23, 2025 @09:16AM (#44072614)
Things 3 has a sort of recurring todo like what you're describing, where you can set like this: https://culturedcode.com/things/support/articles/2803564/
Re:Show HN: Clippy – 90s UI for local LLMs on Tuesday May 06, 2025 @05:08PM (#43909655)
Love it.

On macOS it always launches in the middle of the screen - is there a way to move it around?

Hm, I've got an M2 air w/ 24GB. Running the 27B model was crawling. Maybe I had something misconfigured.
I've found the local models useful for non-coding tasks, however the 8B parameter models so far have proven lacking enough for coding tasks that I'm waiting another few months for whatever the Moore's law equivalent of LLM power is to catch up. Until then, I'm sticking with Sonnet 3.7.
That's a great line!
Yep, and sadly it's a typical story in the backcountry, sometimes ending tragically.
Just a different type of fun. I find avalanche training to have a similar effect for backcountry.

For some it's sobering, for others it's terrifying.

At my small company, only reference checks when we're nearly ready to give an offer. For education, never.
And Lando!
Re:Five Years of React Native at Shopify on Friday January 17, 2025 @09:54AM (#42738097)
I guess what I was thinking was: even if you can't quantify it, you can squint at the comparative advantages and trade-offs and make a qualitative, yet objective judgement call.
Re:Five Years of React Native at Shopify on Thursday January 16, 2025 @01:21PM (#42728871)
This is the missing criteria in the technical decision making, IMO. How reliant is the team on the recruiting/retention of the current size and structure of the talent, both on the team and in the wider community?

Small teams trying to keep burn ultra low vs. giant companies might have similar technical goals but opposite staff capabilities. This is a crucial factor.

A second-order effect is how much time/energy/money you have to throw at maintenance. Can you afford to spend X% of your time on maintenance? Which technologies offer comparative advantages on maintenance cost? These are surprisingly often easy to answer, and nearly never explicitly considered!

Re:Digital consumption keeps me from getting better at my job on Tuesday December 10, 2024 @04:46PM (#42381934)
I recently did a digital declutter, as described in Cal Newport's book Digital Minimalism.

One hobby I picked up much more easily than anticipated: microcontroller programming. With the spare energy and mindspace freed up from scrolling social media, I'm now expanding my skillset and reading far more books.

I'm not claiming to have boosted my skills to an unrealistic degree, but the benefits of giving up the dumb online activity are very real, very tangible, and very valuable IMO.

How, how do you have a science article about putting cameras on dolphins and only upload an 18s clip to YouTube?! What is the point?
I believe you've commented on the wrong thread
Re:People Behind "The Print Shop" (1985) on Wednesday July 31, 2024 @09:12AM (#41118898)
I used it for cards all the time!
Re:Ask HN: Who is hiring? (July 2024) on Monday July 01, 2024 @01:14PM (#40847903)
Company: OrangeQC

Job: Senior Android and iOS Engineers

Location: USA (Remote)

Allows remote: Yes

We're a 15-year old janitorial inspection software platform with local-first mobile apps.

We're looking a senior developer to lead each of our iOS and Android app development efforts.

We've recently completed a proof of concept for a green android field app using fully native Kotlin / jetpack tech to upgrade the user experience and potentially even overshoot the performance of our iOS app.

We're also experimenting with an updated architecture on iOS that takes our user experience to the next level.

JDs here:

- https://www.orangeqc.com/senior-android-engineer/

- https://www.orangeqc.com/senior-ios-engineer/

Please email me with a resume: [email protected]

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