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Re:OpenAI Privacy Policy Update on Thursday May 28, 2026 @04:38PM (#48315122)
Whipped a simple script to parse html into markdown for past and present policy pages. Not sure why the new one says April 28 but I got an email today for the policy update so I'm assuming it's for May 28.
Re:Claude Opus 4.8 on Thursday May 28, 2026 @01:02PM (#48311918)
Obligatory pelican riding on bicycle svg: https://www.svgviewer.dev/s/UMkuTLdp

Not half bad!

Re:Good software knows when to stop on Friday March 06, 2026 @02:44AM (#47272156)
Speaking of classic WoW... found this gem recently where a guy talks about his experience playing classic in 2026 without any nostalgia: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NjQgoaagS-E TLDR classic is pretty damn good!
Hm the pricing increase stresses me out out less than the server shortages. My impulse reaction is to buy a few cheap cloud VPS instances even though I don't need them right now... Anyone have any wisdom to encourage/discourage this?
Re:Profession by Isaac Asimov on Sunday January 18, 2026 @06:02AM (#46666767)
What the hell that was a good read. Ending was great (though the last line did confuse me)

Ask HN: How to design DB schema for multiplayer exp/level system?

I'm building a turn based multiplayer game where players can earn exp from playing matches and level up (levels will mainly be used for aesthetic purposes, although I might add restrictions such as "you must be level x to edit room names").This is my first time designing an exp/leveling system though so I'm not 100% sure how to approach the database design. Is it best practice to store both exp...

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Re:The creator of Claude Code's Claude setup on Wednesday January 07, 2026 @01:57AM (#46523397)
50-100 PRs a week to me is insane. I'm a little skeptical and wonder how large/impactful they are. I use AI a lot and have seen significant productivity gains but not at that level lol.
Re:Ask HN: Thoughts on Webview vs. React Native for mobile app? on Wednesday December 24, 2025 @12:33AM (#46372781)
Yeah everything you said resonates, thanks for your input.

Your last paragraph is interesting though, in what way do you think mobile dev is going to change?

Ask HN: Thoughts on Webview vs. React Native for mobile app?

I'm a solo webdev working on a simple multiplayer game site. My tech stack consists of a Next.js frontend and node.js backend. I use socket.io to handle multiplayer interactions.As the title implies, I want to make a mobile app for the site. I was looking into React Native at first, but then learned about webviews from this great blog post by Puzzmo[0]. Webviews seems appealing because I would...

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