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I'm not sure where the grandparent got 400k lines from. Perhaps total number of lines modified? I'm seeing about 115k lines, with 88k from sxc.ssa as you mentioned. Still 27k lines of code in <3 weeks is a lot, so it isn't terribly surprising that GP would assume AI given current day and age.

On that topic, I don't think GP was referring to that fact that you wrote the CHIP-8 emulator via AI, but rather that the Spectre compiler (the original Rust version) was written/augmented with AI.

Looking at the very first commits, after you've added the initial source code, there are a bunch of commits with many lines changes within the span of several minutes. Assuming not AI, I'm curious about that. Do you really just write code that quickly? Or was this a project not tracked by git originally, and you made a bunch of commits to set up some form of history for your recent changes?

Re:Ghostmd: Ghostty but for Markdown Notes on Saturday March 07, 2026 @08:27PM (#47293374)
As others, I find the comparison to ghostty somewhat confusing. Also, this seems like a separate app for what could be a TUI application? Unless I'm missing something.

The idea of showing raw Markdown with just a few colors and maybe some bold/italic variations is compelling, but what about tables? Tables in Markdown can be very useful, but also a pain to type out/format manually.

Auto-save on every keystroke sounds good, but wouldn't that hammer the underlying storage too much for no reason?

And the installation instructions continuing the unfortunate trend of `curl | bash` doesn't help..

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On the topic of Markdown editors, what are the current recommendations (primarily for Linux)? Obsidian is a crowd favorite, but it seems too heavy if I want to only open a single file, especially outside of any vault. Something to preview/edit `README.md` files would be nice.

Re:QGIS 4.0 on Saturday March 07, 2026 @08:42AM (#47287570)
I've worked with developing plugins for QGIS. It's just Python and PyQT, along with a bunch of things provided by QGIS itself. Overall a very pleasant experience, and their docs are pretty good too.
Re:GOG Patrons- Join gamers keeping classics alive on Monday January 05, 2026 @10:02AM (#46499553)
To be fair, a buyout is probably not discussed & agreed upon in a matter of days. Probably.
Re:I know you didn't write this on Monday December 22, 2025 @02:09PM (#46357577)
Fairly certain e.g. copy-pasting from Obsidian will copy over the tables as well.
Re:Show HN: I implemented generics in my programming language on Friday December 19, 2025 @10:17AM (#46326759)
Right, but C-style generics really are not generics at all. As other comments point out, they effectively are conpile-time if statements. A generic function would automatically instantiate and generate required code for different call types, and perform the correct operations. The C-style "generics" are a conpile-time switch statement, switching on types.
Re:Making Unphishable 2FA Phishable on Wednesday November 30, 2022 @10:16PM (#33811892)
If SSH is already being used, can't one just create an SSH tunnel to forward the login?
Re:Ask HN: Gmail account security on Monday January 24, 2022 @05:22AM (#30055683)
I've had exactly the same issue before. The only way I could resolve it was by "confirming" my phone number. I didn't have a phone number connected to that account, but Google helpfully let me confirm it anyways (i.e. it just accepted the phone number as proof of me being me, despite never seeing that phone number before).
Re:The Light Phone: Minimal Smartphone on Saturday August 14, 2021 @07:04PM (#28184691)
I feel like this phone would benefit from having a larger battery. 950 mAh is not bad considering there aren't any battery-draining apps, but having around 3000 mAh would make this more attractive as a sort of device one always carries with.
I would say the difference is, standard library goes through mode scrutiny/checks before an update is released.

This of course depends on the library in question, as some non-std libraries are certainly subjected to more checks than others.

Re:Intel Problems on Tuesday January 19, 2021 @09:08PM (#25841743)
Raspberry Pi 4 has up to 8GB of RAM and a 1.5GHz CPU, but your point still stands. Even with those specs it won't provide a fully smooth desktop experience.
If I understand correctly, that would still require information to be transmitted to the server, ergo copyright infringement.
Re:Image to LaTeX on Wednesday July 03, 2019 @03:54PM (#20348090)
Off-topic, on Mathpix' site, the image of a Mac contains a battery icon. Didn't know they now make Mac's with battery backups :)
Off-Topic.

Could you elaborate on commuting by plane? Do you go to work every day? How long does it take? Why did you decide to work that way?

Re:How Automakers Invented the Crime of “Jaywalking” on Tuesday January 16, 2018 @11:33AM (#16159402)
Do you mean ban human drivers in urban areas or in general?
Re:Meltdown and Spectre on Thursday January 04, 2018 @12:24PM (#16072086)
Thanks a lot!
Re:Meltdown and Spectre on Thursday January 04, 2018 @11:36AM (#16071644)
Video demonstration of the Meltdown attack was just taken down: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RbHbFkh6eeE due to "violating YouTube's policy on spam, deceptive practices, and scams."
Re:The sound of the dialup, pictured (2012) on Monday November 06, 2017 @04:42PM (#15639268)
Reminds me of this DEF CON talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFTiD7EnVjU