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Re:Claude Opus 5 on Friday July 24, 2026 @11:45PM (#49044313)
It's very much number 2 in my experience with it. Predominantly whenever a really advanced word or phrase is used it can be substituted for a much simpler one without losing useful context. And it seems to really prefer to use them a lot.
Re:Networking and the Internet, from First Principles on Saturday July 11, 2026 @10:17AM (#48872291)
Very well written and presented, thank you! Reminds me of Bartosz Ciechanowski's works: https://ciechanow.ski

If I may ask, what stack do you use for the inline interactive elements and would you choose anything different after having done it this way?

Re:Linux gamers on Steam cross over the 3% mark on Sunday November 02, 2025 @03:34PM (#45793187)
Not OP but got quite a bit of experience with this playing competitive FPS for a decade. You're right that refresh rate sets the physical truth of it, e.g. 180 FPS on a 160 Hz monitor won't give you much advantage over 160 FPS if at all. However reaching full multiples of your refresh rate in FPS – 320 in this instance, 480, and so on – will, and not only in theory but you'll feel it subjectively too. I get ~500-600 FPS in counter-strike and I have my FPS capped to 480 to get the most of my current hardware (160 Hz). Getting a 240 Hz monitor would make it smoother. Upgrading the PC to get more multiples would also.
Re:WhatsApp end-to-end encrypted backups security assessment on Wednesday November 10, 2021 @08:44PM (#29183497)
Durov posting about this in his Telegram channel in 3... 2... 1...
Ah, good ol' HN.
Re:The rise and fall of Oxygen OS on Thursday June 24, 2021 @06:50PM (#27624945)
Having a laugh picturing a similar article about Linux.
Re:Telegram publishes users' locations online on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:21PM (#25642080)
> If a user is not specifically on that page, they are not listed in the section.

I'm consistently seeing some of the people nearby across multiple times opening the page, some of which weeks apart.

Re:Telegram publishes users' locations online on Monday January 04, 2021 @11:15PM (#25642035)
My somewhat educated guess would be that, firstly, cell tower triangulation includes altitude by necessity of measuring directly the reach of electromagnetic waves, whereas Telegram advertises the subset of users' GPS data that they choose to advertise, which is likely just lat-long. Secondly, law enforcement also likely has the cooperation of the administration of said high-rise building.
Re:I had Covid-19, and these are the things nobody tells you on Wednesday August 19, 2020 @01:48AM (#24207532)
Can you hit a 7 minute mile now that you've been recovered for a while? (How) did it affect your health longer term?
With the prospect of brain interface development in the next 100 years, it's possible we'll be able to have a meet-in-person perceptional experience while being physically away, virtually wherever.
Re:Learn Lua in 15 Minutes (2013) on Tuesday June 30, 2020 @05:55PM (#23695240)
"Read a compilation of Lua basics in 15 minutes"
Re:Leave Facebook on Tuesday June 02, 2020 @06:32PM (#23397237)
The difference is though, with the internet evolving, the platforms were figuring out their revenue models, and we can see now which model turned out superior.
True, and cash is used for any activity at a scale that dwarfs Bitcoin. It makes sense to compare their ratio of illegal to all transactions in this case.
Re:Thousands flock to Wikipedia founder's 'Facebook rival' on Wednesday November 20, 2019 @05:21PM (#21589231)
While I absolutely agree that niche spaces that fit your interests tend to have much higher content quality, this argument doesn't quite apply to social networks that attach to your IRL persona. No point in switching until most your IRL connections are there.

In this case, if all your friends hang out at McDonalds, you're not gonna want to sit at your local bistro alone.

Re:How to Buy Drugs on Tuesday November 05, 2019 @05:51PM (#21457652)
Doesn't the same logic apply if you're a legitimate provider?
Re:Tesla loses three vice presidents in a week on Tuesday July 02, 2019 @04:15PM (#20339013)
You may be right in that regard, but I would argue that Tesla is bringing a new variable into the equation which is autopilot software. I'm no expert at mechanical engineering but knowing how every major car manufacturer has mastered their transmission and emission systems, and how none of them have a reasonably full-featured autopilot solution, it does look like that variable is (far?) more complex.
Re:Telegram: 200M Monthly Active Users on Friday March 23, 2018 @10:16AM (#16658372)
Looks like they are willing to let Russian authorities block the app.

https://twitter.com/durov/status/976083990938517509