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chimen··on Willingness to look stupid
By the end of it I realised everyone thinks he's stupid. He is intelligent though.
chimen··on Why I built my own static site generator
Why I'll never build another static site generator:

- because I've done it already and I haven't gained anything from it other than feeding my ego

- it makes me work on keeping it updated to "my custom needs" more than I work on the actual project that needs it

- it always gets outdated really fast, esp if it uses js a lot

- I've learned that it's generally a waste of time, time better spent on other areas of your business and existing tools are good enough

chimen··on Sparta was more than an army of super warriors
I don't think US really wants to "win" these conflicts. The truth may be political but I think they favor more a prolonged conflict as opposed to a quick and swift execution. They seem to "need" these encounters all over the world in order to justify the enormous military budget/spending and you cannot do that without a "threat". My .20
chimen··on Tesla Model S locks up in the middle of a highway
The biggest one, which you missed, is the fact that the car could not be put in neutral making it impossible to push outside the lane. If my car dies on a 6 lane HW I make sure to get it to the safe lane first; I'm not staying there like dead meat waiting for some truck to hit me at 130km/h

Every car, no matter of it's running state, unless it is damaged at the mechanical components, should be able to place in neutral and pushed in situations like this.

This is my beef with these electric cars and non electric cars (but with electric parking system/shift)

chimen··on Usage statistics of server-side programming languages for websites
I would put wordpress on that graph just to see how much it pulls by itself
chimen··on Dutch cities want to ban property investors in all neighborhoods
Good. I went to Prague recently (after 10 years) to discover that the entire city centre with all of it's businesses is now owned by chinese people. A 500ml water costs 10 euros and everything seems different, designed to just milk the cash from tourists. Had a much better experience 10+ years ago and made quite a few local friends.
chimen··on Phoenix 1.6, RC0 released
"Phoenix 1.6 ships with a new phx.gen.auth command for a complete authentication solution bootstrapped into your application" - hope it's a decent implementation. Setting up a JWT authentication took me days while learning phoenix/elixir and it is the sole reason why I never went with Phoenix for any other project. So many components involved.
chimen··on Ask HN: Where can I live off 1k USD per month?
Romania. You can get a decent flat for 200euros/mo. 1gb/s internet + tv channels is only 10 euro which is high quality stuff compared to other places. Corrupt country/political system but you shouldn't be disturbed by that.
chimen··on Google to pay Apple $15B to remain default Safari search engine in 2021
You should feed your own ego a bit more and make their devices vote for Trump on next election because you seem to know better what they need. DDG is cool and usable but to go that far and change my family's or friends default SE with something else which is inferior, unexpected and uncalled for is just..rude to say the least. A tool is a tool and people should use the best there is otherwise you're just putting them on a competitive disadvantage in life since we use a SE for almost anything these days.
chimen··on Joe Rogan, confined to Spotify, is losing influence
He left a void which is now being filled by Lex Friedman and others. Rogan doesn't even bother placing something about the podcast in title - he just names the guest which doesn't say anything to me so I dropped his show long time ago. Even went that far and send him an email regarding how frustrating it is to just listen to show after show until you find a subject that you like.

What he lost with YouTube is their algorithm which kept recommending bits and pieces aligned to what the user was already watching. With Spotify he's just there as an author/podcaster - nothing on the subject of what I am currently listening - he lost the context.

I placing his growth on YouTube and its recommendation engine more than anything else.

chimen··on Phones containing magnets inhibit implantable cardioverter defibrillators
People browse the internet laying on their back. I am placing that phone on my chest quite often while doing so
chimen··on Reining in the thundering herd: Getting to 80% CPU utilization with Django
So Django is an "astronomically inefficient technology"? I would just stop if I were you.
chimen··on Why is learning functional programming so damned hard? (2019)
A function is a verb to me. It explains an action, just one.
chimen··on Apple’s Mistake
Good! Because I trust those even less. If possible, once banned, no one to answer on any of the communication channels, Google style.
chimen··on Apple enabling client-side CSAM scanning on iPhone tomorrow
It just gathers hashes without judging or interpreting. This is the first phase. When a child porn picture is discovered and inquired about, they just compare the hash of it with what they have on database and see who had that picture on their phone as well, allowing them to build a nicely timelined trace of it and even discover the first source.
chimen··on Apple enabling client-side CSAM scanning on iPhone tomorrow
These days you can trump on anyone's (right to) privacy, freedom or general rights for that matter with just 2 keywords:

- terrorism - child pornography

Try to protest it and you will be prompted with a nice "do you have anything to hide?" question by the masses.

The advertised intention of these tools could not be farther from the truth and people happily fills their pockets at each new launch.

chimen··on The mermaid is taking over Google search in Norway
People are easily "surprised" these days
chimen··on Ask HN: How are salaries for senior devs in Berlin at the moment?
Seems low for a senior in Berlin. I pay close to that amount in Romania.

Edit: NVM, netto - got it - it's allright.

chimen··on Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor
Saw it but didn't find anything. I guess it's a complete re-implementation of the UI. The comments seem to suggest that as well.
chimen··on Onivim 2 is a retro-futuristic modal editor
I've been trying to figure out what are they using (in terms of npm packages / projects) to re-create that vscode ui. Any ideas?
chimen··on Reviews of Android TV launcher after Google added ads to the homescreen
https://imgflip.com/i/5emx6j
chimen··on A list of privacy-friendly Google Analytics alternatives
I'm paranoid enough to think Google will, at some point, decide to penalise your website if you're running other analytics
chimen··on Wildland – open data management protocol
I have no clue what are they doing. My "data", your "data"...it's not here, nor there, it's everywhere.
chimen··on Why Can’t I Sleep?
When I was little I always used to sleep with my father. He had a radio on at low volume every night. I had problems sleeping all my adult life. I only recalled this memory a few months ago and started using a radio myself and I can sleep now much faster (15-20 m). Without it, my mind wanders all the time.
chimen··on iOS 15 Humane
Next thing I’d want my router to shut down the internet due to mindless browsing. Also shut it down when it’s too late…like 11pm sounds enough.
chimen··on Google Joins Apple to Opt-out of Mobile Advertising IDs
It's not right - It is for the end user I mean but the basic idea did not spawn from a need to make right with their users. They aspire for market domination as well by impeding competition. I don't believe that this will affect their tracking though.
chimen··on The Anxiety of Influencers
It's simple math. They will throw at whatever brings the highest ROI.
chimen··on Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel
That would basically cure periodontal disease which would be huge. I don't think so, not this decade at least :)
chimen··on Google made it nearly impossible for users to keep their location private
Even attempting to stay private gets you banned on most services.
chimen··on Radar data confirms: USS Omaha was surrounded by swarm of UFOs
> This site is currently unavailable to visitors from the European Economic Area while we work to ensure your data is protected in accordance with applicable EU laws.

This says much more than it actually says

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