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jonny_eh

11,906 karma · joined January 21, 2011

- Software Engineer

- Retro games and pinball fan

- https://twitter.com/JonathanAbrams

- http://github.com/JonAbrams

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jonny_eh··on What we know so far about Spain train crash
I'd bet this "safety" alarm was minor or bogus, not worth risking lives over.
jonny_eh··on What we know so far about Spain train crash
After learning about a sufficient number of such "accidents" I'm now convinced the cause is never "operator error", it's always a system error. It's the humans that design (or oversee their design and implementation of) those systems that are at fault.
jonny_eh··on What we know so far about Spain train crash
To your point, a contributing factor here was the front train couldn't start due to either a minor or bogus "security" alarm. Whatever alarm that was, it wasn't worth triggering such a tragic accident.
jonny_eh··on Apple's git still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates
Or they just missed a spot?
jonny_eh··on Anthropic S-1
What if, here me out, you got to share in the profits of the companies you buy shares in? Let's call those payments "dividends". Theb it doesn't matter how much shares go up in value.
jonny_eh··on Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy
They have no investors, afaik
jonny_eh··on Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy
What are you talking about? I was an employee in 2024 and I was not “screwed”. My options were converted into cash at the same valuation that Google paid (vesting schedule remained intact though). Noam did right by his employees.
jonny_eh··on Sites in ChatGPT
It should have suggested using Scheduled Tasks, a feature in ChatGPT to run a prompt on a regular interval. The task can fetch up to date data, then make changes to the site and redeploy. Alternatively, if you make the site full-stack, and use the provided DB, the task can update your site by writing to the db directly or by calling an API endpoint on your site.
jonny_eh··on Sites in ChatGPT
Good idea!

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jonny_eh··on XCancel service is suspended until further notice
You described Bluesky. They did get founded to pursue decentralization, but it's completely ignorable. It largely operated as a centralized service.
jonny_eh··on U.S. used 'virtually all' of its long-range precision missiles during Iran war
Most dominant does not mean most intelligent
jonny_eh··on Where .env Went Wrong
Also: https://varlock.dev/
jonny_eh··on WATaBoy: JIT-Ing Game Boy Instructions to WASM Beats a Native Interpreter
So it's a JIT-in-JIT? JiJIT?
jonny_eh··on How's Linear so fast? A technical breakdown
I like it when a spinner represents the truth about the state of the value on the server. I want to know when/if it's been updated.
jonny_eh··on Codex just found a "workaround" of not having sudo on my PC
Most of us install Docker just to run a project locally, and is part of a long checklist of things to install. We can't expect everyone to be an expert on the hundreds of apps/tools/packages that get installed on a machine. It's like expected people to read, and understand, all the terms of service shoved in front of us on a daily basis.
jonny_eh··on GameStop makes $55.5B takeover offer for eBay
> coming from a finance background, I didn't find the book in general to be particularly insightful

Because you already knew that stuff, or because it's wrong?

jonny_eh··on Claude.ai unavailable and elevated errors on the API
Info like this is useless without context like, how much revenue does the company earn? How many engineers do they employ? etc.
jonny_eh··on ChatGPT Pro now starts at $100/month
to grok or from?
jonny_eh··on Supreme Court Sides with Cox in Copyright Fight over Pirated Music
I said "allow it". It was mainly about my feelings. I can feel what I want. It also just so happens that Cox was in the right and Sony Music was in the wrong.
jonny_eh··on Supreme Court Sides with Cox in Copyright Fight over Pirated Music
I wouldn't normally side with a cable company, but they're up against Sony Music, so I'll allow it. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sony_BMG_copy_protection_rootk...
jonny_eh··on Two pilots dead after plane and ground vehicle collide at LaGuardia
> You can't just throw software at this

Ok, let's not try improving systems, how's that working out?

jonny_eh··on Apple announces new Mac sales record following MacBook Neo launch
> It doesn't matter how much cheap hardware you throw at the unwashed masses.

> Apple Announces New Mac Sales Record Following MacBook Neo Launch

jonny_eh··on Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access June 15
They needed to rename the company anyway to get away from bad press. It worked. I think they're quite happy with their current name.
jonny_eh··on Edge.js: Run Node apps inside a WebAssembly sandbox
I think it’s the latter
jonny_eh··on Edge.js: Run Node apps inside a WebAssembly sandbox
> * Runs using WebAssembly when in `--safe` mode

Why is safe mode opt-in?

jonny_eh··on Monkey Island for Commodore 64 Ground Up
The EGA version is the original version of the game, and is gorgeous. Most people don't realize that by playing the more colorful VGA version, they're experiencing an inferior redrawn remake.

More: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26446738

jonny_eh··on Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance
It’s being pushed all the time
jonny_eh··on New iPad Air, powered by M4
They can, and have, revoked certificates for arbitrary reasons.
jonny_eh··on British Columbia is permanently adopting daylight time
Farmers don't care about clocks, they do the work whenever needed. Roosters crow whenever they want. There's literally no point in talking about farmers in this debate.
jonny_eh··on Making Video Games in 2025 (without an engine)
Did you play the Talos Principle Reawakened? They took a great performing game made with their own engine, re-released it with UE5, and now it performs like doggy doodoo.
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