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leke··on Why Aren't There B Batteries? (2022)
I remember seeing something like these in roadwork flashing lanterns.
leke··on Svelte 5 Released
My workplace will adopt React for the sole purpose of being easy to find new React developers as it's the most popular library for reactive UI.

Everyone at the company knows a little React already. We are not good at it and we don't like it, but I guess for them it's a safe bet.

leke··on Turn your Android phone into a modern ham radio transceiver
Nice idea. It would be good to find an AliExpress supplier to ship the whole kit.
leke··on Show HN: I made a simple web app to help kids learn a new language
Simple!?!? Ha!

This is a very polished to be called simple although simple is subjective. I've been developing language learning tools as a hobby during my programming journey, so it's great fun to try new stuff.

Problems...

I opened this in Hews2 Chrome browser and it got stuck on the "say the word" part. You might want to add a skip button there.

The sound effect audio is about twice the volume of the narrator audio.

Overall, it's great looking and engaging, even for an adult.

Questions I would like to ask but I understand if you don't want to answer.

I tried the Finnish language. Was that an AI voice? I just can't tell anymore.

What stack did you develop the front end with? How did you like it?

leke··on Show HN: Brisa Framework – Unifying server and client using the Web Platform
Hi, I guess at version 0.1, Brisa is not ready for production yet. If this is the case, any idea when it would be?
leke··on Show HN: Meet.hn – Meet the Hacker News community in your city
Me too
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Website is dead
leke··on LÖVR – A simple Lua framework for rapidly building VR experiences
Cool! I remember messing around with LÖVE (2D) back in the day. This looks just as awesome, although I'm way too busy to do anything with it at the moment. There is always looming unemployment around the corner though :P
leke··on Small asteroid to hit Earth's atmosphere today
Yep, it could be that one day you go to work and your town gets destroyed before you manage to get home and hug your family goodbye.
leke··on Toasts are bad UX
I think it's a middle path thing. I like toast error messages but for simple confirmation actions like Saved, Deleted and Copied, the text change is better. HTMX makes this really easy to do :)
leke··on Bamboo Can Invade Your House
I once watched this program about a guy that grew it in an area for wood harvesting and food, and kept it in check by digging a 1 meter deep trench around the area. The trench light pruned the root system from reaching his property. I thought it was pretty clever.
leke··on FastHTML – Modern web applications in pure Python
This looks like a lot of fun, but I wouldn't probably have any need for it. I currently find an AI prompt in the code editor, along with AI code completion, a fantastic way to rapidly code. Mixing Latte template files with a minimal framework like Flight PHP, and HTMX makes me just as productive. I guess python devs would be more appreciative though.
leke··on New Programming Languages of 2024
I like getlang.
leke··on Windows 3.1 saves Southwest Airlines during CrowdStrike outage
I'm guessing those things running 3.1 and 95 are air gapped then? Because wouldn't that make their systems quite vulnerable?
leke··on 'It's like I drew a door and disappeared through it' (2021)
Wow, these stories were incredible sad to read. It seems a lot can be prevented by decent law enforcement and justice.
leke··on Unit is a general purpose visual programming system
Thanks. The linked site is dead.
leke··on Today's Cheap AI Services Won't Last
I think AI services will be generally free because there is too much juicy data that can be mined and a risk someone might just make it easy to make your own AI "server" so to speak.
leke··on Home-Cooked Software and Barefoot Developers
Really interesting article. It feels a little like what I heard about VisualBasic and REBOL back in the day. AI definitely helps, but I'm still not convinced it will be able to create anything but really simple apps. Likely it will facilitate those people who are maxing out tools like Excel even further.

As well as being a professional developer, I also do these local first types of apps, so I expect once the AI tools become good enough, we will be the first to figure out how to use them.

leke··on Ride1Up's e-bike factory: The secret behind good quality low-cost e-bikes
This kind of reads like an ad, and is it just me or is a budget priced 2295 dollar bike not exactly someone on a budget can afford.
leke··on Show HN: I made a web game that makes practicing basic arithmetic fun
That's a fantastic concept. I did pretty badly so it looks like I need to practice more.
leke··on Ask HN: What keyboard and keyboard layout are you using?
An Apple magic, even though I'm using Windows. I like how close it is to the table surface.
leke··on You can now buy a 4-foot-tall humanoid robot for $16K
A bit out of my price range, but the dog looks good and for $1600 is quite affordable.
leke··on 'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'
I guess government can still use it though?
leke··on 'I was misidentified as shoplifter by facial recognition tech'
I'm wondering if this woman is still barred from stores that use Facewatch. It would be a terrible inconvenience to only be allowed in a select few shops. Where is the line defining certain private businesses as essential resources for day to day life?

I think this sentence sums it up perfectly...

> "It felt intrusive… I was treated guilty until proven innocent," he says.

I don't want to live in this kind of society.

leke··on First pictures from Euclid satellite reveal billions of orphan stars
It's dead, Jim.
leke··on How Might We Learn?
An AI feedback loop would be great, but AI is really bad at being correct through my experience.
leke··on A love letter to bicycle maintenance and repair
Now you've got me interested in what your bike looks like
leke··on A love letter to bicycle maintenance and repair
I got into bikes after moving to a cyclists' town. I know the pride of riding something you've fixed up like the author mentioned in the article. Bikes are truly a marvel. My town and bikes have provided me with a higher standard of living and health than I would have had in some other town.

Bikes are for everybody. You can ride a beat up bike for years with just basic knowledge, like changing an inner tube and oiling a chain. General and advanced bike maintenance was a mystery until YouTube came along. Now I get to pass this knowledge directly to my kids.

leke··on Cognition: A new antisyntax language redefining metaprogramming
The more I scrolled the more I thought it looked like REBOL.
leke··on The Revolution Has Begun in the UK
It's great that this has happened. The biggest parenting mistake I made was to give my kids smartphones. The only advice I give to new parents is not to give your kids smartphones.
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