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random_walker··on Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours
Nice, good one!!
random_walker··on Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?
I love these kind of interviews. This would very closely simulate real world on-job Performance.
random_walker··on ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker
You said it better than I could have :)
random_walker··on ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker
I think they are pretty serious about high quality software development. There are often questions and concerns from (tech/non-tech) management about build times, compute costs, software product’s performance etc. PS:I work at ASML.
random_walker··on ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker
Exactly, I guess that's because HN has quite software-heavy crowd. Most of them like to see software changing the world.
random_walker··on Homeownership is not a social good
A lot of people don’t treat home as investment. It has strong emotional value and sense of ownership where you can do (almost) anything you want with your home. There is not so much autonomy with rental properties.
random_walker··on The importance of stupidity in scientific research
Don't paint the whole field with single brush
random_walker··on Okular – Universal document viewer
Can it restore state after system restart on Ubuntu?
random_walker··on Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop
Like democracy, it's the least worst compared to the alternatives. :)
random_walker··on Open-Sourcing our Firmware
This! I live in Belgium, primarily English speaker (not native), pay in EUR and my understanding of local language is not great. Lots of websites are so difficult to use without Google translate.

Please treat Currency != Language != Country. Give options to change these.

random_walker··on Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his IP address
Not for ads but for various kinds of text completion suggestions. Google's AI still reads contents from our email body to suggest text or reminders.
random_walker··on Life before smartphones (2020)
There will _always_ be good old days.