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raphar

2,027 karma · joined November 28, 2008

Location: Buenos Aires, Argentina.

Interested in: energy - technology - programming & cs - the mind - economics

I program in: go - java - clojure - python - progress (!)

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raphar··on Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables
you'll die violently if she find out you are behind the dissapearance of her hairbands. (At least that would happen to me)
raphar··on I have a theory that software drives people insane
The part that the cost of changing software is unknown, ignored and fixed is not true anymore. This is a thing I realized recently.

A company cannot get free (o low cost) software changes anymore. Someone invented llms and they charge by work produced (useful or not)

So a PM cannot "save" costs by pushing. The employees will resort to their agents and there will be cost. If there is no agent, another company will beat them. So now a change has a measurable cost and even you can calculate in what was spent (agent logs)

raphar··on I Fired My AI Assitant
They'll charge you extra then.

What a sad concept

raphar··on System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]
Awwww the curse
raphar··on LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs
Fools, they lost a source of very valuable training data.
raphar··on UNIX99, a UNIX-like OS for the TI-99/4A (2025)
It's the first computer I ever programmed, I was twelve years old then. <3
raphar··on Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android
Android keyboards will make you return to iOS in less than a week
raphar··on The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday
Why the plutocrats believe that the entity emerging from the singularity will side with them? Really curious
raphar··on Show HN: The HN Arcade
Please show the game list in random order, or starting in a random position. Just to promote the discovery of the games later in the alphabet. (Or end up with games called ______11_roguexxx, lol)
raphar··on Engineers who dismiss AI
I got bored with articles trying to make some controvertial points just to grab some attention / traffic. (he says so in the article).

The OP doest't even deserve your sincere and just to the point response.

raphar··on Ask HN: Is Stack Overflow Dead?
Thanks, you just addressed just the points I was curious about the most.

- How will they survive?

- What happens with all those unsolved problems, those that AIs haven't found a source with the solution to scrape from?

raphar··on Learning music with Strudel
It is!

She is using https://strudel.cc/

raphar··on Learning music with Strudel
I posted this link, some days ago:

Coding Trance Music from Scratch (Again) [video]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iu5rnQkfO6M

It´s a well done programming and music performance

raphar··on Coding Trance Music from Scratch (Again) [video]
Both programming and music in the same (awesome) performance. BTW, she is using https://strudel.cc/. (not affiliated with them)
raphar··on Show HN: Math2Tex – Convert handwritten math and complex notes to LaTeX text
I won't log in to a site i don't know or trust
raphar··on Cozy video games can quell stress and anxiety
I found out about slither.io here at hn. Also found out about the similar one agar.io.
raphar··on Show HN: Mashups – Resurrecting Yahoo Pipes, my side project
Brings me back too. But what stayed stuck on my memory, was something i read here on HN: at some point, one yahoo dev added his affiliate code to the links !!
raphar··on The shortest, strangest engineering interview I've ever done
Unrelated, please don't use platforms that don't let you zoom in on images with very small fonts.

On my phone it was really uncomfortable to read the messages back and forth

raphar··on Rust Atomics and Locks (2023)
I'm reading this at the moment! but I also want to compare how well each language helps you develop concurrency solutions.
raphar··on Rust Atomics and Locks (2023)
Can you recommend any other book about the same subject but different programming language? Thanks!!!
raphar··on Ask HN: Should we bring software dev in-house?
I'm leading an in-house team that's developing a custom software for a niche financial institution. The original product was outsourced to a software factory, forward 2 years and they decided this project wasn't worth their time and left. I took the responsibility of moving the project forward, then with only another dev.

What worked great to me as dev?

. the direct connection with the CEO as he became a high level PO. With this arrange we were always sure that our work was giving value to the business.

. I learned a LOT about the business and loved it

. I was in charge of growing the team when the amount of work justified it. I got several wonderful devs onboard.

What worked great for the business?

. they decided and prioritized the direction of the (customized) product.

. they understood the strategic constraints and possibilities of their software

what was tough for all?

. at least the first full year, was spent killing bugs and making the project work properly. Operations needed too much support in that initial period. Stressfull times.

Starting with a pair of Senior Devs is a good choice IMHO. If you trust them, even better.

Those points I mention above that I found great, are your selling points to hire some good Developers.

raphar··on CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops
I want to see the internal postmortem of why this happened to CrowdStrike (if they are still in business)
raphar··on BYD's new EV, starting under $10K, is stoking fear among rivals
The article says that they launched the car in Brazil and it is available for 20000 [0]. Very cheap for the region.

Has any of our readers there put their hands on one of these? Please share!

[0] https://electrek.co/2024/02/13/byd-launches-cheapest-ev-sout...

raphar··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
They need that info. Your prompts and all other people prompts are super valuable.

Its basically reading your personal thoughts as you go through the day.

They will be pushing for more advanced AI as soon as our hardware can run past versions locally.

raphar··on The growing inequality of who gets to work from home
Hbr worried about inequality, that's not common!
raphar··on Argentina's New President Wants to Adopt the Dollar as the National Currency
https://archive.is/kbGzY
raphar··on How Soap Works: The Science Behind Handwashing
I came here expecting some old stories involving XML.
raphar··on ‘Nearshoring’ Push Is Fueling Tech Job Demand in Latin America
In the last two years hundreds of nearshoring companies have appeared in the region recruiting devs. I am based in Buenos Aires so I can say that the number is really large. What do I have look in such companies to choose it as an employer? What advantage does Revelo offer over the rest?

PD: of course I saw Revelo ads.

raphar··on Glucomate: an app for people who record, track, and monitor their blood glucose
Can't you get Abbot Freestyle sensors? They are about 30 u$s each here, last 2 weeks. (Without prescription)
raphar··on Rural Americans are importing tiny Japanese pickup trucks
https://archive.is/sBJBr
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