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robotnikman

3,511 karma · joined February 25, 2020

Software engineer currently doing full stack Java development.

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robotnikman··on There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape
I always felt those Off-Stamps were at least a bit better than other disposables since the battery portion was at least reusable.
robotnikman··on American Dialect Society 2025 Word of the Year Is "Slop"
Me and my coworkers have been using Microslop a lot lately. Usually when Teams is having some kind of annoying issue.
robotnikman··on Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war
I've never heard of that app before, I'll take a look at it.
robotnikman··on Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war
So basically eat a high protein diet and do some weight lifting, that doesn't sound too. Thanks for the insight.
robotnikman··on Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war
Intermittent fasting, lifting, calorie counting. The problem is that I am only able to stick to those maybe for a few weeks at a time before I get off track and end up back where I started. Except with weightlifting, I was able to stick with that for a few years, but unfortunately you can't outlift a bad diet. My relationship with food has never been a healthy one, and it's been that way ever since I wad a kid.
robotnikman··on Novo Nordisk launches Wegovy weight-loss pill in US, triggering price war
I've been thinking of trying GLP-1's since I have not been able to put off the extra weight I've gained since covid. I'm in my 30's now and I feel like around this age I am starting to feel the effects of this extra weight on my body.

What is HN's experience with using GLP-1 inhibitors, for those who have used them? I've heard of side effects like bone density loss, but I've heard those side effects are caused by taking too large of a dose.

robotnikman··on Stranger Things creator says turn off “garbage” settings
Huh, I never knew this, they even have a website

https://filmmakermode.com/

Good to know there seems to be an effort to keep some consistency.

robotnikman··on The future of software development is software developers
>I run local LLMs infrequently, and every single prompt makes my beefy PC sounds like a jet engine taking off. It's a great reminder to not become codependent.

I would try setting the GPU to run at a lower power level. I set my GPU power level to 80% and it becomes much quieter, and only runs maybe 5% slower at most.

Also I 100% agree with the rest of your comment. We can only power the current growth we are seeing for so long.

robotnikman··on Loss32: Let's Build a Win32/Linux
7 was pretty good. But I may be looking through the glasses of nostalgia and my love for the frutiger aero style
robotnikman··on Loss32: Let's Build a Win32/Linux
Valve certainly seems to be making progress on it with Proton.
robotnikman··on Loss32: Let's Build a Win32/Linux
>Cool. Having major distributions default to using binfmt_misc to register Wine for PE executables (EXE files) would be nice though

This is something that is very much needed to make Linux much more user friendly for new users.

robotnikman··on Loss32: Let's Build a Win32/Linux
I remember seeing a thread about that bug here on HN a while ago, that was a fun read.
robotnikman··on As AI gobbles up chips, prices for devices may rise
We are certainly seeing citizens wake up to it. There was a proposal for a new datacenter to be built near where I live which was to be voted on, and a large majority of the people voted against it. No one wants higher power and water bills.
robotnikman··on Meta is using the Linux scheduler designed for Valve's Steam Deck on its servers
And thanks to him I was able to play and finish Nier Automata on the Steam Deck!
robotnikman··on Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games
I've always though the current AI technology we have would be perfect for generating new planets or fauna in a game like No Mans Sky. I feel most players wouldn't have a problem with it being used that way.
robotnikman··on Does my key fob have more computing power than the Lunar lander?
Maybe whatever is found in a basic calculator?
robotnikman··on Ford kills the All-Electric F-150
I don't have a full sized truck, but I do have a Tacoma (similar to the Hilux iirc for Europeans). The main reason I got it was because Toyota is well known for cars that last forever, but also to tow a camper and to do some offroad exploring and camping. It has also come in handy for helping move stuff for friends, I recently used it to carry a bunch of bags of sand and dirt for a friend. The utility it offers has come in handy compared to my old Ford Escape.
robotnikman··on Ford kills the All-Electric F-150
I usually just put them in the passenger or back row seats.
robotnikman··on Europeans' health data sold to US firm run by ex-Israeli spies
This really is a major issue imho. Many of the people here and those who are more tech savvy would be willing to pay for such a thing, but we are a very small minority. 90% of people don't care, or are unable or unwilling to understand the consequences of having all their data vacuumed up by corporations like Google and Facebook. Its a Tyranny of the majority type of situation. I'm not sure what the solution to this would be other than maybe better educating the populace.
robotnikman··on DeepSeek uses banned Nvidia chips for AI model, report says
last I checked you can find these cards with more VRAM on aliexpress and ebay.
robotnikman··on Microsoft has a problem: lack of demand for its AI products
Don't forget copilot in notepad.exe
robotnikman··on Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm
I sure hope it takes a bit longer than that. It would not be fun having only Qualcomm chips to choose from as a CPU. Either that or Intel/AMD start making their own ARM chips
robotnikman··on After Windows Update, Password icon invisible, click where it used to be
Oh man that gave me a good laugh!

At one point it basically just keeps responding with

>This requires a comprehensive rewrite

robotnikman··on Intel could return to Apple computers in 2027
There have already been heists of trucks carrying GPU's, I could see something like this happening.
robotnikman··on Isn't WSL2 just a VM?
Thankfully you can upgrade it with more memory after buying for most laptop models. I recently needed a memory upgrade for my work laptop, and all the company had to do was order the memory module.
robotnikman··on Same-day upstream Linux support for Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Usually GPU vendors (Nvidia, Intel, AMD) provide a way to download and install drivers manually (on Windows), including specific versions or older versions. Qualcomm is an outlier in this case.
robotnikman··on Unpowered SSDs slowly lose data
I recently found a 1GB USB drive from around 2006 I used to use. I plugged in and most of the files were still readable! There were some that were corrupted and unreadable unfortunately.
robotnikman··on LAPD helicopter tracker with real-time operating costs
Pretty sure these can't be bought by municipalities. Would make more sense to operate them though.
robotnikman··on Helping Valve to power up Steam devices
Glad too see that while Qualcomm tries to keep things closed shut tightly, Valve and their contractors are trying to do the opposite.
robotnikman··on Helping Valve to power up Steam devices
Same feeling here! I never really dug much into the low level graphics side of thing.
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