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seanssel··on IDE with agentic support built using Flutter
I wish that were true, but I imagine the opposite will happen with AI adoption; i.e. I can see things like Electron getting even more popular.

LLMs don’t really change the fact that it still takes more effort to ship native apps, and in my experience…most people simply don’t care, users and leadership alike. It makes me sad, but that’s the reality.

seanssel··on A greyscale iPhone setup that works in everyday life
I think they’re talking about going to Settings > Accessibility > Accessibility Shortcut. I just realized this was a thing, very nice.
seanssel··on Siri AI
It’s the keyboard for me. I don’t remember making as many typing mistakes when I was on an Android phone. It’s also infuriating trying to “select all” for copy or move the cursor to beginning with the spacebar motion. I swear it’s like I’m using a phone in a dream sometimes.
seanssel··on Tailscale's new macOS home
Yep, and there's no indication that anything is hidden, no dropdown/etc.
seanssel··on Zed is our office
thanks!
seanssel··on Zed is our office
> was floored by the "explode all layers in the user interface and simulate a 3D camera rotating around them" graphic when i first saw it !

What is this in reference to?

seanssel··on The hardest program I've ever written (2015)
> They destroy `git blame`

How is this a problem with auto formatters? This is completely on the person/team, not the tool. Even if the repo doesn’t enforce on pre-commit or something, don’t most formatters have the option to only format lines you’ve actually changed?

seanssel··on Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models
Mazda claims that they will disable telemetry via the TCU, but when I asked the dealership about it they looked at me like I was speaking a different language. I couldn’t get anyone who knew anything about it and ended up leaving. It’s insane to me that I have to go through hoops to OPT OUT of this stuff, and I had no choice to even opt in.
seanssel··on Show HN: I built a web framework in C
Oh please, get off the weird high horse. I find this comment to be “nonsense”. What projects are you working on now, for mankind?
seanssel··on Procedural generation with Wave Function Collapse (2019)
Caves of Qud uses it in map generation: https://youtu.be/AdCgi9E90jw
seanssel··on Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image
Yeah I've never had any issues on iOS, that said I'm mostly using Orion on my phone these days. They have a page here covering iOS browsers: https://help.kagi.com/kagi/getting-started/setting-default.h...
seanssel··on Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image
I love Kagi, been using it for over a year now. Sadly I haven’t been able to get anyone else on board, even with gift subs.
seanssel··on Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?
I didn’t want any touchscreens in my car when moving on from my ‘01 Integra (RIP). Got a 2021 Mazda3, and I think the layout is fantastic with the wheel and physical buttons. It also comes in manual :)
seanssel··on You’re a slow thinker. Now what?
Hey, thanks for the response. I'm in my mid 30s and have considered myself a "space cadet" my entire life. School was absolutely brutal for me, and I'm still amazed at myself for getting through it. Assumed that most of inability to focus was because of mild depression and anxiety, but I'd like to see if something else is going on. Feels like I've been living in a daze for decades.

Guess I'll reach out to a GP first and see what they think. Appreciate you.

seanssel··on You’re a slow thinker. Now what?
This is my first time hearing about inattentive ADHD, but it seems to describe me pretty well. Do you have experience looking into this as an adult? I feel like there’s such a stigma around ADHD diagnoses and people seeking stimulants.
seanssel··on Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed
The IntelliJ 3-way mergetool/diff viewer is best in class. I haven't found anything else that touches it.
seanssel··on Claude Code: Now in Beta in Zed
I have no idea what they're talking about. Maybe they're used to a smooth scroll animation in VS Code or something? Zed feels snappier/lighter in just about every way to me.
seanssel··on Delphi in the Age of AI
Inno Setup

https://jrsoftware.org/isinfo.php

seanssel··on I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)
I’m not completely against it yet, especially if it looks like I can use something like Lineage.

Software aside, I’ve heard mixed things about the keyboard on the Titan. Keeping an open mind though, I would like to support companies filling this niche.

seanssel··on I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)
I would be all over the Unihertz stuff if that wasn’t the case. I see people talking about Lineage working, but I haven’t looked into it.

My ideal phone is something small and rugged with physical keys that supports Android Auto for navigation and a few other basic apps I need (Bitwarden basically).

seanssel··on Ask HN: What cool skill or project interests you, but feels out of reach?
Ah yeah I love the concept of these small fantasy computers. I’m familiar with them because of Celeste, but never played with one.

I’m interested in traditional roguelikes these days (Tales of Maj’Eyal, Qud, Brogue). Ofc the dream is to make something with wider appeal, like Balatro, and get out of the rat race all together.

seanssel··on Ask HN: What cool skill or project interests you, but feels out of reach?
Game development.

I’ll admit that part of my problem is chronic depression over a decade+. The idea of gamedev excites me, but I have a hard time feeling passionate about anything these days. You definitely need that for games. Hell, I’m barely able to sit down and even enjoy games anymore.

seanssel··on Taurine Revisited
Something like this? https://www.science.org/action/showFeed?ui=0&mi=pb8xwi&type=... Query might not be completely right, on my phone right now.

—edit— Got this link via the site’s advanced search

seanssel··on I've Acquired a New Superpower
I’ve tried this in the past without luck, but suddenly I can do it now after reading about the subtle “shimmer” effect. Very cool!
seanssel··on The story of Rogue
https://steamcommunity.com/app/333640/eventcomments/43387350...

Doesn’t look like it, unless something changed since that comment.

seanssel··on The story of Rogue
On the topic of traditional roguelikes, Caves of Qud is getting its 1.0 release tomorrow. Been in development for over 15 years now, and it’s fantastic. Can’t recommend it enough.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/333640/Caves_of_Qud/

seanssel··on Becoming a Chess Grandmaster
Shameless plug, but I just made a site that lets you practice solving lichess puzzles without looking at the board: https://puzzle-vision.com

Code probably isn't ideal as this is my first time messing with React, but I'm hoping some people find it useful. I need to automate keeping the db updated as well, it's a couple months behind latest lichess open db.