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surrTurr

1,204 karma · joined January 28, 2022

Homepage: https://www.alexanderweichart.de Twitter: https://twitter.com/AlexWeichart
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surrTurr··on We should be more ambitious with the software we build
yeah, the number of problems is infinite
surrTurr··on Black October
the best and easiest thing you can do is move your stuff behind a VPN.

however I have a feeling that if too many people (and organizations) start doing this the open internet as we know it breaks

surrTurr··on Ask HN: Gemini/Antigravity or Claude Code, which is better for programming?
just use codex
surrTurr··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (August 2026)
Location: Osaka, Japan

Remote: Yes; also open to hybrid/on-site in Japan

Willing to relocate: Yes, within Japan

Technologies: Java, TypeScript, Swift; Spring Boot, React, PostgreSQL, AWS, Kubernetes, Claude Code, Codex, MCP/agentic workflows

Résumé/CV: https://github.com/AlexW00/CV/releases/latest/download/alexa...

Email: alexanderweichart@fastmail.com

Looking for a full-time software engineering role with real ownership, particularly around backend systems, infrastructure, and AI-native development. I currently lead end-to-end development of a Japanese learning platform using TypeScript and AWS. Previously, I built Java/Spring Boot services and Kubernetes infrastructure, and led the team’s adoption of ai native development workflows. I’ve built with LLMs since 2022;

Check out my open source work: https://github.com/AlexW00

surrTurr··on Big Tech software era is over, says top investor James Anderson
https://archive.is/y2MEw
surrTurr··on GitHub is investigating unauthorized access to their internal repositories
"Someone broke into our house and we have no clue if they're still hiding under the bed or in the drawer. TV is gone."
surrTurr··on Banning AI Art – Wallhaven
i dont care if a wallpaper is ai made or not - as long as it looks good.

i get why they're doing it, but i just don't think it will scale. new image gen models are just getting better and better. if they simply choose to categorically ban them, they're missing out.

surrTurr··on Show HN: My New Projects Website
i planned it in sketch and implemented it with claude - i guess it is because of the font and the orange-ish background color?
surrTurr··on Ask HN: Why Opus4.6 was silently removed from Claude Code?
that alternative is?
surrTurr··on Nobody gets promoted for simplicity
Well you do get promoted for simplicity if you outperform others, who do things too complicated.

For example, person A implements the simple solution, gets the project done faster while person B over engineers, has seemingly impressive stuff to talk about but at the end of the day doesn't ship.

surrTurr··on MacBook Neo
256gb on a macbook should be illegal in 2026
surrTurr··on Bet on German Train Delays
if you want to look up historic delay data (to make better guesses) you can use zugspaet: https://zugspaet.de/
surrTurr··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (March 2026)

  Location: Osaka, Japan
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Within Japan
  Technologies: Java, Typescript, k8s, gitops, ai coding
  Résumé/CV: https://github.com/AlexW00/CV/releases/latest
  Email: see CV
Doing a working holiday in Japan starting April 2026. Love building with AI!

[1]: https://alexanderweichart.de/4_Projects/Projects

surrTurr··on Ask HN: What are the nicest apps you use day to day?
Obsidian + cupertino skin, photomator (macOS), raycast, zettel (iOS)

also check out https://www.spottedinprod.com if you're looking for some nice iOS apps

surrTurr··on "Token anxiety", a slot machine by any other name
I wrote a similar blogpost just a few days ago: "The Vibe Coding Slot Machine" (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47022282)
surrTurr··on 64% of Single Americans Struggle to Afford Housing, Compared with 39% of Married
there may be a selection bias here as poor people tend to be less likely to be married
surrTurr··on The Vibe Coding Slot Machine
"rerun" is meant in a more abstract way here; "doesn't work" is meant in the way that the app itself is bad - and doesnt sell;

ofc i'm aware of modern agent loops; without them it wouldnt be possible to build apps with the click of a button in the first place

surrTurr··on GLM-5: Targeting complex systems engineering and long-horizon agentic tasks
we're seeing so many LLM releases that they can't even keep their benchmark comparisons updated
surrTurr··on Ex-GitHub CEO launches a new developer platform for AI agents
the workflow exists

my code is 90% ai generated at this point

surrTurr··on A sane but bull case on Clawdbot / OpenClaw
as perfect text became an indicator for AI generated content, people intentionally make mistakes (capitalization) to make their text appear more human; and its also faster
surrTurr··on Anki ownership transferred to AnkiHub
> What We Don’t Know Yet

> Governance and decision-making: How decisions are made, who has final say, and how the community is heard

> Roadmap and priorities: What gets built when and how to balance competing needs

> The transition itself: How to bring in more support without disrupting what already works

In other words: they have no clue what to do next (https://forums.ankiweb.net/t/ankis-growing-up/68610/2#p-1905...)

surrTurr··on The Codex App
my guess is that openai/anthropic employees work on macOS and mostly vibe code these new applications (be it Atlas browser or now Codex Desktop); i wouldn't be surprised if Codex Desktop was built in a month or less;

linux / windows requires extra testing as well as some adjustments to the software stack (e.g. liquid glass only works on mac); to get the thing out the door ASAP, they release macos first.

surrTurr··on The Codex App
lol ofc not

looks like the same framework they used to build chatgpt desktop (electron)

edit - from another comment:

> Hi! Romain here, I work on Codex at OpenAI. We totally hear you. The team actually built the app in Electron specifically so we can support Windows and Linux as well. We shipped macOS first, but Windows is coming very soon. Appreciate you calling this out. Stay tuned!

surrTurr··on The Codex App
- looks like OpenAIs answer to Claude Code Desktop / Cowork

- workspace agent runner apps (like Conductor) get more and more obsolete

- "vibe working" is becoming a thing - people use folder based agents to do their work (not just coding)

- new workflows seem to be evolving into folder based workspaces, where agents can self-configure MCP servers and skills + memory files and instructions

kinda interested to see if openai has the ideas & shipping power to compete with anthropic going forward; anthropic does not only have an edge over openai because of how op their models are at coding, but also because they innovate on workflows and ai tooling standards; openai so far has only followed in adoption (mcp, skills, now codex desktop) but rarely pushed the SOTA themselves.

surrTurr··on Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (February 2026)

  Location: Japan (Osaka)
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: Java, Spring Boot, Typescript, React, k8s, gitops, ai coding
  Résumé/CV: https://github.com/AlexW00/CV/releases/latest
  GitHub: https://github.com/AlexW00
  Projects: https://alexanderweichart.de/4_Projects/Projects
  Email: see CV
Doing a working holiday in Japan, Osaka starting April 2026. I love building stuff, especially when it has to do with AI (mostly LLMs). I have tons of ideas, so in my freetime I turned many of them into open-source projects (see GitHub). At work I'm working with Java / Spring Boot and k8s - 50/50 split between Dev and OPS. I would be particularly interested in positions that have something to do with AI native software development/applications. The field is rapidly changing and I think there's a lot to explore.
surrTurr··on Moltbook Database Leak Exposes API Keys, Puts Agents at Risk
who would have guessed; we will see more of these vibe coding disasters in the future. still waiting for the big OpenClaw security hole, exposing remote access to anyone having this vibe coded project installed tho
surrTurr··on China's genius plan to win the AI race is paying off
https://archive.is/TipVS
surrTurr··on New Security Vulnerability Database Launches in the EU
does it support email notifications like opencve?
surrTurr··on Ask HN: How can you instantly tell something was written by AI?
Well, that is a very good question!

AI written text is often characterized by a very peculiar choice of words — many people report "delve into" is a particularly telling sign of text written by AI.

If you want me to add more examples, feel free to ask me for more!

surrTurr··on New set of icons for Apple Creator Studio apps
I'll remove those from my dock since they're not eye-candy anymore
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