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syradar··on No Intel, no Qualcomm: Huawei unveils its first '100% domestic' desktop
So not really 100% domestic since it runs on ARM and is built using C, C++, Rust and JavaScript but they are close. I prefer something more open like Linux or more integrated like macOS, but fun for them.
syradar··on BYD’s $10,000 EV blows a tire at nearly 90 mph — Watch what happens
Nifty, I’d still buy a European EV though, to support local businesses.
syradar··on Gemini 4 Argon
After having de-Googled and reading people’s experiences trying to run Argon 4, I think I’ll pass.
syradar··on Programming Isn't Special
To me, something is art if someone considers it art, whether that’s music, a painting, or code. That doesn’t mean everyone has to appreciate it or even see it as art themselves. Absolutely you loose access to parts of programming if you don’t do it on a regular basis.
syradar··on Programming Isn't Special
Lots of visual artists hate people remixing their work. Using copyrights and watermarking their art to the point where it detracts from the art.

It totally is a difference in culture. Maybe not everywhere but I would generally say developers release more work open then visual artists do.

syradar··on With most information hidden, the game Stratego had stumped AI until now
The card counting is harder since we can hide which cards were top decked or held since the start by just rearranging/shuffling our hand. We could have 0-4 counters or setups waiting for the gating decision.

The possible game state is also much larger than poker. Deck construction alone is 60 cards out of about 30,000 unique cards. Sure, not all cards are viable in all decks, but we can have 1-4 copies of a card in our deck.

So we might not even know if we’re playing against mono-red or multicolored since the decklist is unknown. You can think you’re playing mono-red and then they suddenly play a Plains. Poker at least always has the same 52 cards to reason about.

I do think AI could be great at coming up with decklists though.

syradar··on Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
We both know that the market share refers to the smartphone market share of which Apple has about 21%.

For iPhone apps Apple is way behind with about 0.005% of the total 2.17 million iPhone apps.

syradar··on Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI
That wouldn’t hold up in court and you would be jailed. Your intent is still to provide the illegal model.
syradar··on I Changed My Name
Sweden actually removed middle names. I believe now you can have 1–2 last names, 1+ first names and 0 middle names. You can choose a given name that you are called which can be different than the first names but usually isn’t.

This causes problems with forms and at airports that don’t allow for Swedish name rules.

syradar··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
I guess I’ll keep walking, biking and using public transport.
syradar··on U.S. to dismantle system tracking Atlantic currents that are at risk of collapse
Your explanation is what I would expect the article to cover. The article clearly has failed to provide meaningful context.
syradar··on WebMCP is available for early preview
We are using HTML and not XHTML. I have not used XML on websites in over 15 years when HTML5 got stable.
syradar··on Justifying Text-Wrap: Pretty
We used Adobe InDesign at my last work, which I believe is an industry standard. Affinity Layout if you don’t want to sell your kidney to Adobe. Scribus is an open source project but I’m not sure how the quality is in that.
syradar··on Flameshot
Love Flameshot! Been using it for years since its cross platform so it works on macOS at home and Windows at work.
syradar··on How to win an argument with a toddler
Since the whole Trump thing: Cuba Cola Zero, Champis Zero, Trocadero Zero, Mino Limonata
syradar··on How to win an argument with a toddler
Volvo, SAAB, Renault, Volkswagen, Audi
syradar··on Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenweg [pdf]
I have not used WP in a while but will recommend clients to not use WP Engine. The more I read about them the more they sound like grifters.
syradar··on I don't want to fill out your contact form
I have started searching for “@company-url.tld” to find a public email instead of using contact forms
syradar··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
This would have been exciting if coming from a company that you can trust to keep services alive and not sell your data.
syradar··on The Grug Brained Developer (2022)
ok. some need feel fire under ass to see house burning. grog only relax and wait. complexity spirit demon do the rest
syradar··on What is your “Orange Juice Test” question?
Yeah you just failed, and if it was my country you would be reported to the Public Complaint Board and fined for probably breaking contract and false advertisement.
syradar··on Broadband monopolies push bill that would crush the ability to stand up to them
Come live in Sweden! Most cities have a "City Net" which is municipal fiber. I recently moved apartments and the new place had both coax and fiber. I just went on an ISP website input my apartment details and two days later I had 500/500 Mbps for $39.14 / month.

One can also use a compare service like Bredbandsval ("val" means both choice and whale) https://www-bredbandsval-se.translate.goog/?_x_tr_sl=sv&_x_t...

syradar··on Ask vs. Guess Culture
“No, it’s a special bottle“ The guest asked and got an answer. Is it tacky and reeks of entitlement, Yes, it does not haves to become awkward
syradar··on Ask HN: What AI tools are you using in your daily workflows outside of ChatGPT?
I used Midjourney to generate some icons and then remove.bg to get rid of the background.
syradar··on We glued together content moderation to stop soccer pirates
This is one reason why I watch esports. The game makers see it as advertisement for their game so they pay for the leagues and shows.

I can watch all of it on YouTube or Twitch for free.

syradar··on Lobbyists begin chipping away at Biden’s $80B IRS overhaul
Here in Sweden my employer reports my income tax and my investments app reports capital gains, to the Tax Authority. Last week I could log in, review the data, and e-sign it in less than 5 minutes. It turns out that I payed 53.80 dollars to much tax last year. Since I filed my taxes early (before March 30) they will pay it back on April 6 (instead of June 9).
syradar··on Reversing UK mobile rail tickets
There is in lots of countries…
syradar··on Fed expects to launch long-awaited Faster Payments System by 2023
Sweden's Swish says hej
syradar··on I'm an 18 year old developer. How do I become one of the best programmers ever?
For best programmer that might be to learn more Data Structures and Algorithms. Maybe try some LeetCode. See if you can find a senior programmer to be your mentor.

For best developer, I think it is good to learn a bit about each team member's role. Learn some UX design, Scrum Master, Tester, Product Owner and Database Admin. You don’t need to learn enough to be able to do their job but enough to understand how and what they work with.

Keep learning programming, more languages, you come from the web, learn some Golang, Rust, Elixir, Python, to learn different paradigms. Do some side projects about things that you are passionate about (I play Dungeons & Dragons so I have built tools and websites to help with that).

Maybe get a job at a consultancy, you get to work with different clients in different domains and learn a lot.

But as others have pointed out, don’t burn yourself out. It sucks and takes a long time to come back from. Godspeed

syradar··on Ask HN: How do you celebrate your birthday?
After work I buy myself a one-portion cake or muffin, plant a lit candle into it and wish for something.
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