HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

TheArcane

677 karma · joined March 4, 2016

Autonomous driving perception research engineer
submissionscomments
TheArcane··on Global fertility has collapsed, with profound economic consequences
ah the widely cited "I'm pretty sure" statistic
TheArcane··on BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout
You're employing a logical fallacy called whatabooutism.

Regardless, you still managed to prove my point that there definitely hasn't been peace between Hindus and Muslims since 2002

TheArcane··on BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout
englightened centrism
TheArcane··on BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout
> Muslims and Hindus have found peace since the event,

So the 2020 anti-muslim Delhi riots didn't happen? Neither did the everyday Muslim lynchings across the country?

TheArcane··on BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout
he has cultivated an anti-muslim strongman persona - which started largely at the 2002 Gujarat anti-muslim riots
TheArcane··on BBC offices in India raided by tax officials amid Modi documentary fallout
Streisand Effect
TheArcane··on High-Earning Men Are Cutting Back on Their Working Hours
AFAIK they're considered as part of the employed market as soon as they draw money from their incorporations as income
TheArcane··on 10x C++ Editor
Exactly, just like a game on Steam or PS5
TheArcane··on 10x C++ Editor
What's with every paid software product being a monthly subscription now? I just wanna buy and forget, not be reminded of it every month on my credit card statement.
TheArcane··on Ask HN: How to stay focused for long periods of time?
Identify your distractions: Start by identifying the things that tend to distract you and distract you from your work. This could be anything from social media notifications to loud noises to hunger. Once you know what your distractions are, you can take steps to minimize or eliminate them.

Set goals and priorities: Set clear goals and priorities for your work, and focus on completing the most important tasks first. This will help you stay focused and avoid getting sidetracked by less important tasks.

Create a conducive environment: Create a conducive environment for focused work, with minimal distractions and comfortable surroundings. This could mean working in a quiet, distraction-free space, or using noise-canceling headphones to block out external noise.

Take regular breaks: Take regular breaks to refresh your mind and avoid burnout. This could mean taking a short walk, stretching, or engaging in a mindfulness exercise to clear your mind and refocus.

Use technology to your advantage: Use technology to your advantage by using tools and apps that can help you stay focused and avoid distractions. For example, you could use a productivity app that blocks distracting websites, or a time-tracking app that helps you manage your time effectively.

TheArcane··on The leap second’s time is up: world votes to stop pausing clocks
Now collectively do the same with daylight saving
TheArcane··on Why we chose not to release Stable Diffusion 1.5 as quickly
>Help us make AI truly open, rather than open in name only.

That has to be a dig at OpenAI

TheArcane··on DuckDuckGo email protection beta now open
How's this different from apple's hide my email?
TheArcane··on Indian government withdraws Personal Data Protection Bill
A sad consequence of one political party having a majority in the parliament. Modi supporters tout it as a harbinger of efficiency bill passing when in reality it's just eroded democracy.
TheArcane··on I've started using Firefox and can never go back to Chrome
Tab search doesn't work across containers afaik and it's therefore pretty useless
TheArcane··on Internet in Paradise (2006)
The authors, Rabbits, are the ones behind Uxn! Verge did a feature about them [1]. What a fascinating lifestyle.

I'm especially a fan of their quote: " if your new software no longer runs on old hardware, it is worse than the old software.", which embodies their motivation behind Uxn and their other software

[1]: https://www.theverge.com/22935074/hundred-rabbits-uxn-roms-p...

TheArcane··on Artistic Radiance Fields
Next up: NFT Radiance Fields, NERFs for NFTs
TheArcane··on Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip
All it needs is 2 external display support, a 120Hz screen, and we're golden
TheArcane··on [dead]
Now if only those few rogue websites start working properly with Firefox, I'll have no more reasons to keep Chrome around
TheArcane··on Internet drama in Canada
Videotron and Fizz don't have fiber iirc, only cable and ADSL. Hell, they don't even have an eSim support for Apple Watches
TheArcane··on A rant about search engine results for large format laser printers [video]
Sounds like a rant about Google search
TheArcane··on My journey through the American immigration system as a computer engineer
> I don't think you can open an LLC with a PR

This isn't true. Canadian PRs can start a business

TheArcane··on My journey through the American immigration system as a computer engineer
> Most Indians return, in fact nearly all.

Source?

TheArcane··on Tinc Is Not Catan
> For the best user experience, please use Chrome as your web browser.

Oof

TheArcane··on Cruise is opening driverless cars to the public in San Francisco
Sounds exciting! Are you hiring? I had a recruiter from Cruise drop out on me because I wanted to stay and work from Canada and wasnt in a position to relocate to the US.
TheArcane··on Make the internet yours again with an instant mesh network
What are the tracking implications of this? With a fixed IP, ad companies wouldn't have to do any fancy fingerprinting
TheArcane··on Firefox 94
> And on Linux, we’ve improved WebGL performance and reduced power consumption for many users.

All right!

> Users of the proprietary Nvidia driver will need to wait a little bit longer as the currently released drivers lack an important extension. [1]

Oh no :(

[1]: https://mozillagfx.wordpress.com/2021/10/30/switching-the-li...

TheArcane··on Google Photos will end its free unlimited storage in June 2021
If you want a self-hosted solution, check out Nextcloud. I use the version that works on my Rasbperry Pi (nextcloud-pi)
TheArcane··on Brave Browser Passes 20M Monthly Active Users and 7M Daily Active Users
This is the only reason I have chrome installed alongside my default Firefox
TheArcane··on Firefox usage is down despite Mozilla's top exec pay going up
Is there a unique value proposition to use Firefox on iOS, since due to Apple policy, they can't have addons?

Even Firefox Focus' content blocker works on Safari and not the main Firefox app

← PreviousPage 2 of 11Next →