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byte_0

22 karma · joined January 11, 2023

Web developer: PHP, MySQL, ASP Classic, MSSQL, HTML, Javascript. Love C and low-level, but my career ended up in Web Development.
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byte_0··on English: A vs. An
Something that Spanish has, that your "vi a Fred" example reminded me of is that when the direct object of a sentence is a person, you use "a": "vi a Fred", "escuché a mi mamá". Unlike unhuman objects: "vi el carro", "escuché un ruido".
byte_0··on French firefighters face 'pyrocumulonimbus' for first time
Thanks for the article. However, the article mentions that they might involve precipitation.
byte_0··on Advertise in ChatGPT
I watched this movie and missed that this was mentioned. Funnily, I am from and live in Nicaragua and find it funny that we have no such land formation. I am assuming that is the point you are trying to make.
byte_0··on This blog is written in en-GB
As a speaker of English as a second language and being educated using American English, I find British English richer in a cultural and expressive manner. It also conveys more properness.
byte_0··on Have you restarted your computer this week?
I boot my computer every time I will use it and shut it down when I am done. No matter whether on Linux, Windows, or Mac. It's a mindset thing: I will sit at the computer, do what I have to do and then shut it down. Just sharing my way of using it.
byte_0··on .self: A new top-level domain designed to support self-hosting
mine.my.own.my.precious.self
byte_0··on Unauthorized alert sent to cell phones across Brazil
Wake up, Neo...
byte_0··on Show HN: I made a YouTube search form with advanced filters
This is exactly the type of criteria that WhatsApp search struggles with. It basically assumes the user does not know how to type.
byte_0··on Linux From Scratch ends SysVinit support
From a completely technical standpoint, is systemd really better than SysVInit? I ask this question in good faith. I have used both and had no problems with either, although for personal preference, I am more traditional and favor SysVInit.
byte_0··on My Snapdragon Dev Kit was healthy and working fine until a Windows update failed
Not sure how much it could help, but is there a possibility you connect the SSD to another machine with the same architecture, run Windows install in it, then once Windows is installed and running, shut down, move the SSD back to the Snapdragon kit and attempt to boot? Just an idea...
byte_0··on 65% of Hacker News posts have negative sentiment, and they outperform
I thought I had read you had 1048576 of karma and thought: what a coincidence: 1 megabyte worth of karma.

BTW, this comment is supposed to be joke-ish.

byte_0··on Linux is good now
I had a similar issue, but I ended up installing Debian and running Windows 10 as a virtual machine with VirtualBox. The webcam can be accessed as if were installed on the guest OS and haven't had a problem with Zoom or Teams. Just sharing in case it helps.
byte_0··on 2025 was a disaster for Windows 11
Exactly. This is the best example of what Windows 11 is. I have the feeling that Microsoft is trying to bring change at the same time that it cannot, and has to come up with workarounds like this one. This would explain the Settings panel like someone mentioned in this thread. Another thing that I dislike (with all due respect to developers of React) is this migration to React and Reactish behavior of Windows. We have been fine with Win32 after so many years. Why change that, other than wanting to stay "relevant" or "modern"? Just my opinion.
byte_0··on Project ideas to appreciate the art of programming
Thank you for sharing. I have always found Japanese focus into the smallest detail as something worth of the greatest admiration. And I am always trying to learn from those ways to apply it into my life.
byte_0··on Show HN: Autism Simulator
Very nice game. Barely made it to getting to the office and receiving orders from a manager. I could completely relate to the "hot desk" experience, that's something that would irritate me. I do not claim to be in the spectrum, nor have any diagnosis to claim or reject it. Again, congratulations for the game and the feeling.
byte_0··on Show HN: My self-written hobby OS is finally running on my vintage IBM ThinkPad
Just adding this comment to say congratulations and how impressed I am by your project! I've been an OS Dev fan since my teens and it feels great to see this achievement come to life. I am a little curious to know how the graphics subsystem is initialized. I wish you the best of success.
byte_0··on A return to hand-written notes by learning to read and write
That’s exactly what I thought.
byte_0··on All of Earth's water in a single sphere (2019)
I completely agree with you. Let's add to the fact that volume, being three-dimensional, is being represented on two dimensions (graphics on a computer screen), which might cause some loss of perspective, fundamental for comparison. Perhaps a better way to represent it would have been the volume of inhabitable land (as you suggest) vs the volume of available water but extrapolated to two dimensions?
byte_0··on Server Mono: A Typeface Inspired by Typewriters, Apple's SF Mono, and CLIs
I am not sure if I like the font or not, but I do like the corpus of text used to demonstrate the character rendering. At first glance, I thought it was Quenya or Sindarin, but I am not too sure.
byte_0··on Starting Hospice
Hi Jake. We do not know each other, but in reading your story I can tell you that you are loved even by we who do not know you. May the Lord God bless you and your family and provide the peace needed.
byte_0··on Ask HN: What focus/coding music are you listening to these days?
On my side, I listen to Unreal Tournament OST, Hitman OST by Jesper Kyd and a playlist of tracker music from the 90s on Youtube. Occasionally, I also listen to Kraftwerk "Computerlove" album and Rage Incoming OST.
byte_0··on Ask HN: Where to Feature Startup on Spanish, Portuguese, German, French?
Sorry that my comment provides little to no value to the original question: being a native Spanish speaker from Latin America, in my 10 years in IT, I have been so far unable to find a site that comes close to any tech forum or something like Hacker News. I agree with franciscop that there should be a Spanish Hacker News. The problem is: what content would it be fed with, as quality content is scarce.
byte_0··on Advice for a Junior Web Developer
I appreciate your honest response
byte_0··on Advice for a Junior Web Developer
Thank you, very much appreciated!