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chrisra··on Show HN: Bigwords.page – Turn any screen into a sign. The URL is the app
I've used something like this on a phone to tell another car something was wrong with their vehicle.
chrisra··on Developer Survey 2026
Man, I would love a table.
chrisra··on Engineer says Claude Code has made his job "soul-sucking"
What type of applications are you working on?
chrisra··on The UN challenges five centuries of cartography
I think a "reversed" south-at-the-top is a good idea to at least be aware of. I don't think it makes sense to reverse it since it just flips the problem, but it is (very slightly?) unlucky for the southern hemisphere.
chrisra··on Check if a file was made with Claude
Maybe this is silly: what about zero-width spaces or other hidden characters? Add them in post-processing, and the response quality doesn't degrade (though rendering etc. might be wonky).
chrisra··on Ask HN: What would happen if your company stopped using all AI tomorrow?
I have the same feeling but don't really know why. Why do I dislike reading LLM text so much? Weird
chrisra··on Mark Zuckerberg attacks 'closed' AI rivals as Meta returns to open models
Because they have extra money to do whatever they want with. And data to use it on? Not that that is sufficient, but it helps.
chrisra··on Show HN: GeoChess – open-source geography strategy game
Loaded it on a pixel phone, saw a list of countries with no context about what picking one meant, saw a map but didn't understand how to interact with it, and that was about it.
chrisra··on Why American ambulance rides are so expensive
And what would they do if you refuse?
chrisra··on NoiseLang: Where N = 5 is a Dirac delta
It might be worth looking into probabilistic programming languages. I'm out of date, but I remember webppl, stan, anglican, pymc (a python library).

Seems worth an investigation and maybe mention on the article.

chrisra··on The primary purpose of code review is to find code that will be hard to maintain
Decisions by small groups should be the default. Others only need to be involved if the risk/consequences of failure are high.

I started ignoring all PRs from our large team because we had a similar policy. My teammates can handle, they don't need me to check on each PR.

chrisra··on Iterating Faster with TypeScript 7
I recommend finding a real project that is likely to have some complex needs. It's easier to learn when there are real problems to solve.
chrisra··on Ask for no, don't ask for yes (2022)
In general, the harder it is to undo and the broader the consequence, the more you need to check.
chrisra··on Show HN: Performative-UI – a react component library of design tropes
Agreed. I enjoy looking at and using a lot of these components.
chrisra··on Show HN: I Derived a Pancake
The first picture is of overcooked pancakes. Hard to trust the rest :)
chrisra··on Show HN: I Derived a Pancake
If Imagen generates a digital painting after my prompt, I didn't make the painting.

I don't want them to say "I wrote it." They're still responsible, but it's helpful to know they weren't deeply involved in its creation.

chrisra··on Twin brothers wipe 96 government databases minutes after being fired
I have no problem with my credentials being revoked everywhere before I know about a layoff. I don't really care how I learn about it, just please don't make me come in to the office.
chrisra··on Claude Code Found a Linux Vulnerability Hidden for 23 Years
What models are you using, on what type of codebases, with what tools?
chrisra··on Improving my focus by giving up my big monitor
I feel the same way. In general, I prefer working on a couch with my laptop. My eyes aren't great and I end up ruining my posture at a desk, invariably.
chrisra··on Coding after coders: The end of computer programming as we know it?
Their decision to... use AI for coding?
chrisra··on Closing the verification loop, Part 2: autonomous optimization
"...the system described here does it all automatically: It proposes optimizations using LLMs, formally verifies safety properties, shadow-evaluates against real production traffic, and hot-swaps improved code into running services without human intervention or service restarts."
chrisra··on ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
Next up: proportional fonts and font weights?
chrisra··on ASCII characters are not pixels: a deep dive into ASCII rendering
> To increase the contrast of our sampling vector, we might raise each component of the vector to the power of some exponent.

How do you arrive at that? It's presented like it's a natural conclusion, but if I was trying to adjust contrast... I don't see the connection.

chrisra··on Ask HN: How do I bridge the gap between PhD and SWE experiences?
Maybe try finding a software engineering job at a place that also uses your scientific expertise. You may be able to find or create opportunities there. The position might not exist, but you can maximize your chances of something coming your way that needs both skill sets.
chrisra··on Deepnote, a Jupyter alternative, is going open source
Which LLM was used to generate that post?
chrisra··on Can “second life” EV batteries work as grid-scale energy storage?
> the real challenge is standardization and integration

In what sense? I'm a newbie, but curious because I'm working on stuff related to https://mesastandards.org/mesa-der-std/.

chrisra··on Should computer scientists keep the Lena picture?
Absolutely not. It's not like there isn't a million other images that work just fine. It's a symbol (even if most people don't know) of the objectification of women, that is pervasive in a field that struggles enough with treating women fairly.
chrisra··on TensorFlow 1.0 Released
One of the "Hello, World" applications would be learning to classify MNIST digits. They have a tutorial on their site.
chrisra··on Mormon Tycoon Wants to Build Mega-Utopia in Vermont
These communities aren't exclusively for Mormons. I think k he said gay people could hold some kind of leadership position.
chrisra··on Mormon Tycoon Wants to Build Mega-Utopia in Vermont
Not sure what's implied by commune, but it seems like he welcomes people of other faiths in the community, even in leadership positions.
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