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danieldevries··on Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives
Of course. This seems so obvious.

More sensors with 360 degrees. Faster reaction time. Constantly improving, be it from real world data or from a simulated environment. Zero fatigue. No emotion evolved. No drugs are alcohol in the system.

Fyi. Long robotaxis.

danieldevries··on PostmarketOS in 2025-02: MSM89x7 Audio, Modern Xiaomis in Community, New Name
I meant... don't make the same mistake as Phosh.

I know what it is...

Everyone is so obsessed with proving the other wrong on this platform. It's almost as if users derive their identity from their supposed superior intellect. Sounds like what the twitter guy does all the time.

danieldevries··on PostmarketOS in 2025-02: MSM89x7 Audio, Modern Xiaomis in Community, New Name
When it was cool the play around the a pinephone, it certainly was the case. Phosh remains a terrible name imo
danieldevries··on PostmarketOS in 2025-02: MSM89x7 Audio, Modern Xiaomis in Community, New Name
Any name will be better than Phosh. Most google results would return phishing attacks when searching for 'phosh linux'
danieldevries··on Claude 3.7 Sonnet and Claude Code
Just tried Claude code. First impressions, it seems rather expensive. I prefer how Aider allows finer control over which files to add, or to use a sub-tree of a git repo. Also, It feels like the API calls when using Claude code are much faster then when using 3.7 on Aider. Giving bandwidth priority?
danieldevries··on Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
300+ comments about a 'new' iPhone. Does it even fold? Lol
danieldevries··on Show HN: HN as TikTok, welcome to HN hell
Me likey
danieldevries··on Vivek Ramaswamy on X: "Will entire agencies be deleted? Answer: yes
The only meaningful department they should start with is the DOD / Pentagon. I'm sure they will find room for efficiencies once an audit is complete. However, I won't hold my breathe. Bye bye dept of education.
danieldevries··on Show HN: Userscript to improve the readability of deep nested comments on HN
Thanks for sharing!

I had not heard of hw.leftium.com before.

danieldevries··on Homelessness reaches highest reported level in the U.S. in 2023
If only America was the richest country in the world...

Homelessness for San Francisco was a mere PR problem during a state visit. Their is 0 appetite to tackle these social problems. Before implementation comes the actual political will to do something about it.

danieldevries··on Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
I don't deny we know how to raise delicious veal or piglets. But it's stipulated in EU law that we have to downsize this sector eventually. It's not a popular move at all, and it seems pointless with regards to China or India. Still it needs to happen in the long run.
danieldevries··on Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
Every country will have a duty to decrease their emissions. Starting with this incredibly large sector in Holland is a step in the right direction imo.
danieldevries··on Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
And you think Holland is an agricultural friendly region? You have clearly never seen the amount of glass houses from a satellite photo of Holland. They cover a vast area!

Polluting farms will get downsized in Holland over time.

danieldevries··on Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
According to EU law it's obvious. But then again let's just put our heads in the sand and ignore climate change. Yes more emissions is what is needed. Face palm
danieldevries··on Farmers' protest party win shock Dutch vote victory
Most comments seem to miss the point that The Netherlands is the second largest exporter of food in the world. That the agricultural sector needs to be downsized particularly in NL seems rather obvious. Sadly this goes against populist interests and a handful of very rich private interests in the country.
danieldevries··on Show HN: Phind.com – Generative AI search engine for developers
Nice work! My feedback would be: can you make sure it replies in paragraphs, instead of one giant block of text. (FYI, I asked "how to center a div")

Good luck

danieldevries··on A Spiritual Successor to Emacs
Beautifully said. Wholeheartedly agree.
danieldevries··on Samsung is insanely thin skinned; deletes 90% of questions from their own AMA
I've had 4 Samsung phones (s4, s6, s10, Flip Z3) and a few TVs. This is not reflective of my experience with Samsung products. Their products don't suck at all.
danieldevries··on Tridactyl: A Vim-like interface for Firefox
The posted extension is about using vim key bindings to navigate links and other useful common commands. Firenvim is about embedding an nvim instance in an text input field. Apples and oranges.
danieldevries··on Ask HN: What are the reasons behind your success as a self-taught programmer?
Working on projects that were meaningful to me personally.

After a certain amount of time (years), I could troubleshoot any bug. No need to reach out to others to solve bugs. I will always find a way.

Using GNU/Linux as daily driver. Helps with dev-ops enormously.

Lastly linked to the above, learning the full-stack.

Am I a success.... na. But I consider myself a success in terms of being self-taught.

danieldevries··on Dotfiles being hidden is a UNIXv2 mistake (2012)
To some degree this is solved when using stow and a dedicated ~/dotfiles directory. No need to dig around in ~/.config

But I agree with Pike. ls -a in the home sir, becomes an unorganized mess with all those apps that don't use the xdg default .config folder.

danieldevries··on My worst tech decision: A G Suite account for personal use
This is one of the main reasons I moved all critically important services (Government accounts, banking) to a different email provider. I should really do the same for SSO with Google account, but damn it's convenient...
danieldevries··on Build Unix, Not Uber
Rather convolution article. First mentioning economic scarcity then moving onto 'good ideas' like Unix. I'm missing the central thread that ties it all together.

If anything it was the antithesis of Unix, namely GNU with its specific license that protects the users freedom, that was really the revolutionary idea, thank you RMS. Of course Unix, the work by Thompson, Ritchie etc brought extensibility and endless creativity to the development/app space. Ie write programs that do one thing well and able to connect those through pipes and ultimately through networks. The cli interface is ancient, but its here to stay for a very long time indeed.

Not sure of the point that my comment is making. Meh. Happy Friday.

danieldevries··on Ask HN: I'm in a rut. How did you get out of yours?
My therapy is Brazilian jiu-jitsu. It's basically active meditation. When someone is trying to choke you unconscious, you are not thinking about the past or future. It's not just exercise that makes you exhausted, you become an assassin. And it's very social!
danieldevries··on Rowan Atkinson: Visual Comedy (1992) [video]
Rowan Atkinsons latest work: Man Vs Bee on Netflix.

https://youtu.be/YQ1vN_91KO0

I thoroughly enjoyed it, and is in the same visual style as his earlier work.

danieldevries··on If your website's full of assholes, it's your fault (2011)
I personally love the neovim community. The subreddit is full of helpful people and the core developers / contributors are absolutely wonderful people. Everytime neovim has a major release, there is a presentation and plenty of interviews with said wonderful people.
danieldevries··on No-one knows what they are doing
This is just an honest assessment of one individuals experience. I've heard it myself from my father who was at the top of Europe's largest corporation. He definitely is an expert in his field, but still had a healthy dose of doubt and was clearly honest with himself. Hubris is a far more dangerous imo.
danieldevries··on Laddering a Chimney (1978) [video]
Fred was a national treasure. Really enjoyed his show when I was younger.
danieldevries··on Ask HN: What news subscription is worth it?
Financial Times
danieldevries··on SpaceX said to fire employees involved in letter rebuking Elon Musk
Now that comes across as some perfect utopia. Maybe certain people don't want to stick their neck out in fear of losing job, which is not possible since they have to support a family. Etc. You live in a hypothetical dream world.
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