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fraXis

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fraXis··on T-Mobile to Charge $5 a Month for iOS 27 iPhone Handoff
Yes, they would be, because you are still logged into your Apple account. You wouldn't use iPhone Handoff for border crossing unless you wanted to leave one phone at home and transfer your number to the iPhone you are taking with you when you leave the country. Still, the phones would have identical data on them unless you turned off syncing for certain apps, such as iMessage (messages).
fraXis··on T-Mobile to Charge $5 a Month for iOS 27 iPhone Handoff
So you can use more than one iPhone as your primary phone. For example, if you have the new iPhone Duo but want to use your other 'standard' iPhone for the telephoto zoom camera capability, you could transfer your phone number from the Duo to that phone for the day if you're going to be out taking a lot of pictures. When you are done, transfer it back to the Duo, and the Duo will become your primary phone again.
fraXis··on Opus 5.0 drives incoherence into the stratosphere
I've been using Opus 5 for coding a lot lately, and compared to Codex (which I never had trouble understanding), this issue is driving me up the wall.

So much so that every time Opus 5 finishes a plan and shows me the summary, I have to prompt it again to explain everything it did in an “ELI5” way so I can understand what the heck it is saying.

For example, Opus 5 told me in a summary that “Net legs ran small rosters, not the plan's full ones”. When I asked for the ELI5 of what that meant, it said the client dropped video frames during testing and got 30 FPS instead of the required minimum of 60 FPS.

fraXis··on Show HN: Infinite Jigsaw Game
Please talk about the development. How long did it take you? Language/framework? 100% agentic (if so, which LLMs did you use, and for what)?
fraXis··on John C. Dvorak has died
Sadly, I don't think so. I remember Leo saying some not-so-nice things about John on the pre-show to TWIT a few months ago. I never understood how Leo couldn't forgive John for whatever he did, but Leo has had long-lasting feuds with a lot of people over the years. All that wasted time fighting between those two when we could have had them doing great shows together over the past few years and giving us great content. What a waste of time fighting.
fraXis··on John C. Dvorak has died
Too bad him and Leo had a falling out years ago. I really loved watching those two together. I remember John was always borrowing Leo's equipment, such as camera lenses, and he would always forget to bring them back and Leo would always scold him for that.
fraXis··on Ask HN: What are your favorite blogs not about AI?
Not a blog, but a podcast, but I love "The AI Daily Brief," and I listen to it daily because it keeps me up to date on almost everything happening in the AI universe.

https://aidailybrief.ai/

fraXis··on Ask HN: What Are You Building with AI?
This is interesting and something I have not thought of before. Can you please go into more specifics?

>> "I've also found a "working_with_me" file and a specific "project_handoff" file help maintain state session over session."

fraXis··on Ask HN: Is anyone experimenting with different ways of using LLMs for coding?
Very impressive, especially since you did it solo. The website looks great and explains everything in detail.

Can you elaborate more about its development? How much do 110B tokens equate to in $$$? What LLM did you prefer most during development? Any suggestions for other solo developers trying to launch their LLM-built product?

fraXis··on US holds off blacklisting DeepSeek, more than 100 firms deemed security risks
How are you accessing their API? Through OpenRouter, or direct? Are you using DeepSeek v4 Pro? $2 seems a lot cheaper than my own experience accessing them through OpenRouter for over 100 million tokens, but I am using OpenRouter to access v4 pro.
fraXis··on Show HN: I made a tactical map-based WWII submarine simulator (public beta)
This is so cool. Awesome job! I grew up playing submarine games: Gato, Silent Service, The Hunt for Red October, Up Periscope!, and Aces of the Deep. I wishlisted it on Steam and will be purchasing it when it is released.

Can you talk about the development process? How long did it take you? Is any of it vibe-coded? As you already stated, the browser version is a Vite/TypeScript app, but what programming language is the actual game in?

Edit: Also, nice website!

fraXis··on Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes
I would recommend WindowBlinds to achieve the "grey, boxy UI" look. As for a Windows 2000 theme out of the box, I am not sure, but I know it can make your Windows 10/11 UI look and behave like Windows XP.

There is a custom skin editor as well, so you can tailor the look of Windows to anything you choose, so you can probably get very close to the Windows 2000 look you are seeking.

https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/

fraXis··on Movies Are Too Long
The Sphere version of WoZ is intentionally shorter. It is 75 minutes, compared to the original's 101 minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_at_Sphere

fraXis··on Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis
That game sounds interesting. What is it called? I only saw Beavers Be Damned when I searched Steam.
fraXis··on I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file
+1 for TickTick. It gets the job done and I love that I can set reminders for my tasks that I can snooze from my Apple Watch or computer desktops instead of having to rely on Apple Reminders.
fraXis··on Show HN: HackerNewt – Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS
Nice job! Will you be releasing an Android version?
fraXis··on uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store
If you like Arc, I suggest trying Zen Browser. It looks and behaves just like Arc, but it has the benefit of upgrades and support. Arc Browser has almost been abandoned because they are working on a new product.

https://zen-browser.app

fraXis··on Show HN: Appstat – Process Monitor for Windows
Nice job! I love the clean interface. Is this written in C#?
fraXis··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)
Do you plan on releasing this to the public?
fraXis··on My Life in Weeks
Great job!!
fraXis··on Imapsync
I'm disappointed to see this posted by you. The developer of imapsync, Gilles, has created a fantastic piece of software and deserves all the sales he can get. Sharing private links like this undermines his hard work and effort.
fraXis··on FTC takes action against GoDaddy for alleged lax data security
Can you temporarily change your whois info before you migrate to somewhere else?
fraXis··on Purelymail: Cheap, no-nonsense email
+1 for Imapsync.

I use it to back up/sync all of my email accounts via IMAP to a different email provider account, and it works great!

fraXis··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell
I remember when you launched this, and I signed up for it right away. I still read it every day. I can't believe it's been 15 years already! Thanks for this awesome service.
fraXis··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell
Great job on this!
fraXis··on Ask HN: Those making $500/month on side projects in 2024 – Show and tell
Why is there only one review for the Chrome extension? Is the Apple app store version the most used version?
fraXis··on Sora is here
Add a -ai to the end of your Google search query. There are also browser extensions that stop the AI content from displaying. I use the one for Chrome called "Remove Google Search Generative AI".
fraXis··on Monitor replacement – using a projector for a home office setup
What brand/model do you have?
fraXis··on New Mac Mini with M4
You need to buy this ASAP:

Spigen LD202 Designed for Mac Studio Desktop Stand Mount with built-in Air Filter - Crystal Clear

https://www.amazon.com/Spigen-Designed-Desktop-FIlter-Crysta...

fraXis··on Show HN: I built Bazaari.io to make launching online stores simple and fast
Looks great! When will order functionality be available? Will Stripe be used to process the credit cards? Did you build it all by yourself?
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