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kkaske··on You Know Who Hates AI? Insurance Claims Adjusters
When there is more efficiency its a win for AI. When there are errors its the problem of the humans that are supposed to be using AI and oversee it to "make them more efficient". This has been the main source of AI fatigue for me.
kkaske··on Show HN: Pure-PHP server outperforms NginX for static files + 10x PHP throughput
This project looks really promising. It's not something I'd deploy in production today, but I'd love for a pure PHP application server to become a mature and production-ready. Could be a great option for the future. I'll definitely be watching its progress.
kkaske··on A man was gifted his dream car by Kevin Mitnick, who he helped put in prison
I'm old enough to remember all the "Free Kevin" gifs scattered around the internet.

This helps to fill in some of the details. It's a really nice story showing the humanity that can be found in situations when you look close.

kkaske··on Show HN: Piruetas – A self-hosted diary app I built for my girlfriend
This is nice! Reminds me of a hacker news long gone (I know! I'm old!). I feel like every time I looked at hacker news it was really nice web apps that people were throwing against the wall to see if it would stick and find traction. Now it's all AI and very little SaaS and open source web apps. This really brings me back. Thank you for that!
kkaske··on Fixing a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16
These are exactly the kinds of posts I love. It seems technical posts like this are less and less on the internet. Is this a result of "vibe coding"? We don't feel like writing up posts like this when a machine did the work? Maybe it's a result of fewer and fewer people blogging. Maybe I'm just old and yelling about things changing.
kkaske··on Fixing a 20-year-old bug in Enlightenment E16
Things change. The tab in Brave that I'm using to view this comment section is coming in at 95MBs!
kkaske··on 1D Chess
I was only able to beat this after a couple retries. The hint was hard to read.
kkaske··on Commodore 64 floppy drive has the power to be a computer and runs BASIC
I love the Commodore 64. I still have a working "portable" C64 that I turn on from time to time and play around with.

So what’s remarkable isn’t that a 1541 can run BASIC or process data internally, but that constraints and packaging decisions (cost-cut bit-banging, slow serial link) shaped a design that was, in practice, more distributed than a lot of modern “smart peripherals.” That’s both a lesson and a reminder: simple external interfaces often mask surprisingly rich internal behavior.

kkaske··on Native Amiga Filesystems on macOS / Linux / Windows with FUSE
In a world obsessed with AI and distributed everything, simple problems like "mount this USB drive on every OS without headaches" still feel unsolved. That’s both humbling and oddly comforting.
kkaske··on Eat Real Food
In a way, "eat real food" functions less as scientific advice and more as a cultural signal. It could be seen as a rejection of industrialized diets and all the complexities around that. The idea of "Eat Real Food" might be a better default when you are hungry and looking for food. I guess time will tell.
kkaske··on Show HN: Font Tester – Preview fonts on custom content
I really like this! Nicely done!

Would it b possible to allow users to type in a custom font into a text box? That way a font that is install on their system can be tested. Could allow people to use this tool to test commercial fonts.

kkaske··on Software CEO to Catholic panel: AI is more mass stupidity than mass unemployment
The phrase "artificial intimacy" really sticks with me. If machines can simulate emotional engagement good enough and past a certain threshold, many users will treat AI more as real people. This might happen consciously or unconsciously.

That illusion of closeness could have the potential to warp how we relate to REAL people. Over time, if your "listener" never judges you or walks away, you might measure real human bonds against an unfair standard.

kkaske··on A story about hunting zombie tasks in a distributed environment
I'd be curious how they handle false positives... e.g. tasks that appear stuck (due to GC pauses, I/O stalls, etc.) vs truly dead ones. I have seen that overzealous cleanup can do more damage than letting a zombie linger. That being said, there is obviously an upper limit to letting zombies linger.
kkaske··on Raspberry Pi 500+
As a tech toy, it’s lovable. But for it to feel like a real “desktop in a keyboard” it needs more performance. I would love for something like this to be a breakout product that is real-world useful.
kkaske··on Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU
“ARM chip” is a pretty broad umbrella. Apple’s M-series is based on the ARM ISA, the microarchitecture is Apple’s own design, and the SoCs are built with very different cache hierarchies, memory bandwidth, and custom accelerators. I was simply using Apple as an example of another big player.
kkaske··on Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU
Exactly! That makes this move all the more interesting. The smartphone SoC market is saturated, and margins are shrinking. Laptops/PCs give Qualcomm a chance to leverage its IP in a higher-ASP segment. Expanding is logical, but the competitive bar is way higher.
kkaske··on Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU
If Snapdragon (or ARM players in general) wanted to challenge x86 and Apple dominance, do they need to compete in the exact same arena? Could they carve out a niche (example: ultra-efficient always-on machines) and then expand?
kkaske··on Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming to Playstation 5 on December 8th
My guess is that Microsoft is recalibrating its “console as loss leader + ecosystem monetization” model. This would indicate that they’ll lean harder on services, cross-play, etc. on all platforms.
kkaske··on Shopify, pulling strings at Ruby Central, forces Bundler and RubyGems takeover
I don't follow this kind of thing so forgive my ignorance. Why was "platforming" DHH bad? Honest question.
kkaske··on Kodak says it might have to cease operations [updated]
I feel like journalism used to be considered a higher calling. Getting things right was very important. Maybe I’m misremembering, or maybe the internet has just drowned real journalism in a sea of clickbait headlines.
kkaske··on A CT scanner reveals surprises inside the 386 processor's ceramic package
I did find that, while running a financial startup, I was able to significantly reduce attacks on the server by disabling access from Russia and China. Not saying that's happening here, just my experience. That was a while ago so I'm sure things have changed since then.
kkaske··on Tao on “blue team” vs. “red team” LLMs
Maybe. I also think that the implications of code can be harder to decipher on first pass than writing text which leads me to believe that maybe that mental model (Red Team, Blue Team) might not fit here.
kkaske··on Nobody knows why ultra-processed foods are bad for you
Both articles are the same. Right? Why is it silly?
kkaske··on Show HN: Free AI Music Generator and Lyrics Generator (Aimusic.one)
If I sign up for a premium account and generate “private” songs how does that work legally? Who owns the song? Could I sell them for example?
kkaske··on USPS jumps to first place as most imitated brand in phishing attacks
It makes sense. You want to pick something that more people are customers of. These are numbers of US based people. Just about everyone at these numbers interact with the USPS. I recently received a few Wells Fargo txt messages. They didn't fool me. This was thanks in part (a large part!) to the fact that I'm not a Wells Fargo customer.
kkaske··on Zeal OS
It makes me happy to see TempleOS development continue. Will I use it? Probably not. Will it make a measurable impact in my life? Again… probably no.

The best way I can describe it is that it is the best of the internet. Taking something obscure and giving it the care and love that it needs. That makes me happy. When I get sick of the internet becoming unusable because of ads and paywalls, I think of projects like this. It restores my faith in the dream that the internet once was.

kkaske··on Show HN: ElectionGPT – easy-to-consume information about U.S. candidates
I was expecting it to lean one way or another. A few questions leaning one way or another shows it is more balanced than I was expecting.
kkaske··on Do no harm petition: Don't give big tech access to our medical records
I know that you probably meant Google (the search engine), but Google (the company) is already in your medical data: https://cloud.google.com/healthcare
kkaske··on Show HN: Inhuman Time – change “3 days ago” to actual time on GitHub
> I like to make it show the time stamp on hover / tap.

This is exactly what GitHub does (on hover). I'm not sure how they calculate what format to show it in on hover. For me, it's a good balance of getting a feel for the time at a glance while allowing you to see actual time on hover when you need it.

kkaske··on Apple Car: Bad Idea After All
This is true. I would say, however, getting into phones meant dealing with carriers and such. That is still not to the same level of complexity of a car, but I could see Apple partnering with an existing maker to help fill in areas that they don't have skills in. They did that when they partnered with Google for webservices during the iPhone initial release.
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