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maxbaines··on ChatGPT wrote PacMan for me in JavaScript and HTML
Oh, the code is awful, using this link and show hidden files? you can see it - https://replit.com/@thingevents/PacMan-GPT4

I was still impressed however, which is why I posted it.

maxbaines··on ChatGPT wrote PacMan for me in JavaScript and HTML
Well spotted, seems I have not posted most recent, will update.

lol's and memories on the YouTube link

maxbaines··on ChatGPT wrote PacMan for me in JavaScript and HTML
Inspired by https://twitter.com/skirano/status/1635736107949195278 I prompted ChatGPT to produce PacMan.
maxbaines··on Show HN: DarkHN – Hacker News with Dark Mode
Interesting - I thought you may say it's colours only, just surprises me the impact it has, any designers reading this won't be surprised by that though.
maxbaines··on Show HN: DarkHN – Hacker News with Dark Mode
Good effort, yes useful for night time - Something is jarring me against the original though, I'm not sure what but the sizing and spacing seem off somehow? out of interest does the css only change the colours? Although maybe it's just the colour changes.
maxbaines··on Amstrad Emailer, the UK’s first smartphone
Good piece of wisdom, I had not thought about it but I think you make a valid point, it applies to other industries too. Not sure there is anything wrong with the approach, I would rather be innovating than maintaining.
maxbaines··on Ask HN: Would you pay to turn ads off of a website?
I do already, YouTube. And I suppose in a way Next DNS subscription, to block ads.
maxbaines··on The Death of PLCs (Program Logic Control) Is Coming
Have you considered safety, and the regulations regarding such within Automation?

I totally agree IIoT has a place in the picture and can better perform many of the functions that a carried out using a PLC today.

I am fairly confident the PLC will not be replaced completely, due to a few things namely real time os, memory mapping, STL etc. I think its more likely as you say at the end of you post The PLC will evolve (and already is) to include many of the smart functions carried out by IIoT.

maxbaines··on Watchmaking: Machining a 0.6 mm Screw [video]
Great images of some old machines. Spending my life with modern CNC machines I'm always pleased to see machines of yesteryear.
maxbaines··on Show HN: Can You Hold Your Breath for 40 Seconds?
Oh if there's adverts and such on the page, Next DNS did it's job.
maxbaines··on Show HN: Can You Hold Your Breath for 40 Seconds?
Thanks, and interesting I had a feeling this was the reason, but a quick search didn't return much.
maxbaines··on Show HN: Can You Hold Your Breath for 40 Seconds?
pleased that yes I can but only just, what is the significance of 40seconds?
maxbaines··on Watchmaking: Machining a 0.6 mm Screw [video]
Swiss turning is ideal for this, on a Swiss turning lathe the headstock moves rather than the tool, which improves accuracy.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
The original thread is regarding medical science.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Wow this thread has made me feel like ChatGPT today, I'm probably making as many mistakes also.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Do you not think Science needs oversight and agreement from society on what is acceptable or not?

Don't get me wrong this agreement from society is not always balanced, correct and often Science has to disagree and argue the point, but this oversight must still exist, surely?

maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Hi also I work in software and manufacturing but like most of us on here have an appreciation for Science and its methods, as well as other topics not in our domain, it's what makes HN great. Im confused now also.

We should all be careful and sensitive to issues effecting others, and I think by your response you agree with this, well done, lets all keep it up, the world will become a better place for minorities of any kind. This post was more active for me than I expected, really due to an offensive comment I made about the original commenter so I thought I should correct where I made a mistake but also defend my general point of view in my original comment, our discussion got caught up in the rest which was unfair to your point of view.

I am going to contradict my original comment to you:

I absolutely agree with you on 'There are a few topics such as reproductive health and medical health screening ... where science has to study links and possible causation vs correlation'

I do also think unless we are experts in the domain, we need to be careful in referencing an example because any issue can be complex and varied individual to individual, we can also cause offence with such, without realising it. so I agree my 'bizarre; comment was not the correct way to explain this.

I also agree broadly with 'If medical scientists are too scared to study health issues around these topics because they are worried about being called a bigot then I can't imagine that will turn out well for everyone.'

However I also think Science does need oversight and agreement from society on what is acceptable or not, as history has often shown left uncontrolled bad things can happen. There's bigots in Science right, same as anywhere.

Thanks for questioning me, pleasure talking with you.

maxbaines··on US cancer patient developed 'uncontrollable' Irish accent
I have a friend who had a head injury whilst playing rugby, following it he developed a South African accent, took a lot of time and effort to overcome it.
maxbaines··on Ask HN: Open-source software to manage a list of computer tasks
Task runner comes to mind, so commenting incase it helps your search.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
To be clear you have not offended me in any way, I simply disagree.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
I have already acknowledged below, my comment was not well thought out, in that I could have caused offence to the original commenter with some words, but I absolutely stand by the rest of it. I also do not agree with the remainder of your what you say, and a bizarre comment in brackets I won't repeat. There are plenty of times today and throughout history Science has been bigoted or naive, and as such should not be free to explore any subject uncontrolled or deemed insensitive to society.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
'It was asked without the care one would normally use' yes I agree, equally my comment was made without the care one would normally use.

I absolutely think we a are controlled by the environment around us, and we're only properly starting to understand and measure this recently.

maxbaines··on Show HN: Vue3 Date Picker Component Library
Great, FYI and to my surprise (although not unusual for Apple to not follow web standards) Safari on MacOS also does not load Stackblitz.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Yes I agree, I should not have said such. The irony is it makes my comment no better than the original.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Its a different question, if asked; or as we're talking about the subject, my opinion is it has more to do with acceptance of such things today that in the past would not be discussed, hidden. or oppressed.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Picking up a good few downvotes for this, usually that tells me something is wrong in what I said, looking at my comment, naive bigot may be a little strong, even if before it I wrote 'to me makes you seem'. I thought the comment was out of context, could cause offence to some, and not backed up by any data. No offence intended, to nonethewiser.
maxbaines··on Show HN: Vue3 Date Picker Component Library
Good effort, however Stackblitz does not work on iOS so I can see the demo.
maxbaines··on Declining sperm count: Much more than you wanted to know
Your comment makes no sense, and to me makes you seem like a naive bigot. Firstly is there increased rates of homosexuality or transgenderism? Please show me any data on this. Second what makes you think a low sperm count makes you a homosexual or transgender?
maxbaines··on Ask HN: Which DNS based ad blocker do you suggest?
I recently went from Pi-Hole to NextDNS - What made you move to AdGuard?
maxbaines··on It’s not aliens. It’ll probably never be aliens. So stop. Please just stop
The Roswell incident, has not helped the whole weather balloon thing. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roswell_incident
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