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sam1r··on Why I'm all-in on Zen Browser
>>> added AI to a browser framework that isn’t a million miles away from stock Chrome.

Wow, very well put. I love how mobile browsers are not even in the conversation.

sam1r··on VC-backed company just killed my EU trademark for a small OSS project
Maybe append “venture backed” at the beginning.
sam1r··on Encryption made for police and military radios may be easily cracked
That’s quite the private phrase to be presenting publicly.
sam1r··on My open source project was relicensed by a YC company [license updated]
Or how about an apology to handle it better with the company moving forward, and engage communication with the repo creator to involve him.

Really it's more of the gesture, to set the example, since we've all seen this before, and AFAIK, there haven't been too many amicable outcomes.

sam1r··on My open source project was relicensed by a YC company [license updated]
This situation truly enrages me and is likely the reason (IMO) why talented programmers (today, in 2025 versus, 2008-2013 where small founder startups thrived at places like 500 + YC).

Quite ironic how YC touts technical founders > "non-tech" ones -- when acts such as this strip ones chances of wanting to become one, or even continue showcasing their talent publicly on platforms like GH.

sam1r··on My open source project was relicensed by a YC company [license updated]
I love comments like this ^. It provides a solution to the table, rather than conversing the problem over dinner.

IMO This sounds pretty fair to me. Publicly apologize somewhere, and link OP to it. I like that. Or come on, at least Venmo "the kid" $1000 -- "a kid" who saved you time, and is putting food on your table.

"A kid" whose idea you took and profited on. Wow, just realizing upon writing this -- what if Pickle CEO has kids, and one your kid reads this?

sam1r··on Show HN: New Ensō – first public beta
Just trying to maximize your efforts... to optimize for first-time user usability, unveil to yourself regular use cases for your users, etc.
sam1r··on Show HN: New Ensō – first public beta
To the OP: Great product, at least can you update the description text to guide newcomers with some user persona.

We don't know what it is based on the description, so even the simplest "Try xyz" or even some goal would help us discover what it is.

sam1r··on Show HN: 90s.dev – Game maker that runs on the web
Whoa
sam1r··on Business books are entertainment, not strategic tools
Thank you so much for this list composition.
sam1r··on Show HN: A pure WebGL image editor with filters, crop and perspective correction
wow, awesome turnaround dev time, i see the feature req has shipped already. \^-^/
sam1r··on Show HN: A pure WebGL image editor with filters, crop and perspective correction
oh wow, i had no idea. thanks!
sam1r··on Meta is trying to stop a former employee from promoting her book about Facebook
FWIW, it is on libgen.
sam1r··on The unbearable slowness of being: Why do we live at 10 bits/s?
Thanks for this. I scrolled for ages hoping for something like this ^
sam1r··on macOS 15.2 breaks the ability to copy the OS to another drive
Is this something intentional that Apple has publicly stated in some realm?

AFAIK, in that case, maybe it's just a bug that they're planning to fix...

sam1r··on Show HN: I am Building a Producthunt alternative
>>> Don't use the term "hunt" in the name, to me it just screams "dupe" instead of something unique. Go the route of improving what PH has and adding things that are missing.

Here's additionally a solution versus just criticism^^:

How about PoshProduct. ProductPower.

The word product screams attention to both product hunt and ProductPower users. Just make the emoji bolt your logo. Product Power! Be the first to know.

Good luck! This is awesome.

sam1r··on Using an 8K TV as a Monitor
Which brands/model consist of your setup? Did this turn out to be more affordable or less than expected. Thanks upfront.
sam1r··on Buy payphones and retire
Well, not many index funds succeed, in that same proportionate rate.
sam1r··on Cuba's grid goes offline with blackout after a major power plant fails
For situations such as these, I wonder why isn't there a lookup table with key value pairings such as <China, X Billion(s)>
sam1r··on Bankrupt Fisker says it can't migrate its EVs to a new owner's server
Right, "technically" not theoretically, it is absolutely still possible. This almost always alludes politics.
sam1r··on Show HN: The Gmail unsubscribe tool with bulk deletion and personal data removal
In the end of the day, we all just need to clear our email ourselves. That time should not go into paying you and fighting your data policy which is already trespassing, in my opinion.

If one does not already maintain their emails and subscriptions meticulously, which makes you think they will pay for your service, regularly?

The other thing is that, let's say, if I do share my email data with you -- 99% of it is likely to be immediately trashed, i just haven't spent the time to do it. So to relegate that to a third party, that's probably the reason I didn't delete it in the first place.

The value-add on of this service doesn't solve my reason for redundenant emails with unsub links -- i haven't had the spare few seconds to verify and do it myself.

sam1r··on Hezbollah pager explosions kill several people in Lebanon
>> Unless you can spin up your own fab (hint: you can't) you're dependent on a hegemon. US/EU/Israel isn't perfect, but pretty much as good as it gets.

It's much easier to spin up your fab tech more so now -- than ever before.

sam1r··on Data Exfiltration from Slack AI via indirect prompt injection
>>> If the user falls for the trick and clicks the link, the data will be exfiltrated to the attacker's server logs.

Does this mean that the user clicks the link AND AUTHENTICATES? Or simply clicks the link and the damage is done?

sam1r··on Things I've learned building a modern TUI Framework (2022)
Because you may have no issue using browsers with extended batteries + features.

How about displaying data on cli w/ textualize vs on an admin web interface.

I find it much easier + direct to use some py-orm w/ textualize.

On an admin interface you’d have to worry about auth + some js ui framework that prints your custom html directives to tables… that eventually display text.

sam1r··on Things I've learned building a modern TUI Framework (2022)
Or what if you just prefer to not use a browser to get your information on the internet. Textualize is like the only choice I can jump to.

It’s much better to hyperlink and open image and video in the browser from the terminal. In my opinion. Playing it would just block your terminal session, so it’s pretty annoying to have to open another tab with an inline video playing. I am happy with the features with textualize and haven’t even thought about needing things that play over a duration beyond a few seconds.

Textualize then becomes the browser api that I build my terminal browser and render only the components I care about.

None of that background or js libraries, ads. It’s well worth it.

sam1r··on Things I've learned building a modern TUI Framework (2022)
Whoa! That is so cool. Thanks for the use case example.
sam1r··on Things I've learned building a modern TUI Framework (2022)
Thank you so much for making this. I use this quite regularly + rigorously for my own personal tracking, scheduling and much more.

Thanks to textualize, I can interact with the external world with full control in a black box.

sam1r··on Devs need system design tools, not diagramming tools
Agreed!

If every acknowledgement of the(or any imo) issue at hand, was accompanied with a minimally viable solution (even if it doesn't work) -- as the defacto standard for providing critical feedback..

As long as some effort is put in towards a countering possible solution in response-- I truly feel that we would be closer to an end solution.

I guess should this "problem" truly exist.

sam1r··on Devs need system design tools, not diagramming tools
>> >Today, we have the technology and knowledge to create tools that prevent developers from wasting valuable development time deciphering static, outdated diagrams,

"Outdated", imo, is subjective to the content and is bias'd by the time since creation.

As long as wireframed thought is the bare skeleton, the diagrams are merely a read-only user interface to communicate to a particular end-user audience.

sam1r··on Temple and theater 3,500 years older than Machu Picchu discovered in Peru
Fwiw, the professor is Stanford Alma matter affiliated with Stanford’s junior branch in Peru
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