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sethd

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Some projects I daily-drive as my own tooling:

- DeviceTerm: A macOS-native terminal that runs live Apple device panes beside your shell. https://github.com/sethdeckard/deviceterm - atria: TUI for managing multiple AI coding agents in terminal tabs and panes. https://github.com/sethdeckard/atria - Loadout: Manage Claude and Codex skills from a git repo you own. https://github.com/sethdeckard/loadout - atlas: Smart, automatic map of every Git repository under your projects root. https://github.com/sethdeckard/atlas

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sethd··on M5 Ultra Mac Studio Review
I find it funny that the thing always mentioned with this machine is local AI. If you're a local model enthusiast, then maybe that makes sense, but I just don't see the economics working there.

I ordered the same one for work so I could run more local agents at once (many iOS simulators and Xcode build processes).

sethd··on Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude
I've read that book and it's one of the very core concepts that relates to introducing tests in legacy code ("finding a seam").
sethd··on Show HN: The load-bearing vocabulary of Claude
A lot of these “Claudeisms” are simply jargon I’ve seen or heard firsthand myself while working at tech companies. I don’t think it’s limited to Claude either; I’ve seen Codex use load-bearing and many of these phrases as well.

I think using agents is just like speedrunning the whole experience of working with technical coworkers. Whereas you might have had a few coworkers at your company who used some of these phrases regularly, you now have a “coworker” who uses all of them regularly at a much faster pace.

sethd··on Apple introduces M6 and M5 Ultra
The M4 Mac Mini had that option too.
sethd··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
I built a macOS terminal (libghostty wrapper) that runs iOS simulators (and mirrored physical devices) in a Metal-rendered pane inside the terminal.

It works with standard tooling: for example, if anything in one of its tabs runs `xcrun simctl boot`, the simulator just shows up as a pane in that tab. There's a CLI for the things simctl/devicectl don't cover: taps, gestures, rotation, accessibility tree, etc.

Check it out: https://deviceterm.com

Code: https://github.com/sethdeckard/deviceterm

sethd··on Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?
- https://github.com/sethdeckard/atria : TUI for managing multiple AI coding agents that doesn't force a particular workflow on you. You can use tmux, the built-in PTY, or terminal integrations with iTerm2, kitty, or WezTerm.

- https://github.com/sethdeckard/loadout : TUI and CLI for managing a personal library of Claude Code and Codex skills across your machines.

- https://github.com/sethdeckard/atlas : TUI and CLI (also works as "cd launcher") that creates a smart, automatic map of every Git repository under your projects root.

I'm using these almost daily.

sethd··on Show HN: Tmux-IDE, OSS agent-first terminal IDE
I built a tool that lets you keep your existing tmux workflow and adds a simple dashboard for monitoring and discovering agents inside tmux: https://github.com/sethdeckard/atria
sethd··on Show HN: Tmux-IDE, OSS agent-first terminal IDE
I recently built something just like this: https://github.com/sethdeckard/atria

It supports tmux, but you can use it without via embedded terminal. It also has native integration with a few select terminals that expose the right kind of APIs.

Installs as single binary (written in Go) with no external dependencies.

sethd··on Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers
I did vote, but not for Harris or Trump. :)

Would I have voted for a Democrat or a Republican if they ran the "right" candidate? I suppose anything is possible, but given the history, I would consider that to be very unlikely.

sethd··on Amazon to display tariff costs for consumers
As an independent, let me just say: fuck that. Trump and his voters are to blame.
sethd··on Apple Maps Might Start Showing Ads
Enshittification strikes again.
sethd··on Building a personal, private AI computer on a budget
It also depends on the quality of that enclosure and whether or not it adds heat or fan noise.
sethd··on Building a personal, private AI computer on a budget
I looked into this a couple months ago and external TB5 was still more expensive at 1-2 TB not sure about above, though.
sethd··on Building a personal, private AI computer on a budget
For sure and the Mac Mini M4 Pro with 64GB of RAM feels like the sweet spot right now.

That said, the base storage option is only 512GB, and if this machine is also a daily driver, you’re going to want to bump that up a bit. Still, it’s an amazing machine for under $3K.

sethd··on Google Maps now shows the 'Gulf of America'
Discussion of this issue on OpenStreetMap forum: https://community.openstreetmap.org/t/gulf-of-america-gulf-o...
sethd··on U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts
Perhaps. Another possibility is that the same societal shift that drove the UK to give up the right to be armed also pushed them in the direction of giving up other rights.
sethd··on AI systems with 'unacceptable risk' are now banned in the EU
Even the A* search algorithm is technically AI.
sethd··on TikTok goes dark in the US
Does anyone know how divesting in this case would actually work?

Would Bytedance still own shares in the resulting US entity? Shares they could sell or get paid with via dividends, just no control over operations?

sethd··on ChatGPT Pro
Wouldn’t this be an example of anchoring?

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

sethd··on New iMac with M4
If you wanted a similarly spec'd display for a Mac, what would you get instead? (what is the non-idiot alternative?)
sethd··on Apple No Longer in Talks to Join OpenAI Investment Round
> Those features are often assumed, but are NOT present in the Vision Pro.

Yes they are.

Source: I develop for the device.

sethd··on U.S. Government Now Spends More on Debt Interest than National Defense
You need to level up your reading skills. I said destruction, not devaluation.
sethd··on U.S. Government Now Spends More on Debt Interest than National Defense
> A century more?

No one knows because it depends on a lot of variables that cannot be predicted in advance. The only major short term threat is that we default due purely debt ceiling debates / brinkmanship, not because of the burden of the debt itself.

The debt becomes a very real problem if hegemony of the US dollar as a reserve currency is ever disrupted. I don’t see that happening anytime soon, though.

> What's the future of the state as an institution?

Very high tax rates, unfortunately. Although there’s worse outcomes (currency destruction). These are the possible long term consequences.

sethd··on US drug control agency will move to reclassify marijuana
> it’ll remain controlled substance

Got to make sure the doctors get a cut by requiring prescriptions.

sethd··on Apple's bad faith 27% tax on web purchases
The developer has to agree to allow Apple to audit them.
sethd··on Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers
It’s deceptive in the tactics they use to hide the fact it’s dubbed until you actually start watching it. (See sibling comment further down)
sethd··on Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers
Thank you, this is exactly what I was referring to. I forgot about the deceptive trailers that attempt to hide the fact it’s dubbed. There’s definitely a deliberate attempt to trick viewers here.

I think the only easy way to tell without watching is by looking at the names of the actors. If they are look like they are from a particular language/region, then it’s usually a sign it’s dubbed.

I was starting to wonder if I was alone with this opinion or if there is just a some Netflix employees here trying to gaslight me. :)

sethd··on Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers
It never worked this way for me, but I always use their Apple TV app.
sethd··on Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers
On top of that, the English subtitles don’t match up with the English voiceovers.
sethd··on Disney, Warner, Comcast, and Paramount are contemplating cuts, possible mergers
Unfortunately it is. If you want to listen to the original source audio with subtitles, you have to change these settings each time. It’s super annoying. (Unless something changed recently)
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