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tom_808··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
This is absolutely fantastic. Bravo. I'm excited to use it!

Please consider adding metric measuremts support though. My brain can't work in fractions of an inch.

tom_808··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)
This was used quite extensively when iOS was first released.
tom_808··on Claude: Elevated errors across all models
So it WAS you.
tom_808··on Claude: Elevated errors across many models
Just as I was settling in for an evening of coding ...
tom_808··on Mechanical Watch (2022)
I have a mechanical watch. I absolutely love it. Much more stylish than a smart watch.

I bought it over 10 years ago now for around £400. So not super expensive but it works perfectly for me and is a great accessory.

tom_808··on Tesla registrations crash 17% in Europe as BEV market surges 14%
Sure. But Mussolini made the trains run on time - right?

Can you give an example of one of these "useless" green programs?

tom_808··on TikTok users can't upload anti-ICE videos. The company blames tech issues
First they came for the Communists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Communist

Then they came for the Socialists And I did not speak out Because I was not a Socialist

Then they came for the trade unionists And I did not speak out Because I was not a trade unionist

Then they came for the Jews And I did not speak out Because I was not a Jew

Then they came for me And there was no one left To speak out for me

tom_808··on Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years
I'm not Spotify's greatest advocate here but why do all the comments here suggest that if he price goes up then it just mean you get more for your money.

It's called inflation. The cost of doing business for them has risen and therefore they are passing that back to consumer.

Now that doesn't prevent them from not increasing wages of course and pocketing some of that extra revenue instead of course.

It just shouldn't be surprising that things get more expensive as time goes on.