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xolve··on We replaced Redis with MySQL for inventory reservations and it scaled
I would like to try to out as well.
xolve··on If coding has been solved, why does software keep getting worse?
These are the small but extremely user-centric quality of life features that I like about KDE. Most applications I use aren't KDE based (Firefox, VSCode, emacs, movie) but KWin, Dolphin, Plasma panels have unmatched ease whih grows on you.
xolve··on Writing by hand is good for your brain
I would hate reading a censored book. But a second had book with side notes and highlights is a chief reason for me to buy second hand book. Call it a time traveling mail box.
xolve··on Motherboard sales 'collapse' amid unprecedented shortages fueled by AI
> PC is the last major open platform.

In the whole history of computing PC is the only platform where buying a computer means crazy number of options and configuration mixes to choose from and expect it to work! And warranty would support it too! You can run any OS of your choice on it and that's also reasonable expectation.

Any other platform (SUN, Be, Amiga, NeXT, Apple) it was always buying it from one company only from its list of products. And even running with a different version of OS means warranty doesn't cover it.

xolve··on Ask HN: What Happened to the CS153 Videos
Maybe they moved to YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@CS153Team

If not available on anyplace, such a loss!

xolve··on 100 Jumps
I am sure there is going to be an infinite version of this game!
xolve··on Show HN: A PS4-inspired portfolio UI (requires laptop or larger screensize)
Looks great! I really like how KISS was PS4 interface.

Since you asked about the performance. Its really slow on Linux, tried with Firefox an Chromium. I think its because of the GPU heavy background, it can be made as a video and would run faster.

A suggestion: also when I click on Twitter "game", I should be able to click on the whole bar below to open the link.

xolve··on Ad Blockers helped kill the open web
The title of the blog doesn't do justice to the content. Its not the ad-blockers but predatory ads that harmed the open web more. People still post content and often the monetary benefit is taken up by the hosting platform.

Consider this: If I go to an electronics store and they try to sell me a new soundbar I won't mind. But if I want to buy noodles and they still want to sell me a TV I checked out I definitely would freak out.

xolve··on I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great
Some of the key milestones for desktop Linux which I can remember:

* Office and PIM apps moved to web, no longer its a requirement.

* You can game on Linux out of the box, same performance or even better.

* Installation and hardware compatibility - it has improved a lot! Even Nvidia and Broadcom chips run easily with no tweaking of config editors.

* Old hardware still runs at same performance (mostly). If I need to upgrade its because I am doing something more like watching 4K movies, running LLMs locally or running MS teams! Not because my file browser or basic text editor is suddenly slow.

There are two major hurdles I see:

* Enterprise IT still prefers Windows or Mac because of MDM (managed devices).

* Niche tools like photo/video editing, CAD software are still Windows only (with Mac ports for some).

xolve··on Scala 3 slowed us down?
The bug reports linked on softwaremill and scala GitHub's are precise and surprisingly small fixes! It does show Scala's power in expressiveness.

Scala is a great language and I really prefer its typesafe and easy way to write powerful programs: https://www.lihaoyi.com/post/comlihaoyiScalaExecutablePseudo... Its a great Python replacement, especially if your project is not tied to ML libraries where Python is defacto, like JS on web.

xolve··on The PC was never a true 'IBMer'
Thank the fate for PC to exist!

Open nature of PC allowed for truly free/open source software to exist which can be functional without big corporate lockdown. I can fully assemble it with parts I can buy individually and as long as they are compatible (which is mentioned on the box, no hidden knowledge here) I can expect it to work within the mentioned warranty.

My PC based computers can be booted and fully functional with Debain, Fedora and (put your favorite Linux, BSD distro here mine is openSUSE Tumbleweed). There is no parallel ecosystem which yet, which rivals PC in terms of open specs and fully tinkerable hardware and software.

Macbooks are locked down with Apple and forget about your own hardware.

Android seemed like a competitor, but closed nature of its development and lack commodity hardware around ARM based phones means that FOSS layer exists only in user bases apps. We have custom ROMs which require bootable blobs from vendors and its non-reliable and breaks often.

xolve··on LeetCode for System Design
I was thinking same! Apart from "coding the website", the problems are also not so hand-curated.
xolve··on Kotlin-Lsp: Kotlin Language Server and Plugin for Visual Studio Code
Most LLM based code-gen are VSCode forks. This reason would have certainly been on the list.
xolve··on Redis is open source again
From BSD clause to AGPL, I see it as a huge win!
xolve··on Everyone knows all the apps on your phone
I don't know, sounds like any week.
xolve··on Everyone knows all the apps on your phone
Bengaluru/Bangalore has hotspots (PIN codes are postal address codes) where there are lots of startups, mostly in ecommerce, ad-tech, online education etc. and they have incentive to upsell you a lot.

I guess its referring to someone wannabe influencer buying Twitter(X) premium and posting based on half baked info on customers.

Mostly sarcasm, so take with a grain of salt. I can't tell about accuracy, but explaining the cultural context here.

xolve··on Trinity Desktop Environment (TDE)
Popularity of streaming services like Spotify and closed clients, I hardly use Amarok.
xolve··on Unix core utilities implemented in Haskell
TIL that GitHub usernames can end with a `-`
xolve··on Ask HN: What's the "best" book you've ever read?
I didn't mind some science fantasy like this. And I like how the author took this step to solve for lag in communication and it added to the speed and thrill of the story.
xolve··on Windows NT vs. Unix: A design comparison
I agree about threads a lot! Process creation and handling APIs e.g. fork, signals, exec etc. are great when working with single threaded processes and command line, but they have so many caveats when working with threads.

A paper by Microsoft on how viral fork is and why its presence prevents a better process model: https://www.cs.bu.edu/~jappavoo/Resources/Papers/fork-hotos1...

xolve··on Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
Thats per domain, not on any pattern of URL.
xolve··on Zen, a Arc-like open-source browser based on the Firefox engine
> especially with the add-on for regex URL matching for container selection

Which add-on is that? It would be quite helpful.

xolve··on Run0, a systemd based alternative to sudo, announced
Its refreshing to see that just hate systemd because "its not UNIX way" is not anymore. I see better discussions under this post and in other places around the web.
xolve··on Victor Mono Typeface
I actually like Victor Mono. Ligatures, italics and cursive comments are my favorite features. It helps me to visually classify different sections of code, without being dependent on just colour of the text (I find current code themes already way too colourful!).
xolve··on Firefox got faster for real users in 2023
Bookmarking this! Also this should be in some wiki!
xolve··on Octox: Unix-like OS in Rust inspired by xv6-riscv
OP, would be nice if you add a license to the repo.
xolve··on Got called to a professor’s office after a complaint his SPARC4 was running slow
This certainly sounds fun! This is how people realise coding is immensely fun and impactful when you are involved in the results :)
xolve··on Pharo 11
I hope Pharo developers find time to fix this. HiDPI and variable DPIs are way too common and it does put users off to work with fuzzy/tiny UIs.
xolve··on Arc Will Change the Way You Work on the Web
The sidebar just looks like TreeStyleTabs from Firefox. I wish Firefox would have these as "blessed" or native UI.
xolve··on Ask HN: Why are there no 5G USB-C dongles for laptops?
AFAIK, the USB internet dongles went out of fashion. Now people usually use hotspot from phone or you can use USB tethering if you dont want to make your phone hotspot.
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