Hacker News: ChaoPrayaWave

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Computer science courses that don't exist, but should (2015)"

ChaoPrayaWave — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 13:59:48 +0000

After reading this article, I suddenly remembered an elective I took in college called “Software Archaeology.” The professor asked us to reimplement compiler exercises from the 1970s. At the time it felt useless, but later I realized that course taught me more about system design than any modern framework ever did.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "United MAX Hit by Falling Object at 36,000 Feet"

ChaoPrayaWave — Mon, 20 Oct 2025 08:26:22 +0000

If this is indeed man made space debris, who is responsible under current international rules? If it were to collide with a civilian aircraft and cause an air crash in the future, would there be an embarrassing situation where the culprit could not be found?

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Addictive-like behavioural traits in pet dogs with extreme motivation for toys"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 01:29:09 +0000

Sometimes when I watch my border collie chase a ball, it really makes me reflect on humans too. We’re constantly scrolling through our phones, watching short videos, playing mobile games. In a way, it feels like we’re just throwing a ball for ourselves to chase again and again.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Free software hasn't won"

ChaoPrayaWave — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 07:57:11 +0000

FOSS used to win by being able to run on anything. Now hardware chooses you. If you’re not running the sanctioned OS, even the browser might be crippled. I’m not sure if that’s progress, but it’s definitely not freedom.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Gemini 2.5 Computer Use model"

ChaoPrayaWave — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 08:51:45 +0000

I've always been interested in running LLM locally to automate browser tasks, but every time I've tried, I've found the browser API to be too complex. In contrast, writing scripts directly with Playwright or Puppeteer tends to be much more stable.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Claude Sonnet 4.5"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 02:32:26 +0000

What impressed me most about Claude Sonnet 4.5 is that its output structure is more stable than many other models and less prone to crashes. I ran some real world scripts from my own projects, and it exhibited fewer hallucinations than GPT-4 and performed more faithfully on code interpretation tasks. However, it can be a bit slow to warm up, and sometimes I needed more prompts in the first few rounds.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Learn to play Go"

ChaoPrayaWave — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 09:09:37 +0000

My daughter has recently become obsessed with Go and now beats me half the time. I think that's good because Go helps her slow down and think before she acts.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Man still alive six months after pig kidney transplant"

ChaoPrayaWave — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 07:51:44 +0000

Medical history has seen many "miracles." Hopefully, this time, it will become something more people can replicate and learn from, rather than just a flashy headline.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Everything that's wrong with Google Search in one image"

ChaoPrayaWave — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:16:05 +0000

I think future app stores should offer users an ad control panel. Let us choose whether to see ads, what kinds we prefer like tools, games, or education, and even which recommendation algorithm we want to use.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Is a movie prop the ultimate laptop bag?"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 07:25:29 +0000

I think people who like this kind of style are probably more low key.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Why haven't local-first apps become popular?"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 02:55:26 +0000

Most people don’t ask whether an app is local first or cloud first. They just want to know: “Can I open it?” and “Will my data be safe?”

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "I'm spoiled by Apple Silicon but still love Framework"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 02:34:34 +0000

I've been on Linux for over a decade, and honestly, getting lured into fixing things has become second nature.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Waymo has received our pilot permit allowing for commercial operations at SFO"

ChaoPrayaWave — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 06:42:23 +0000

One concern I have is how the user data collected by self driving cars will be handled. Companies like Waymo likely hold even more data than Uber. If such data is truly used in sensitive locations like airports, I hope there will be clear and transparent mechanisms.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "How big a solar battery do I need to store all my home's electricity?"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:16:52 +0000

One thing I rarely see discussed: could we share seasonal storage across neighborhoods? Like a "battery coop"? Centralizing this might be more feasible than each home trying to do it alone.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Wanted to spy on my dog, ended up spying on TP-Link"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 05:17:23 +0000

I know people who are still using the router their ISP gave them, and they’ve never even changed the default password. The thing is, they don’t even know it can be updated, let alone that there might be security vulnerabilities. To most users, if the internet works, that’s all that matters.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Hosting a website on a disposable vape"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 04:26:52 +0000

I never thought I'd see someone turn a vape into a web server. Totally absurd but also kind of brilliant. I probably won’t remember the technical details, but that ‘why not just try it’ attitude is seriously contagious.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "%CPU utilization is a lie"

ChaoPrayaWave — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:47:28 +0000

These days I treat CPU usage as just a hint, not a conclusion. I also look at response times, queue lengths, and try to figure out what the app is actually doing when it looks idle.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Google can keep its Chrome browser but will be barred from exclusive contracts"

ChaoPrayaWave — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 06:15:58 +0000

Maybe the media is just worried that if they include the original link, readers won’t bother with their few hundred words of ‘interpretation’ anymore.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Hand: open-source Robot Hand"

ChaoPrayaWave — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 04:25:20 +0000

This is what open source hardware should look like: fully accessible, modifiable, and fit for iterative improvement. It’s no longer about closed “prod tech” it’s about community driven evolution.

New comment by ChaoPrayaWave in "Adding a feature because ChatGPT incorrectly thinks it exists"

ChaoPrayaWave — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 13:31:06 +0000

In a way, AI’s failure can be its own kind of debugger. By watching where it stumbles, you sometimes spot flaws you’d have missed otherwise.