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New comment by RealityVoid in "Why Books Don't Work: Constructivism over Transmissionism (2021)"

RealityVoid — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 10:27:34 +0000

I think that Any Matuschak's article is much better than the posted one.. My main problem with this article is that it frames constructionism as _the fix_.I think constructionism has its own problems. I listened to the Chalk & Talk episode with John Sweller recently[1] and he had quite salient criticisms of some of the tenets of pedagogical constructionism.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPm3ls6y-GE

New comment by RealityVoid in "Credibility is the barrier to entry in silicon"

RealityVoid — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 06:12:46 +0000

The article is quite weak, to be honest. Which is a shame, sillicon IP design is quite an interesting domain and it would deserve better coverage.

I was pleasantly surprised it's a startup done by two of my conationals.

New comment by RealityVoid in "Antiqua–Fraktur dispute"

RealityVoid — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 06:44:29 +0000

The OG NFT.

New comment by RealityVoid in "Go is an ideal language for AI-assisted software engineering"

RealityVoid — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:21:59 +0000

> My observation. LLMs find reasoning about Agda as difficult as I find reasoning about C code.

A bit funny, because I thought... Hmm, so LLM's find Agda natural?

My point being... It's a matter oh habit. After writing C firmware for more than a decade, I can read C easily. I might have to think of some parts and trace the code. But I can grokk it and hold the thing in my head. With Rust on the other hand, I just don't feel it as well. I am afraid writing C gave me brain damage and restricted the lens I can see the world through.

New comment by RealityVoid in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

RealityVoid — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:45:56 +0000

Is... That slang a play on the death stranding beach? Because if yes, it's kind of funny.

New comment by RealityVoid in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (August 2026)"

RealityVoid — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 20:44:30 +0000

Simultaneous connection sounds super cool. I use it in the same way and reconnecting is annoying. I thought of doing something similar with synergy/mouse without borders but not through the internet, through the keyboard/mouse itself, auto toggling on mouse to the edge of screen. Cool project.

New comment by RealityVoid in "What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers"

RealityVoid — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 20:16:24 +0000

I sense there is this air around of "demand our jobs keep being relevant" - I personally feel this kind of thing holds the world backwards if it works. I think if our jobs were to become obsolete, embracing it and re-orienting oneself is the one thing that is personally effective and is morally right. But what do I know, I'm just some doofus on the internet.

The irony is not lost on me on all those years where people were advised to "just learn to code, bro" in order to escape the personally threatening situation of obsolete jobs. Well, now people feel it's our turn so, "just learn to _something_ dudes"?

This is all, assuming of course, that the end is nigh and our profession really is close to extinction. I personally don't buy it, but if it is, so be it.

New comment by RealityVoid in "Some car companies are operating without regard for a declining customer base"

RealityVoid — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 05:42:20 +0000

> The traditional, reliable cycle of a new wave of teenagers getting their driver’s licenses and buying cars is shrinking.

Are these teenagers buying new cars in the room with us now?

New comment by RealityVoid in "That time when I failed the Microsoft interview"

RealityVoid — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 20:26:05 +0000

According to wikipedia, microscopic is considered up to 1 micron. [1] According to the Schwartzchild formula [2] r=(2Gm)/(c^2) so if I take the largest black hole the definition would allow, the mass would be about 10% of the moon. You'd feel 1G at about 60km distance because of it. But indeed, it would fall and take about 20 minutes to reach the core of the planet, while displacing a whooping 1gram of matter. Kind of funny how wierd this whole thing is.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microscopic_scale

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schwarzschild_radius

New comment by RealityVoid in "That time when I failed the Microsoft interview"

RealityVoid — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:22:30 +0000

Sure, but the mass is not specified so I just assumed the closest one to cosmic horror.

New comment by RealityVoid in "That time when I failed the Microsoft interview"

RealityVoid — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 11:05:07 +0000

The amount of mass inside the universe has stayed the same, it just moved from the boat into the black hole.

You're really bored at work one day so to entertain yourself you create 1kg of antimatter along with 1kg of matter. Has the mass in the universe increased or stayed the same?

New comment by RealityVoid in "That time when I failed the Microsoft interview"

RealityVoid — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:22:07 +0000

The water level decreases, along with the shore and anything with it falling within the event horizon. Any other apocalyptic brain teasers?

New comment by RealityVoid in "That time when I failed the Microsoft interview"

RealityVoid — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:21:06 +0000

Lake level stays the same.

New comment by RealityVoid in "Prevent cognitive debt by manually retyping LLM-generated code"

RealityVoid — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:45:02 +0000

What do you think would be the effect on people that already have the skills and abilities. The LLM would build these systems using the skills that are largely understood by the programmer but piece them in new ways suitable for the system. This could lead to new enmergent behaviors that are not understood by the programmer.

I still think that you can build this model in your head even with LLM's but I'm not sure neither one way or the other.

New comment by RealityVoid in "The bond market isn’t buying what Fed Chair Warsh is selling"

RealityVoid — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 06:18:57 +0000

What happens to the local price of oil if you are able to export the oil at a much higher price?

New comment by RealityVoid in "It's not empowering to hand off the details"

RealityVoid — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:20:55 +0000

Yes, owns. Ownership as in accountability, stewardship and care. But I think you already got this from my post and if we're fighting about semantics, there's no constructive discussion to be had.

New comment by RealityVoid in "It's not empowering to hand off the details"

RealityVoid — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 04:16:10 +0000

When an employee writes a system, the employee owns the system. When an AI writes a system for you, YOU own the system.

New comment by RealityVoid in "It's not empowering to hand off the details"

RealityVoid — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 20:49:30 +0000

Tools? Yes. Reliable foundations? Eh, mostly not. Maybe I'm holding it wrong, but I'm not impressed. Not in the least because in order to get a good system you must have a good image of the system in your head. And if AI builds the system, how will you ever get that system in your head?

New comment by RealityVoid in "Design is compromise"

RealityVoid — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 18:49:27 +0000

Would you say... You have arrived at a compromise? Ba-dum-tshh!

New comment by RealityVoid in "Writing by hand is good for your brain"

RealityVoid — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 04:52:48 +0000

Yes, but that is a different kind of improvement compared to note king during a lecture as an adult. I think hadriting ability is important, I just don't think note taking dutin a lecture is useful in any way.