Hacker News: SebFender

New comment by SebFender in "Building a macOS app to know when my Mac is thermal throttling"

SebFender — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 13:15:46 +0000

I may be mistaken - But the Hot App has been doing this for a few years if I remember correctly - In more than one way as it supports past and current architectures...

New comment by SebFender in "Why effort scales superlinearly with the perceived quality of creative work"

SebFender — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 12:40:14 +0000

I appreciate this post as I think too many folks focus on the end before understanding what made it there. It's kind of asking what's the movie about before watching it or especially movie trailers that essentially shows way too much.

We should all take some time to better understand what brought us here to be better prepared for general creative work and uniqueness in the future...

New comment by SebFender in "Microsoft's lack of quality control is out of control"

SebFender — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 11:38:55 +0000

Well said.

New comment by SebFender in "The truth behind standing desks (2016)"

SebFender — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 15:45:28 +0000

Everything about cals is starting to get very boring - Standing walking etc makes for decent blood flow and so much more for your body - Stop focusing on cals and just bring some movement in your life.

New comment by SebFender in "How to stop Google from AI-summarising your website"

SebFender — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 12:30:14 +0000

They actually knew exactly what to do but hey debated the outcomes - The rest were just desperate for attention and did whatever they could - very simple thought.

New comment by SebFender in "How to stop Google from AI-summarising your website"

SebFender — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:40:31 +0000

Google had LLM's long before OpenAI did ...

New comment by SebFender in "Automating Bug Bounty with N8n"

SebFender — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 12:33:43 +0000

Most of these automations get easily killed off - I suggest learning to go deep and focus.

New comment by SebFender in "Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock"

SebFender — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:43:30 +0000

Well said and on point.

New comment by SebFender in "Uncle Sam shouldn't own Intel stock"

SebFender — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:42:00 +0000

I'm not against governments helping out companies per se in different forms but the question remains "Why are they there and what's the impact if they fall?"

It's been done many times in the past decades from financial institutions, manufacturing, others and in different ways.

Remember Harley-Davidson and tarifs on imported motorcycles?

I think the real question becomes how will get done and for how long.

New comment by SebFender in "How to check if your Apple Silicon Mac is booting securely"

SebFender — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:34:19 +0000

UAD drivers have always been very creative... lol

New comment by SebFender in "A bubble that knows it's a bubble"

SebFender — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 12:31:52 +0000

A golden rule that has been very decent in the last decades - When my mom starts asking me "What's up with this tech" - it's most usually is a bubble ;)

New comment by SebFender in "Is moderate drinking healthy? Scientists say the idea is outdated"

SebFender — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 11:27:33 +0000

Alcohol is a toxin that your liver must work to break down, provides empty calories with no nutritional value, disrupts sleep quality, impairs judgment and coordination, and even moderate consumption increases risks of cancer, heart disease, and other health problems. Any perceived benefits are vastly outweighed by these inherent harms.

New comment by SebFender in "Car has more than 1.2M km on it – and it's still going strong"

SebFender — Sat, 09 Aug 2025 12:21:18 +0000

Back in the 90's my dad and I put a more than 500k on a Volvo 740 and mostly running original parts (oil filters, brakes etc were changed throughout the decade 84/96 - Québec winters included).

The car ran fine and was ultimately sold to a taxi driver that apparently brought it to close to a million (no proof though).

I think now days people treat cars like phones. Minimal continual maintenance can work wonders and save you a bundle in the process.

New comment by SebFender in "Apple lacks strategic vision"

SebFender — Mon, 04 Aug 2025 21:36:30 +0000

Jobs sold dreams - Cook sells accessories.

Apple is now a lifestyle brand with a supply chain.

New comment by SebFender in "Tim Cook rallying Apple employees around AI efforts"

SebFender — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:49:06 +0000

Apple did many - Just not the right or good ones in the past decade.

New comment by SebFender in "Tim Cook rallying Apple employees around AI efforts"

SebFender — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:47:29 +0000

True. But in this case Apple isn't only a bit late but completely lost with AI - Efforts driven towards AR for years absolutely killed their game.

New comment by SebFender in "Tim Cook rallying Apple employees around AI efforts"

SebFender — Sat, 02 Aug 2025 13:35:58 +0000

I have to admit - outside of cost and core values differences - Adobe has been an early player and often overlooked - but the company smells so bad that I guess they're a little looking for it.

New comment by SebFender in "The Case for Software Craftsmanship in the Era of Vibes"

SebFender — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 01:37:13 +0000

Exactly and that's why we're here - against all odds you do your best to make things right - that's THE job.

New comment by SebFender in "Steve Jobs would have fired everyone"

SebFender — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:30:44 +0000

On point - Can you imagine it's 2025 and I still can't customize my iOS keyboard... but we now have Liquid Glass

New comment by SebFender in "Steve Jobs would have fired everyone"

SebFender — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 10:27:16 +0000

The second i saw Liquid Glass I started laughing out loud in the office - it made me think of The Abyss (1989) when the liquid tentacles come into the habitat...