Hacker News: TeaVMFan

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Show HN: Tmux-restore saves tmux windows and agent sessions across reboots"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 03:05:39 +0000

This sounds great! Might convince me to defect from GNU screen.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Novellas with Groff"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 15:10:58 +0000

I applaud all human-based writing tools. 10 days for 40k words is very impressive!

I suspect many people will prefer HTML for markup. That's why I built EPublish, which is related but for an HTML -> EPub workflow:

https://frequal.com/epublish/

New comment by TeaVMFan in "JDK 28"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 01:59:23 +0000

You can also make web frontends in Java for over a decade. This allows a full-stack app in Pure Java:

* React replacement: Flavour ( https://frequal.com/Flavour/book.html )

* Vanilla JS equivalent: TeaVM ( https://www.teavm.org/ )

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Amazon introduces a redesigned Kindle family"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 19:43:50 +0000

Amazon does allow authors to make their books DRM-free, with downloads you can copy to any device. There is a partial list of authors here: https://frequal.com/Perspectives/DrmFreeAuthors.html

This is opt-in, so authors self-publishing make the choice when uploading their books.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Aptera Launch Costs Cut Nearly in Half, to Just $25M"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:12:59 +0000

Aptera's new partnership with China's Launch Design is reducing their BOM. With other EV makers raising billions to launch, $25M shows just how frugal this California automaker has been.

Aptera Launch Costs Cut Nearly in Half, to Just $25M

TeaVMFan — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 16:12:59 +0000

Article URL: https://frequal.com/aptera/LaunchCostsNearlyHalvedOct2026.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49955173

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Ban Flock Act Proposed in the US Sente

TeaVMFan — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 19:50:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sanders.senate.gov/press-releases/news-sanders-ocasio-cortez-merkley-unveil-ban-flock-act-to-protect-americans-right-to-privacy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49947176

Points: 62

# Comments: 9

New comment by TeaVMFan in "In the Age of AI, TODOs Considered Harmful"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:33:48 +0000

In the age of coding agents operating with decreasing human oversight, TODOs are becoming dangerous. Often written off-the-cuff or with insufficient context, they are now time bombs waiting to go off.

In the Age of AI, TODOs Considered Harmful

TeaVMFan — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 19:33:48 +0000

Article URL: https://frequal.com/java/TodosConsideredHarmful.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49676305

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Aptera announces a $44M to design and build a solar electric vehicle"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:42:11 +0000

On the "charging-from-the-sun" side of the equation, they recently had an independent German test organization measure the daily charge rate, and it exceeded the 4.0kWh/day goal. The test was conducted at their Southern California headquarters during July, however, so your mileage may (literally) vary.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Aptera announces a $44M to design and build a solar electric vehicle"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:33:44 +0000

Yes to both, plus freedom to drive/camp anywhere, even far from a guaranteed plug.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "$44M Solar-Powered EV Production Deal Struck"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:32:45 +0000

That's an especially important point to this new deal, Launch will give them easier access to additional markets beyond the US.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Aptera announces a $44M to design and build a solar electric vehicle"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 22:32:03 +0000

Solar panel efficiency has increased and they have made an extremely slippery vehicle. 4kWh/day and 10 miles per kWh gives 40 miles per day of driving range, enough for many people without ever plugging in.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Aptera announces a $44M to design and build a solar electric vehicle"

TeaVMFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:37:07 +0000

On August 20, Aptera announced a $44 Million partnership with Launch Design to design and build their first solar electric vehicle.

This finally answers questions that have hounded the company for years about their plan for scaling and fulfilling the thousands of reservations.

Aptera announces a $44M to design and build a solar electric vehicle

TeaVMFan — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 21:37:07 +0000

Article URL: https://frequal.com/aptera/ProductionDealAug2026.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49493563

Points: 31

# Comments: 60

New comment by TeaVMFan in "How I over-engineered my book"

TeaVMFan — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:02:03 +0000

Related: a tool to convert HTML to EPUB, with checks and smarts:

https://frequal.com/epublish/

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Production Imminent: 40 Solar-Charging Aptera EVs Coming Soon"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:41:35 +0000

It's well below the average selling price for a new car in the US. In California, you'll also get HOV ("carpool") lane access, which 4-wheeled EVs lost recently.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Production Imminent: 40 Solar-Charging Aptera EVs Coming Soon"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 19:39:56 +0000

Impressive. Aptera claims "~700 watts of integrated solar cells", with the difference that Aptera's are fully integrated and usable even in motion.

New comment by TeaVMFan in "Production Imminent: 40 Solar-Charging Aptera EVs Coming Soon"

TeaVMFan — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:19:48 +0000

Recently Aptera announced they have ordered major components to build 40 production vehicles. This may not sound like many (especially since they have nearly 50,000 reservations), but this is a major milestone for the company. Aptera has existed in some form for nearly 20 years, never having come this close to shipping a vehicle before. Now they have only 1 major certification left and are ramping up to build them at their facility in Carlsbad, CA.

Production Imminent: 40 Solar-Charging Aptera EVs Coming Soon

TeaVMFan — Sun, 09 Aug 2026 17:19:48 +0000

Article URL: https://frequal.com/aptera/ProductionImminent.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49233394

Points: 49

# Comments: 55