Hacker News: Wheaties466

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Claude Code daily benchmarks for degradation tracking"

Wheaties466 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 16:03:17 +0000

from what I understand this can come from the batching of requests.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Nvidia takes $1B stake in Nokia"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 18:52:24 +0000

I get that they are now involved and contribute to 5g. But its pretty shameful how huawei had acquired the ability to do so.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Concerns_over_Chinese_involvem...

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2020-07-01/did-china...

https://www.politico.com/news/2020/02/13/us-charges-huawei-w...

New comment by Wheaties466 in "What happens the day after Superintelligence?"

Wheaties466 — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 15:04:48 +0000

apart from the skepticism and anti AI hype. One down side that is pointed out is that AI has the potential to dissuade people from learning. Why go through the pains of learning something when an AI can do it faster and better.

I do get the argument that it is a tool and everyone will have to adapt around it. But at some point it can be extremely demoralizing that a phd project that took months or years can be done by AI in a fraction of the time.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:23:57 +0000

I completely agree. I also love the transparency that it provides as to where it is getting the reasoning for making a specific claim.

I can also ask it to just reference research papers and it will find relevant data relating to my query from peer reviewed sources.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Perplexity Makes Longshot $34.5B Offer for Chrome"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 18:21:05 +0000

It sounds like you need to be using the research function, which takes ~3 minutes but does a much more in depth search to find more relevant data.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Show HN: SQLite JavaScript - extend your database with JavaScript"

Wheaties466 — Fri, 23 May 2025 12:10:26 +0000

Can someone explain to me why you would want to do something like in the example of calculating age based on birthdate? Why wouldn't you do that within an app or within code rather than having a database function?

New comment by Wheaties466 in "RustAssistant: Using LLMs to Fix Compilation Errors in Rust Code"

Wheaties466 — Fri, 02 May 2025 11:57:44 +0000

Do we really know why LLMs seem to score the highest with python related coding tasks? I would think there are equally good examples of javascript/c++/java code to train from but I always see python with the highest scores.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?"

Wheaties466 — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 14:22:10 +0000

I'm genuinely asking this out of curiosity and a bit of naivety — are there as many international students pursuing advanced degrees in China as there are in the U.S.? I don't know the answer and would love to hear from folks who do.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Some notes on Grafana Loki's new "structured metadata""

Wheaties466 — Wed, 19 Mar 2025 17:47:48 +0000

well, not having a unified language slows down things on the other end.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Google to buy Wiz for $32B"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 18:24:17 +0000

I believe this is actually the second time google has tried to buy this company too. They had to give them a too good to refuse offer.

While it seems like we aren't getting a ton of people who have used the product in the comments. I can tell you it checks a lot of boxes to make people sleep better at night with customer data in the cloud.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Reassessing Wayland"

Wheaties466 — Thu, 13 Feb 2025 12:45:01 +0000

its not even just arch linux. you can literally buy a PC from anyone who sells ubuntu 24.04 and you still cant properly install (and have them work out of the box) snap store items like shutter.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Run DeepSeek R1 Dynamic 1.58-bit"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 13:13:27 +0000

based on information and background they thoroughly gave when releasing their research its pretty easy to put together that it did take them significantly less resources to train this model. only having specific parameters available at a time instead of activating everything all at once is pretty ingenious.

that and they just happened to be undergoing a large scale "cyber attack"

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Life expectancy/years of life lost in adults w ADHD in UK: matched cohort study"

Wheaties466 — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 20:03:57 +0000

A recent matched cohort study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry analyzed data from over nine million UK adults between 2000 and 2019 to assess life expectancy and years of life lost among those diagnosed with ADHD. The research included 30,039 adults with diagnosed ADHD and compared them to 300,390 matched individuals without the diagnosis. Findings revealed that adults with diagnosed ADHD experienced a significant reduction in life expectancy, losing approximately 6.78 years for males and 8.64 years for females compared to the general population. This disparity is likely driven by modifiable risk factors and unmet mental and physical health needs associated with ADHD and its comorbid conditions. The study underscores the critical need for enhanced support and treatment services for adults with ADHD in the UK to address these preventable health inequalities and improve overall life outcomes.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Supreme Court rules to uphold TikTok ban, setting stage for shutdown"

Wheaties466 — Fri, 17 Jan 2025 17:43:03 +0000

from what I know the bids that have been put in place are just for the US operations and there are some bids that dont include the algo as a part of the deal.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Halide rejected from App Store because it doesn't explain why it takes photos"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:49:32 +0000

Halide is a professional-grade camera application that offers advanced photography features such as manual controls, RAW and ProRAW capture, live histograms, focus peaking, depth capture, macro photography, augmented reality overlays, adaptive gesture controls, exposure tools like zebra stripes, and advanced video recording options. In order to provide these functionalities, these require camera permissions to access and control the device's camera hardware in real-time. Each feature relies on direct interaction with the camera to adjust settings, analyze live image data, and offer immediate feedback, making camera access essential for the app to function as intended and enhance the overall user experience.

moral of the story. spend 3 extra minutes writing something out and save yourself from a headache.

why are we assuming every person that reviews apps knows what ur app does? with submissions like this the explain it like im 5 approach is necessary.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Halide rejected from App Store because it doesn't explain why it takes photos"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:39:53 +0000

If you cant sufficiently explain why your app needs the permissions it does thats on you and the submitter needs to take accountability here. Resubmit with a better explanation.

I get that the app store is strict. But its strict for a reason. Apple or the app store isn't out to get your app or you.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Will A.I. Be a Bust? A Wall Street Skeptic Rings the Alarm"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:36:29 +0000

A.I. wont be a bust, but your investment in something simply because it "uses AI" might not be a smart choice.

I can't blame people for attaching "uses AI" to their pitch to get funding. But I will blame people giving them money for not being able to tell the difference between something revolutionary and something that never needed AI in the first place.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Halide rejected from App Store because it doesn't explain why it takes photos"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 24 Sep 2024 14:29:44 +0000

Personally, I don't even think this is sillyness. yes it should be strict to release apps and you should be accountable and have to explain why you need access to specific permissions on the app stores.

The age of open permissions is should be long over.

I'm sick over overreaching app permissions wasting my battery trying to collect more data on me. If you want more data, provide more value.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "Amazon tells employees to return to office five days a week"

Wheaties466 — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 14:20:49 +0000

you're not alone in this. I thought i would love WFH but it turns out I need some social interaction even though i dread it.

New comment by Wheaties466 in "DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine"

Wheaties466 — Fri, 13 Sep 2024 11:53:46 +0000

i can tell you that more often than not it will make 500% better espresso.

I've owned 5 machines from varying price categories and the number of features you get with a machine around ~1200 gets you the most consistent experience.

can you make a good shot of espresso with a ~250 euro machine? absolutely. can you make 2-5 back to back great shots? probably not. Can you use any bean you want and get a good shot? probably not.

its all about what you value in your experience.