Hacker News: Xywzel

New comment by Xywzel in "Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop"

Xywzel — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 07:31:22 +0000

I was kinda expecting more concrete examples of what could be done rather than just "go experiment" and "take lead", because if I don't have something that actually has a good idea, proper ergonomics and objective improvement, I'll just go back to tiling console windows with auto completed commands.

New comment by Xywzel in "I turned my security cameras into an automatic bird identification system"

Xywzel — Tue, 01 Sep 2026 07:31:20 +0000

I'm kinda disappointed there was no relevant xkcd linked in the article.

New comment by Xywzel in "Italy declares its "web tax" applicable to any digital service worldwide"

Xywzel — Fri, 25 Oct 2024 07:34:15 +0000

The way Italy is implementing their own law looks kinda like ultimatum for others to implement minimum corporate tax law. As was agreed, but then never done because China and US are arguing details and everyone knows last one to implement theirs is likely a winner economically.

New comment by Xywzel in "Isometric Projection in Game Development"

Xywzel — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:31:30 +0000

Yes, lots of them, but they are all just a matter of not giving all your search data to same company, non I know work better in this regard, in finding good forum posts or logs to answer questions you have.

New comment by Xywzel in "Boeing chief must have engineering background, Emirates boss says"

Xywzel — Wed, 27 Mar 2024 09:29:42 +0000

Well, you don't see CEOs and such that often in R&D or on test assembly line, which are places you would want to be if your dream is to actually do that yourself, rather than just manage finances, board meetings and customer relations for people who do that.

Edit: Though I think it would be good for tech company's head to have good understanding of the tech they are doing.

New comment by Xywzel in "Learn programming in 12 Weeks from my couch? Legit?"

Xywzel — Wed, 24 Jul 2013 13:46:42 +0000

Take this one instead: "Teach Yourself Programming in Ten Years". The quickies can teach basics needed to make calculators or some utility scripts even in one week. That's ok, if you only need to do some simple stuff every now and then, but to learn how thing really work, where to optimize and how to design programs structure, you have to code for years with different languages, types of programs and environments.