Hacker News: abstractspoon

New comment by abstractspoon in "Have you sent a smile today?"

abstractspoon — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:52:31 +0000

Who is this person ?!

New comment by abstractspoon in "Programming Still Sucks"

abstractspoon — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:46:24 +0000

Loved it. I'm retired

New comment by abstractspoon in "The Physics Behind the Thumb on Hose Trick"

abstractspoon — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:09:21 +0000

Were there meant to be inline graphs?

New comment by abstractspoon in "How do you and your partner decide what to do on date nights?"

abstractspoon — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:56:42 +0000

My cat and I are not fussy

New comment by abstractspoon in "Ask HN: Have you ever thought of leaving programming for something else?"

abstractspoon — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:39:08 +0000

For me it was retirement - my dream job

New comment by abstractspoon in "Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2"

abstractspoon — Tue, 05 May 2026 07:43:51 +0000

Useful read for all ux designers

New comment by abstractspoon in "The Rise of Emotional Surveillance"

abstractspoon — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:32:08 +0000

I'd be fucked

New comment by abstractspoon in "Modern Standby is draining your laptop's battery, and Microsoft won't fix it"

abstractspoon — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:26:27 +0000

Hibernation is the solution

New comment by abstractspoon in "My Agent Memory Library Helps Write Indie Articles"

abstractspoon — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:13:40 +0000

I don't think anyone is interested

New comment by abstractspoon in "[dead]"

abstractspoon — Mon, 04 May 2026 07:12:42 +0000

Also, literally anyone can make bold prediction. It means nothing

New comment by abstractspoon in "Word Clouds Considered Harmful (2011)"

abstractspoon — Sun, 03 May 2026 14:02:08 +0000

I think it very much depends on how and on what subject matter they are used

New comment by abstractspoon in "Forgiving can improve well-being"

abstractspoon — Sun, 03 May 2026 02:34:20 +0000

I find acceptance works best

New comment by abstractspoon in "Making 10 apps in 20 Days"

abstractspoon — Sun, 03 May 2026 02:17:08 +0000

You're not building something if a machine does it all for you

New comment by abstractspoon in "WellaBack Posture Corrector"

abstractspoon — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:45:24 +0000

aka, a truss

New comment by abstractspoon in "Beware the Hats: A Warning from the Streets of Majorca"

abstractspoon — Sat, 02 May 2026 13:23:42 +0000

Just say no, or failing that, fuck off

New comment by abstractspoon in "What is your AIQ Score?"

abstractspoon — Sat, 02 May 2026 06:41:16 +0000

Mine is zero

New comment by abstractspoon in "Is Creativity a Young Person's Game?"

abstractspoon — Fri, 01 May 2026 07:43:41 +0000

My (60M) mind definitely worked faster when I was younger but I wouldn't say it worked better

New comment by abstractspoon in "Visualize Any Repository"

abstractspoon — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:57:46 +0000

Small repos only

New comment by abstractspoon in "Developer freedom: GitHub avaiable in Iran (2022)"

abstractspoon — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 07:46:14 +0000

When it's up!

New comment by abstractspoon in ""People who don't use AI will be left behind""

abstractspoon — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 06:59:59 +0000

I'm just retired and more than happy to be left behind. I'll carry on writing software the way I love until I die