Hacker News: abujazar

New comment by abujazar in "MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch"

abujazar — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:05:28 +0000

Nice, but they're merely fixing a regression ;) Now if they could do the same with the iPhone instead of introducing more Bricky McBrick editions…

New comment by abujazar in "Survival LLM: AI assistant and emergency library that runs on your own computer"

abujazar — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:02:33 +0000

The $100 merely serves as a gatekeeper to prevent people and non-devs to create unlimited developer accounts. It used to be $500 a decade or two ago, and it was worth it even back then, until Apple realized they should probably just give it away almost for free.

New comment by abujazar in "MacBook Pro with PROLED XDR Display and Touch"

abujazar — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 17:46:36 +0000

I much prefer using an actual device, which is required for a lot of other hardware features anyway.

New comment by abujazar in "Apple's git still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates"

abujazar — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:50:14 +0000

The TLS trust chain is the last defense against MITM attacks. The prevalence of MITM attacks is in fact the very reason TLS exists. I'd say it's a lot worse than PHP2Shell because it doesn't only affect poorly maintained servers, but potentially ALL credentials and secrets a user sends over a compromised network with compromised CAs on their device.

New comment by abujazar in "Apple's git still trusts the compromised eMudhra certificates"

abujazar — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 13:16:12 +0000

Git comes with Xcode, it doesn't come with macOS by default.

New comment by abujazar in "Survival LLM: AI assistant and emergency library that runs on your own computer"

abujazar — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 20:55:39 +0000

No thanks, I'll use a generic model along with trusted sources.

Also: "Apple could not verify “Survival LLM” is free of malware that may harm your Mac or compromise your privacy." This is obviously some vibe coded trash from an inexperienced dev.

New comment by abujazar in "New iMac with M6"

abujazar — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:12:24 +0000

That's because the design hasn't been significantly revised for years, and Microsoft and HP copied its design language long ago. Also, total desktop sales are 14 % of all Macs, so the iMac is maybe 5% and understandably not a priority.

New comment by abujazar in "New iMac with M6"

abujazar — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:10:35 +0000

Most people don't run their own LLMs, let alone install GPUs themselves.

I'm one of those Mac users, but I do have a linux tower for remote dev work and LLMs.

New comment by abujazar in "New iMac with M6"

abujazar — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 18:59:28 +0000

That would be a 4K 32", and I don't understand who would buy such a low-res monitor. A "very nice" 5K or 6K monitor is way more than $800 alone.

New comment by abujazar in "Apple broke an essential presentation feature of iPads"

abujazar — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:22:50 +0000

Yea, the problem is Apple thought this was an UI improvement, but actually broke a common usage pattern. This kind of change should definitely be a setting, and considered thoroghly before changing the default. This is poor design and lack of QA, not a bug, per se. But the result is even worse because it means the previous functionality likely isn't coming back.

New comment by abujazar in "Apple broke an essential presentation feature of iPads"

abujazar — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 13:44:12 +0000

Apple needs to get their software design on track again and do proper QA and testing on their software before making these kinds of changes. 27 was supposed to be a quality improvement snd bugfix release, but it's mostly been a cascade of bugs and UI failures.

New comment by abujazar in "I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air"

abujazar — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:14:16 +0000

I have thoughts on the Air and all other iPhone models: They're too large. The iPhone 4 was perfectly sized and we have the technology now to build a super powerful phone of that size. I simply don't use my phone for anything that requires a larger screen. Smaller screens also encourages better UI design.

New comment by abujazar in "I Have Thoughts on the iPhone Air"

abujazar — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 09:09:02 +0000

Exactly this. And the profit would be huge compared to any Mac. I suspect Apple dropped it just because they're making even more from selling oversized and over-specced phones.

New comment by abujazar in "Cloudflare Meerkat - Globally distributed consensus"

abujazar — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 15:51:27 +0000

Illustrated with meercats looking in different directions.

New comment by abujazar in "Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"

abujazar — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 00:33:39 +0000

I don't think giving children tech adults don't fully understand is a goal by itself. But children shouldn't be limited by their parents' shortcomings either. Strict age limits may seem like a safe approach, but children and their capacity to bypass those rules should not be underestimated.

New comment by abujazar in "Norway imposes near ban on AI in elementary school"

abujazar — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 23:13:55 +0000

The problem is they were two decades late digitizing the classroom. Now we're dealing with the aftermath with the educational system still not being capable of keeping up with societal progress.

New comment by abujazar in "Norway greenlights first full-scale ship tunnel"

abujazar — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 13:31:41 +0000

It's the main lane where all coastal traffic passes, and one of the most dangerous and weather sensitive regions on the lane. Larger ships sail farther out when weather conditions don't allow for sailing the coast, but a lot of traffic including fishing vessels carrying fresh fish simply have to wait. So it's not as meaningless as geography makes it look.

New comment by abujazar in "Agentic Resource Discovery Specification"

abujazar — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 21:06:20 +0000

But "search" doesn't have "agentic" in it. But oh wait, we can make it:

Super Explanatory Agentic Resource Catalog Heurestics - SEARCH

New comment by abujazar in "Making espresso with ultrasound"

abujazar — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 22:00:27 +0000

I guess it's a matter of taste, and the quality of the coffee, but I love the crema. Personally I think removing it sounds a bit like picking the olives off the pizza.

New comment by abujazar in "Making espresso with ultrasound"

abujazar — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 21:58:37 +0000

Absolutely, and I enjoy a lot of cold brew, but it's not espresso.