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New comment by accrual in "When AI writes almost all code, what happens to software engineering?"

accrual — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:12:23 +0000

> I see it as a positive that AI will push folks to think about verification (you cannot truly trust the AI, after all), observability (verifying that the thing actually works in production), architecture (we’ll generate more code, faster, and it’ll need to be organized) and constraints (when shipping faster, you hit constraints faster around resource usage, performance, reliability, etc.)

I resonate with this. Especially when working with a local LLM that isn't as sharp as frontier models, verification is essential. I try to enforce a strict project structure with clean docs that avoid keeping old "2 weeks ago we fixed X by doing Y" type comments. Creating tools and processes to ensure each step is correct before moving on, which includes tests for every major functionality. These help the agent stay on track and within the guardrails.

New comment by accrual in "A developer recreated a 1990s 486 PC in JavaScript"

accrual — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:49:45 +0000

It's pretty neat, and fun to browse through a JavaScript implementation of a beloved CPU architecture. [0]

[0] https://github.com/jandej/e486-web/blob/main/js/cpu_486.js

New comment by accrual in "Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat 'completely ablaze'"

accrual — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 01:35:00 +0000

You are correct and I rescind my hasty comment.

New comment by accrual in "Hitler's Eagle's Nest retreat 'completely ablaze'"

accrual — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 04:07:44 +0000

> Police have detained a ~~suspect~~ hero following a fire at the Eagle’s Nest

Why not? It's historical, but it's not like we need to keep it around at this point.

New comment by accrual in "iPhone Duo jailbroken on launch day"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:13:26 +0000

Key quotes:

> Calif has not publicly released the jailbreak. Calif security researcher Stefan Esser told German site Heise that there won't be a jailbreak tool available for "end users," but a proof of concept may be forthcoming.

> Esser said the iOS 27.0.1 jailbreak used bugs Calif has already disclosed or plans to disclose to Apple soon, and "most" of the vulnerabilities are fixed in the upcoming iOS 27.2 update. AI was used to help develop the jailbreak, but Esser didn't explain how.

New comment by accrual in "Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:58:34 +0000

Oh absolutely. By the time it becomes "do you accept ?" It's actually "we already did this, can you confirm your consent?"

If you say no, the secret is "we already did it".

New comment by accrual in "The Real Kevin Bacon"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:52:33 +0000

Imagine focusing on a distant people to people connection. Who did what?! They did that? A thing they did? I must focus on it and devote time to this.

New comment by accrual in "Sony Retires Its Last 4K Blu-ray Player in Japan, PS5 Is All That's Left"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:22:10 +0000

Did you have any particularly good cassette players?

New comment by accrual in "Sony Retires Its Last 4K Blu-ray Player in Japan, PS5 Is All That's Left"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:20:35 +0000

PS3 is a great Blu-ray player IMO. Solid console, solid controller, good laser implementation. Just pop it in and it Just Works.

Seeing a native Blu-ray (god I hate typing that out) on my then 1080p Panny Plasma was a sight to behold. The quality was fantastic, incredible detail and color in a dark room. I miss the console, the television, and the couch I sat on. All of that is gone. But I still remember the glory of seeing it for the first time.

New comment by accrual in "Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:15:15 +0000

"might" === "absolutely will", just for the record.

New comment by accrual in "Apple Music 404 Not Found"

accrual — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 21:02:26 +0000

Company made a thing. Remixed it a decade later. Fanfare.

New comment by accrual in "16-bit fully functional DIY magnetic core memory"

accrual — Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:50:08 +0000

FRAM is handy for replacement N64 Controller Paks where the capacity only needs to be 256Kbit / 32 KB, such as the FM28V020-SG used in this project:

https://github.com/Element18592/N64-FRAM-Memory-Pak

New comment by accrual in "Ask HN: Is anyone still running Token Ring or FDDI networks?"

accrual — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 23:54:22 +0000

Not me, but I'd like to get a Token Ring network setup for my retro PC lab and try some multiplayer games over it. Maybe bridge it into my regular LAN (behind a firewall of course) for testing too.

New comment by accrual in "Marble Skill Taxonomy – Everything a child learns"

accrual — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 03:50:40 +0000

It's cool to see this expressed all in one place, especially since it combines the US + UK curriculum. I found the repo even more useful to browse: https://github.com/withmarbleapp/os-taxonomy

Costa is a lightweight application which runs atop MS-DOS

accrual — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:50:32 +0000

Article URL: https://costa.jacobpalm.dk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50125830

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by accrual in "FLUX 3 Image Klein"

accrual — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 22:03:20 +0000

Comments on Krea 3 releasing yesterday 2026.10.15:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50105648

New comment by accrual in "Topgolf saved over $11.3M after leaving VMware"

accrual — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:39:44 +0000

Nice inference, it sounds like a naturally grown solution. Make an app that controls one golf location or terminal. Grow for X years. One VM + App per terminal. Now there's 100+ VMs per site, multiply by site count, plus admin. No terminal-level refactor that would reduce costs and admin.

New comment by accrual in "Topgolf saved over $11.3M after leaving VMware"

accrual — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 20:37:56 +0000

Are there numbers regarding Broadcom losses since implementing their "fuck you" policies? I would love to see them, because they are wringing an entire industry dry for a few drops of short term gains.

A service built to recreate the original AIM, AOL Desktop, and ICQ platforms

accrual — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:15:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nina.chat/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50087266

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by accrual in "Topgolf saved over $11.3M after leaving VMware"

accrual — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:52:15 +0000

Always enjoy reading a post-Broadcom migration story, congrats to Topgolf for making the move.