Hacker News: alecsm

New comment by alecsm in "Make Tmux Pretty and Usable (2024)"

alecsm — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:30:29 +0000

Because I'm not the owner of the remote host.

New comment by alecsm in "Make Tmux Pretty and Usable (2024)"

alecsm — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 15:21:27 +0000

I had my tmux customized to the point I forgot how to use it on a clean install which is a problem when I'm sshing into a server.

I wish it had better defaults but now I run it as is. After a while you get used to it. The only thing I always have to change is the mouse scroll and my brain cannot retain the exact command.

New comment by alecsm in "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech"

alecsm — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:02:48 +0000

Linux was created by an European. And there are many European distros. Even Canonical is European.

But that's besides the point. The point is no company owns linux so you're not tied to big tech even if they are the biggest contributors to the kernel.

New comment by alecsm in "France to ditch Windows for Linux to reduce reliance on US tech"

alecsm — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 18:52:10 +0000

Suse is easy to use, just not mainstream.

New comment by alecsm in "Twitter(X) Is Down"

alecsm — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 13:57:24 +0000

Speak for yourself.

I like it and I don't use it at all for politics.

New comment by alecsm in "Hackers (1995) Animated Experience"

alecsm — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 10:45:23 +0000

Right in the feels.

I wish I could go back in time to watch the movie for the first time.

New comment by alecsm in "Web development is fun again"

alecsm — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 16:11:29 +0000

I'm using Cloudflare's.

I don't know how this blocking works. A couple minutes ago I could access this link but now I can't. It's happening with another website too. It's like an intermittent blocking today.

New comment by alecsm in "Web development is fun again"

alecsm — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 15:41:48 +0000

Not the first time I can't access a link posted here due being blocked in Spain.

New comment by alecsm in "VS Code deactivates IntelliCode in favor of the paid Copilot"

alecsm — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 12:56:30 +0000

Are you asking why is it bad that MS disables a plugin you're using to shove down your throat a paying alternative?

New comment by alecsm in "Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit"

alecsm — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:01:05 +0000

From yesterday: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46126446

New comment by alecsm in "Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit"

alecsm — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:40:03 +0000

I'm sorry but that doesn't make any sense.

Valve is pushing mostly open source to expand to other platforms which is a win win for everybody.

New comment by alecsm in "Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit"

alecsm — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 18:15:55 +0000

I don't use Windows but I do run a lot of software made only for Windows. I don't see any problem with that.

New comment by alecsm in "Framework Laptop 13 gets ARM processor with 12 cores via upgrade kit"

alecsm — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 17:30:29 +0000

Valve is gonna save the day once again.

New comment by alecsm in "Poll HN: What operating system do you primarily develop on?"

alecsm — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 18:28:42 +0000

Linux at home, MacOS at work.

New comment by alecsm in "Windows 11 adds AI agent that runs in background with access to personal folders"

alecsm — Tue, 18 Nov 2025 14:05:53 +0000

Yes, because MS is known for respecting the user preferences and not forcing anything even if you disable it explicitly.

New comment by alecsm in "Why Nextcloud feels slow to use"

alecsm — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:48:50 +0000

Maybe that's the problem "old product that inherit from Owncloud".

New comment by alecsm in "FocusTube: A Chrome extension that hides YouTube Shorts"

alecsm — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 22:43:56 +0000

Many shorts are just AI cuts from bigger videos made to draw attention.

And what's worse is the infinite scroll.

New comment by alecsm in "US Government Uptime Monitor"

alecsm — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 21:09:28 +0000

No, they just make all ISP operating in the country mass block IPs.

New comment by alecsm in "US Government Uptime Monitor"

alecsm — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 19:42:15 +0000

This uptime monitor must be streaming illegal football (soccer) because it's blocked in Spain.

    IP              Provider                       Status
    188.114.97.5 AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET, US)     Blocked
    188.114.96.5 AS13335 (CLOUDFLARENET, US)     Blocked

And the funny thing is free football is working as always. I know because a friend is watching a game right now while he comments on HN.

New comment by alecsm in "DOJ seizes $15B in Bitcoin from 'pig butchering' scam based in Cambodia"

alecsm — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:20:52 +0000

I know the comparison is not correct but lets you see the magnitude of the operation.