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New comment by andrewshadura in "CP/M-86 & MS-DOS Cross Development Environment"

andrewshadura — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 09:43:08 +0000

V20 is an interesting CPU. A 8086 compatible with support for some instructions of 80186 and 80286, some custom instructions, an 8080 emulation mode… The datasheet describes the instructions using a non-Intel notation that looks very unusual.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NEC_V20

New comment by andrewshadura in "Mercurial, 20 years and counting: how are we still alive and kicking? [video]"

andrewshadura — Sun, 17 May 2026 21:47:44 +0000

There was no headache. The migration was extremely smooth.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Arena AI Model ELO History"

andrewshadura — Thu, 14 May 2026 07:12:22 +0000

Élő. Meaning alive (él = it lives, -ő = adjective)

New comment by andrewshadura in "Arena AI Model ELO History"

andrewshadura — Thu, 14 May 2026 07:10:12 +0000

Unless you've just missed your last train to London.

New comment by andrewshadura in "The Serial TTL connector we deserve"

andrewshadura — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:34:30 +0000

I found Julet connectors incredibly hard to disconnect once plugged in. I can’t get a good grip on anything.

New comment by andrewshadura in "AGPLv3§74 Empowers Users to Thwart Badgeware Like OnlyOffice"

andrewshadura — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 06:41:37 +0000

Quite clearly OnlyOffice never wanted to have a fully free software office suite. The (mis)use of AGPL has always been a marketing trick and nothing more.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Stripe's Payment APIs: the first 10 years (2020)"

andrewshadura — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 12:35:15 +0000

And they also have a minimum turnover limits. They rejected us as too small.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Stripe's Payment APIs: the first 10 years (2020)"

andrewshadura — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:46:05 +0000

Stripe's API is great, especially the pre-built checkout and the ability to attach any metadata to charges. In my small shop, I use it as a make-shift order tracking system, adding fields like order_status, invoice_number, order_number, tracking_url, custom delivery details etc.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

andrewshadura — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:39:04 +0000

I hate loud hubs. So disturbing. Also comes across as passive aggressive.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Bitmap fonts make computers feel like computers again"

andrewshadura — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:03:09 +0000

From that website: "Every bullet point or list item starts with a bolded phrase or sentence. Extremely common in Claude and ChatGPT markdown output. Almost nobody formats lists this way when writing by hand. It's a telltale sign of AI-generated documentation and blog posts AND README files (especially with emojis)."

That’s bullshit. It’s very common.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Wit, unker, Git: The lost medieval pronouns of English intimacy"

andrewshadura — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:02:36 +0000

It’s not just 5, it’s also 21 to 25, 31 to 35 etc. However, some Slavic languages (e.g. Slovak and Czech) don’t do that, and only have those special numerals for under 5.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

andrewshadura — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:28:41 +0000

> In real-world trials conducted on the streets of London in February, in cooperation with Deliveroo couriers, the bell proved so effective that couriers expressed a desire to keep it.

Of course they would, because a lot of them either don’t have any bell, or have a shitty ping-ping bell that doesn’t produce good sound.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Škoda DuoBell: A bicycle bell that penetrates noise-cancelling headphones"

andrewshadura — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 09:26:55 +0000

The problem with headphones is not noise cancellation. It’s the fact they play music.

My regular Widek bell penetrates ANC, but when there’s music, ANC or not, it’s hard to hear. I’m struggling to believe the claims this bell is going to be significantly better.

A satellite-smashing chain reaction could spiral out of control

andrewshadura — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:39:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/mar/31/this-feels-fragile-how-a-satellite-smashing-chain-reaction-could-spiral-out-of-control

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47593816

Points: 5

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New comment by andrewshadura in "R3 Bio pitched “brainless clones” to serve the role of backup human bodies"

andrewshadura — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:04:41 +0000

This website is almost impossible to read. Pop-ups, "see also" blocks, lots of distractions. I wonder if the creators ever tried actually using it.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Ubuntu 26.04 Ends 46 Years of Silent sudo Passwords"

andrewshadura — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:01:39 +0000

Judging by the style of the tables and the overall sloppiness, it looks like the article was authored using Claude.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Debian Removes Free Pascal Compiler / Lazarus IDE"

andrewshadura — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:50:50 +0000

Debian has always been political, since its inception.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Unsung heroes: Flickr's URLs scheme"

andrewshadura — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:35:51 +0000

Wikipedia claims it was invented as an ad-hoc convention by some Twitter users, and eventually it became so popular Twitter started turning @username into links.

New comment by andrewshadura in "Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements"

andrewshadura — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 13:16:02 +0000

Happens to me all the time in PWAs. I get it roughly once in two days, sometimes a few times a day.

New comment by andrewshadura in "FreeCAD"

andrewshadura — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 09:09:14 +0000

Why do you think GIMP is a nightmare? I don’t find it problematic at all. The only issue I’m hitting once in a while is that I click on a button on the toolbar, and I guess I hit its edge, as I doesn’t switch modes. Other than that, I don’t have any complaints at all. What are yours?