Hacker News: approxim8ion

New comment by approxim8ion in "KISS Launcher – fast launcher for Android"

approxim8ion — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 19:29:59 +0000

that's ap15 launcher. It's a good one!

New comment by approxim8ion in "Ask HN: Windows/Linux software that has no real equivalent on macOS?"

approxim8ion — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 09:16:13 +0000

MacOS has a frustrating tendency to depend on external utilities for basic functions, but I've found Maccy to be as good as if not better than Windows clipboard manager. You can summon it with a keybinding or click on an icon in the menubar. It's really good and one of the first things I install on Mac.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Using static websites for tiny archives"

approxim8ion — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:34:55 +0000

HTML supports video just fine and has for years. Can't imagine why it would be an issue.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Using static websites for tiny archives"

approxim8ion — Sat, 19 Oct 2024 17:33:45 +0000

Facebook does (or at least used to when I left it a few years ago) this too. They give you a huge dump of your data and photos, with an html file to help you navigate it better.

ZeroWriter- Open Source E-Ink Typewriter Project Based on Raspberry Pi Zero

approxim8ion — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 08:13:39 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/zerowriter/zerowriter1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41685733

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by approxim8ion in "U.S. court orders LibGen to pay $30M to publishers, issues broad injunction"

approxim8ion — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 07:55:02 +0000

The majority of these "mom and pop e-commerce stores here in the states" are dropshipping enterprises that deserve to die.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Ask HN: What are some must-read books about video games and gaming history?"

approxim8ion — Thu, 16 May 2024 05:54:53 +0000

Blood, Sweat, and Pixels: The Triumphant, Turbulent Stories Behind How Video Games Are Made, by Jason Schreier

Not particularly deep, but a pretty good read about more modern AAA games and crunch in the industry.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Google: Angular and Wiz Are Merging"

approxim8ion — Sat, 23 Mar 2024 19:53:34 +0000

Yeah, that makes sense I suppose. My Java background also means the verbosity and structure doesn't bother me much.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Google: Angular and Wiz Are Merging"

approxim8ion — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 12:26:46 +0000

To offer a differing experience, I've been working in Angular for a couple of years now and personally like it quite a bit. I don't like frontend frameworks in general, but given the choice I prefer Angular over React.

New comment by approxim8ion in "The Case Against Homework"

approxim8ion — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 07:01:57 +0000

I'm glad it worked out for you, but this is also survivorship bias.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Things you're allowed to do (2020)"

approxim8ion — Fri, 24 Nov 2023 17:24:15 +0000

Bob and Brad ("the two most famous physical therapists on the internet") are an absolute treasure. Always good to see them get some appreciation online.

On Keeping a Logbook (2010)

approxim8ion — Wed, 25 Oct 2023 08:53:21 +0000

Article URL: https://austinkleon.com/2010/01/31/logbook/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38010718

Points: 73

# Comments: 32

Don't Write Your Own Email Validator (2008)

approxim8ion — Tue, 10 Oct 2023 09:40:54 +0000

Article URL: https://nullprogram.com/blog/2008/12/24/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37830100

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by approxim8ion in "Ask HN: What's the book that people in your field pretend to have read?"

approxim8ion — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 18:53:33 +0000

CLRS or some Algorithm Design Book, but you could easily be talking about TAOCP or SICP or Clean Code or any of 1000 other books.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Java 21 makes me like Java again"

approxim8ion — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:36:15 +0000

We made the jump from 8 to 17 this year! Some of our developers of course still write 1.6 level code, of course

New comment by approxim8ion in "Sweden brings more books and handwriting practice back to its tech-heavy schools"

approxim8ion — Wed, 13 Sep 2023 06:32:18 +0000

Where I studied, every classroom had a blackboard and a projector, with the rollable white screen just above the board. When you show slides, roll out the screen. When you need the board, either use the portion beside the screen or roll up the screen if you don't need it at all.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Mistakes You Should Never Make (2014)"

approxim8ion — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 17:14:44 +0000

Move fast, break things, pretend to be sorry about breaking things, move fast away from the broken things, keep at it as long as there's someone else left holding the bag.

New comment by approxim8ion in "Mistakes You Should Never Make (2014)"

approxim8ion — Mon, 11 Sep 2023 07:13:45 +0000

Ten years later this company, its product, the money that went into it, and most evidence of its existence barring this post and another article covering it, seems to have vanished into the aether.

The author of course seems to be doing fine at some VC firm. Just so you know what kind of behaviors Silicon Valley rewards.

New comment by approxim8ion in "No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the non tech-savvy"

approxim8ion — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:42:08 +0000

Because they're talking about their experiences with QR Code Menus, the majority of which are the way I described them.

New comment by approxim8ion in "No app, no entry: How the digital world is failing the non tech-savvy"

approxim8ion — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 15:15:56 +0000

The problem is that most of the time a "QR Code Menu" means a QR code pointing to a PDF hosted on Google Drive or alike, a digitized version of a paper menu which was never meant to be read on tiny phone screens and is a pain to read with no reflow. You have to squint at your screen to figure out what you want, and then the rest of the process is the same, someone comes down and takes your order.

What you presumably mean by "QR Code Menu" is a QR code pointing to a website where the content is optimized for screens and perhaps interactive, allowing you to order from your table without involving wait staff and thus streamlining the entire ordering process for you and the restaurant.