<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: arrakeen</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=arrakeen</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 03:06:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=arrakeen" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "At long last, InfoWars is ours"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>heidecker has been honing this persona for years now in the On Cinema universe. looking forward to this quite a bit</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:58:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838138</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838138</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47838138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Claude Opus 4.7"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>so even with a new tokenizer that can map to more tokens than before, their answer is still just "you're not managing your context well enough"<p>"Opus 4.7 uses an updated tokenizer that [...] can map to more tokens—roughly 1.0–1.35× depending on the content type.<p>[...]<p>Users can control token usage in various ways: by using the effort parameter, adjusting their task budgets, or prompting the model to be more concise."</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:56:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47794047</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47794047</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47794047</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Cursor 3"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>so just like how every chat app has to look like slack, every ide has to look like vscode, now every agent workspace has to look like the codex app? codex app, antigravity, and now this all have the exact same UI design...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 Apr 2026 19:37:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47619162</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47619162</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47619162</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Cure Dolly's Japanese Grammar Lessons"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>i randomly stumbled upon the connection as well while reading about the St. Bride's School. such a random connection between two completely different interests of mine that i joked the universe is a simulation with limited RAM and reuses assets<p>Cure Dolly has _some_ connection to this group which, to me, just adds even more mystique to an already fascinating story[1]<p>[1] <a href="https://if50.substack.com/p/1992-silverwolf" rel="nofollow">https://if50.substack.com/p/1992-silverwolf</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 15 Jun 2025 23:14:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44285575</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44285575</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44285575</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Stop Killing Games"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>the flimsy, breakable part is on the cable rather than the expensive device</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:11:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41161529</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41161529</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41161529</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "CrowdStrike's impact on aviation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>since nothing will happen to them except a slap on the wrist, and all our employers will continue to force this crapware on our machines, i think we should make a point to start using their name as a pejorative (similar to the 'santorum' neologism). any when they inevitably try to rebrand, use that term too</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 29 Jul 2024 21:45:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41104100</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41104100</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41104100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "A Few Indisputable Points About Poptimism and Then I Give Up"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>poptimism was a movement to end the <i>critical</i> dismissal of "pop" music in and of itself. that is, music CRITICS and writers not fans. its goal wasn't to kill or devalue rock, it was to recognize and appreciate so-called "low art" of pop music. it won and that's a good thing.<p>what we have now is not poptimism, because that already won and pop music has been re-evaluated critically. with the internet having more or less killed real music criticism, all that's left is clickbait reviews/articles that attract the most eyeballs. unsurprisingly, the stuff that attracts the most eyeballs is the most popular music and the stuff with the most money behind it.<p>i don't have a problem with pop music, i quite like pop music. i have a problem with the uncritical acceptance of all pop music being necessarily "good". i like to say i'm not a rockist, i'm a popessimist</p>
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<p>so... apache?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 May 2024 23:55:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40495966</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40495966</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40495966</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Proving Immediate Mode GUIs Are Performant"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>yeah... i thought the article was revealing itself to be satire when it showed which applications were chosen.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 02 May 2024 15:30:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40237380</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40237380</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40237380</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Google is feeling pretty pumped about a new way of showing you ads on YouTube"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>it's unbelievable how the X just isn't there on the android version, probably the most user hostile/disrespectful dark pattern i've ever personally encountered.<p>that said, i'm surprised that it's available on the desktop version. i wonder if it's some sort of malicious compliance?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Apr 2024 17:07:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40171805</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40171805</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40171805</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Zooming User Interface (ZUI)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>i don't know, miro and figma seem to be pretty popular applications using a ZUI</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 15 Apr 2024 20:08:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40045010</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40045010</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40045010</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Go's Error Handling Is Perfect"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>my post was mostly facetious, but it is as you say: possible but probably not something anyone would want to use</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 16:12:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39944155</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39944155</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39944155</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Go's Error Handling Is Perfect"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>java:<p><pre><code>    Optional<String> result = returnsAnOptional();
    if (result.isPresent()) {
        log.info("result is {}", result.get());
    }

    // and

    returnsAnOptional().map(r -> log.info("result is {}", r);</code></pre></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Apr 2024 15:55:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39943954</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39943954</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39943954</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Mirantis K8s Lens closed its source"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>i saw that and thought that it was probably a top contender for "worst commit message of all time"</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 25 Mar 2024 03:22:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812592</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812592</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39812592</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Linux Touchpad Like MacBook Update: 2023 Progress on Smooth Scrolling"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>on a mac when i'm in mouse and keyboard mode my left thumb is resting on CMD with my index finger on W (CMD+W, close window), middle on 1 (it'll reach down to do CMD+Q), and ` (CMD+`, cycle through windows)<p>when i'm in programming mode, i'm in emacs on the homerow</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 06 Mar 2024 02:24:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39611522</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39611522</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39611522</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Wintergatan Marble Machine (2016) [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>ei wada is immensely talented, see also his open reel ensemble[1]<p>[1] <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-6WfT8RAh4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i-6WfT8RAh4</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 03 Mar 2024 01:01:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39577364</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39577364</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39577364</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "The Second Golden Age of Emacs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> Killer “Apps” ... What would you add to this list?<p>use-package, hands down. my decades old rat's nest of a config actually became organized and emacs starts instantly now<p>similarly, being able to configure emacs with a real programming language was a game changer compared to vim with vimscript. this is not so much an issue now with neovim, but i still prefer elisp :P</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Feb 2024 22:40:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39531161</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39531161</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39531161</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Power Metal: is it really about dragons? (2018)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> My working theory is one of culture...<p>my theory is that because most of the bands are writing lyrics in english and it's not their native language, they don't quite grasp just HOW ridiculous their lyrics tend to be.<p>please don't take this as a negative, because to me it's a positive. they sing those ridiculous lyrics with full passion without a hint of irony-- and that's why i love them. american power metal is a bit too wink-wink-nudge-nudge-amirite-guys?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 24 Feb 2024 20:04:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39494709</link><dc:creator>arrakeen</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39494709</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39494709</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by arrakeen in "Google to pause Gemini image generation of people after issues"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>i know real mexican people in cdmx that use latinx. but i guess they must've been brainwashed by the white wokes</p>
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<p>same. i even reported the video but it appears to be perennial</p>
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