Hacker News: automathematics

New comment by automathematics in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

automathematics — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:21:49 +0000

I’m making an RPG Engine/toolset (i.e. Final Fantasy SNES or Game boy) that targets iOS/Android and the tools themselves are shippable in the mobile client (or web if you want some actual screen real estate)

New comment by automathematics in "Clicks Communicator"

automathematics — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 17:51:44 +0000

I'm with you. But what phone are you using day to day? I keep watching for linux phones or even start to wonder if Apple is finally the "lesser of two evils" :/

New comment by automathematics in "Molly: An Improved Signal App"

automathematics — Fri, 28 Nov 2025 21:19:32 +0000

I just saw a blog post they’re working on this in the official app, though! Finally. Fingers crossed.

New comment by automathematics in "Brian Wilson has died"

automathematics — Wed, 11 Jun 2025 17:10:50 +0000

My wife took me to see him a few years ago and I'm so glad. One of the most influential people in rock and roll for sure and I hope in time more people realize that.

RIP to a real one.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-ZjIdyWu-U

New comment by automathematics in "The PS5 Has Been Jailbroken"

automathematics — Tue, 04 Oct 2022 03:20:46 +0000

I would and I am.

New comment by automathematics in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone"

automathematics — Tue, 17 May 2022 15:47:14 +0000

For me, must have: - Wireless Charging

Nice to Have: - Higher refresh rate screen!

Just because we're small doesn't mean we need to have worse feature sets!

New comment by automathematics in "Dan Kaminsky has died"

automathematics — Sat, 24 Apr 2021 17:49:30 +0000

RIP to a legend

New comment by automathematics in "A singer apologized, closed his eyes, dropped his head and died onstage"

automathematics — Wed, 22 Jan 2020 06:14:13 +0000

I've never really considered it a feeling of doom. It only lasts a partial second or two and you don't really have time to feel anything.

I mean, it literally can take your heart going 400 beats a minute, stop it, and instantly start going 72. It feels fucking crazy but I never have time to feel "doom" specifically.

I do know that the paramedics love administering it though haha.

New comment by automathematics in "Alphabet in bid to buy Fitbit"

automathematics — Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:56:54 +0000

My Fitbit Versa is my favorite smartwatch (and I have two Android Wear watches in a drawer that couldn't get one full WORK day of battery)

I'd love to see the Pebble hardware running Android Wear (maybe fixed by Fitbit to last longer) with Pixel branding. I'm hopeful.

New comment by automathematics in "On the way to being the most downvoted post ever on StackOverflow:Meta"

automathematics — Mon, 14 Oct 2019 20:02:34 +0000

Just try and recognize you're not the only person on the internet. Do right by them, and if you fuck up, apologize and move on.

If you're getting angry that you (might) upset someone else you need to take a hard look in the mirror. Not only because you're immediately acting like their feelings don't matter because you didn't MEAN to offend them. But also, why don't you have a hobby? If you do, apologize to the person you upset and move on and reclaim that time to do something productive.

New comment by automathematics in "Apple Releases macOS X Catalina"

automathematics — Mon, 07 Oct 2019 22:59:11 +0000

(I have this same argument with all my DEVELOPER friends who are still running Win7. Ugh)

New comment by automathematics in "My startup is not attracting paying customers. Should I shut it down?"

automathematics — Thu, 03 Oct 2019 18:14:54 +0000

I second almost everything here. Mainly:

> "with AI enrichment of contacts" What does this mean? Sounds vague and scary.

and

> I dislike the "Y" over "Why" in "Y not trust us". Is this supposed to be cutesy text speak or something?

I'm a former CTO of a startup and Senior Engineer at another now. I don't want to work with anything with spelling errors and I have ABOUT 30 seconds to investigate new SASS services and since I don't immediately understand what you offer, I'd just move on.

It's all fixable though, Im sure.

New comment by automathematics in "Tesla Software Version 10.0"

automathematics — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 23:17:13 +0000

100%. Tesla is THE car for long roadtrips in the US and the narrative otherwise needs to stop.

CURRENT Superchargers charge up to 600 miles per hour. COMPLETELY dead to COMPLETELY full is like 30 minutes. But most stops to charge will only last long enough for you to pee and grab a red bull

NEW superchargers charge up to 1000 miles per hour. Do the math. You're going to have to start jogging if you want your redbull before idle fee's kick in.

Combine that with autopilot. I took a trip in a gas rental car recently and HATED it. Tesla for roadtrips for sure.

New comment by automathematics in "Tesla Software Version 10.0"

automathematics — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 23:12:45 +0000

They changed their branding 2-3 months ago. I thought it was weird at first, but it's kinda working. I'm personally sick of all the nice car commercials looking more like a Calvin Klein cologne ad.

New comment by automathematics in "Tesla Software Version 10.0"

automathematics — Thu, 26 Sep 2019 23:11:18 +0000

Second this. I love Android Auto. But I love my Model 3 UI more.

New comment by automathematics in "From Mac to Linux – the setup I've grown to love"

automathematics — Mon, 26 Aug 2019 00:37:55 +0000

Props for recognizing the awesomeness that is budgie!

New comment by automathematics in "Ask HN: What are you learning in 2019?"

automathematics — Sun, 25 Aug 2019 19:45:18 +0000

How to better my mental health while simultaneously figure out how to share some of the knowledge I've obtained over the past few years with others (conferences? blogs? teaching? I don't know. Help!)

New comment by automathematics in "35 Over 35"

automathematics — Fri, 02 Aug 2019 02:21:32 +0000

Love this. People like to think they can't do anything as they get older. That mental state will be a self fulfilling prophecy!

New comment by automathematics in "Ask HN: Should I wait to get a new MacBook Pro?"

automathematics — Wed, 17 Jul 2019 20:40:53 +0000

No. The keyboard isn't great and the touchbar is worthless for anyone who is reading HN.

Consider getting a Dell XPS, a System76 or a Google Pixelbook for your development unless you're specifically making iOS or macOS stuff.

New comment by automathematics in "Doing work locally minimizes problems with Electron apps"

automathematics — Tue, 25 Jun 2019 19:11:40 +0000

> I honestly don't know why people waste time building Electron apps.

Yes you do. Because some people understand UI design and know how to program in javascript/html/css and have a need to make a desktop app.

For example, a small budget indie startup has enough to make ONE version of their app to get funding. They can use JS with the same budget and launch on Web, PC, Mac, Linux, iOS and Android instead of just making a single Windows native app.

There is 100% a place for electron. You can argue that after funding they should convert to native, sure. But if you're reading HN you are definitely smart enough to know why a lot of us use electron :)

tldr; Smart use of electron is NOT for the end user. It's for the developer.