Hacker News: bachmitre

Show HN: Hacker News Comments Drill Down Chrome Extension

bachmitre — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:37:00 +0000

I prefer to read the HN comment threads in a drill down way instead of having all comments expanded. Also I do not enjoy the tiny (-) to collapse a thread. This extension make reading comment easier for me.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48599118

Points: 3

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New comment by bachmitre in "Ask HN: Any example of successful vibe-coded product?"

bachmitre — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 17:41:45 +0000

An easy to use pickleball game schedule creation tool: https://www.pickleballdinking.com/resources/schedule.html

New comment by bachmitre in "Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)"

bachmitre — Sun, 27 Jul 2025 20:52:15 +0000

I am working on a pickleball game scheduling app: https://www.pickleballdinking.com/resources/schedule.html

Ask HN: Do you have cool last minutes gift ideas?

bachmitre — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 18:29:50 +0000

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42411026

Points: 1

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Show HN: Quickly scan HN for new articles

bachmitre — Fri, 14 Jun 2024 13:03:48 +0000

I have a dedicated HN tab that I come back to and reload multiple times a day to see whats new and hot.

I wrote a Chrome Extension to:

- quickly scan new articles since my last reload - quickly scan highly discussed articles - open actual articles and discussions in a new tab

This links to the source code. The chrome extension is linked at the bottom of the github page.

Note:

- This extension only operates on the HN front page (https://news.ycombinator.com/news) - The first time you reload the HN front page after installing the extension all articles will get highlighted.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40680524

Points: 62

# Comments: 23

New comment by bachmitre in "OpenAI Outage"

bachmitre — Wed, 24 May 2023 20:47:02 +0000

Somebody probably asked it about Life, The Universe, and Everything ...

New comment by bachmitre in "Ask HN: What's your best resource for keeping up-to-date on AI developments?"

bachmitre — Fri, 07 Apr 2023 12:24:48 +0000

This weekly newsletter is excellent: https://www.deeplearning.ai/the-batch/

New comment by bachmitre in "Ask HN: Good resources to become financially literate"

bachmitre — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 16:01:36 +0000

Thanks, this is a good list to start. I will check those out!

New comment by bachmitre in "Ask HN: Good resources to become financially literate"

bachmitre — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:55:55 +0000

100% agree, i've got that, but how can I make most of my 401K and mortgage (e.g. through Roth IRA or refinancing? I saw some mention of both, so will have to read up on that).

Ask HN: Good resources to become financially literate

bachmitre — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 14:20:09 +0000

      I would like to change my "paycheck to paycheck" way of life and am looking to learn about financial vehicles (US based) and investment basics, and anything else that "I wish I had known when I was 20 years old".

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34531858

Points: 89

# Comments: 98

New comment by bachmitre in "Why was Roman concrete so durable?"

bachmitre — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 00:09:03 +0000

It looks like ChatGPT already knew that (or I skimmed too quickly):

Why was Roman concrete so durable?

Roman concrete, also known as opus caementicium, was a highly durable construction material used by the ancient Romans for a variety of structures, including aqueducts, bridges, and buildings. There are several factors that contributed to the durability of Roman concrete:

The use of lime and pozzolanic materials: Roman concrete was made from a mixture of lime, water, and an aggregate such as sand or crushed stone. The lime was derived from the heating of limestone, which produced a highly reactive form of calcium oxide. The Romans also added a pozzolanic material, such as volcanic ash, to the mixture, which improved the durability and strength of the concrete by reacting with the lime to form a cementitious material.

The inclusion of a reinforcement material: Roman concrete was often reinforced with a material such as iron or lead, which helped to increase its structural strength and resist cracking.

The use of a hydraulic setting process: Roman concrete was able to harden underwater due to its hydraulic setting properties, which allowed it to set and cure even in the presence of water.

The construction of thick, monolithic structures: Roman concrete was often used to build thick, monolithic structures such as walls and foundations, which were able to withstand the forces of nature and resist deterioration over time.

Overall, the combination of these factors made Roman concrete a highly durable construction material that has stood the test of time.

New comment by bachmitre in "Kite is saying farewell and open-sourcing its code"

bachmitre — Mon, 21 Nov 2022 00:50:17 +0000

I second that

New comment by bachmitre in "Libraries – how companies do not understand open spaces"

bachmitre — Sun, 07 Aug 2022 02:19:05 +0000

I think once you allow eating at the tables and have everyone hammering their keyboards (as opposed to mostly reading) there won't be much of a difference to an open office anymore

New comment by bachmitre in "I've been abusing HTTP Status Codes in my APIs for years"

bachmitre — Wed, 13 Jul 2022 14:12:27 +0000

this

New comment by bachmitre in "Ask HN: Company is asking for unplanned interview stage? Should I accept it?"

bachmitre — Tue, 07 Jun 2022 13:35:51 +0000

I second that

New comment by bachmitre in "Show HN: Convert article into audio to listen on the go"

bachmitre — Tue, 31 May 2022 15:28:10 +0000

nice! i was contemplating creating something like this, will give it a try !

New comment by bachmitre in "In defense of coding interviews"

bachmitre — Sun, 29 May 2022 15:51:31 +0000

In my 25 years as a developer I have been sitting on both ends of a coding interview a good number of times. One thing I find coding interviews helpful for is to weed out people that apply for a specific job description (e.g. "looking for experienced python developer", who's resume shows 7 years of recent python experience, but that during a simple coding test have problems getting the syntax right.

Show HN: Organize your open Chrome Tabs like apps on a desktop

bachmitre — Sun, 15 May 2022 14:12:12 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/bachmitre/tabmanager

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31387670

Points: 21

# Comments: 6

New comment by bachmitre in "I got a computer science degree in 3 months for less than $5000 (2020)"

bachmitre — Wed, 27 Apr 2022 19:14:06 +0000

Haha, agreed, also, in my 30 years of working in CS at more than a dozen different companies of all sizes in 3 different countries, never ever did anyone ask for my degree.

New comment by bachmitre in "DALL·E 2 and The Origin of Vibe Shifts"

bachmitre — Sat, 23 Apr 2022 14:58:30 +0000

Exactly, at that point you let the AIs play against each other and go back to watch some TV. (or in the case of DALL-E, we won't be able to understand the concept/description space of the images anymore, let alone the images generated from it).