<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: cuddlyogre</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=cuddlyogre</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 18:09:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=cuddlyogre" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "AI;DR (AI; Didn't Read)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You forgot the smoke tests that passed.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 17 Aug 2026 21:17:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337773</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337773</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337773</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I had to use an iphone for 3 years when I moved because my Android didn't get good reception at my new house. I loathed every single moment of it solely because the typing experience was a hostile and counterintuitive nightmare.</p>
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<p>>C++ is not that complex<p>Relative to what, exactly?<p>It is very hard to take a statement like yours seriously when even veteran developers continue to ship software with memory bugs that exfiltrate data and crash systems to this day.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 21:06:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46113210</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46113210</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46113210</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Response to "Ruby Is Not a Serious Programming Language""]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>I don’t really see how a language could prevent you from finding joy in programming<p>By saddling the writer with tons of syntax and gotchas that is hard to keep at the top of his mind when trying to create.<p>Languages like c++ and java might be powerful, but there are so many hurdles that are between start and end that unless you are proficient in the language or have a desire to learn the language, it's very tempting to just give up.<p>Languages like ruby and python are not fast, but their syntax is so straight forward, the effort to go from a to z is a fraction of other languages, leading to the developer to be able to deliver faster.<p>From the point of view of a developer that loves to learn, simpler languages inspire me to learn more complex languages, which in turn gives me more opportunity to enjoy my chosen craft.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 01 Dec 2025 19:05:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46111562</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46111562</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46111562</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Should I Use a Carousel? (2013)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Every one of our client sites have one. It's proving to be a pain, so maybe that will change soon.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Jun 2025 05:58:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214861</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214861</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44214861</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "The correct amount of ads is zero"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The problem with allowing "basic image-and-some-text-on-the-page adverts" is that you also allow "pop-ups, forced interstitials, autoplaying audio, …" and malware attacks since they all pull from the same pool by default.<p>They track you like an animal across the entire web to learn your conscious and unconscious desires and insecurities and weaknesses so they can most effectively take your time and money and attention from you.<p>Why should I be expected to tolerate that even for a moment?</p>
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<p>As a compromise, I suggest the source code must be made public for patented ideas.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:56:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676693</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676693</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676693</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "US Trademark Office Cancels Marvel, DC's 'Super Hero' Marks"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Good. Now I hope someone figures out how to abolish software patents.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 27 Sep 2024 23:37:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676589</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676589</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41676589</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Hire HTML and CSS People"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't understand what people mean when they say things like CSS has gotten more complex. It's not like anyone is realistically expected to commit the entire spec to memory.<p>Documentation is plentiful when a person needs to use an unfamiliar feature, so it's not like it is even necessary to keep everything you use at the top of your mind. And just like anything else, if you use is often, you'll naturally learn it.<p>Plus, things like flex and grid have made having to remember a ton of old hacks unnecessary, so it has actually gotten markedly easier to use.</p>
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<p>Is this part of a larger drama I'm missing?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Sep 2024 03:07:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41643322</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41643322</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41643322</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Diesel shop fined $10M for making and selling Emissions Defeat Devices"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I live in a place that was very similar to what you describe. In the last couple years it's become as bad as where I moved from some days.<p>A lot of it is the surrounding areas have been surrendered to the noise makers and residents in my town are friends with them and they come and go as they please at all hours, unhindered by law enforcement.<p>But dismayingly, more of the residents are getting louder themselves for whatever reason. The worst part is they by and large follow the speed limit but are still insanely loud so the police just look at it like I'm just annoyed and need to get over it.<p>It's truly the easiest thing to catch. I can't fathom why there's so little interest at any level of government to tackle this problem.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 15:36:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41557138</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41557138</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41557138</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Diesel shop fined $10M for making and selling Emissions Defeat Devices"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's not just urban areas. It is a scourge that plagues literally every corner of the world. There is nowhere in the city, the suburbs, small towns, or the middle of nowhere where you aren't subject to industrial levels of noise pollution generated by motor vehicles that have been intentionally and illegally modified to make as much noise as possible.<p>It used to just be motorcycles and sports cars. But it's now the most basic pickup trucks, family sedans, SUVs, and anything else that explodes fuel to move.<p>The total and complete lack of enforcement of existing noise pollution laws is the number one cause of the spread of this.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 16 Sep 2024 08:00:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41553810</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41553810</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41553810</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Escaping from Anaconda's Stranglehold on macOS"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You sound like you have been doing this for way too long to know what it takes to teach beginners.</p>
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<p>Does that include motorcycles that have illegal aftermarket exhaust systems with all emission controls removed in an effort to make them as loud as possible? This accounts for about 80% of them, so it's irrelevant how they function by design.</p>
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<p>They might have to be that way to buy them new from the factory.<p>But the moment  it belongs to you and even before you leave the lot, you can have illegal aftermarket exhaust systems installed that not one governing body in the United States, nor most of the rest of the world, will come close to enforcing any noise or   emissions laws against.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Aug 2024 03:35:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41262930</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41262930</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41262930</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Mini imported Japanese vehicles may soon be banned on Massachusetts roads"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>And several times the noise and pollution.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2024 13:28:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41255819</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41255819</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41255819</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "How Does OpenAI Survive?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I was assured that being skeptical about offloading the use of my brain to a third party that might not always be there was being a luddite.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2024 03:32:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41125893</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41125893</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41125893</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Intel confirms oxidation and excessive voltage in 13th and 14th Gen CPUs [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I  began to suspect that it was the processor after I started doing Blender renders and either Blender would crash 100% of the time or I would get a BSoD, which I though was basically impossible on modern computers. The real sign was that dual channel RAM didn't work, but I refused to believe it was the processor. It was so expensive, I didn't want to entertain the idea that I would have to buy another.<p>A "solution" I had was to lower the amount of cores Blender could use to 12, instead of all of them, which was annoying, and that still only lowered the number of crashes, not stopped them. These crashes were bad too, in that they corrupted project files almost every time.<p>I basically did everything possible, with little success. All it did was make my computer slow to a crawl and still crash at random.<p>I don't know what I'm going to do next computer. AMD is seemingly having similar problems, so it's not like I can realistically switch with any confidence. I go close to 10 years between upgrades, so hopefully the landscape will look better then.</p>
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<p>The only fix is to replace it. There is something wrong with the processor itself that is unfixable by mortal hands.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:51:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41062567</link><dc:creator>cuddlyogre</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41062567</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41062567</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by cuddlyogre in "Intel confirms oxidation and excessive voltage in 13th and 14th Gen CPUs [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I may have been able to return it to Newegg, but return shipping is hit or miss as to whether you have to pay for it and I was honestly so frustrated with the whole fiasco that I just wanted to go directly to the source for a replacement that I knew(??) would work. Getting a replacement from Newegg might have just been another from the same lot.<p>As for having to prove I did ample troubleshooting, the last thing I wanted was to mail it in and have it returned because they couldn't find anything wrong with it, which has happened to me with other things in the past.</p>
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