Hacker News: darkstar_16

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry"

darkstar_16 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 10:13:47 +0000

They use claude code to code it. Makes sense

New comment by darkstar_16 in "MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 11:24:12 +0000

I don't think it's even a broad strategy from PM or higher ups. I actually think it's engineers inside the company who want to play with the coolest hardware and the build features for the newest stuff. Features can be made to work with older hardware but that requires more time and optimization which they never get, so someone takes a call that x and y features only work on newer gen hardware.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Layoffs at Block"

darkstar_16 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 09:12:48 +0000

I think it's a bit of both and perhaps 10% AI. Companies like Block are bloated for what they offer.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips"

darkstar_16 — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:05:43 +0000

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not, but it will happen sooner or later.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "How China built its ‘Manhattan Project’ to rival the West in AI chips"

darkstar_16 — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 13:03:48 +0000

It's interesting how this comes up when the west is the one that is trying to catch up :)

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Two kinds of vibe coding"

darkstar_16 — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 09:18:07 +0000

I do the same. Directed tasks with smaller context and start a new "chat" when it's done what I want.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Umbrel – Personal Cloud"

darkstar_16 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 09:09:24 +0000

Even as a techie, I prefer and use iCloud for exactly this reason, especially for stuff I share with family. I don't want me to be the bottleneck for what is considered basic functionality these days.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Rivian Unveils Custom Silicon, R2 Lidar Roadmap, and Universal Hands Free"

darkstar_16 — Fri, 12 Dec 2025 07:36:41 +0000

I actually I'd be even willing to downgrade my car one level if I'm not driving and just sitting in the back seat. Will likely be cheaper for me to own even with the increased subscription.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Average DRAM price in USD over last 18 months"

darkstar_16 — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 06:11:55 +0000

I've been meaning to get more components for a diy NAS since atleast the last year and just been pushing it lazily. I'm literally kicking myself now when I actually started looking up deals for this black friday.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Kafka is Fast – I'll use Postgres"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 15:03:04 +0000

GraphQL sure, but I'm not sure I'd put kafka in the same bucket. It is a nice technology that has it's use in some cases, where postgresql would not work. It is also something a small team should not start with. Start with postgres and then move on to something else when the need arises.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Build your own database"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 22 Oct 2025 07:36:43 +0000

One of our final projects during university was to design and program a basic database in C. Even after 20 years I think that was one of the most one I've had in a project.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Intelligent Kubernetes Load Balancing at Databricks"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 07:49:00 +0000

We use a headless service and client side load balancing for this. What's the difference ?

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Show HN: Dayflow – A git log for your day"

darkstar_16 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 07:54:22 +0000

I get the sentiment behind your comment but I have a few lawyers in the family and they work round the clock. They might be in meetings or pouring over documents all day that might not look like work to the average software engineer but trust me, they do work hard. And it's true for everyone - from junior interns to senior partners.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "I'm switching to Python and actually liking it"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 16 Jul 2025 09:44:34 +0000

> These days it's less about language wars and more about picking the right tool for the job

You should talk to the Java advocates in my company :) The language wars are still around, it's just Java vs the rest now.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Where can I see Hokusai's Great Wave today?"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 07:41:26 +0000

Or you could buy the Lego version :)

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Apple Research unearthed forgotten AI technique and using it to generate images"

darkstar_16 — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:48:35 +0000

I think its just Apple PR pushing these out now to get Apple's name out in the AI era.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Danish department determined to dump Microsoft"

darkstar_16 — Wed, 18 Jun 2025 05:30:39 +0000

others have articulated it much better but I think the difference isn't in what it can do. But working with existing docs - subtle things like font differences, formatting issues, working with the rest of the world that is MS dominated, keyboard shortcuts for excel warriers. LibreOffice is very capable on it's own, as a drop-in replacement is where it doesn't work most of the time. And the difference isn't even huge, but people being people give up fast.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Accumulation of cognitive debt when using an AI assistant for essay writing task"

darkstar_16 — Mon, 16 Jun 2025 09:26:03 +0000

You're proving the point in the actual research. Programmers who only use AI for learning/coding will lose this knowledge (of python, for example) that you have gained by actually "doing" it.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "CI/CD Observability with OpenTelemetry Step by Step Guide"

darkstar_16 — Sun, 15 Jun 2025 10:00:03 +0000

Jaeger collector perhaps but then you'd have to use the Jaeger UI. Signoz has a much nicer UI that feels more integrated but last I checked had annoying bugs in the UI like not keeping the time selection when I navigated between screens.

New comment by darkstar_16 in "Danish department determined to dump Microsoft"

darkstar_16 — Sat, 14 Jun 2025 09:02:29 +0000

I really want this to happen but sadly have seen a LOT of govt and private companies trying to move to libreoffice (and OpenOffice and StarOffice before that). None really stuck. The office suite is hard to replace and none of the open source suites are a good enough alternative right now. I hope that changes.