Hacker News: datameta

New comment by datameta in "The Miller Principle (2007)"

datameta — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:39:08 +0000

I wonder how different the outcome would be if the idiom used was not help but "instructions", as in, what portion of users did not want to admit they needed assistance?

I'm not refuting the fact that people seldom read, but this seems like an interesting additional vector to explore.

New comment by datameta in "The cult of vibe coding is dogfooding run amok"

datameta — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:50:33 +0000

Right, and often the tested depth isnt maximum. So you slowly acclimate to worse and worse code practices if the effort needed to undo it is the same as doing.

New comment by datameta in "Surely the crash of the US economy has to be soon"

datameta — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 00:16:21 +0000

If Russia's economy is kept afloat after 4 years of full-scale war... Why would one year of Trump 2.0 do us in? Don't get me wrong, a whole lot of problematic actions have been taken in that time-frame but that pales in comparison to 1.25 million casualties and about the same number having left the country (and our population is almost triple theirs) on top of infrastructure destruction.

New comment by datameta in "Murder-suicide case shows OpenAI selectively hides data after users die"

datameta — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 18:17:40 +0000

We're not trying to characterize typical use, but rather pathological levels of supplemental hormone

New comment by datameta in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)"

datameta — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 23:06:17 +0000

I was never in webdev, per se. I switched from "fullstack" (which included backend+frontend as well as mobile/firmware/ML) to hardware eng at IBM, and then widened back out again to R&D Engineering at a startup to work on a patent. I had always wanted to be closer to hardware/embedded and anything that involves sensor-laden and/or RF-enabled systems so it was a natural progression for me.

New comment by datameta in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (January 2026)"

datameta — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 18:05:34 +0000

USA REMOTE | NYC HYBRID

  Languages: C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Kotlin, VHDL, SystemVerilog
  Hardware: PowerPC, ESP32, STM32, iCE40, ECP5
  ML: TFLite Micro, PyTorch, ONNX, OpenCV
  IoT: BLE, WiFi

  Resume: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18mjB1tIH5s-ZmiET_smUxbMo3FaiC637aW_us8P0U5I/edit?usp=drivesdk
  Email: dm@datameta.info

Hi, I'm an embedded systems engineer/architect bridging the full compute spectrum of ultra-low power IoT, edge systems, and HPC.

My latest projects have been in full-stack edge ML R&D, memory controller firmware dev for POWER servers, and chip bringup/testing for Z mainframes.

I'm passionate about modular synthesis and tinkering with all sorts of analog circuits and DSP. Currently upskilling in analog PCB design and refining my abilities in FPGA development. Also WIP on a 3D-printed robot arm to practice control systems and actuation.

New comment by datameta in "Show HN: Mysti – Claude, Codex, and Gemini debate your code, then synthesize"

datameta — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 18:50:59 +0000

I was a proponent initially of CLI when Claude integration with VSCode required a WSL instance, but now that it is integrated directly into VSCode I feel one grouping of tooling hiccups is now ruled out in my workflow. The only (major) nitpick I have is that it wont let you finish typing and cuts you off when asking whether/how to proceed.

New comment by datameta in "Show HN: Books mentioned on Hacker News in 2025"

datameta — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:57:13 +0000

Oh how I wish we could know what Iain M. Banks thinks of the LLM revolution...

New comment by datameta in "Webb observes exoplanet that may have an exotic helium and carbon atmosphere"

datameta — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 07:52:20 +0000

Maybe it even is happening but will never reach us from their local observable sphere.

New comment by datameta in "Pure Silicon Demo Coding: No CPU, No Memory, Just 4k Gates"

datameta — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 06:00:09 +0000

Very impressive stuff. I used to frequent the JS demoscene, mostly dwitter - but this is on a whole other level.

Oh shit, this prompted me to check and turns out TinyTapeout is back to life! https://tinytapeout.com/

New comment by datameta in "MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies"

datameta — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 18:41:30 +0000

Accurate. Systemic perturbations are typically bad for most "old money".

New comment by datameta in "MIT professor shot at his Massachusetts home dies"

datameta — Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:52:05 +0000

"Protect and Serve" (the State)

New comment by datameta in "Recovering Anthony Bourdain's Li.st's"

datameta — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 17:14:58 +0000

So, to make sure I understand what you are saying - any person whose life is gripped by intense interest in something and simultaneously they are irreligious is lesser or on the wrong path?

New comment by datameta in "Ask HN: What is better to use lead-free/leaded solder?"

datameta — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:44:57 +0000

Personally, I learned on lead-free solder and the rosin core is almost always enough flux for me aside from rework. Always use an extractor/filter either way.

New comment by datameta in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (December 2025)"

datameta — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:42:57 +0000

USA REMOTE | NYC HYBRID

  Languages: C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Kotlin, VHDL, SystemVerilog
  Hardware: PowerPC, ESP32, STM32, iCE40, ECP5
  ML: TensorFlow Lite Micro, PyTorch, ONNX, OpenCV
  IoT: BLE, WiFi, MQTT, LoRa

  Resume: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18mjB1tIH5s-ZmiET_smUxbMo3FaiC637aW_us8P0U5I/edit?usp=drivesdk
  Email: dm@datameta.info

Hi, I'm an embedded systems engineer/architect bridging the full compute spectrum of ultra-low power IoT, edge systems, and HPC.

My latest projects have been in full-stack edge ML R&D, memory controller firmware dev for POWER servers, and chip bringup/testing for Z mainframes.

New comment by datameta in "IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off"

datameta — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 14:40:31 +0000

In an ideal world we function in exactly this way - using LLMs to bootstrap our skill/knowledge improvement journeys.

New comment by datameta in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (November 2025)"

datameta — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:57:12 +0000

USA REMOTE | NYC HYBRID

  Languages: C/C++, Python, JavaScript, Kotlin, VHDL, SystemVerilog
  Hardware: PowerPC, ESP32, STM32, iCE40, ECP5
  ML: TensorFlow Lite Micro, PyTorch, ONNX, OpenCV
  IoT: BLE, WiFi, MQTT, LoRa

  Resume: https://docs.google.com/document/d/18mjB1tIH5s-ZmiET_smUxbMo3FaiC637aW_us8P0U5I/edit?usp=drivesdk
  Email: dm@datameta.info

Hi, I'm an embedded systems engineer/architect bridging the full compute spectrum of ultra-low power IoT, edge systems, and HPC.

My latest projects have been in full-stack edge ML R&D, memory controller firmware dev for POWER servers, and chip bringup/testing for Z mainframes.

New comment by datameta in "Is 'learn to craft' the new 'learn to code?'"

datameta — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 21:55:35 +0000

I see what you are saying, thanks for going into it. I agree that recency bias leads to adopting frameworks that are a poor overall fit for explaining ongoing (for the foreseeabel future) phenomena.

New comment by datameta in "Is 'learn to craft' the new 'learn to code?'"

datameta — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 16:47:26 +0000

I'm struggling to extract meaning or message from your last sentence.

New comment by datameta in "The decline of deviance"

datameta — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 17:29:26 +0000

I'd also argue the culture of "digital degeneracy" has permeated the internet and is no longer locked away in, say, the bastion of mid/late 2000s 4chan. What used to be violent NSFL liveleaks content is now easily accesible by anyone with a phone. Softcore content is completely widespread on "clean" apps like IG and Tiktok.

If we measure deviance only by the metrics that existed before social media, we will of course find what is expected.