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New comment by eblanshey in "On Rendering Diffs"

eblanshey — Fri, 29 May 2026 22:34:19 +0000

It's cool seeing all the engineering that goes into optimizing performance of diffs. I'm working on a FreeCAD workbench that generates diffs on CAD model trees[0], and although my bottlenecks are a bit different, I can still implement some of your optimizations down the line if needed (such as deferred syntax highlighting).

My main bottleneck is that I do a complete diff on all open + changed documents in the repository up front, because due to how document properties are stored, I won't know if the file has meaningful changes until I compute the full diff (FreeCAD may save the document, but not have anything meaningful change.)

[0] https://github.com/eblanshey/HistoryWorkbench

Show HN: DiffCAD, a FreeCAD workbench to review model changes like code

eblanshey — Thu, 07 May 2026 21:00:31 +0000

I'd like to share a new workbench I've been working on called DiffCAD. Coming from a software engineering background, not having the ability to properly diff my CAD model changes was driving me crazy. This project scratches my own itch, and maybe someone elses', too!

I'm open to feedback, ideas, and contributions. Cheers!

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48054923

Points: 7

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New comment by eblanshey in "FreeCAD v1.1"

eblanshey — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:32:32 +0000

FreeCAD is really the only serious contender for CAD on Linux. I love how everything is hackable via Python APIs. Every release seems to fix more and more UX issues. I have very high hopes for it to eventually start attracting more commercial usage, much like KiCad and Blender did in their spaces. We need more open software like that.

New comment by eblanshey in "Ask HN: How to be alone?"

eblanshey — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 01:19:46 +0000

I know what it's like growing up in a religious atmosphere. Since you've been trained to think inside the box, you realize the box is nonsense. The problem is thinking that the only valid alternative is that there is no creator and everything is just random (the opposite extreme.) Look into other philosophies like advaita vedanta, buddhism, or progressive science like another commenter mentioned about nassim haramein.

New comment by eblanshey in "GLM-4.7-Flash"

eblanshey — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 22:23:21 +0000

There is a new update on HF:

> Jan 21 update: llama.cpp fixed a bug that caused looping and poor outputs. We updated the GGUFs - please re-download the model for much better outputs.

New comment by eblanshey in "A guide to local coding models"

eblanshey — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 00:36:35 +0000

What hardware can you buy for $5k to be able to run K2? That's a huge model.

New comment by eblanshey in "Retiring Windows 10 and Microsoft's move towards a surveillance state"

eblanshey — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 01:19:53 +0000

OTOH I installed it on my elderly mother's computer, and she said that it did everything that MS Office could do. She's perfectly happy with it.

New comment by eblanshey in "Switching to Claude Code and VSCode Inside Docker"

eblanshey — Sun, 13 Jul 2025 18:03:53 +0000

I do pretty much this.

- /home/me -- 660 default permissions

- /home/me/project -- owner "claude", add "me" to "claude" group

- symlink /home/claude/project to /home/me/project

- Run claude in different user session

- Use CTRL+ALT+F2 to immediately switch between my main and claude sessions. Claude continues working in the background.

New comment by eblanshey in "Blender 4.3"

eblanshey — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 10:56:24 +0000

Like others have mentioned, Blender has become quite the successful open-source story. They used to be riddled with bugs and UX issues, much like FreeCAD was. Yesterday FreeCAD released v1 of their software, and they seem to be on the same redemption path as Blender. It's too bad their v1 release didn't gain much traction on here, as more people ought to give FreeCAD another whirl. The improvements there are massive. And it's the only proper parametric CAD software available on Linux.

New comment by eblanshey in "Linux 6.12 Features Super Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 and Pi 5"

eblanshey — Mon, 30 Sep 2024 01:52:36 +0000

I'm not sure, I've never used it. But I think the issue is that the number of MCUs that support micropython is very small.

New comment by eblanshey in "Linux 6.12 Features Super Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 and Pi 5"

eblanshey — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 23:28:06 +0000

I would think the portability of, say, a Python application running on Linux is a nice benefit. Try switching from one MCU to a totally different one and you may have to start from scratch (e.g. try going from Microchip to STM.) Can you describe why embedded Linux is still a slog? And what do you think it would take for the issues to be addressed?

New comment by eblanshey in "Linux 6.12 Features Super Real-Time, Sched_ext, Intel Xe2 and Pi 5"

eblanshey — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 20:45:15 +0000

So Linux now officially support RTOS capabilities, without patches, which is pretty cool. I wonder, realistically, how many applications that were originally designed to use microcontrollers for real-time purposes, can be migrated to use Linux, which vastly simplifies and lowers the cost development. And having the ability to use high-level languages like Python significantly lowers the barrier to entry. Obviously certain applications require the speed of a MCU without an operating system, but how many projects really don't need dedicated MCUs?

New comment by eblanshey in "Daylight Computer – New 60fps e-paper tablet"

eblanshey — Thu, 23 May 2024 23:59:18 +0000

I'd buy a framework laptop just for that.

New comment by eblanshey in "Show HN: Wonkypedia - Wikipedia from an Alternate Timeline"

eblanshey — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 21:20:17 +0000

How long before AI crawlers start picking this up and start including it in their training data?

New comment by eblanshey in "Skydog Sports – photos, videos, and stories from an old-time hang glider pilot"

eblanshey — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:23:26 +0000

An old-time hang glider pilot has been keeping his website up-to-date since the very early 2000s, complete with rotating gifs, hidden SEO keywords, index pages, photo albums, and more goodies!

Skydog Sports – photos, videos, and stories from an old-time hang glider pilot

eblanshey — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 22:22:03 +0000

Article URL: http://skydogsports.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40070676

Points: 1

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New comment by eblanshey in "Show HN: Memories – FOSS Google Photos alternative built for high performance"

eblanshey — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 01:21:03 +0000

Wow, the state of self-hosted photo libraries has gotten way better since I last settled on Photoprism a few years ago. Both Memories and Immich seem very polished. The timeline features look great. I may need to play around with these.

New comment by eblanshey in "GrapheneOS finds Bluetooth memory corruption via ARM MTE"

eblanshey — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 15:21:41 +0000

Most mobile bank websites have 100% functionality already, including depositing checks. The bank app isn't needed.

New comment by eblanshey in "US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission"

eblanshey — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 02:16:44 +0000

But they don't allow alternate app stores.

New comment by eblanshey in "Raspberry Pi 5 vs. Orange Pi 5 Plus vs. Rock 5 Model B"

eblanshey — Tue, 17 Oct 2023 23:53:07 +0000

Any idea what to similarly search for for a cheap, low power server but has at least 4 bays for hard drives to use as a NAS?