Hacker News: edent

What Yahoo killed when it bought Maktoob

edent — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 19:32:55 +0000

Article URL: https://lr0.org/blog/p/yahoo/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48466464

Points: 3

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RFC for 700 HTTP Status Codes

edent — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 05:17:25 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/joho/7XX-rfc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48441562

Points: 2

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New comment by edent in "There's still no point in gigabit broadband"

edent — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:30:02 +0000

Ok, so what? Whether it is the server, the ISP, the CDN, or whatever - if I can't utilise the speed, what's the point?

New comment by edent in "There's still no point in gigabit broadband"

edent — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:38:10 +0000

The author (who I understand to be incredibly handsome) has a family, multiple devices, servers, VR headset, and too many smarthome gadgets.

Even when I was on 500Mbps, I never noticed a slowdown while things were accessing the net simultaneously.

New comment by edent in "There's still no point in gigabit broadband"

edent — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:26:14 +0000

The author (me) does play games. I'm on PC, Oculus, and console. The console downloads are limited by the upstream. The VR games are limited by WiFi. I've never noticed the PC games getting close to the max download speed I have.

But, to go to your edit. Is there a significant difference between waiting 90 minutes and 45 minutes? Either way, you set the download going, grab some food, have a bath, whatever, right?

New comment by edent in "There's still no point in gigabit broadband"

edent — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:20:59 +0000

The author (me) is English, living in England.

New comment by edent in "There's still no point in gigabit broadband"

edent — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:10:21 +0000

In my experience, the Sony servers can barely saturate a 500Mbps pipe.

New comment by edent in "Uber's $1,500/month AI limit is a useful signal for AI tool pricing"

edent — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 20:36:51 +0000

Google Jam Board (and other digital whiteboards) had high upfront capex and lowish opex. Probably close to the price for how often they were used before being killed off.

Same with the MS surface(?) tables (not tablets). I saw load of companies buy into the hype and then discard.

UK publishers can opt-out of Google's AI search

edent — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 06:03:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/cma-secures-fairer-deal-for-publishers-and-improves-google-search-services-in-uk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48380495

Points: 4

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New comment by edent in "Chuwi Minibook X"

edent — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:13:13 +0000

Snap! The US only keyboard is a bit of a pain, and the trackpad sometimes glitches, but when travelling light this is excellent.

https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/gadget-review-chuwi-miniboo...

102KB ought to be enough for any email

edent — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:14:48 +0000

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2019/05/102kb-ought-to-be-enough-for-any-email/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321267

Points: 4

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Google Health Sucks

edent — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:16:33 +0000

Article URL: https://joebaldwin.me.uk/blog/google-ruins-fitbit/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48276225

Points: 7

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New comment by edent in "Companies Are Just a Graph of Algorithms"

edent — Mon, 25 May 2026 05:37:59 +0000

How many times do we have to go through this? Humans invent a new technology and think it applies to everything!

Imagine the brain as a complex series of clockwork mechanisms…

Society can be modeled as a complex series of hydraulic tubes…

Companies are really a set of APIs between different departments…

Sure, these are all somewhat useful metaphors in context. But no one has built a working brain out of Lego. Sloshing water around to model an economy didn't produce unending wealth. Most companies aren't shuffling data around SOAP endpoints and winning capitalism.

Everyone seems to think AI is useful for someone else's problem, but not their own. Is a company a series of algorithms? I guess if you squint. Really it is a set of social dynamics,interpersonal relationships, and imperfect decisions.

Given that the AI companies themselves haven't replaced all their marketing departments, accountancy, and CEOs with AI - I guess the rest of us should probably wait.

Whale Fall

edent — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:29:49 +0000

Article URL: https://shkspr.mobi/blog/2026/05/whale-fall/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48224431

Points: 4

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New comment by edent in "Japan is gripped by mass allergies. A 1950s project is to blame"

edent — Wed, 20 May 2026 10:39:34 +0000

People like reading.

You could summarise all of Ender's Game in a couple of sentences but, guess what, that wouldn't be particularly pleasurable.

Not everything has to by hyper-efficient. More importantly, not everything has to be tailored specifically for you. It's OK that other people like reading long-form content.