<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: emerongi</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=emerongi</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:47:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=emerongi" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Using ThinkPad T480 as a mobile phone"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A big issue is that the keyboard would take up valuable screen estate.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 26 Jul 2026 19:53:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061800</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061800</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49061800</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Books can't piss me off]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I was considering buying an e-ink device for reading textbooks. Then I remembered that a physical book can’t piss me off. It just works.<p>Buying regular-ink instead, that’s all I wanted to say. Have a good day!</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053050">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053050</a></p>
<p>Points: 10</p>
<p># Comments: 6</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 23:51:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053050</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053050</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49053050</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Turn And Face The Strange"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sprites seems like a solid lifestyle business for a few friends, not a startup that has taken funding.<p>As a developer, I use docker/podman. Works great.<p>The new massive market that will open up, where grandma and grandpa are making apps, will be taken up by Lovable (and the like). Non-devs will not be using sprites.<p>You’re capturing some small percentage of existing developers.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="http://hintjens.com/blog:99">http://hintjens.com/blog:99</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000600">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49000600</a></p>
<p>Points: 229</p>
<p># Comments: 106</p>
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<p>I sometimes have things to discuss with LLMs, which are more private than usual. I was thinking how to do it in a way that doesn't reveal my identity.<p><pre><code>  1. Use Tor to access the provider?
  2. Create a random account?
  3. Use some form of untraceable payment (which one?)
  4. Scrub all information provided to the LLM from personally identifiable information?
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It seems like a lot of effort. So is running a local LLM, for which I don't even have the hardware. How do you do it?</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48885422">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48885422</a></p>
<p>Points: 12</p>
<p># Comments: 14</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://gr.ht/2023/08/08/keep-yourself-drain-ready.html">https://gr.ht/2023/08/08/keep-yourself-drain-ready.html</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399685">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399685</a></p>
<p>Points: 5</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:58:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://gr.ht/2023/08/08/keep-yourself-drain-ready.html</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399685</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48399685</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cooklang – A Recipe Markup Language]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://cooklang.org">https://cooklang.org</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375584">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375584</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Jun 2026 20:12:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://cooklang.org</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375584</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48375584</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "The dangerous delusion of modern warfare"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I have it on good authority that Putin woke up, took a big fart (the housemaid was surprised), thought the smell was an Ukrainian attack and decided to retaliate. That's how the war started.<p>Your claims about Putin are just as good as mine.</p>
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<p>This reminded me of my own story, when I was 15 and had phimosis. I was embarrassed to talk about it with anyone, so in my desperation I posted about it on a forum that claimed to help kids in need of help. Someone responded and gave me instructions that they claimed had a high success rate at treating the condition.<p>I followed the instructions for a few months and it fixed it. I went back and sent the biggest thanks to the responder. I did not expect to get any help from a random forum.<p>There has to be swathes of kids struggling with "embarrassing" (in quotes, because they actually aren't embarrassing at all) issues like this. I hope today's internet can provide help to the ones that have nobody to discuss them with.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 22:44:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558742</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558742</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47558742</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Bored of eating your own dogfood? Try smelling your own farts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Exactly. I like my own farts and I don't mind that everyone else thinks it stinks.<p>I find the title not very well thought through, because smelling your own farts is unlikely to lead to change.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:40:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477996</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477996</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477996</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Bored of eating your own dogfood? Try smelling your own farts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My farts always smell good to me.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 13:57:14 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477616</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477616</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47477616</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Ask HN: How to be alone?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Start small, with things that don't require any preparation or commitment. Go walk a bit, aimlessly. It's a difficult time for you and you might simply need to back off for a bit. Eat well, sleep, exercise.<p>Definitely avoid any social media, youtube, etc. I'd suggest to limit your screen usage to just your work-life. You do not want to compare yourself with people who are not in your position. Spending time on the internet is not fulfulling.<p>Once you have a healthy daily routine down (which you might have already), a lifehack is to challenge yourself to get good at something that you would never have imagined yourself doing. The idea is that you will fill your head with thoughts about how to improve, rather than thinking about other things which might be too much to process right now. This is why the "start lifting" suggestions work. You don't have to lift, but simply set some random goal. Avoid trying to achieve some big ambition that you've always had.<p>Once you're on this path, with time you will recalibrate. It seems you are a social person and I bet you will find other people to connect with.<p>From my own experience, switching from a remote job to an in-office job helped when I felt too isolated. The job market is tough (from what I've heard), so you can check if you could join a coworking space or simply go to the local library to work. I've had friends that are happy to just work together in the same space.<p>The point of my response is not to tell you "how to be alone", but helpful advice if you want to make changes to your life, if you are unsatisfied with it. If you are unhappy, you could fill all your time thinking about how unhappy you are. It's not helpful, though. For now, find ways to fill your time, and while you do that, I truly believe you will find your footing again.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 14:13:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47297488</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47297488</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47297488</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Tell HN: I'm 60 years old. Claude Code has re-ignited a passion"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I review PRs daily and people are pushing changes that have basic problems, not to talk about more serious flaws. The amount of code an engineer can produce is higher, but it's also less thought through.<p>There will be more code with lower quality. If you want to be valued for your expertise, you need to find niches where quality has to stay high. In a lot of the SaaS-world, most products do not require perfection, so more slop is acceptable.<p>Or you can accept the slop, grind out however more years you need to retire, and in the meanwhile find some new passion.</p>
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<p>I need to minimise screen usage. What are the best tools currently available to code using voice? I'm hoping to do most of the coding using LLMs, and then do a review+touchup stage at the end.<p>What's the best tooling for using voice+LLMs (e.g. Claude Code)? Best tools to do regular coding?</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46989357">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46989357</a></p>
<p>Points: 8</p>
<p># Comments: 7</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:35:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46989357</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46989357</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46989357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Looking at the numbers, I'm less productive using AI]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For a few years I’ve steadily pushed 15-30 PRs per month.<p>I have started to try out AI a lot more for a few months, using it for almost everything. How many PRs in January so far? 4. Even when I have had slumps in the past, I have not performed this bad.<p>I think was having fun before and not anymore. It doesn’t help that I have to review AI-generated PRs now. It doesn’t seem like a serious job for adults anymore and I feel a bit mentally drained.<p>What are your stats?</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46698729">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46698729</a></p>
<p>Points: 3</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
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<p>Interested in hearing about agentic workflows that have a reasonable level of quality while not breaking the wallet.<p>I'm not up-to-date enough on the latest and greatest, so please share :).</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554956">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554956</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:35:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554956</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554956</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554956</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during mental health leave"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>All public culture documents are bullshit. It always comes down to your direct manager and what they believe in.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 28 Dec 2025 00:04:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406884</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406884</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406884</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Employee commits suicide after MongoDB fired her during mental health leave"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> It's already becoming a common strategy<p>I've taken mental health leave (not due to a PIP) and my productivity before and after was significantly different. It was <i>great</i> for my employer that I took it. I'm quite sure I would've eventually ended up with a PIP if I hadn't taken it sooner myself, and the best remedy on a PIP would have been to take mental health leave. Not as a strategy as such, but literally because it would have been the best solution (and I think the only one).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 27 Dec 2025 23:56:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406818</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406818</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46406818</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "Claude Code gets native LSP support"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Remember what? That people have different preferences, workflows and methods of staying productive?<p>Someone voiced that they liked a certain tool for a certain feature and suddenly we are judging them for it? I like that people share their thoughts and opinions.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:05:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46366964</link><dc:creator>emerongi</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46366964</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46366964</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by emerongi in "AI has a deep understanding of how this code works"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Central to it being that you consider it unjust. The other option is to take into consideration the perspective of the maintainers, find their feedback to be <i>just</i> and then decide whether you want to contribute in the manner that they expect or you're not ready to do that kind of work.<p>You don't have to stop loving a project just because you're not ready to put in the work that the maintainers expect you to put in.<p>When I open a PR without discussing it at all beforehand with anyone, I expect the default to be that it gets rejected. It's fine by me, because it's simply easier for me to open a PR and have it be rejected than to find the people I need to talk to and then get them all onboard. I accounted for that risk when I chose the path I took.</p>
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