Hacker News: ensocode

New comment by ensocode in "Travel locally, where you are"

ensocode — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:25:36 +0000

I get the point and I’m thankful for the article. I just find “middle of nowhere” and Switzerland a bit hard to reconcile.

New comment by ensocode in "Doing nothing at work"

ensocode — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 07:19:09 +0000

This is basically Covey's "sharpen the saw" for knowledge workers. [1]

When you're cutting trees, sharpening the saw looks like you're not working. When you're doing software or organizational work, figuring out what actually matters can also look like you're not working.

The hard part is distinguishing between thoughtful idleness and ordinary procrastination. [1] https://www.franklincovey.com/books/the-7-habits-of-highly-e...

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: What is the AI setup for an experienced dev starting on a new project?"

ensocode — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 07:52:00 +0000

Interested as well. Are there any recommended guidelines or blog posts with more details. Thanks.

Building a Retro Linux Gaming Computer (2021)

ensocode — Thu, 21 May 2026 12:51:19 +0000

Article URL: https://icculus.org/~hamish/retro/index.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48221834

Points: 3

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New comment by ensocode in "Cloudflare to cut about 20% workforce"

ensocode — Fri, 08 May 2026 07:40:00 +0000

Interested as well!

New comment by ensocode in "Composition shouldn't be this hard"

ensocode — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:57:54 +0000

right, I think DHH's "Majestic Monolith" is another good approach here

New comment by ensocode in "Composition shouldn't be this hard"

ensocode — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 07:55:59 +0000

This resonates a lot if you’ve ever worked in system integration.

In practice, most of the complexity comes exactly from what’s described here: every system has a rich internal model, but the moment data crosses a boundary, everything degrades into strings, schemas, and implicit contracts.

You end up rebuilding semantics over and over again (validation, mapping, enrichment), and a lot of failures only show up at runtime.

I’m skeptical about “one model to rule them all”, but I strongly agree that losing semantics at system boundaries is the core problem.

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: Getting depressed day by day, how to cope?"

ensocode — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:39:46 +0000

I sometimes think the same, but look at it this way: you’re an IT worker—probably a specialist, at least a bit of a nerd in something. The days when we were seen as “wizards” are gone, sure. Right now a lot of people in business, and at the interface between business and IT, are riding a wave of confidence because of AI. But the difference is: you’re a critical thinker. They’re just using the tool at face value. Anyone can ask AI: “write me this code.” But you understand how things actually work in production—trade-offs, edge cases, long-term consequences. Thats the real leverage. So use AI differently. Don’t just generate code, ask better questions: How does the business actually work? Why is this process done this way? What are we optimizing for? In my perspective it's the normies knowledge that's at risk. A critical thinker with technical skills will have the edge and should get far more out of AI than someone who just feels empowered by it.

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: What skills are future proof in an AI driven job market?"

ensocode — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:24:18 +0000

small scale farming to get your kids fed

New comment by ensocode in "OpenAI ad partner now selling ChatGPT ad placements based on “prompt relevance”"

ensocode — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 07:05:33 +0000

Second this. Just because you're aware doesn't mean everyone else even realizes they're talking to a SalesmanGPT.

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: How do you handle marketing as a solo technical founder?"

ensocode — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:49:33 +0000

insane story!

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: Are you too getting addicted to the dev workflow of coding with agents?"

ensocode — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 08:22:58 +0000

No worries. You are in the right place. This is how others feel as well and how software engineering will feel for new generations so yeah the bicycle comparison fits well.

New comment by ensocode in "Does Where You're Born Matter More Than How Hard You Work?"

ensocode — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 08:24:19 +0000

What if Elon Musk had been born in a much poorer region/family instead?

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: Do You Enjoy Your Career in Tech Nowadays?"

ensocode — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 08:25:08 +0000

I like your comment I think this is a pragmatic way to see oneself

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

ensocode — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:06:02 +0000

I don't know if consuming world news makes you ethically better. That sounds a bit much and yes you can make something better in your society by what ever ... opening a hacker space in your village... I just do not get the relation between scrolling through news and affecting fellow human beings

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: How are you all staying sane?"

ensocode — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 08:00:58 +0000

You may be right. I just wanted to add that there are probably people stranded in Dubai right now because they booked a Berlin–Sydney flight with a stopover six months ago. Sometimes you simply can’t predict these things.

Yes, staying informed can help in some cases. But there are also many situations where it wouldn’t have made a difference. The amount of noise you have to sift through to “stay updated” is huge. At some point, it becomes a trade-off: consume a constant stream of news to maybe avoid a rare edge case — or tune it out and accept that very occasionally you might get unlucky.

New comment by ensocode in "Ask HN: When do you expect ChatGPT moment in robotics?"

ensocode — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 08:23:51 +0000

sounds unrealistic to me. For military and industrial use cases yes but I think we are at least 5 probably 10 and more years away from that moment. I think there is not enough data, and hardware is not software so the scaling will be more difficult and use cases are so wide that I can not imagine a humanoid cooking and mowing the lawn and repairing the roof. Look how long the autonomous driving takes and this is just moving a car.

New comment by ensocode in "AI is killing B2B SaaS"

ensocode — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 07:39:54 +0000

I wouldn't see it positive that we just need to rethink and offer platforms. As this platforms already exist Azure, AWS, GCP

New comment by ensocode in "Sam Altman felt "useless" next to Codex"

ensocode — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:28:15 +0000

I think this guy is a marketing genius!

New comment by ensocode in "See how many words you have written in Hacker News comments"

ensocode — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 08:21:30 +0000

dang on position 4