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New comment by flr03 in "Every layer of review makes you 10x slower"

flr03 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:33:03 +0000

Pair programming is basically continuous code review. You don't take the same path until you discuss and challenge the ideas first. I could argue that code reviews are also lazily done, yes pair programming can be difficult but god reviewing massive PRs, how many times does the attention drops, how many times is it done seriously? LGTM

New comment by flr03 in "AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations"

flr03 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:47:16 +0000

I hope humans in charge are as wise now as they were then.

New comment by flr03 in "AIs can't stop recommending nuclear strikes in war game simulations"

flr03 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 20:14:30 +0000

I'm not scared about AI recommending nuclear strikes, I'm scared about the human behind the keyboard delegating reasoning and responsability to something they think is always correct, something that can hide bias and flaws better than anything.

New comment by flr03 in "US orders diplomats to fight data sovereignty initiatives"

flr03 — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:43:16 +0000

If it's so cumbersome why don't US companies pull out the EU market? bet they make money anyway don't they

New comment by flr03 in "Show HN: GitHub "Lines Viewed" extension to keep you sane reviewing long AI PRs"

flr03 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:32:08 +0000

LGTM

New comment by flr03 in "The mineral riches hiding under Greenland's ice"

flr03 — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:17:08 +0000

One similarity is, if I'm correct, Russia claimed that the naval base of Sevastopol was vital for Russian security.

The protection of the population and the illegitimacy of the current government was an argument developed by Russia at the time, it has not been yet by USA but I suspect this might start develop in the next few weeks.

The common ingredients to justify an invasion/annexation is a mix of: - Self-Defense, security - Historical, Geographical claims - Protection of the population - Moral sugar coating (we had no choice)

New comment by flr03 in "Staying ahead of censors in 2025"

flr03 — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 14:14:25 +0000

I am nowhere advocating to expand executive power in my response.

edit: apologies for not getting your point, I actually think I'm in line. Being able to defend yourself in the US looks too expensive.

New comment by flr03 in "Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn"

flr03 — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:36:30 +0000

That does not make Germany look any better but I find the "percentage on time" not very useful compared to the "years of delay" metric. And arguable a average/median delay per train would be better? Also some delay volatility data would be interesting.

If you look at France for example, 80% of trains are not punctual but the "total delays" is actually on the low range, France being on the large side with lots of lines, I would say that it shows that the delays (20% of the time) are actual shorts.

New comment by flr03 in "Kidnapped by Deutsche Bahn"

flr03 — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 13:29:10 +0000

Nothing is perfect but living in the UK after living in France, I have now a lot more love for SNCF than I used too.

New comment by flr03 in "Staying ahead of censors in 2025"

flr03 — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 12:19:41 +0000

Law is always subject to interpretation and as imperfect as it sounds it is better than no law at all. And I'm not talking about hate speech specifically. Using this as a tool to silence opposition is possible and made easy in countries that do not value and nurture independence of institutions and have rampant corruption, often countries with authoritarian leadership. UK is not exempt of criticism, it would be unhealthy not to, but comparing Russia/Putin with UK/Starmer makes it evident that you are more concerned by pushing a political agenda that by facts and reason.

New comment by flr03 in "Staying ahead of censors in 2025"

flr03 — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 11:42:33 +0000

No there is a thing call the law, those are passed by elected people and applied by a judicial system that is not the executive branch. Hope that helps.

New comment by flr03 in "This is not the future"

flr03 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 15:59:49 +0000

As a tech person the older I get the less tech interests me. Analogical is where I get the fun from, no more smart watch, smart tv, spotify, connected home things, automatic coffee machine, no thank you.

New comment by flr03 in "Stacked Diffs with git rebase —onto"

flr03 — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 14:01:13 +0000

It's such a complicated way to work though, you start another set of changes then you go back addressing comments then you go back updating the stacked branch and you might need to do that few times... Teams should focus on getting stuff merged in and not create massive PRs that live forever, life becomes so much easier.

New comment by flr03 in "AI Is Destroying the University and Learning Itself"

flr03 — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 17:36:39 +0000

This is simplistic and I believe wrong. People still go to university because they are passionate and want to learn things, exchange with peers, grow as a person.

Education is not just "buying" a certification to open doors. This part I'm happy to get rid off.

New comment by flr03 in "VLC's Jean-Baptiste Kempf Receives the European SFS Award 2025"

flr03 — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 10:55:35 +0000

I had a quick chat with him at a conference in Munich and I thought he was pretty chill, but I think it was 15y ago.

New comment by flr03 in "Show HN: Flutter_compositions: Vue-inspired reactive building blocks for Flutter"

flr03 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 10:39:53 +0000

How is that better than a ValueListenable/ValueListenableBuilder?

New comment by flr03 in "iPhone Air"

flr03 — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 10:51:55 +0000

I love my iPhone 12 mini, the screen has great pixel density better than the 16 or 17 even. It is compact and light, easy to put in and out of the pocket. The battery is not great and the peak luminosity could be better, but it still runs so well in 2025. I've been contemplating buying a new one since the back glass is shattered and the front is scratched, the battery is also getting worse. I don't think it's viable now to get it fixed.

So I might reluctantly grab one of the new ones.

New comment by flr03 in "John Carmack's arguments against building a custom XR OS at Meta"

flr03 — Sat, 30 Aug 2025 09:28:58 +0000

Damn, that's medieval. Anyone should be able to challenge anyone regardless of status.

New comment by flr03 in "Red meat consumption within high-quality diets may support mental health"

flr03 — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 12:36:55 +0000

Extra context: - Still under review (unpublished) - Funding Sources: National Cattlemen's Beef Association.

New comment by flr03 in "Ryanair may increase commission to staff identifying oversized cabin bags"

flr03 — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 13:31:01 +0000

I'm the 0.1% scourge. I've been flying Ryanair for 10 years and I always told myself I'll change my (very slightly off chart) cabin bag the first time they fine me. Also it always fits and it never caused delay as far as I'm aware.