Hacker News: frans

Can't believe I spent a 100 hours on building this was it worth it?

frans — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 19:05:55 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/SideProject/comments/1sz7jzx/cant_believe_i_spent_a_100_hours_on_building/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47952874

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by frans in "Ask HN: What should I do with my old laptop in 2026?"

frans — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 20:27:12 +0000

Put linux mint on it. You’ll be amazed how well it runs.

New comment by frans in "I Build an Idea I Love. I Need You to Tear It Apart"

frans — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 21:25:48 +0000

I participated 1-2 years ago in a few sessions on usechance.com, which has some parallels with your idea. Except, it focuses on networking. Maybe this helps.

Senator blasts Microsoft for making default Windows vulnerable to Kerberoasting

frans — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:56:44 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/09/senator-blasts-microsoft-for-making-default-windows-vulnerable-to-kerberoasting/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45348820

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Pixel 10 Pro XL review: Google's superphone gets AI and magnetic upgrades

frans — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 09:59:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/sep/23/pixel-10-pro-xl-review-googles-superphone-ai-magnetic-upgrades

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45344924

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Cursor Agent CLI

frans — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 08:53:57 +0000

Article URL: https://cursor.com/en/blog/cli

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45230503

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Ars Technica System Guide: Five sample PC builds, from $500 to $5k

frans — Wed, 20 Aug 2025 05:51:43 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/08/ars-technica-system-guide-back-to-pc-building-for-back-to-school/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44959002

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Prominent medical journal refuses RFK's call to retract a vaccine study

frans — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 07:38:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.livescience.com/health/medicine-drugs/prominent-medical-journal-refuses-rfks-call-to-retract-a-vaccine-study

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44897763

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Covid's origins conspiracy theories hamper ability to prevent the next pandemic

frans — Fri, 01 Aug 2025 04:11:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2025/07/31/health/covid-origins-pandemic-conversation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44752950

Points: 11

# Comments: 3

New comment by frans in "Everyone's racing to build AI tools, what about interaction with AI socially"

frans — Mon, 21 Jul 2025 09:42:17 +0000

You will probably get more interaction if you post this on reddit. If you find a quality subreddit of course.

Tough, Tiny, and Repairable: Inside the Framework 12

frans — Fri, 27 Jun 2025 07:01:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ifixit.com/News/111201/tough-tiny-and-totally-repairable-inside-the-framework-12

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44394369

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Ukraine considers shift from dollar to euro amid geopolitical realignments

frans — Thu, 08 May 2025 07:25:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/ukraine-considers-shift-dollar-euro-amid-geopolitical-realignments-2025-05-07/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43923924

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

The One-Person Framework in Practice

frans — Mon, 28 Apr 2025 21:58:52 +0000

Article URL: https://link.mail.beehiiv.com/ss/c/u001.5SRwDQ9qxPQW8vmD5Do73b3R4eTCi2vXqPyztEk6wMFC9_fqEAcDVx6xEJ96T4BSMXrPS7z5exEBSTF4pF48z8SqJkJnkAwMUW9LtYdd8lWmvkDinT92nsk5HmXOHdWgLsysm9FMGrqmu7dnG57cXpga8ZOe8X0IV8pyeC3AswdRMaitfT307y7naP-_6W5CiolKhXCKrEndMGCW2PftFUu9ieYOxpVJ_fhu82gAh-4/4g1/wA_MG-I5SVCyR3KY66oEaQ/h30/h001.kLDFZMgisudi21zmTPbd_O8U7X98d4UxYqZjQTb_D7o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43826584

Points: 399

# Comments: 165

New comment by frans in "Artificial Sentience:Pattern of emergence surfaces consistently in testable envs"

frans — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:22:15 +0000

The link above only points to one comment of the post (which I found amusing). The other reddit replies and responses of the OP are quite interesting. I wonder what the HN crowd will make of it...

Here is the link to the post with all the comments: https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtificialSentience/comments/1jukc3...

Artificial Sentience:Pattern of emergence surfaces consistently in testable envs

frans — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 09:09:36 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/ArtificialSentience/comments/1jukc36/comment/mm917lk/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43642124

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by frans in "Ask HN: What's your app idea that you don't have the time or motivation to build"

frans — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 20:43:22 +0000

I wish there was a way to open an MS Office file on my Linux Mint laptop with the real Word or Excel—no emulators that barely work, or office365 and no sluggish Windows VMs. Just a smooth, native experience.