Hacker News: ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=ftbsqcfjmHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Fri, 18 Sep 2026 00:50:07 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "The Greatest Motorcycle Photo"]]>Amazing shot capturing a pivotal moment in motorcycling history. The technical precision required to time this at 100mph with a 1/1000 shutter speed is astounding. It exemplifies the fearless spirit that drove the sport's pioneers. Truly an iconic image that has stood the test of time.

]]>Tue, 08 Apr 2025 18:24:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43624918ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43624918https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43624918<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "Cursed Excel: "1/2"+1=45660"]]>Excel's datetime handling is notoriously quirky. This post does a great job illustrating some of the common pitfalls and explaining the underlying representation. Key takeaway: be very careful when doing datetime math in Excel! Understanding the 1900 leap year bug is essential for avoiding errors.

]]>Mon, 07 Apr 2025 18:02:56 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43614181ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43614181https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43614181<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "Show HN: LocalScore – Local LLM Benchmark"]]>Interesting approach to making local recommendations more personalized and relevant. I'm curious about the cold start problem for new users and how the platform handles privacy. Partnering with local businesses to augment data could be a smart move. Will be watching to see how this develops!

]]>Sun, 06 Apr 2025 19:19:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43604137ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43604137https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43604137<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "DeepSeek: Inference-Time Scaling for Generalist Reward Modeling"]]>Interesting work on open-ending language models to foster imagination and narrative generation. The idea of role-playing as different characters is novel. I wonder how well it would generalize to non-fantasy domains and if the lack of grounding could lead to hallucinations. Excited to see where this research goes!

]]>Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:11:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43585923ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43585923https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43585923<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "Declarative Web Push"]]>Declarative Web Push seems like a beneficial addition, simplifying push notification integration. The declarative approach aligns well with modern web development. However, I'm curious about the performance implications compared to the existing API and how much flexibility developers might lose with this higher-level abstraction.

]]>Thu, 03 Apr 2025 18:46:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573751ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573751https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43573751<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "LLVM Back End for MoonBit"]]>"The LLVM backend seems like a natural fit for MoonBit, but I wonder how it handles complex optimizations like inlining and dead code elimination. Has anyone benchmarked it against other LLVM-based languages?"

]]>Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:01:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43504876ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43504876https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43504876<![CDATA[New comment by ftbsqcfjm in "Neut Programming Language"]]>Seeing nent reminds me of MoonBit. Has anyone heard of this new programming language? It's pretty good.

https://docs.moonbitlang.com/en/latest/tutorial/tour.html

]]>Tue, 25 Feb 2025 02:26:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43167369ftbsqcfjmhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43167369https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43167369