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New comment by geauxvirtual in "Just say no to OpenAI and Anthropic"

geauxvirtual — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 18:47:22 +0000

> except that both companies offer insane subscription benefits to individuals

For now.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Pi 1.0"

geauxvirtual — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 14:27:54 +0000

> Why TypeScript again? Because it is the easiest way to bootstrap this.

And when a Linux distro bumps a dependency that Node requires on without updating Node to use the updated dependency, then Pi doesn't start.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "How to speed up the Rust compiler in September 2026"

geauxvirtual — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:02:36 +0000

Yes.

Splitting out a project into multiple crates reduces what needs to be recompiled during development. I tend to break out areas of my application that aren't going to change regularly so I'm only having to rebuild the main application.

In a production scenario where you're probably building your application in some CI environment, unless you cache the release build artifacts to re-use when applicable, the entire project will be rebuilt every run.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Coding is not solved"

geauxvirtual — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 15:31:29 +0000

> I never understood the code.

> I understand code

Are you sure?

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Don't make me talk to your chatbot"

geauxvirtual — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 00:44:34 +0000

The only Chatbot I've semi-enjoyed interacting with was SiriusXM during my latest yearly try to cancel dance they make you go through. Usually this was a 45 minute to an hour phone call with Customer Support to eventually get a cheaper rate and continue service.

This last time, it sent me to a Chatbot. In five minutes, I got a cheaper rate than I was previously paying. I'm sort of looking forward to the next interaction to see if I can get even cheaper rates or finally cancel the service.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Show HN: Artifact Keeper – Open-Source Artifactory/Nexus Alternative in Rust"

geauxvirtual — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:02:06 +0000

How much of this code was actually reviewed? Doing a quick glance through some of the features being touted around SSO, there are a few vulnerabilities, and wonder if these actually work and have been tested with different providers.

* I say this as an engineer who has supported an authentication platform for years for a SAAS company and know not one IdP has implemented SAML the same as others.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Oregon expands electric vehicle charging statewide"

geauxvirtual — Mon, 06 Jun 2022 01:12:50 +0000

The first time I filled up in Oregon after moving into the state, the attendant pulled the nozzle out of my truck while it was still filling up. Gas all over my truck and the ground. The manager came up and apologized, saying it was his first day on the job. The kid was probably still in high school, and the first day he ever had to fill a car up.

And there I was sitting in my truck realizing I had about over 25 years "job" experience for what this kid was doing, and I had never done that.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Apple Admits to Hardware Quality Problems with iPhone X, MacBook Pro"

geauxvirtual — Sun, 11 Nov 2018 03:35:51 +0000

Signal not as strong as previous iPhone 6. Drops to 4G more often in town when this never happened with my iPhone 6.

Since iOS 12.1 update, wireless will just stop sending/receiving data while still showing connection. I will now sporadically lose all cellular signal, until I turn airplane mode on/off, then back to 3 bars.

I've only seen 4 bars on this phone once, at the AT&T store when they gave me a new sim card. Promptly went back to 3 bars when I left the store.

New comment by geauxvirtual in "Apple Admits to Hardware Quality Problems with iPhone X, MacBook Pro"

geauxvirtual — Sat, 10 Nov 2018 17:20:39 +0000

Now if they would just admit the Intel modem in the iPhone Xs is garbage.