Hacker News: gepardi

New comment by gepardi in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

gepardi — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:06:18 +0000

I’ve been on Fedora Gnome but wonder if I’d like Plasma. I know that I can try it on a USB stick and I’ve also read that other people have made sure to install their operating system and their files on different partitions to make distro switching easier.

New comment by gepardi in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

gepardi — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 04:04:00 +0000

Yeah, last June. I switched from an M1 Air to a 13”, 7640U.

I’m running Fedora. Other than some h265 and heic codec/file format issues, (I’ve had to convert videos and photos to more open codec/format), it’s been a great machine.

I miss the battery life of the M1 but I enjoy the comfort of knowing I can upgrade storage or fix anything I want when needed.

Other than personal web browsing, I do web development and tinkering with music creation (Bitwig).

I don’t think I’ll ever buy another Apple machine. I want to use devices that are repairable, support those companies, and use software that is open source or multi-platform without continuing subscriptions.

Now that I’m personally invested in Linux, I’d like to contribute to desktop app projects that are open source since now, I am also a user.

I have gradually been moving my digital life away from Google and Apple/iCloud.

New comment by gepardi in "I am directing the Department of War to designate Anthropic a supply-chain risk"

gepardi — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 02:29:24 +0000

Sounds like I should upgrade to the $100 subscription in support on Anthropic.

New comment by gepardi in "Fastmail desktop app"

gepardi — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 03:49:05 +0000

Can you use all the labeling and other features in Thunderbird?

New comment by gepardi in "EPA says it will eliminate its scientific research arm"

gepardi — Sun, 20 Jul 2025 13:12:36 +0000

Dark Money has nothing to do with being able to consolidate power, gerrymander, and reduce the system to a two-party system whose members seem to be mostly under the influence of their own desire for gain? Which brings us back to the money…

New comment by gepardi in "Repasting a MacBook"

gepardi — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 03:09:14 +0000

Oooorrr…

Next time buy a Framework 13.

New comment by gepardi in "Commercial jet collides with Black Hawk helicopter near Reagan airport"

gepardi — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 17:53:54 +0000

Why is a Blackhawk helicopter Performing a “training flight” at night very close to DCA?

New comment by gepardi in "Amazon Makes It Harder for Disabled Employees to Work from Home"

gepardi — Thu, 14 Nov 2024 02:14:11 +0000

Amazon suuuuuuuucks.

New comment by gepardi in "Rewrite It in Rails"

gepardi — Sat, 02 Nov 2024 18:55:30 +0000

“… the rest is developers wanking off …”

Hahaha this made me chuckle out loud.

New comment by gepardi in "New iMac with M4"

gepardi — Tue, 29 Oct 2024 02:29:14 +0000

Apple doesn’t excite me anymore.

New comment by gepardi in "Once You Try a Four-Day Workweek, It's Hard to Go Back"

gepardi — Tue, 22 Oct 2024 01:48:58 +0000

Duh

New comment by gepardi in "TSMC execs allegedly dismissed OpenAI CEO Sam Altman as 'podcasting bro'"

gepardi — Fri, 27 Sep 2024 12:41:21 +0000

That’s hilarious. Maybe there’ll be an episode in some show a decade from now, inspired by this.

New comment by gepardi in "No-car Games: Los Angeles Olympic venues only accessible by public transit"

gepardi — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 19:57:08 +0000

Four years is enough time to figure this out, but I still wonder whether it will actually be enough time for Los Angeles to figure this out.

Why not start today on making Los Angeles less car dependent and more mass transit oriented?

New comment by gepardi in "One-man SaaS, 9 Years In"

gepardi — Tue, 30 Jul 2024 03:55:52 +0000

This is the DREAM.

New comment by gepardi in "What App to Use for Notes?"

gepardi — Wed, 24 Jul 2024 02:38:59 +0000

Thanks for sharing Syncthing!

New comment by gepardi in "Opinion: I'd rather have a headphone jack and a microSD slot than AI in my phone"

gepardi — Fri, 19 Jul 2024 21:13:34 +0000

Amen

New comment by gepardi in "Kanban vs. Scrum: What's the difference?"

gepardi — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 04:28:12 +0000

Kanban: See tasks that need to be done, do them and drag them to done.

“Scrum”, has turned into a ridiculous mess of meetings and estimation when we’re always bad at estimating. Then there’s the attachment to the “two-week” sprint and velocity blah blah blah.

It’s usually always frustrating.

I prefer Kanban.

New comment by gepardi in "Ask HN: What is the best code base you ever worked on?"

gepardi — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 19:06:47 +0000

This sounds like wonderful! Maybe one day I can have a few of these “babies” that I can lovingly raise, providing joy to both the dev and the customer.

New comment by gepardi in "Understanding React Compiler"

gepardi — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 05:02:05 +0000

I’ve worked with React, plenty of years. I haven’t had to touch it in months and don’t want to.

Seeing JSX and reading about all the complexity in this post makes me hope I’ll never use React again.

BTW I do like JavaScript.

New comment by gepardi in "Mozilla.ai did what? When silliness goes dangerous"

gepardi — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 03:20:38 +0000

Agreed. Not sure why author is so enraged.