Hacker News: guappa

New comment by guappa in "Do YC after you graduate: Early decision for students"

guappa — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 17:51:21 +0000

But what if what to do isn't what they want to do…

New comment by guappa in "Do YC after you graduate: Early decision for students"

guappa — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:21:10 +0000

Bill Gates was already from a rich family and got some nice early contracts due to his family connections.

New comment by guappa in "Do YC after you graduate: Early decision for students"

guappa — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:19:45 +0000

> Execs universally love working with people who maximize proactivity and strong opinions.

Only if they share the same strong opinions.

New comment by guappa in "Do YC after you graduate: Early decision for students"

guappa — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 10:30:28 +0000

I'm sure prisoners in labour camps work more than that. And the death toll for patients cured by overworked doctors is not insignificant.

New comment by guappa in "How did sports betting become legal in the US?"

guappa — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 08:25:17 +0000

I'd have just gone to a different bar.

New comment by guappa in "Always Invite Anna"

guappa — Wed, 24 Sep 2025 09:35:22 +0000

Nobody wants to be the clingy weirdo who doesn't take no for an answer…

New comment by guappa in "Delete FROM users WHERE location = 'Iran';"

guappa — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:08:38 +0000

If you have proof of iran having nuclear weapons, perhaps sell the scoop?

New comment by guappa in "Delete FROM users WHERE location = 'Iran';"

guappa — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 14:07:55 +0000

This is also applied to italian citizens individually if they say documented facts about what is happening in Palestine.

New comment by guappa in "KDE is now my favorite desktop"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:13:52 +0000

Is your yakuake process running in a very time limited cgroup?

New comment by guappa in "KDE is now my favorite desktop"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 12:12:18 +0000

Good thing KDE has a global setting to remove the labels!

New comment by guappa in "AI tools are making the world look weird"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:50:32 +0000

Obama.

New comment by guappa in "KDE is now my favorite desktop"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 10:12:29 +0000

I have an x86 tablet and the screen seems normal although touch

New comment by guappa in "Rules for creating good-looking user interfaces"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:52:29 +0000

Because they hire designers instead of hiring people who take a scientific approach and observe what real users actually do.

New comment by guappa in "Rules for creating good-looking user interfaces"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:16:28 +0000

It's still there on KDE

New comment by guappa in "Rules for creating good-looking user interfaces"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 09:08:47 +0000

Yeah most designers are bad at their job. Doesn't mean design can't be done properly.

New comment by guappa in "KDE is now my favorite desktop"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:55:17 +0000

https://xkcd.com/1988/

New comment by guappa in "U.S. already has the critical minerals it needs, according to new analysis"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:48:42 +0000

The problem with random cuts is that the same people whose only skill is to play office politics are the only ones who will be left after.

New comment by guappa in "AI tools are making the world look weird"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:12:25 +0000

Got to love calvinist societies like northern europe. "oh you are poorer than me due to centuries of colonization? That's your own moral failing!".

And while nowadays they are mostly non religious and don't directly express the idea in these terms, the disparity of treatment is still incredibly strong.

And basically it's all down to having better weapons at a certain point in history.

New comment by guappa in "AI tools are making the world look weird"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 08:06:56 +0000

The peace prize is awarded to warmongers all the time though.

New comment by guappa in "AI tools are making the world look weird"

guappa — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 06:57:54 +0000

If only the protestant countries' secret services would stop arming rebels every time they democratically elect someone that wants to stop funneling riches to said protestant countries…