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New comment by jansan in "How does IKEA come up with names for its products?"

jansan — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:11:01 +0000

I love how the chose Verde, which means value, for their long time retired kitchen furniture. They were so good that they still sell above their original retail prices now.

New comment by jansan in "Claude: Elevated errors across all models"

jansan — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 20:36:57 +0000

You are right to push back on this. I should be more explicit. My honest take is that this is, in fact, my honest take. I appreciate you holding me accountable here.

"Cards as Weapons" by Ricky Jay (1977)

jansan — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 06:43:24 +0000

Article URL: https://archive.org/details/Cards_as_Weapons_-_Ricky_Jay_1977

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49080230

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by jansan in "Show HN: Full complex text shaping and rendering on ESP32 with 320KB usable RAM"

jansan — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:18:22 +0000

I built an OpenType shaper and renderer that is nearly output-compatible with HarfBuzz. The focus was memory efficiency, so for the first time ever complex scripts like Devanagari, Arabic, and even Nastaliq can be fully rendered on memory-constrained systems such as an ESP32 with 320 KB of usable RAM.

Show HN: Full complex text shaping and rendering on ESP32 with 320KB usable RAM

jansan — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 20:18:22 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/waruyama/flattype-cyd-demo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49075016

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by jansan in "Claude Opus 5"

jansan — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 09:22:46 +0000

I still do not understand how models can generate absolutely stunning SVG-like bitmaps of a pelican on a bicycle, but fail to do so when asked to directly create an SVG.

The image linked below was generated as a bitmap by Gemini and then manually converted to an SVG. Why can models not even remotely output something like that as SVG?

https://hyvector.com/img/app-screenshot-light.png

New comment by jansan in "Why do you suck at juggling now?"

jansan — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:28:21 +0000

I can juggle pretty well with three objects, but I have no idea what the next step would be. Four feels like it would be no fun, because it is just juggling two balls in each hand. What is the recommended next step?

New comment by jansan in "Inkling: Our Open-Weights Model"

jansan — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 23:14:19 +0000

Isn't that British?

New comment by jansan in "Germany’s Infineon opens major chip plant as EU seeks tech autonomy"

jansan — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 16:23:36 +0000

Isn't that TSMC joint venture another plant that will open next year?

New comment by jansan in "Global review confirms mRNA vaccines are safe, effective and full of promise "

jansan — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 04:59:38 +0000

Let's not forget that Norway was heavily criticized by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and several international health experts for its decision to permanently drop the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine.

New comment by jansan in "Marfa Public Radio Puts You to Sleep"

jansan — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 10:47:05 +0000

Woke up too early this morning and tried it, after Mafra public radio did not work for me. This worked great, and now that I am listening to it again it is quite hilarious that I just cannot follow what he is talking about

New comment by jansan in "22-year-old Mozart's handwritten notebook unearthed in 'major discovery'"

jansan — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 10:59:31 +0000

Let's hope it is more authentic than the Hitler Diaries[1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hitler_Diaries

New comment by jansan in "Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)"

jansan — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 10:05:25 +0000

I remember trying that and did not like it. They did that 3D view that I just do not like in RTS games. 2.5D is the way to go IMO.

New comment by jansan in "Beyond All Reason (Free Total Annihilation Inspired RTS)"

jansan — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 15:37:46 +0000

I had the most intense battles with my brother, even well into our 30s when we only met a few times a year.

It is sad that there never really was a successor that was as good. They could have lifted the 255 units limit, made the game more balanced, added a few more maps and units (but not too many), enhace the graphics (but keep it 2.5D, I do not want 3D in this kind of games) and make connectivity easier.

Cavedog released a fantasy game after that, which I wanted to like, but it was crap. And the Command & Conquer games were never for me. Tried them but never felt them.

New comment by jansan in "Hyundai buys Boston Dynamics"

jansan — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 17:21:14 +0000

This is a bit disappointing, isn't it? Boston Dynamics had the coolest robots and everybody was marveling how they would take over the world eventually. Turns out the market isn't gigantic and the use cases are limited, at least for now.

However, let's hope they will keep on doing cool stuff under their new owner.

New comment by jansan in "I need your clothes, your boots, and your motorcycle"

jansan — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 10:27:56 +0000

"I does not boot and it makes me sad"

I actually write prompts like that when I'm not under pressure. Claude will sometimes completely ignore your feelings, and sometimes give a little comment, which I just find refreshing in the middle of otherwise often boring sessions. And it does not have an effect on the actual result.

New comment by jansan in "GLM-5.2 is the new leading open weights model on Artificial Analysis"

jansan — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:29:35 +0000

Mo Bitar said something like "Meta's LLM is the one you use if you accidentially hit the wrong button in WhatsApp. Its user base is fat-finger phone users."

New comment by jansan in "I Could've Rickrolled the FIFA World Cup. All I Needed Was My ID"

jansan — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 08:30:09 +0000

Are you trying to trick me into writing something here that I would later regret?

New comment by jansan in "I Could've Rickrolled the FIFA World Cup. All I Needed Was My ID"

jansan — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 06:22:33 +0000

> Replace that, and every TV network receiving the FIFA feed shows whatever you pushed.

Holy shit, Rickrolling is among the more harmless things you could have done with that.

New comment by jansan in "The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)"

jansan — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 16:44:40 +0000

JS is just so much more approachable than WASM. You can debug it on the fly, feed it to an LLM, there is no wrapper, it's just so much easier to tinker and work with it.