Hacker News: javier_e06

New comment by javier_e06 in "How to get better at guitar"

javier_e06 — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 18:50:15 +0000

I thought guitar refinement had its limits then I saw these guys...

Angine de Poitrine

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfDtfz7vXkY

I will be a beginner forever. That's okay.

Who is done with code reviews?

javier_e06 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:26:27 +0000

Why do we have code reviews? AI might not be behind at writing code from scratch but AI is far superior at reviewing code changes.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47221041

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by javier_e06 in "Compact disc story (1998)"

javier_e06 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:59:46 +0000

I was one of the bozos believing that the dimensions of the CD had to do with Beethoven 9th symphony. :(

Yes I did went and paired up a CD with a cassette this morning OMG!!! Is true.

I could not afford the $300.00 USD Sony Portable CD but I friend of mine did.

First CD he let me listen to: Genesis "Genesis"

First DDD CD: Peter Gabriel "Security"

That last one probably the most influential music in my upbringing.

Funny though, I have hundred of CDs but I don't have those two.

I guess I have to go back to my friends house to listen to them.

New comment by javier_e06 in "What podcasts are you listening to?"

javier_e06 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 13:48:09 +0000

TwIT

Freakonomics Radio

This American Life

Radiolab

Hidden Brain

99% Invisible

New comment by javier_e06 in "AI agent opens a PR write a blogpost to shames the maintainer who closes it"

javier_e06 — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 13:09:03 +0000

Use the the fork, Luke. Time for matplotlibai. Not need to burden people with LLM diatribes.

New comment by javier_e06 in "The Singularity will occur on a Tuesday"

javier_e06 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 21:44:19 +0000

I had to ask duck.ai to summarize the article in plain English.

It said that the article claims that is not necessarily that AI is getting smarter but that people might be getting too stupid to understand what are they getting into.

Can confirm.

New comment by javier_e06 in "Claude is a space to think"

javier_e06 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 19:21:17 +0000

They are not trying to sell adds. They are trying to sell themselves as a monthly service. That is what I think when they are trying to convince me to go there to think. I rather go think at Wikipedia.

New comment by javier_e06 in "Termux"

javier_e06 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 18:51:45 +0000

Termux and I have a love-hate relationship. Is my go-to app in my ARM based chromebook. Yet I am forced to upgrade the package manager to install git and other tools and once the package manager upgrades.. SSL library breaks. So you get ONE CHANCE to install your packages before SSL gets upgraded and bam! No more installations for you. I go to the usual places to look for fixes and it's like yeah yeah yeah. Try this.. tried? Still broken, beats me.

That's what I get for sticking with 32 bit ARM chromebook. Lightning fast. Great battery. Old OS.

New comment by javier_e06 in "Code is cheap. Show me the talk"

javier_e06 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 15:52:42 +0000

I listened to an segment on the radio where a College Teacher told their class that it was okay to use AI assist you during test provided:

1. Declare in advance that AI is being used.

2. Provided verbatim the questions and answer session.

3. Explain why the answer given by the AI is good answer.

Part of the grade will include grading 1, 2, 3

Fair enough.

New comment by javier_e06 in "Mermaid ASCII: Render Mermaid diagrams in your terminal"

javier_e06 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:31:46 +0000

I love this project! I am minimalist web-gui averse being embedded dev and all my documentation is plain ascii. This tool will prove useful for posterity. Thanks!

New comment by javier_e06 in "Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux"

javier_e06 — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 18:33:53 +0000

I am in the same boat. Running Windows 10 on a Ryzen 5 until the cows come home. I run Rocky Linux in my laptop but I am a gamer so I'll hold to Windows 10. Some Linux Distros are bringing AI. Not ready for that.

New comment by javier_e06 in "CO2 batteries that store grid energy take off globally"

javier_e06 — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 17:48:47 +0000

So much potential! Get my CocaCola on the line! Heck give me Heineken too!

New comment by javier_e06 in "Ask HN: How to deal with long vibe-coded PRs?"

javier_e06 — Tue, 04 Nov 2025 13:17:55 +0000

I would request in the PR references to the unit test with 100% coverage. Once I run it and if it passes I would do a spot check and look for glaring errors. Nothing deep. Perhaps I would run lint or some static analysis tool on the code. If the analysis tools come out squeaky clean and the unit test passes? Well, what's not to like? One or more problems? Reject the whole thing.

New comment by javier_e06 in "How the cochlea computes (2024)"

javier_e06 — Thu, 30 Oct 2025 20:17:19 +0000

This is fascinating.

I know of vocoders in the military hardware that encode voices to resemble something more simple for compression (a low-tone male voice), smaller packets that take less bandwidth. This evolution of the ear to must also have evolved with our vocal chords and mouth to occupy available frequencies for transmission and reception for optimal communication.

The parallels with waveforms don't end there. Waveforms are also optimized for different terrains (urban, jungle).

Are languages organic waveforms optimized to ethnicity and terrain?

Cool article indeed.

New comment by javier_e06 in "Amazon confirms 14,000 job losses in corporate division"

javier_e06 — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 13:12:32 +0000

Oh, and by the way,

you're fired.

Fired?

W-W-What do you mean,

fired?

Um, how else

can I say it?

You're being let go,

your department's

being downsized,

you're part of

an outplacement,

we're going in a

different direction,

we're not picking

up your option...

Take your pick.

I got more.

"The Emperor's new groove"

New comment by javier_e06 in "Computer science courses that don't exist, but should (2015)"

javier_e06 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 14:57:38 +0000

CSCI 4330: Software Cotillion Class

Learn the group etiquette during meetings for task assignment and interacting with supervisor authority.

Emphasizes being respectful and polite, with lessons on manners like handshakes, greetings, and helping others.

Cotillion classes often culminate in a formal backlog grooming and lessons-learned where students display their learned skills.

New comment by javier_e06 in "Wasp Blower"

javier_e06 — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 12:10:46 +0000

I wish I had the was blower 3 months ago. Wasps nested in the space between my laundry room and the 2nd floor. The exit was a crack between the concrete blocks outside wall and the vinyl siding. They found an entrance into the house through the overhead light socket when a fool whose name shall not be mentioned duck-taped their regular exit route. A call to the pest-control and $400.00 USD later took care of it. They bore a tiny hole next to the exit and pumped lethal gas in it. The problem with the was blower in my case it it would have to be 8 ft attached to the wall.

New comment by javier_e06 in "If you are harassed by lasers"

javier_e06 — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 20:16:56 +0000

My backyard neighbor installed a backup generator with a very annoying green led that shines right through my kitchen window. I hate HOA's and I don't live in one but I really lost sleep about this. One night I just went a back there and put a small green sticker on the plastic case. Still shines on but the annoying glow shines elsewhere. Inspection passed.

New comment by javier_e06 in "The Theatre of Pull Requests and Code Review"

javier_e06 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:21:02 +0000

I see Pull Requests and Code Reviews the same way as making a sandwich for someone else. My team wants for me prepare a sandwich ASAP.

They, the reviewers, have to eat it, not me.

Some reviewers want wonder bread bread with a slice of spam.

Some want hand-made spreads with home-grown vegetables.

Is easier to fix a sandwich than a wedding cake.

The take-away

Don't do wedding cakes.

New comment by javier_e06 in "GNU Midnight Commander"

javier_e06 — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 16:53:18 +0000

Ah Norton Commander. It sure throws me back to the Intel Pentium days. Today for that left versus right birds eye view, just-do-it, operations I use beyond compare.