Hacker News: jmlim00

New comment by jmlim00 in "Show HN: Generate Passwords from Regex Constraints"

jmlim00 — Mon, 15 Dec 2025 17:10:47 +0000

Nice, wonder if this can integrated into password managers!

New comment by jmlim00 in "I tracked Amazon's Prime Day prices. We've been played"

jmlim00 — Fri, 10 Oct 2025 11:05:29 +0000

I’ve heard that if you use the convenience store’s app, you can just take one and“save” the extra item for free pickup at a later time. Never verified it myself though.

New comment by jmlim00 in "Leaving Gmail for Mailbox.org"

jmlim00 — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:22:10 +0000

Was about to mention magic earth, but of course someone else has recommended it already. Was talking with a coworker about degoogling and they brought up this. Surprisingly works good enough where I live.

New comment by jmlim00 in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)"

jmlim00 — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 15:29:07 +0000

Yeah, I'll hold on to it until I lose the pay as well. I was looking at either pixel 8a or 9a for my next phone. Like you said with pixel 9, I assume it would be a big leap with both of these phones. But at least with 9a I won't have the camera bump problem so that's hopeful.

New comment by jmlim00 in "I want an iPhone Mini-sized Android phone (2022)"

jmlim00 — Thu, 17 Jul 2025 13:15:49 +0000

Terrifying. I opened this thread to leave the same comment that Google pay is working for me on my pixel 5. I bought it second handed and replaced battery so I didn't spend too much money on it, but it would be a real shame when that rollout reaches me. Especially because I also quite enjoy the size and functionality. It's enough for everything I need to do on a phone..

New comment by jmlim00 in "Lost Chapter of Automate the Boring Stuff: Audio, Video, and Webcams in Python"

jmlim00 — Mon, 14 Jul 2025 17:05:41 +0000

Back in school, after taking an intro to programming language course as an elective, I've been struggling to understand the missing link between knowing a programming language and writing a program. This book bridged that gap, and everything finally clicked. I'll definitely be checking out the new content as well. Thanks for changing my life!

New comment by jmlim00 in "Silicon Valley finally has a big electronics retailer again: Micro Center opens"

jmlim00 — Sat, 31 May 2025 18:33:45 +0000

One in Cambridge also happens to be next to the Trader Joe's. I'm starting to see a pattern here..

New comment by jmlim00 in "Softmax forever, or why I like softmax"

jmlim00 — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:42:46 +0000

That's what I thought too.

New comment by jmlim00 in "Giant Tonga Volcanic Eruption Could Disrupt Weather for Years to Come"

jmlim00 — Sat, 01 Jun 2024 13:05:39 +0000

Was expecting some good news from this article exactly. Bummer.

New comment by jmlim00 in "Building an e-ink picture frame that displays an iCloud photo album"

jmlim00 — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 18:03:02 +0000

You are absolutely correct. When I built my eink display calendar, I sourced picture frame for $2 at a local Goodwill store.

New comment by jmlim00 in "Twitch can no longer afford to stay in South Korea"

jmlim00 — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 00:48:44 +0000

What I have heard was Afreeca makes use of distributed computing so that resources are shared directly between users rather than everything getting downloaded from their servers. This apparently cuts down on the amount of traffic load.

New comment by jmlim00 in "Today I learned you can pause the Windows Task Manager moving apps around"

jmlim00 — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 21:06:47 +0000

Neat, but then I need to move my right hand off of the mouse. My go to is Alt + E