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New comment by jotato in "Fine, I'll build my own text editor"

jotato — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 13:27:21 +0000

It was a mono repo with 30+ projects Most were react apps. I’m going to guess at least 5000 files in the repo.

And yes, node_modules was excluded.

New comment by jotato in "Fine, I'll build my own text editor"

jotato — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 05:30:59 +0000

I’m trying to phrase this to not be “that guy” but have you used Code on large code bases? Vscode on my m2 Mac routinely crashed when doing file search. That is why I switched to zed.

I do miss the configurablity though

New comment by jotato in "Mars Bar from 1991 found – and it's 20g bigger than today's"

jotato — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:12:29 +0000

I once read that Hershey has put a calories cap of 250 on a serving of their candy. That jives with what I see on the store shelves. I wonder if Mars did the same thing and perhaps the reduction in size was due (at least in part?) to that.

New comment by jotato in "Is GPT-5.6 Sol Max Worth It?"

jotato — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 18:42:08 +0000

I needed a transom bracket for my boat. I didn't want to buy one (they are ~50USD) so I figured I could print one using nylon. Don't worry, this is only holding a rudder.

Anyway, I couldn't find one that would work so I just asked Sol to design one using free cad. It used 12% of my weekly budget ($20/m plan) and spit out something nearly perfect. I imported it into OnShape to add some chamfers and make a few tweaks.

https://cad.onshape.com/documents/f44e8be346cd029c5c8fe07c/w...

New comment by jotato in "Decoy Font"

jotato — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 18:34:53 +0000

Hermes using gpt-5.5

Prompt: What does the message in this image say? Look closely

Response: DAY DREAM. The outline says “PAY BILLS,” but the hidden darker text says “DAY DREAM.”

New comment by jotato in "Tell HN: I managed to unsubscribe from Adobe CC without being charged"

jotato — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 20:43:06 +0000

Am I the only one who just uses Privacy.com and the pauses the card when I want to cancel a subscription? They have no way of charging me....

New comment by jotato in "Stop Using JWTs"

jotato — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 18:52:38 +0000

> "You cannot invalidate individual JWT tokens". Which every time I've implemented, the general guideline is to check for invalidated nonces somewhere. Which resolves that random blog posts second point too.

100% agree. This is common sense to me and I'm always surprised to re-learn people don't do this

New comment by jotato in "Running local models is good now"

jotato — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 16:19:49 +0000

I currently have a desktop with a 4060 ti (16gb of vram). Most models I have tested that fit within that are not good enough for anything other then type completion (in regards to coding tasks)

I have been considering getting the 58gb Mac Mini but that is a decent amount of money to spend without confirmation on a) how fast is it and b) will it work for well-defined tasks.

New comment by jotato in "Ask HN: When and why did you start believing in God?"

jotato — Wed, 27 May 2026 18:54:44 +0000

When? I was a kid...7ish.

Why? Thats harder to answer. Because my parents told me about Jesus, and the Holy Spirit opened my heart to receive it. I didn't weigh the evidence. My eyes were opened and I "saw". The "why" is ultimately that I was pursued. My heart was changed and I was given faith. I wasn't smart enough and definitely didn't pursue him on my own. That's the best thing about it.

That's the only honest answer I can give.

New comment by jotato in "Chewing gum restores dad's taste and smell years after Covid"

jotato — Thu, 21 May 2026 18:36:00 +0000

Interesting. I lost 100% of taste and smell months. I never found anything I could taste. Spicy has zero effect. I could cut onions with no tears. Literally nothing with any food

The only “sensation” I had eas texture which I found very gross without flavor.

It was like that for about 2 months and it slowly came back over another 5 maybe 6. Salty was the first thing I noticed.

5 years later and I still don’t smell coffee, gas or a few other things. It’s weird walking down the coffee isle at the store and not smelling it at sll

New comment by jotato in "Parallel agents in Zed"

jotato — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 18:34:25 +0000

Yesterday, I determined to move to Zed because they weren't pushing this stuff :(

New comment by jotato in "WA House bill would make it illegal for police to lie during interrogations"

jotato — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:32:12 +0000

That is different that signing something and being held to it.

You waived a right by saying that but you can choose.l to not speak after.

Even if the paper waived an attorney you should be able to change your mind

New comment by jotato in "WA House bill would make it illegal for police to lie during interrogations"

jotato — Mon, 05 Feb 2024 18:22:57 +0000

> He said he was asked to waive his rights and when he asked police whether he needed an attorney they said no because they were only asking a few questions. He signed the waiver thinking he was going to help, but a few questions turned into a nearly nine-hour interrogation

How is it we are able to legally "waive rights"? That should be addressed - under no circumstances should a not-yet-convicted person ever be stripped of rights. Voluntarily or not. Otherwise, what are they?

Sure, someone can choose to not exercise them; maybe cooperate with the police, but if at any point they choose they should be available.

Am I missing something?

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 05:15:07 +0000

Mine isn't listed. My takeaway is that it isn't rated for cold climates. For what it is worth, I know the HSPF rating is 8.8 but I don't know at what temperature that is calculated at.

New comment by jotato in "[dead]"

jotato — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 04:57:28 +0000

This made my night. I read it with my daughter (a genz potter fan) and we still have tears. Thanks for sharing:)

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Thu, 02 Nov 2023 03:55:04 +0000

It is a Trane. Sadly switching isn't like distro hopping :/

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:53:32 +0000

I live in the pacific northwest. Winter are low 30s at night for 3 months out of the year :( Granted, highs are mid-high 40s so it works fine during the day 90% of the time

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 21:28:13 +0000

I don't :/ I do have a smart home setup but it is local-only. I think I am capturing most of the data I need.

I know when my HVAC is running. I know how much power it is using. I know the temperature of every room, I have a stat outside so I have realtime temp/humidity of my location...I just don't have a way to capture and record how much heat is being generated. I'm wondering if putting a temperature sensor directly on an air vent would let me capture it over time

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:13:00 +0000

I'm considering it. I have an energy audit scheduled next week. Depending on what they find I may consider buying something new. This one is 13 years old and I'm sure they've improved a lot since it was installed.

New comment by jotato in "Heat pumps can't take the cold? Nordics debunk the myth"

jotato — Wed, 01 Nov 2023 20:10:09 +0000

> Sounds like it was undersized for your house (unless your doing something crazy like trying to hold 80+).

It was set to 69 and held steady at 67 running for 8.5 hours. It wasn't until the temperature outside broke 36 that the inside temp slowly started to climb. It is a 3ton system for a 2500sqft home. From what I have read it should be enough. I think the problem is that it is an older heat pump and just doesn't perform well below 35.

> FWIW I was able to get efficiency charts and such at various temperatures from my salesperson, but I gather most don't bother.

I think this is my point? This was here when I moved it. I shouldn't have to go to a salesperson. I should be able to look it up in the specs or even the manual. At a minimum the manufacturer should provide it when asked.