<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: jval43</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jval43</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 23:22:18 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=jval43" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by jval43 in "Postgres rewritten in Rust, now passing 100% of the Postgres regression tests"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Very carefully - and I mean extremely carefully - word it so that it describes what it does, while implying what it should do without confirming that it actually does that.<p>Also helps if you fix the bug or change the behavior, the docs are still technically correct. I'm only partially kidding, I swear I've seen this a million times in documentation I read.</p>
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<p>This is one of the reasons I currently use Gemini for daily use and research.<p>Google has lots of experience with search history, and presumably handles this better than new companies.</p>
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<p>There was this article recently, which I personally found interesting:<p><a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208573">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47208573</a>
<i>Inside the M4 Apple Neural Engine, Part 1: Reverse Engineering (maderix.substack.com)
376 points | 3 months ago | 122 comments</i></p>
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<p>Same for me, when riding the bus. Really wanted it to work and tried over the course of several weeks, unfortunately it didn't help.</p>
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<p>Thank you, that's a good response and I agree with many of your points.</p>
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<p>Problem-solving is not the same as engineering or computer science though.<p>Problem-solving can be done by an "analyst" or whatever these types of jobs are usually called.</p>
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<p>I've found two things to matter:<p>1. experience, i.e. knowing why and how a rule matters (in general, but also to auditors)<p>2. willingness to think<p>If these aren't present, you get overly restrictive compliance that at the same time accomplishes nothing.</p>
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<p>My work laptop <i>just</i> started doing this 3 weeks ago! It's insane. Rather new machine too.<p>It gets so hot in my bag I actually worry about it starting a fire one day. I now take it out every night.<p>Obviously I tried googling but no dice. Nothing changed, settings seem in order, no idea what to do.</p>
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<p>Always trust your gut. Especially when it comes to people. Don't overthink, never rationalize it. Accept your feeling, it's valid.<p>If I learned anything from all my past mistakes in life, it's this.</p>
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<p>Realistically it's 48 M5 Pro vs 128 M5 Max due to constraints on how you can configure them. So a more substantial difference of ~2k US.</p>
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<p>Counterpoint: the touchscreen in my car DOES work with gloves. Of course the knobs do too.<p>The screen is some different tech and not quite as responsive as an iPhone screen and does not do multitouch, but otherwise works fine.</p>
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<p>Even Toyota is going touch now, with the 2026 models lacking climate control knobs.<p>I don't know why. Every review always praised the previous models for the physical buttons, and literally nobody asked for them. The physical buttons were perfect, yet they've taken them away.<p>There must be some grand anti-button conspiracy, it just doesn't make any sense.</p>
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<p>We can't. It's just that everyone and their dog has an interest in selling you that lie because money.<p>Stochastic parrots can code yes, but that does not make them experts. Don't trust them with your life.</p>
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<p>I did, in Java 2ME for my Nokia. That was a completely different experience and much harder to get going. I did make a color 2D game though in about a week.<p>The TI-200 was much more accessible and fun, creating small little programs during or after class. Only once you wanted to go assembly did it become a chore again.<p>To summarize: not the same.</p>
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<p>I love the Lightning connector, and think it feels better than USB-C. My Intel MPB has terrible USB-C ports where the cables just fall out all the time.<p>But to be fair I've also had many issues with Lightning. A few shorted out and became unusable and burnt on one side. And those were 100% original bought in the Apple store, as were the 5W chargers and iPhone this happened with.<p>Knockoffs were generally terrible and might stop working. A "genuine" cable bought from big retailer turned out to be a knockoff once after a software update, resulting in annoying popups from Apple. And some knockoffs were so bad they didn't stay in.<p>Even certified Mfi ones from Belkin somehow felt different, like the tolerances were slightly off. Those worked though.<p>Overall, I think it's had a good run and was underrated as a connector physically, but on the whole I like USB-C and it's more open ecosystem more.</p>
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<p>Bungies Marathon series (1994) had the same recording system, as other commenters mentioned due to networking multiplayer.<p>What's totally insane is that the modern engine rewrite Aleph One can <i>also</i> play back such old recordings, for M2 Durandal (1995) and Infinity (1996) at least.</p>
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<p>More like the model knew of the previous, almost identical bug from 6 years ago. Whoever discovered that should be credited.</p>
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<p>My parents are retired. How exactly do they come into play?<p>I'm actively avoiding Shorts, Reels, and whatever else with those mechanics precisely because they pull you in and <i>snap</i> an hour is gone with nothing of value to show for it. It's so totally different from regular long form videos.<p>We regulate addictive substances too, even for adults and without relying on parents. The amount of productivity and quality of life lost to these platforms must be staggering in aggregation.</p>
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<p>><i>they were just the cheapest labor the company could find who could do the thing.</i><p>Thats the problem right there. The <i>company doesn't care</i>. No amount of personal certifications is going to fix that.<p>It MUST be on the companies. They should be fined out of existence for such breaches and they would quickly change tune.</p>
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<p><i>I</i> do this on my iPad with Magic keyboard and I'm a die hard command line user otherwise.<p>I think the reason I started doing it on the iPad is that the keyboard focus is sometimes inconsistent, so clicking or tab-tab-tab-enter is slower and less reliable vs. just touching the screen. Definitely feel the gorilla arm though.</p>
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