Hacker News: kensai

New comment by kensai in "Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language"

kensai — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:30:01 +0000

You expand my comment to uses I had not envisioned. It was simply an analogy to correct the analogy of the OP comment.

New comment by kensai in "The Ü Programming Language"

kensai — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 03:09:57 +0000

Not if you have a German keyboard.

New comment by kensai in "Elixir v1.20: Now a gradually typed language"

kensai — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 00:19:04 +0000

This reminds me of the analogy of the smoking grandpa. I had a grandpa that was chainsmoking his whole life and managed to reach 90 and died of other causes. This does not mean smoking is "relatively safe".

New comment by kensai in "Open Repair Data Standard"

kensai — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 01:14:42 +0000

Is this abandoned? No major change since 2024 or so.

New comment by kensai in ".NET (OK, C#) finally gets union types"

kensai — Sun, 24 May 2026 00:04:37 +0000

Do you think by now C# has left Java behind in features and performance?

New comment by kensai in "Flipper One – we need your help"

kensai — Thu, 21 May 2026 15:07:26 +0000

So the em-dashes is the new AI taletell? I mean, I have noticed them, but never thought it was such a characteristic.

New comment by kensai in "Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like"

kensai — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:53:46 +0000

No offense, but if feels to me the author writes this piece to convince himself. I am afraid he is right. But the bottom line is the same: vibe coding, agenting engineering, everything AI-related comes for our jobs.

New comment by kensai in "New mechanical panoramic film camera from Jeff Bridges"

kensai — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 23:04:29 +0000

Among other things, he is The Dude! ;)

New comment by kensai in "Ada, its design, and the language that built the languages"

kensai — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 07:04:41 +0000

However, even if Ada is amazing and very secure, it could not help avoid at least one airspace disaster, ain't so? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_flight_V88

New comment by kensai in "White-collar AI apocalypse narrative is just another bullshit"

kensai — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 09:17:56 +0000

Just watch this for some depressive vibes: https://x.com/TechLayoffLover

New comment by kensai in "I'm 60 years old. Claude Code killed a passion"

kensai — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 13:46:33 +0000

The lake is not however yours to dictate how others will move along. Imagine if the horse owners decided in such an analogy not to allow cars on the road because they noisy and "totally different experience".

You want a pre-AI experience? Feel free to code without it. It's definitely still doable.

New comment by kensai in "GPT-5.4"

kensai — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 16:39:45 +0000

And so it begins. First they blame, then they lie, at some point they launch the nuclear warheads to a global armageddon. Sarah Connor was right all along! :3

New comment by kensai in "BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time"

kensai — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:50:53 +0000

They are improving, though, given the international pressures. I've seen it at least in the organisation I am working (a university hospital).

Human brain cells on a chip learned to play Doom in a week

kensai — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 13:28:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2517389-human-brain-cells-on-a-chip-learned-to-play-doom-in-a-week/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47206523

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by kensai in "The Mathematics of Tuning Systems"

kensai — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 10:12:33 +0000

When you think the article is ending, you get more links for further indulging! Thanks.

New comment by kensai in "Embracing sauna culture can lower dementia risk and boost brain health"

kensai — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:45:30 +0000

"Finnish saunas, which are typically heated to between 70°C and 110°C (158°F to 230°F) and have low humidity, are the most well-studied. Regular use has been linked with many physical benefits – a lower risk of hypertension, muscular problems and respiratory conditions, for instance. But now researchers are starting to unveil cognitive benefits, too. These improvements include fewer headaches, increased mental well-being, better sleep and a lower risk of dementia."

https://archive.is/t0tUH

Embracing sauna culture can lower dementia risk and boost brain health

kensai — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 08:44:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.newscientist.com/article/2512893-embracing-sauna-culture-can-lower-dementia-risk-and-boost-brain-health/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46777207

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by kensai in "Talking to LLMs has improved my thinking"

kensai — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:15:00 +0000

Your best friend or sibling or partner can possibly understand whatever you mumble without being offended, but it adds to ambiguity and errors or misunderstandings. That's why learning to write in bulletproof structured English decreases this danger. Thankfully, the same is desired for LLMs, even if they can catch most unimportant (spelling) errors.

New comment by kensai in "Talking to LLMs has improved my thinking"

kensai — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 06:40:58 +0000

It definitely helps with expressing oneself in good "structured English" (or whatever natural language you speak). In my humble opinion, this is exactly the future of programming so it is worth it to invest some time and also learn how natural language processing if functioning.

New comment by kensai in "Verizon outages reported across U.S."

kensai — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:27:06 +0000

It’s Denmark! Ο_o