Hacker News: knicholes

New comment by knicholes in "DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market"

knicholes — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:05:47 +0000

I'm sorry. I meant to say "refurbished." https://www.dell.com/en-us/dfh/lp/outlet

New comment by knicholes in "Many African families spend fortunes burying their dead"

knicholes — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 23:31:20 +0000

Are you otherwise well off? How do you define "big?"

New comment by knicholes in "DRAM pricing is killing the hobbyist SBC market"

knicholes — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 23:25:44 +0000

After discovering Dell Alienware clearance and graphics card availability in those Alienware computers, I haven't felt the need to build a computer for the last five years.

New comment by knicholes in "AI for American-produced cement and concrete"

knicholes — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:20:50 +0000

Yikes, what a flippant comment. The mix composition (meta's AI is helping with this) is separate from the wet concrete product. The parent is suggesting a way to test that the mix is properly mixed before pouring, not suggesting a way for construction workers to determine that the chemical properties of the mix will be correct on site. Furthermore, they're not even using LLMs, so it's not "AGI".

New comment by knicholes in "90% of Claude-linked output going to GitHub repos w <2 stars"

knicholes — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 23:12:18 +0000

So wait, 10% is going to repos w>2 stars?

New comment by knicholes in "Elon Musk pushes out more xAI founders as AI coding effort falters"

knicholes — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 19:46:09 +0000

Why?

New comment by knicholes in "I built a programming language using Claude Code"

knicholes — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 19:22:16 +0000

Honestly some of the most fun I had playing Ultima Online was writing scripts to play it for me.

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting"

knicholes — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 00:27:00 +0000

Can you make it so multiple computers can connect from the same IP address? I really want to play with my kids!

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting"

knicholes — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 03:41:15 +0000

Por Ort Grav, of course! Never saw meteor swarm being used.

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting"

knicholes — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 23:28:29 +0000

Oh, lol, not a literal dragon. "Chasing the dragon" refers to inhaling vaporized drugs (like heroin or fentanyl) from heated aluminum foil, creating a moving, "dragon-like" trail of smoke. It is also an idiom for the elusive, futile pursuit of a high that matches the initial, intense experience, which becomes impossible due to tolerance.

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting"

knicholes — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:22:10 +0000

Right!? Skill loss for dying while red ruined everything for me. Ganking and being ganked is what gave that adrenaline rush.

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting"

knicholes — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:21:17 +0000

Stealing black pearl was great because it prevented recall AND energy bolt!

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: Moongate – Ultima Online server emulator in .NET 10 with Lua scripting"

knicholes — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 19:20:01 +0000

I'll forever chase the dragon that is the joy of playing UO. I want to quit my job and play it 24/7.

New comment by knicholes in "MacBook Pro with M5 Pro and M5 Max"

knicholes — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 21:58:44 +0000

I wonder if Apple has foresight into locally running LLMs becoming sufficiently useful.

New comment by knicholes in "Gemini 3.1 Pro"

knicholes — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 22:14:08 +0000

Image to model is already a thing, and it's pretty good.

New comment by knicholes in "GPT-5.2 derives a new result in theoretical physics"

knicholes — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 20:11:24 +0000

https://developers.openai.com/cookbook/articles/codex_exec_p... might be what you're looking for

New comment by knicholes in "Show HN: AI in SolidWorks"

knicholes — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 23:06:15 +0000

That worked! I didn't have to give it the grammar, though. https://github.com/knicholes/llm-gears

New comment by knicholes in "Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Sex Scandals"

knicholes — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:40:32 +0000

The model weights for the leading open source offerings are already downloaded by thousands, if not millions, of times. There's no unsqueezing that tube of toothpaste.

New comment by knicholes in "Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Sex Scandals"

knicholes — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:38:53 +0000

All baking is a scientific endeavor in my house! You should try my brownies! :D

New comment by knicholes in "Instagram AI Influencers Are Defaming Celebrities with Sex Scandals"

knicholes — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 20:58:15 +0000

Because, "Why are the edges burnt and the middle is too soft? How are these supposed to actually look? I used a clear 8"x8" pan, and I'm in Utah, which is at 4,600 ft elevation"

Oh, it's a higher elevation, I need to change the recipe and lower the temperature. Oh, after it looked at the picture, the top is supposed to be crackly and shiny. Now I know what to look for. It's okay if it's a little soft while still in the oven because it'll firm up after taking them out? Great!

Another one, "Uh oh, I don't have Dutch-processed baking power. Can I still use the normal stuff for this recipe?" Yeah, Google can answer that, but so can an LLM.