Hacker News: leopoldj

Fun with EML (Exp-Minus-Log)

leopoldj — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:55:37 +0000

Article URL: https://mobiarch.wordpress.com/2026/04/15/fun-with-eml-exp-minus-log/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47780934

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Adobe CEO Shantanu Narayen says he will step down

leopoldj — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 20:30:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/03/12/adobe-ceo-shantanu-narayen-step-down.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47356623

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Show HN: Svglib a SVG parser and renderer for Windows

leopoldj — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:04:35 +0000

svglib is a SVG file parser and renderer library for Windows. It uses Direct2D for GPU assisted rendering and XMLLite for XML parsing.

This is meant for Win32 applications and games to easily display SVG images.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47324256

Points: 15

# Comments: 1

Claude Used in Iran Strikes

leopoldj — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:04:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/newsletters/axios-am-f0954cb2-2f31-4426-87fd-050095005344.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47210625

Points: 6

# Comments: 2

New comment by leopoldj in "Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court"

leopoldj — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:21:18 +0000

I am not a lawyer. But I think cases need to work their way up to SC. Before today's ruling a Federal Trade Court ruled the tariffs illegal [1]. And later, a Federal Appeals Court did the same [2]

The process takes time.

1. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/05/29/court-strikes-down-trump-rec...

2. https://www.cnbc.com/2025/08/29/trump-trade-tariffs-appeals-...

New comment by leopoldj in "Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court"

leopoldj — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 15:49:09 +0000

"The ruling was silent on whether tariffs that have been paid under the higher rates will need to be refunded." - from CNBC

Republicans vote to end Trump's Canada tariffs

leopoldj — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 15:29:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/02/12/cnbc-daily-open-republicans-vote-to-end-trumps-canada-tariffs-in-rare-rebuke.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46990019

Points: 16

# Comments: 6

Nvidia Worked to 'Co-Design' DeepSeek Model

leopoldj — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 20:29:06 +0000

Article URL: https://finance.yahoo.com/news/nvidia-worked-co-design-deepseek-183501343.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46816110

Points: 12

# Comments: 0

Canada's General Fusion to go public

leopoldj — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:25:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/pro/climate-deals/2026/01/22/general-fusion-1b-spac

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721400

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Yann LeCun's New Venture

leopoldj — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 16:23:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.technologyreview.com/2026/01/22/1131661/yann-lecuns-new-venture-ami-labs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46721368

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

The most interesting man: At long last, he's back [video]

leopoldj — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:57:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QhNWMHbltBY

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46647804

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Tesla moving Full Self-Driving to a monthly subscription

leopoldj — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 16:50:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/01/14/musk-tesla-full-self-driving-subscription-fsd.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46618435

Points: 57

# Comments: 38

New comment by leopoldj in "London–Calcutta bus service"

leopoldj — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:27:03 +0000

From Sofia to the West of Turkey should be relatively easy. After that, travel through Iran, Afghanistan and Pakistan will get hairy.

New comment by leopoldj in "The Jeff Dean Facts"

leopoldj — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:17:24 +0000

A few more:

Jeff Dean doesn't use a compiler; he just glares at his source code until it executes.

Jeff Dean once optimized a sleep(10) call to return in 5 seconds.

Jeff Dean’s keyboard doesn’t have a Backspace key; he simply doesn't make mistakes.

/end. There's no need to get up. I will see myself out.

New comment by leopoldj in "Dude, where's my supersonic jet?"

leopoldj — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:44:58 +0000

I just wanted to point out that Boom Aerospace is now mainly focused on delivering a Gas Turbine for power generation [1].

In an interview with CNBC Mr. Scholl talked about this pivot [2].

1. https://boomsupersonic.com/press-release/boom-supersonic-to-... 2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELl2uUAfGBw

New comment by leopoldj in "High-performance header-only container library for C++23 on x86-64"

leopoldj — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 16:11:49 +0000

I apologize if this is common knowledge. Modern C++ coding agents need to have a deep semantic understanding of the external libraries and header files. A simple RAG on the code base is not enough. For example, GitHub Copilot for VS Code and Visual Studio uses IDE language services like IntelliSense. To that extent, using a proper C++ IDE rather than a plain editor will improve the quality of suggested code. For example, if you're using VS Code, make sure the C/C++ Extension Pack is installed.

Thompson tells how he developed the Go language [video]

leopoldj — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 20:34:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NTrAISNdf70

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46518284

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

US Escalation Is 'Only Way' to Free Venezuela

leopoldj — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 13:44:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/features/2025-maria-corina-machado-weekend-interview/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46476523

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by leopoldj in "NHK's This Is Hi-Vision (1987 Analog HDTV) [video]"

leopoldj — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:16:02 +0000

What is the halation like artifact around the edges called? This makes the picture so unappealing to me. I'm so glad the modern digital cameras don't have this problem. I hope I'm explaining the issue well. I wish I could post a frame grab here.

Tokamak experiments exceed plasma density limit

leopoldj — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 16:00:45 +0000

Article URL: https://phys.org/news/2025-12-tokamak-exceed-plasma-density-limit.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46466076

Points: 22

# Comments: 2