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New comment by mansilladev in "An old photo of a large BBS (2022)"

mansilladev — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 12:50:47 +0000

Anyone else still remember old BBS phone numbers? I’ve got several stuck in my head from 40 odd years ago, but I can barely remember my kids’ cell numbers.

New comment by mansilladev in "Google Workspace CLI"

mansilladev — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 08:43:29 +0000

I remember reading gog setup instructions, and thinking, "Create oauth app/client? That's bonkers." And as cool+useful as this project looks, it's quite a bit harder to get going, especially if you're not familiar with Google Console and OAuth (or not a dev).

Reading lots of comments about "MCP vs CLI" -- reminds me a bit of the "agent vs. script/app/rpa" debates. It's usually not one or the other, but rather, both.. or the right tool for the job (and that can shift over time).

Biggest complaint we have about MCP is bigger context windows and token spend. Tools do exist that address this. I have just one MCP endpoint with a half dozen tools behind it, including Gmail, Google Calendar, Docs, Github, Notion, and more. Uses tool search tool (ToolIQ) with tiny context footprint. Give it a whirl. https://venn.ai

New comment by mansilladev in "MIT Study Finds AI Use Reprograms the Brain, Leading to Cognitive Decline"

mansilladev — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 12:55:42 +0000

“…our cognitive abilities and creative capacities appear poised to take a nosedive into oblivion.”

Don’t sugarcoat it. Tell us how you really feel.

New comment by mansilladev in "Agent-C: a 4KB AI agent"

mansilladev — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 15:57:58 +0000

An agent can be designed to run with permissions of a system/bot account; however, others can be designed to execute things under user context, using OAuth to get user consent.

New comment by mansilladev in "The AI lifestyle subsidy is going to end"

mansilladev — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 16:28:10 +0000

If you have Docker (Desktop) installed, with just a couple of clicks, you can get a local model going on your computer. llama3.2 (3B), llama3.3 (70B), deepseek-r1, and about a dozen others.

New comment by mansilladev in "Ask HN: What is your fallback job if AI takes away your career?"

mansilladev — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 19:02:45 +0000

AI agent performance coach.

New comment by mansilladev in "Ask HN: How do you prevent the impact of social media on your children?"

mansilladev — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:51:30 +0000

When kids were young (< 13), kept them off it for as long as possible. In fact, it was forbidden. Friends/colleagues thought I was a tyrant (and some thought I was an idiot) for trying to shield my kids this way, but those were the rules. Eventually, I had to capitulate. But even now, I regularly check in with the now much older kids to discourage worthless hours of doom-scrolling.

New comment by mansilladev in "Google’s OAuth login doesn’t protect against purchasing a failed startup domain"

mansilladev — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 22:47:08 +0000

Yes, this. I also use a service to capture all emails (catch all) so that I can detect any loose ends that might have been overlooked. Services like ForwardMX or Cloudflare can do this for you at relatively low (or no) cost.

New comment by mansilladev in "Stimulation Clicker"

mansilladev — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 22:01:06 +0000

Anyone get to Zombocom level?

New comment by mansilladev in "DOOM CAPTCHA"

mansilladev — Thu, 02 Jan 2025 06:58:03 +0000

Glad you’re not refactoring my 2FA. Took me 4 attempts to kill 3 monsters.

New comment by mansilladev in "Tell HN: John Friel my father, internet pioneer and creator of QModem, has died"

mansilladev — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:13:52 +0000

Sorry for your loss. Like so many others here, I was a heavy QModem user. My memory is for crap, but I think without it (and Ymodem-G and Zmodem protocols) BBS/warez life would have been unbearable.

New comment by mansilladev in "SHA-256 0573e7473"

mansilladev — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 10:55:11 +0000

You mind mining a few blocks for me?

The Dark Side of Rooftop Solar

mansilladev — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 14:26:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.npr.org/2024/09/29/1202633126/the-dark-side-of-rooftop-solar

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41687637

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

Configuration management for a consistent and resilient dev environment

mansilladev — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 21:25:59 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.developer.atlassian.com/configuration-management-for-dev-environments/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37228729

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by mansilladev in "Distcc: A fast, free distributed C/C++ compiler"

mansilladev — Thu, 01 Jun 2023 09:10:34 +0000

Good gracious. Just looked at CHANGELOG. It was 20 years ago this month that I made modest code contribution to this project.

New comment by mansilladev in "Tech jobs remain a good bet despite mass layoffs in Silicon Valley"

mansilladev — Wed, 26 Apr 2023 11:54:39 +0000

I listened to the article yesterday when it was broadcast on NPR, and noticed it was largely focused on starter IT roles and not software engineering.

New comment by mansilladev in "The Computing Platform Underlying AI [audio]"

mansilladev — Sun, 23 Apr 2023 13:55:17 +0000

Interview with Jensen Huang, founder and CEO of NVIDIA. Worth the listen. Podcast is “No Priors” with Elad Gil and Sarah Guo.

New comment by mansilladev in "Clock"

mansilladev — Wed, 19 Apr 2023 00:48:25 +0000

A clock has never made me feel so anxious.

New comment by mansilladev in "AT&T's predictions of the future (1993)"

mansilladev — Wed, 04 Jan 2023 06:12:17 +0000

These also remind me of the Qwest commercials. ("Every movie.. every language.. any time") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xAxtxPAUcwQ

The tone and cadence of the rhetorical questions in the AT&T commercials also reminds me of comedian Tom Papa ("Have you ever..? .. I have") - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xhF8MZP-IkM

New comment by mansilladev in "Nvidia investigating reports of RTX 4090 power cables burning or melting"

mansilladev — Sun, 30 Oct 2022 14:51:20 +0000

Just looking at the article photos of the burnt connectors had tricked my brain into smelling the melted/burning plastic. And if you ever worked on your own rig, it's the worst smell ever.