Hacker News: marcogarces

New comment by marcogarces in "The coolest use for the Vision Pro"

marcogarces — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 21:51:28 +0000

Christian is a brilliant developer, that made simply the best experience for reddit that ever existed; after the ban, and when Apollo was dead, I simply stopped consuming reddit (other than an occasional kagi search that takes me there).

I hope he knows that a lot of iOS users really appreciate his work, (I even convinced one hardcore Android user to get an iPhone just for this one app, it was that good).

For that, thank you Christian!

New comment by marcogarces in "Open Source Resistance: keep OSS alive on company time"

marcogarces — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:51:10 +0000

with seniority, when you get to that point in the interview process where they ask you: "so you have any questions for us?", I just ask: "what is your position of using some of my time contributing to the OSS projects this company relies on?". Based on the answer, you decide if you want to stay.

New comment by marcogarces in "Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen"

marcogarces — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 00:28:56 +0000

I think I was taking 3 grams a day, 1g every 8 hours; the day I finally decided to go seek medical help, I felt extremely tired... when I traced back how much I had taken, it was 3 grams in less than 8 hours, but this was due to being extremely tired and exhausted from the fever, which made me "forget". Lesson learned, I now keep a strict journal with all medicine I take.

New comment by marcogarces in "Amália- Open Source Large Language Model (LLM) for European Portuguese"

marcogarces — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:50:33 +0000

I just think this is pretty cool! As a portuguese and an open-source advocate, I love this project. Saw it for the first time here: https://duarteocarmo.com/blog/amalia-and-the-future-of-europ...

Amália- Open Source Large Language Model (LLM) for European Portuguese

marcogarces — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 10:49:18 +0000

Article URL: https://portugal.gov.pt/gc24/comunicacao/noticias/modelo-de-linguagem-em-grande-escala-para-a-lingua-portuguesa

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47900407

Points: 8

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New comment by marcogarces in "Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen"

marcogarces — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 08:02:10 +0000

In mozambique i was committed to the hospital with my liver failing after spending two weeks taking acetaminophen daily because everyone at work got sick and someone had to keep the business up (it was a bank, our IT department was very specific and only 6 people knew that job and everyone got extremely hill). After two weeks, i finally went to the hospital and I couldn't leave; spent the next two weeks fighting for my life and at some point I was told I was not going to make it. All due a simple over the counter medicine... crazy. This was 2016. To this day I still get extremely tired if I take it, so I have to choose it carefully when to take it.

New comment by marcogarces in "Show HN: Tusk for macOS and Gnome"

marcogarces — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:04:30 +0000

definitely running this tomorrow first thing in the morning

New comment by marcogarces in "Show HN: Tusk for macOS and Gnome"

marcogarces — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:04:04 +0000

it's exactly that, just less good choice for webUI, it was not clear to me at first either

New comment by marcogarces in "Home Assistant waters my plants"

marcogarces — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 15:47:47 +0000

I love HomeAssistant, and my second time on a new home, i'm slowly getting what i want in terms of interface and devices; doing it slowly helps you plan better and execute it perfectly. I've also been watering my garden (sprinklers) and i even built my custom ESPHome device: https://github.com/mgarces/open-esp-sprinklers

New comment by marcogarces in "KindScreen – a parent-reviewed catalog of safe YouTube for kids"

marcogarces — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:30:43 +0000

A friend of mine recently built something I thought some people here might appreciate: KindScreen.

It's an open-source, community-curated catalog of YouTube videos that are safe for kids aged 3–12. The key idea is simple: nothing appears in the catalog unless real parents have actually watched the video and approved it.

The project came from a personal experience. He was watching YouTube Kids with his daughter when a video that started like a harmless cartoon quickly turned into something he would never have chosen for her. The automated filters allowed it through, which made him realize he didn’t want to rely on algorithms to decide what his kid sees.

So instead of trying to block bad content, KindScreen flips the model: only allow verified good content.

Every video in the catalog is watched and approved by multiple parents. No recommendation algorithms, no surprise autoplay rabbit holes — just a transparent list of human-reviewed videos.

The whole thing is open source and meant to be community-driven, so parents can contribute reviews and help grow the catalog.

Hope someone here enjoys it and very curious on finding out if it's something useful.

KindScreen – a parent-reviewed catalog of safe YouTube for kids

marcogarces — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 08:30:43 +0000

Article URL: https://kindscreen.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47347965

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by marcogarces in "Learning about DNA by converting your name to DNA"

marcogarces — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 17:20:17 +0000

this looks really cool, I can already imagine a bunch of things i can use it for! Kudos!

New comment by marcogarces in "My Impressions of the MacBook Pro M4"

marcogarces — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 18:55:31 +0000

same here; I bought a M2 Max with 96GB of RAM almost 3 years ago, for €4K, but a client paid half of it for a 1 year retainer. This machine is still the best thing i've worked with, and I have zero intentions of switching this machine anytime soon (i'll probably need to replace it's battery in the future). Rather keep the same machine for 5 or 6 years than to buy a crappier one every 2 years

New comment by marcogarces in "Most expensive laptops"

marcogarces — Tue, 21 Oct 2025 08:31:31 +0000

Most people look at computers as a commodity that needs to perfectly balance performance and price; most really expensive computers usually are acquired by professionals that do need the specs and within small time, it gets paid off quickly. I have a 16" Macbook Pro M2 with 96GB of RAM. Costs without VAT around €4k, but a client paid half of it as a one year retainer for my work, so the device ended up costing me €2k. You would say those specs are over the top, but it's been 2 years and I still have an amazing work machine and there's not enough things I can do to make it feel slow; it pays off, because I don't waste my time waiting for my device, it's the other way around. Would my dad buy such a machine for browsing? Absolutely not! Me as a professional? Makes no sense not to!

New comment by marcogarces in "The ROI of Exercise"

marcogarces — Sat, 23 Aug 2025 11:22:22 +0000

"what is pain? French bread!"

New comment by marcogarces in "How I use Tailscale"

marcogarces — Sun, 10 Aug 2025 11:24:35 +0000

if you guys love Tailscale, perhaps take a look at NetBird, an open source solution, which also has a commercial offer. Really recommend this one

New comment by marcogarces in "Show HN: Aqua Voice 2 – Fast Voice Input for Mac and Windows"

marcogarces — Thu, 10 Apr 2025 18:54:20 +0000

Pesant! (just joking); Mine is 96GB!

New comment by marcogarces in "Guide to mechanical keyboards"

marcogarces — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 20:55:23 +0000

I recently received me Moonlander; not only it's an amazing keyboard, but the customisation is beyond good; i'm still getting used to it, so my typing is slow, but i'll get there. And the team behind it is just out of this world, helping you in every step or question you have. This is a hardware company done right

New comment by marcogarces in "Libations: Tailscale on the Rocks"

marcogarces — Thu, 05 Sep 2024 23:06:37 +0000

if you like Tailscale, you should look into Netbird.io! It’s the same concept but 100% Open Source

New comment by marcogarces in "NexDock turns your smartphone into a laptop"

marcogarces — Thu, 04 Jul 2024 23:37:37 +0000

I've said this for years, since I owned a Samsung Galaxy something with the dock that had USB, ethernet and HDMI; you put your phone in and you have a desktop...

This will be the future, but only when Apple does this to their iPhones lineup; the experience will be consistent and seamless; I'm not a fan boy, but one thing i'm sure is that they will release this and it will be like working on macOS, but you have it in your pocket.