Hacker News: miiiiiike

New comment by miiiiiike in "Friendship ended with Deno, now Node is my best friend"

miiiiiike — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 00:46:13 +0000

pnpm is not the answer to the supply chain/postinstall problem. I moved off pnpm recently, for many reasons. Fortunately npm v12+ disables lifecycle scripts by default.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play"

miiiiiike — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:18:02 +0000

Steam forum post: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/5...

Steam adds low-latency Pyrowave codec to Remote Play

miiiiiike — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:17:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/video-games/pc-gaming/steam-adds-low-latency-pyrowave-codec-to-remote-play-new-codec-offers-better-game-streaming-on-local-networks-but-costs-5-10-times-more-bandwidth

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49883029

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

Pyrowave video codec now in Steam beta

miiiiiike — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 19:13:40 +0000

Article URL: https://steamcommunity.com/groups/homestream/discussions/0/564794422009744473

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49882982

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by miiiiiike in "I don't want the details"

miiiiiike — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 15:01:53 +0000

My version of this is: "This is the kind of mistake that we get to make once. How do we prevent it from happening again."

I usually do want the details, but I also want to communicate my expectations up top and unambiguously.

Next StarCraft Game Announced at BlizzCon

miiiiiike — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 00:46:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ign.com/articles/next-starcraft-game-announced-at-blizzcon-as-an-open-world-shooter-but-its-not-due-out-until-2030

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49678768

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by miiiiiike in "Shopify acquires Tailwind"

miiiiiike — Wed, 09 Sep 2026 19:22:27 +0000

I started with a UI framework thinking I'd need it but over time I realized that I was using it exclusively for button theming and setting the default font. I was using vanilla CSS and vanilla JavaScript and after removing the framework my package sizes reflect that fact.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Silicon Valley is in denial in face of widespread backlash"

miiiiiike — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 21:15:37 +0000

My family keeps sending me screenshots of AI generated arguments against building new data centers. Apparently we have too many and they don't understand where the demand is coming from. When I asked how many we'll need over the next 10 years the answer was simple, we'll need to build exactly "Oh, fuck off." data centers in the US over the next 10 years to meet expected demand. We should get on that.

I guess video games are a problem too. And social media. They wrote about it on their Facebook Group. The news one, the one where they repost TikToks of people pointing and nodding at another video where someone in a trucker hat is talking about a conspiracy theory, not the one where they talk about Candy Crush.

I don’t use AI. Nothing about these conversations makes sense.

New comment by miiiiiike in "New York’s office market is home to the most tech workers: CBRE report"

miiiiiike — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 19:05:37 +0000

Define "tech".

If you're talking about programmers working at non-tech companies? Maybe. If you're talking about people excited about technology, then no.

I lived in NYC for a decade. NYC is media and finance. And while I liked the people "in tech" that I met in NYC, the passion for the work just wasn't there enmasse.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Online clinics and influencers are promoting Cialis as a longevity drug"

miiiiiike — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:28:38 +0000

Check your blood pressure regularly.

Every time I read about a drug reducing dementia risk or increasing longevity I look it up to see if it lowers blood pressure. Never fails.

Cialis does.

New comment by miiiiiike in "45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC"

miiiiiike — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 23:51:07 +0000

And when Gabe dies? “I trust company” is not convincing.

New comment by miiiiiike in "45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC"

miiiiiike — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:59:41 +0000

You could buy, sell, trade, loan, and backup games with the right regulation. Discs are irrelevant.

New comment by miiiiiike in "45% of Enthusiasts 'Seriously Considering' Leaving Sony for PC"

miiiiiike — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 20:06:41 +0000

Sure. Until the first FromSoftware PS6 exclusive is released.

Child, six, seriously considering running away from home after parents refuse to serve dinner on dinosaur plate.

People realize that Steam doesn't use physical media, right? The real issue is the lack of consumer friendly regulation, not the medium.

New comment by miiiiiike in "TypeScript 7"

miiiiiike — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 18:32:46 +0000

After a few years of using Typescript, having to use type annotations and import basic language features like `abc` in Python feels like an absolute slog.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Moby Dick Workout (2022)"

miiiiiike — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 05:38:53 +0000

I use "War and Peace" for this.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation"

miiiiiike — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 06:53:31 +0000

I know. The Sony UBP-X700U is $330 and the Magnetar UDP 900 MK II is $3,300. So I got the Sony.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation"

miiiiiike — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:39:51 +0000

I saw my first Dolby Vision Blu-ray and immediately started a Blu-Ray collection. The Blu-ray player on the PS5 is fine, but a nice dedicated player from Sony blows it away.

I would pay for my favorite albums on Blu-ray too. I wish more artists released their entire discography on a really well produced Blu-ray. NIN would be perfect for this. So many Halos, so many videos, all in release order. A real release of Purest Feeling?

New comment by miiiiiike in "Data centers trigger voter backlash"

miiiiiike — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 22:38:01 +0000

In Northern Virginia data centers are about 3% of land, but account for almost 50% of local property tax contributions.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Data centers trigger voter backlash"

miiiiiike — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 03:07:49 +0000

I’ve made a few comments around this. I’m going to wind down my involvement in this thread.

New comment by miiiiiike in "Data centers trigger voter backlash"

miiiiiike — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 00:47:15 +0000

I think current gen AI is junk. I don’t use it. I also don’t see mass job losses over it. Scapegoated? Yes. Actual mass unemployment? No.

Commercially, I typically see AI used in what amount to scams. And no, I don’t believe that anyone should be using it for therapy.

You don’t have time to glance at a diagram in a book but you have time to ask AI and go to Home Depot and do it yourself?

If you’re worried about job loss, pay the plumber.

You could argue that you still put money into the local economy by shopping locally. The money you saved by doing it yourself could be spent locally on dinner and ice cream. Money is fungible.

If you’re concerned about the impacts of AI you could start to mitigate them by choosing not to use AI yourself.

It’s been a few hours. I’ve said all I have to say under this post. I’m going to stop replying now.