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New comment by mkasberg in "Embeddings are underrated (2024)"

mkasberg — Mon, 12 May 2025 20:07:14 +0000

I started using embeddings to find similar posts on my blog about a year ago. The results were awesome: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2024/04/23/better-related-p...

Such a simple tool to implement with so much power in certain situations!

New comment by mkasberg in "Tips for mathematical handwriting (2007)"

mkasberg — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 23:18:17 +0000

I changed the way I wrote my y's (now very curly) and z's (now crossed) in college while studying math after realizing I was making silly mistakes changing y's to x's and z's to 2's.

New comment by mkasberg in "Librebooting the ThinkPad T480"

mkasberg — Fri, 13 Dec 2024 19:25:27 +0000

Love seeing stuff like this on old laptops!

I recently built https://linuxlaptopprices.com/, inspired by diskprices.com.

New comment by mkasberg in "Show HN: SQLite Plugin for Jekyll"

mkasberg — Tue, 26 Nov 2024 21:24:56 +0000

I've been using Jekyll for my blog for nearly 10 years now. I also recently wrote a little plugin that uses SQLite, though I'm using it in a minimal way as a vector database rather than storing content in it right now.

https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2024/04/23/better-related-p...

New comment by mkasberg in "IRS Free File is now available for the 2024 filing season"

mkasberg — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 18:24:08 +0000

Who's eligible for IRS Free File?

> Taxpayers, including active-duty military, with an adjusted gross income (AGI) of $79,000 or less in 2023 can likely find an offer from an IRS Free File provider that matches their needs. Some providers also offer free state tax return preparation. Those with an AGI over the limit can still file their return for free using Free File Fillable Forms.

New comment by mkasberg in "Ask HN: How can I make local dev with containers hurt less?"

mkasberg — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:39:26 +0000

VS Code takes an opinionated view of this with "dev containers". Other IDEs (including JetBrains) have support as well. It's probably worth looking into a little, whether you decide to use them or not, to understand why they made some of the trade-offs they chose. I wrote a little blog post as an intro a while back: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2021/11/06/what-are-dev-con...

New comment by mkasberg in "Fail2ban Sucks (2020)"

mkasberg — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 00:34:50 +0000

On a related note, the number of HTTP 404 errors I see to /wp-login.php on my static website is ridiculous. (But absolutely not security risk.)

New comment by mkasberg in "Firefox Developer Edition and Beta: Try Out Mozilla's .deb Package"

mkasberg — Thu, 30 Nov 2023 20:55:55 +0000

That would do it, or do this: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2022/03/21/how-to-fix-firef...

New comment by mkasberg in "Ask HN: How to delete all Google photos so that I don't lose access to Gmail?"

mkasberg — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 23:19:00 +0000

Shift-click (on the last photo) to select bulk photos works in the web interface. Not sure you can do all at once but you can probably do hundreds at once.

New comment by mkasberg in "Home Assistant blocked from integrating with Garage Door opener API"

mkasberg — Wed, 08 Nov 2023 18:22:45 +0000

Most important quote:

> Buy products that work locally and won’t stop functioning when management wants an additional revenue stream.

New comment by mkasberg in "Windows 11's default mail client will show ads starting 2024"

mkasberg — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 21:29:48 +0000

Same thing happened to me. 10 years ago using Linux on the Desktop was tricky but worth it for me. Now it's almost the opposite, my Linux desktop feels smooth and unobtrusive compared to Windows, and rarely has any problems!

Catching Mew: A Playable Game Boy Quote

mkasberg — Wed, 27 Sep 2023 17:04:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2023/09/26/catching-mew-a-playable-gameboy-quote.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37677693

Points: 2

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New comment by mkasberg in "Ask HN: Could you share your personal blog here?"

mkasberg — Wed, 05 Jul 2023 20:23:13 +0000

https://www.mikekasberg.com

Some programming stuff, some totally random stuff, and lately some 3D printing stuff!

I think my most well-known post is a how-to for encrypted dual-boot in Ubuntu: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2020/04/08/dual-boot-ubuntu...

More recently, I've gotten into some programmatic 3D printing stuff like this: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2023/04/27/3d-printing-the-...

New comment by mkasberg in "Show HN: Speeding up the code-test cycle for Java developers"

mkasberg — Wed, 17 May 2023 21:08:12 +0000

> without the need to execute the whole call hierarchy. (e.g. an HTTP endpoint)... > “Evaluate Expression” was quite useful in exploring new codebases and checking return values of my own functions as a sanity test.

Keep pulling on this thread... pretty soon you'll be writing unit tests!

New comment by mkasberg in "Microsoft shows full-screen Windows 11 upgrade ads with two 'yes' buttons"

mkasberg — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 23:13:59 +0000

Crap like this makes my Linux desktop (Gnome on Ubuntu) feel nice in comparison. As the mainstream players have added more bloat/ads/etc (e.g. ads in the start menu) over the last N years, and the Linux desktop has gotten more mature, it really does just feel simple & smooth in comparison.

Not suggesting Linux is for everyone, but if you happen to use it or are thinking about it, it's nice.

New comment by mkasberg in "Bitwarden design flaw: Server side iterations"

mkasberg — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 03:29:40 +0000

I had bumped mine up once before (to 200K) and I just bumped it up again to 600K. But my wife (registered several years ago, like me) was still at 5K, I just bumped hers up too. Wish Bitwarden would force this for anyone still on an old default - particularly given the LastPass compromise we just saw.

New comment by mkasberg in "Snap updates happen without user consent"

mkasberg — Fri, 02 Dec 2022 19:52:45 +0000

The way Snap updates packages caused some problems with Firefox on recent versions of Ubuntu - I wrote a blog about it: https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2022/03/21/how-to-fix-firef... Perhaps this update mechanism was part of the solution to some of those problems...

New comment by mkasberg in "Tell HN: Amazon shopping is racing to the bottom of quality"

mkasberg — Thu, 04 Aug 2022 16:45:13 +0000

I've found recently that walking into the local Walmart, Costco, or grocery store is a better experience than shopping on Amazon, and I increasingly try to do it instead.

Need a spatula? You could look on Amazon and hope you get something relatively sturdy and that isn't filled with chemicals harmful for cooking/eating. Or, you could walk into a local grocery store or Walmart where they probably have 2 or 3 to choose from, they've already researched and selected the best items to stock, and you can feel and see the item before you buy it. I like to think that if enough people realize Amazon is selling garbage and start doing this more, Amazon will need to respond to consumer demand (or will fail).

New comment by mkasberg in "Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?"

mkasberg — Wed, 20 Apr 2022 16:05:34 +0000

You should look into a Dell Latitude. Specifically, look for one with Intel Graphics (for better Linux compatibility and battery life). I'd personally go for a 74xx model. They work great with Linux, in my experience. They're also business-grade, so they have decent longevity and repair-ability, with easy to find parts.

https://www.mikekasberg.com/blog/2021/08/12/dell-latitudes-a...

New comment by mkasberg in "Ask HN: Share your personal site"

mkasberg — Thu, 07 Apr 2022 00:15:49 +0000

https://www.mikekasberg.com

A personal blog - mostly programming and Linux.