If we are all honest, it seems to be the case - most of the time:

- Refactoring (Sometimes starting again.. this is rarely starting from scratch as there would have been some insights and personal design decisions garnered from the previous experience) - Specificity (It is heavily influenced by energy which also is different depending time of day or on the individual level)

At the end of the day, it takes taste + experience of the user to make anything of notable complexity(architecture) with AI.(For now and the nearest future at least).

I find reading articles as this gives me a renewed sense of agency as a technologist and my growing list of passions.

A solid thank you to Lalit Maganti for sharing and the better HN community. I found a lot to steal reuse from the material/banter.

Cheers

Think of egoism like a single-threaded algorithm assuming all actions optimize for self. Altruism suggests a multi-threaded model where some processes prioritize others’ well-being. Data from user behavior (empathy-driven actions) and system design (evolutionary efficiency) supports a hybrid model—humans aren’t just “selfish” codebases.

Debated since Hobbes, it’s challenged by:

  - Butler’s Stone: Pleasure is a byproduct, not the goal.
  - Science: Biology (altruism aids survival), neuroscience (motivation ≠ pleasure), and psychology (empathy drives genuine care) suggest mixed motives.
  - Analogy: Egoism is a single-threaded “selfish” algorithm; altruism adds threads for others’ benefit. Data leans toward a hybrid model.

But deep down, it’s not just about me. Crafting something that users love or that makes their lives easier? That’s the real magic. It’s a mix of selfish thrill and selfless impact, like a perfectly balanced commit.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45413185

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> As A designer I was trying to skate to where the puck was going technically.

Resonates big time! At the end of the day, this isn't a full-proof science - it's an art. Req-con-fin(Requires continuous finessing).

I also assume, the project revolved around many roles and as you mentioned, the project was iteratively built around user feedback.

NLM disrupted the space and I know just like with the early days of bard/gemini this will only get insanely better; UI/UX especially.

Dey Well

Anybody else?

[0] https://workspace.google.com/gmail/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45300147

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This could be a component logic; a row of drop downs for customizing the UI and a good examples are color and grid count. This could even be a toml/json config file that can be imported/exported.

My own addition is ability to import samples from my own device.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45215178

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Did a full-day deep dive into SQLite a while back; funny how one tiny database runs the whole world—phones, AI, your fridge, your face... and like, five people keep it alive.

Blows my mind.

The maximum size database would be 4294967294 pages at 65536 bytes per page or 281,474,976,579,584 bytes (about 281 terabytes).

Usually SQLite will hit the maximum file size limit of the underlying filesystem or disk hardware long before it hits its own internal size limit.

Your story resonates. I am a self-taught creative and I get stubborn at times about wanting to use/bend a specific technology/tool to achieve a task; maybe it's a sunk cost fallacy OCD thing.

Your site design has character.

PS: Bookmarked your site with the tags - fonts, developer-blog, creative-sites, boutique-designs... on my firefox browser.

I believe that too.

Writing is one of my tools for taming my ADHD tendencies. I have journals of different sizes and when I am in the zone, I capture the moment in my own words and in my own way. I draw lines and art on my notes and just scanning a few lines on another day instantly immerses me back in the moment when the ideas/words/thought hit me.

For those who type better than they write, I don't see any reason to not do that, even though for me, it's pen on paper.

We're all different and I am a strong believer of the idiom that goes "One man's food..."

What do you think is missing from Prince’s pay-per-crawl to fully bridge the gap between user experience and sustainable content monetization?

I'm curious to hear your take on this. Do you think new, simple sustainable content models will emerge to support the diverse content the current web offers, or are we heading for a significant consolidation of information where only the largest players can survive?

I am thinking along the lines of a new open protocol for for-profit web content, content creators could even be paid on the DNS level. Technical users can roll their own SSCP(simple-sustainable-content-protocol(s)) linked with a blockchain wallet or other and every user's browser will have a SSCP wallet for content spends.

Always enjoy your thoughtful perspectives.

> Shamelessly authentic might be what is causing the increasingly success now days.

I 100% agree with this. It's hard to pull off; I've just the one example[0]. Also this buttresses:

> Under open borders, sanctions will backfire, because they just serve as a signaling boost for the transgressor, attracting outsiders who resonate with that person’s message. What’s meant to be punishment instead becomes a flare shot straight into the night sky.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/VeryDarkMan

It mirrors the moment I embraced tools like Obsidian; designing for real-world constraints; valuing simplicity, privacy, and functionality; especially in low‑connectivity environments.

PS: I was hooked on ...SQLite

Bravo!

My leaders should steal some pages off China's playbook.

Only about 45 % of Nigerians are connected to the grid, with average daily supply lasting mere hours or sometimes none at all.

Compare that to Ghana’s ~88 % access rate and its more stable electricity system. I won't even bother with the Aso Rock’s solar setup[2].

[0] https://www.josefprusa.com/articles/open-hardware-in-3d-prin...

[2] https://punchng.com/aso-villa-and-its-solar-power/