Hacker News: mustpax

The 3-character kernel patch that tamed the OOM killer for Postgres

mustpax — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 22:59:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ubicloud.com/blog/postgresql-and-the-oom-killer-why-we-use-strict-memory-overcommit

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47942008

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by mustpax in "Why we built Lightpanda in Zig"

mustpax — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:30:11 +0000

I feel like I’m missing something. How do people justify the security implications of manual memory management when building a publicly accessible web service with Zig?

New comment by mustpax in "Show HN: Gamma API- Auto-generate decks, docs and carousels from raw input"

mustpax — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:20:53 +0000

Once I create a presentation, can I hot-link to a png of it as a cover image? I don't know if I need the full richness of a ppt/pdf off the gate but image gen with solid text layout would be huge.

Applescript-mcp: MCP server for local macOS apps

mustpax — Tue, 18 Mar 2025 23:08:47 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/joshrutkowski/applescript-mcp

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43406296

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mustpax in "Fire-Flyer File System from DeepSeek"

mustpax — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 17:22:59 +0000

Someone should write a blog post about the prestige/effectiveness negative feedback loop. This is also the Achilles heel of top tier SV VCs including YC.

New comment by mustpax in "Founder Mode"

mustpax — Mon, 02 Sep 2024 02:08:43 +0000

Really well put. “Processes is a symptom of competence, not the cause” is a good motto.

Bash script to edit contents of your clipboard with $EDITOR on macOS

mustpax — Mon, 20 May 2024 22:05:23 +0000

Article URL: https://gist.github.com/mustpax/c43f907e42275d4408e1c564badb6757

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40421009

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by mustpax in "How we manage individual user concurrencies with Nginx and Lua"

mustpax — Wed, 24 Apr 2024 21:31:30 +0000

It’s always a good sign when an architecture diagram has Nginx + Lua in it. The Lua memory leak bug is a good example of why it saves SO MUCH time to use managed services like Browserless to do things at scale. When you DIY, you end up debugging a ton of these little things when there is much higher ROI code you could be writing.

New comment by mustpax in "Testing the Windows Subsystem for Linux"

mustpax — Wed, 12 Apr 2017 01:36:51 +0000

In that case Windows Linux Subsystem seems like a good compromise.

New comment by mustpax in "Which automation tools/scripts do you use to save time and feel like a boss?"

mustpax — Tue, 28 Mar 2017 16:50:26 +0000

Alfred's clipboard manager will auto-exclude anything that's copied from 1Password. You can add more auto-exclude rules yourself too.

Enroute Airbus A380 wake flips Challenger business jet upside down

mustpax — Fri, 17 Mar 2017 01:27:39 +0000

Article URL: http://flightservicebureau.org/enroute-a380-wake-flips-challenger-604-upside-down/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13890618

Points: 560

# Comments: 360

Asciinema – Record and share your terminal sessions

mustpax — Thu, 08 Dec 2016 18:53:47 +0000

Article URL: https://asciinema.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13132977

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by mustpax in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (December 2016)"

mustpax — Thu, 01 Dec 2016 22:33:57 +0000

Horizons School of Technology | Architect in Residence | San Francisco, CA | Onsite Full-time or Contract | $120k-180k http://www.joinhorizons.com/

We are looking for a Architect in Residence who is a seasoned software engineer with 5+ years of experience and deep technical and professional insights.

As an Architect in Residence you will spend 3-9 months at Horizons. During this time you will mentor students one-on-one, teach advanced subjects in a classroom and oversee ambitious student projects.

We are a group of entrepreneurs and former engineers in technology who are passionate about bridging the gap between traditional education and the tech world.

Our students have gone on to win national hackathons, land jobs at tech giants, and raise money for their startups. We find high-potential, ambitious undergraduates from (many from top schools) and we fast-track their careers by empowering them with technical skills and a professional network. Our 12-16 week immersive program teaches full-stack web application development, entrepreneurship and software engineering.

To apply email your resume to mustafa@joinhorizons.com

Job description: https://angel.co/horizonsbootcamp/jobs/187808-architect-in-r...

New comment by mustpax in "Cooled Nikon D5500a Chills the Sensor for Clearer Star Photos"

mustpax — Thu, 13 Oct 2016 17:43:22 +0000

The reason that this is on the front page is because not everyone is a serious astrophotographer.

If you find yourself asking "I already know about this, why is this on the front page?" Take a moment, you've just answered your own question.

Comparison of Programming Language Package Managers

mustpax — Fri, 29 Jul 2016 16:23:25 +0000

Article URL: https://docs.google.com/document/d/19HNnqMsETTdwwQd0I0zq2rg1IrJtaoFEA1B1OpJGNUg/edit

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=12187888

Points: 93

# Comments: 95

How to Generate Self-Referential Programs

mustpax — Fri, 20 May 2016 20:31:25 +0000

Article URL: http://malisper.me/2016/04/20/writing-self-referential-programs/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11741243

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by mustpax in "Intel's Changing Future: Smartphone SoCs Broxton and SoFIA Officially Cancelled"

mustpax — Sat, 30 Apr 2016 14:37:14 +0000

You hit the nail in the head. Intel has built up amazing margins on the x86 business over the years by beating out competitors. ARM margins are razor thin by comparison and Intel can't bring themselves to cannibalize their cash cow by becoming another ARM manufacturer.

Open-sourcing KingPin, Pinterest's configuration and service discovery tool

mustpax — Tue, 08 Mar 2016 21:16:25 +0000

Article URL: https://engineering.pinterest.com/blog/open-sourcing-kingpin-building-blocks-scaling-pinterest

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11248720

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by mustpax in "Announcing Our $3.5M Philanthropic Growth Round"

mustpax — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 22:10:55 +0000

Thanks for the explanation. Congrats on the fundraise!

New comment by mustpax in "Announcing Our $3.5M Philanthropic Growth Round"

mustpax — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 21:37:39 +0000

Out of curiosity, do these major donors receive partial control over Watsi in return? If so, what's the mechanism for that? Board seats?