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New comment by nmstoker in "Starfling: A one-tap endless orbital slingshot game in a single HTML file"

nmstoker — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 14:32:12 +0000

On a Pixel 10 Pro with Firefox it's not too bad but it's definitely a touch less responsive than on Chrome also on that same phone

New comment by nmstoker in "Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why"

nmstoker — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 22:37:27 +0000

The two Outlook thing happens all the time at work.

It's silly but never causes me issues, I just close the second one. Haven't ever figured out why it happens.

Did the Artemis crew any side effects / problems tied to Outlook?

New comment by nmstoker in "People inside Microsoft are fighting to drop mandatory Microsoft Account"

nmstoker — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:53:56 +0000

My "favourite" with this is the new Windows app (terrible new name for the remote desktop app). You now have to sign in to use the app but then as soon as you connect to any corporate resources (ie remote PCs/Cloud PCs), you have to sign in again! It seems like the perfect opportunity to SAVE the user some hassle but instead it's adding it.

New comment by nmstoker in "Explore the Hidden World of Sand"

nmstoker — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:48:39 +0000

I love this site - it has been listed before, quite a while back, I seem to remember.

Seeing it again, with how powerful phones are and what good macro cameras they often have now, identifying sand seems like it would be a fun ML + mobile app project.

New comment by nmstoker in "LG's new 1Hz display is the secret behind a new laptop's battery life"

nmstoker — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:38:28 +0000

Got it. Thanks!

New comment by nmstoker in "LG's new 1Hz display is the secret behind a new laptop's battery life"

nmstoker — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:29:05 +0000

Sorry, might be obvious to some, but is that rate applied to the whole screen or can certain parts be limited to 1Hz whilst others are at a higher rate?

The ability to vary it seems like it would be valuable as there are significant portions of a screen that remain fairly static for longer periods but equally there are sections that would need to change more often and would thus mess with the ability to stick to a low rate if it's a whole screen all-or-nothing scenario.

New comment by nmstoker in "I built an AI receptionist for a mechanic shop"

nmstoker — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 00:26:46 +0000

Or maybe customer appetite can be markedly different depending on context.

New comment by nmstoker in "I built an AI receptionist for a mechanic shop"

nmstoker — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 22:37:40 +0000

To take this further, if the focus really is the "luxury" part of the market, how do they expect this sort of response to go down well with customers?!

If someone is interested in paying luxury size fees, do they really want some cobbled together chatbot? I say this as an advocate for (high quality) chatbots for various practical needs, but it just seems like it is misunderstanding the customers (or maybe luxury is a bit of a loose term new in the area this mechanic works in?)

New comment by nmstoker in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

nmstoker — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:58:33 +0000

Overall some potential here, if they follow through, but it's amusing that the first bullet point is essentially "more new surface we can accidently break".

New comment by nmstoker in "Spotify playing ads for paid subscribers"

nmstoker — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 03:22:18 +0000

I recall it being crap back in 2009 when the mobile software was highly flakey: it would sync over 1Gb of my playlists but was really unreliable so every few days it would get corrupted and require to resync the data in its entirety. At the time this quickly added up to more than my broadband plan would allow and I was stuck without the music and without normal speed internet (it would revert to some super slow level) I complained and they didn't seem to care as it stayed unstable and they kept advising to try again when my data cap was removed, it would fail again and then I cancelled my subscription.

New comment by nmstoker in "Meta and TikTok let harmful content rise to drove engagement, say whistleblowers"

nmstoker — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:07:06 +0000

* to drive

New comment by nmstoker in "“It turns out” (2010)"

nmstoker — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 00:20:13 +0000

Yes, he's the person I'll always associate with this phrase for exactly that reason!

New comment by nmstoker in "Show HN: I built a sub-500ms latency voice agent from scratch"

nmstoker — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 01:30:02 +0000

You're right, fixed it. I discussed it extensively with a colleague and that got conflated. It's a great article.

New comment by nmstoker in "Show HN: I built a sub-500ms latency voice agent from scratch"

nmstoker — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 00:22:58 +0000

This was discussed 21 days ago:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46946705

A tale of two Wayland desktops

nmstoker — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 23:35:50 +0000

Article URL: https://troubles.noblogs.org/post/2026/02/27/a-tale-of-two-wayland-desktops/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47201717

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Fluvel – a Python framework for building modern and declarative UIs with PySide6

nmstoker — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 14:20:13 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/fluvel-project/fluvel

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47195699

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by nmstoker in "Rob Grant, creator of Red Dwarf, has died"

nmstoker — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 03:10:27 +0000

Memory is such an odd thing: not having thought of it in years, I recalled that Gestalt was a Mac feature to allow it to know its own capabilities:

https://apple.fandom.com/wiki/Gestalt

New comment by nmstoker in "Show HN: Moonshine Open-Weights STT models – higher accuracy than WhisperLargev3"

nmstoker — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 00:39:43 +0000

Any plans regarding JavaScript support in the browser?

There was an issue with a demo but it's missing now. I can't recall for sure but I think I got it working locally myself too but then found it broke unexpectedly and I didn't manage to find out why.

New comment by nmstoker in "I'm helping my dog vibe code games"

nmstoker — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:34:47 +0000

Claude is subconsciously a fan on Crystal Quest?! Loved that game on the Mac back in '95!

The article and video are great satire too.

New comment by nmstoker in "What your Bluetooth devices reveal"

nmstoker — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 01:36:00 +0000

Yes, I was surprised there would be enough to go on with the MAC addresses rotating and I had assumed the UUID would too, but it sounds like there's enough to go on to identify targets.