Hacker News: not_the_fda

New comment by not_the_fda in "Building a Fast Lock-Free Queue in Modern C++ from Scratch"

not_the_fda — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 18:18:30 +0000

If your doing firmware you probably shouldn't be doing much memory allocation at runtime anyway to prevent memory fragmentation.

New comment by not_the_fda in "The death and rebirth of my home server"

not_the_fda — Sun, 19 Jul 2026 15:44:57 +0000

The RPi Compute Module is mush better with on board flash. Completely removes the SD Flash Achilles heel of the RPi.

New comment by not_the_fda in "AI can't be listed as inventor on patent applications, Japan's top court rules"

not_the_fda — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 00:34:18 +0000

Patents actually hurt innovation. Patents are the tools of lawfare and are used to limit competition, keep lawyers employed, not improve innovation.

I've seen too many companies use the patent system to prevent progress because the innovation would cut into their profits.

New comment by not_the_fda in "CarPlay Is Additive"

not_the_fda — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 22:25:15 +0000

It might be new cars. I could see new car buyers having an iphone bias vs android.

New comment by not_the_fda in "The deadly rise of giant trucks and SUVs"

not_the_fda — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 21:12:13 +0000

It doesn't help the truck size is usually inversely proportional to driver height.

New comment by not_the_fda in "The early hiring funnel is now breaking on both ends"

not_the_fda — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 20:17:26 +0000

Tech hiring has been broken for decades. AI just makes it so obvious how broken it is.

New comment by not_the_fda in "Pre-2022 Books"

not_the_fda — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 03:23:30 +0000

I use time as a filter. There is more good stuff to read than time to read it. I have no need for slop.

New comment by not_the_fda in "Setting Up a New Windows Laptop in 2026"

not_the_fda — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 16:42:46 +0000

If you are going to put Linux on a Laptop you must make sure its supported. Lenovo sells laptops with Ubuntu pre-installed. Its a breeze with the right hardware.

New comment by not_the_fda in "CrankGPT"

not_the_fda — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:40:57 +0000

We have a gym at work. We can have half the team generate tokens and half the team use the tokens.

Put up a leader board in the gym on tokens generated.

New comment by not_the_fda in "CrankGPT"

not_the_fda — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 00:34:46 +0000

The efficient mode of transportation is a human on a bicycle.

New comment by not_the_fda in "Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work up to 30 min"

not_the_fda — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 23:59:47 +0000

Surprisingly, I managed to pay off a house early, retire early, and put kids through college, all without working for Meta. And I manged to build cool stuff that saves lives, instead of building an advertising engine that has made us more lonely, more isolated, and more divided.

New comment by not_the_fda in "Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work up to 30 min"

not_the_fda — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 13:58:52 +0000

There is more to life than money. I've turned down FANG roles my entire career, especially Meta. There is lot of work out there.

New comment by not_the_fda in "The Last Technical Interview"

not_the_fda — Sat, 30 May 2026 01:52:08 +0000

Our hiring dis-function is because there a lot of people that dislike conflict and firing someone.

New comment by not_the_fda in "The worst job interview I ever had"

not_the_fda — Wed, 27 May 2026 00:30:52 +0000

Thats the thing I love about recruiters. I won't be looking for a job, and a recruiter calls me about one that sounds interesting.

Come interview time someone will ask why I want to work there. My answer is: "You called me, why should I want to work here."

New comment by not_the_fda in "Congress Wants You to Pay $130 a Year Just to Drive an Electric Car"

not_the_fda — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:48:18 +0000

They are using the resource the most.

New comment by not_the_fda in "Mind-Blowing Growth Is About to Propel Anthropic into First Profitable Quarter"

not_the_fda — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:09:02 +0000

"Operating profit" is a weasel word phrase. It doesn't include capital expenditures, financing, stock compensation dilution, or long-term infrastructure commitments.

New comment by not_the_fda in "Congress Wants You to Pay $130 a Year Just to Drive an Electric Car"

not_the_fda — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:53:40 +0000

They should get rid of the gas tax and tax all vehicles by weight and miles driven.

New comment by not_the_fda in "AI is too expensive"

not_the_fda — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:01:49 +0000

Automating white color work in the next couple years will cause the greatest demand destruction humans have ever seen.

New comment by not_the_fda in "AI is too expensive"

not_the_fda — Tue, 19 May 2026 16:56:55 +0000

I work in design services and see clients already being cost sensitive to AI bills. They have wait lists, rationing, push to lower tier / cheaper models. This is all with subsidized pricing.

People are going to decide its too expensive for everyone to use AI agents and un-subsidized pricing.

New comment by not_the_fda in "AI eats the world (Spring 26) [pdf]"

not_the_fda — Tue, 19 May 2026 13:28:09 +0000

The french perfected it.