Hacker News: novagameco

New comment by novagameco in "Clojure Desktop UI Framework"

novagameco — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:34:44 +0000

I don't personally believe it's ever been true that users want the same UI styling across apps. When given the option to customize the colors or layout of an app, users will do that. People want their applications to follow common UI patterns, but applications should have some kind of personality to them, otherwise they just look like Microsoft or Apple products

New comment by novagameco in "Clojure Desktop UI Framework"

novagameco — Tue, 27 Aug 2024 13:31:05 +0000

Lisp becomes easier to read if you have an IDE plugin that removes opacity from parentheses

New comment by novagameco in "Rnote – Sketch and take handwritten notes"

novagameco — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:10:15 +0000

Looks cool!

New comment by novagameco in "Lidl's Cloud Gambit: Europe's Shift to Sovereign Computing"

novagameco — Sun, 25 Aug 2024 17:08:04 +0000

What do you mean by DACH mentality?

New comment by novagameco in "0xCAFEBABE & 0xFEEDFACE (2003)"

novagameco — Tue, 13 Aug 2024 02:04:03 +0000

Rust will yell at you if you use specific magic numbers like these

edit: yes, 0xCAFEBABE is a warning but 0xFEEDFACE is not:

3405691582

https://github.com/rust-lang/rust/blob/d0ea1d767925d53b2230e...

New comment by novagameco in "Analysis of unicorn startup founders"

novagameco — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 14:28:35 +0000

I appreciated the simplicity of this page

New comment by novagameco in "Zed on Linux Is Here"

novagameco — Thu, 11 Jul 2024 17:22:35 +0000

In a way that is comparable to enslaving human beings?

New comment by novagameco in "Zed on Linux Is Here"

novagameco — Wed, 10 Jul 2024 19:48:32 +0000

In what way is VSCode comparable to enslaving human beings?

New comment by novagameco in "Ask HN: Why do interviewers hate anti-TypeScript opinions?"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:13:29 +0000

Are you saying there isn't any tool which checks whether you're using your types correctly? If not, then the two aren't comparable at all

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:12:15 +0000

they usually allow passing at specified points

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:11:07 +0000

I believe there should be stricter gun control, but that people should be allowed to carry other forms of self defense such as pepper spray or tasers (I understand these are illegal in some countries). If we invented a gun which allowed hunters to hunt but somehow didn't let people should other people, I can only see that as a positive

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 22:10:25 +0000

Well obviously the police would have access to other kinds of guns, but if civilian guns were only capable of shooting deer then that would be a definite plus

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:54:42 +0000

If the entire country had speed limiters and they increased the speed limits by 5mph to make 55 match 60, I'd be happy. I just have no sympathy for people who think it's their god given right to go as fast as they think they need to go.

New comment by novagameco in "Ask HN: Why do interviewers hate anti-TypeScript opinions?"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:52:35 +0000

Well python allows for type annotations as part of the language; javascript does not, so the compilation stage in typescript is just about erasing types for the most part (typescript tries to have minimal impact on the runtime). It just seems like a worse option than typescript's syntax. Bun runs typescript natively without doing any of the type checking

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:49:51 +0000

Putting a microchip in people's brains is a completely different thing than putting a microchip in people's cars. People have a right to bodily autonomy; they don't have a right to drive a car. The first would violate human rights on principle alone, the second has no implication on human rights

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:46:16 +0000

> - AI guns that won't shoot at other people, only authorized in-season animals.

That sounds like a legitimately good idea, why would you need a gun that shoots people

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:45:41 +0000

But on the highway they are watching over you so you don't break any laws. They have police officers who patrol the highways and traffic cameras. If this had any implications on people's basic human rights, I might agree but driving is a privilege, not a right.

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:39:03 +0000

In my state, 20-25 over can get you arrested. Do it multiple times and you can go to jail

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:37:32 +0000

Virginia

> two vehicles driving next to each other slowing gaining on another to overtake is also creating a dangerous road situation

Then perhaps you shouldn't pass if it's not safe to do so. My problem with everyone in this thread and who is against speed limiters is: the subtext is that they want to go faster than the speed limit so they can arrive faster. It's simply the fact that people are willing to engage is an extremely dangerous activity multiple times a day so that they can save a few minutes a day. The idea that people should have the right to go dangerously fast because it's simply more convenient for them is a psychotic proposition to me

New comment by novagameco in "Speed limiters now mandatory in all new EU cars"

novagameco — Tue, 09 Jul 2024 19:34:03 +0000

Well 5mph isn't really speeding; as far I know they set the speed limits 5mph lower than they really are (e.g: 55mph means 60mph).

But trust me, the imaginary police are very much not imaginary. I got a couple speeding tickets before I decided I wasn't going to deal with the courts ever again. Now, I do the speed limit. I see cops everywhere on the highways in my state and they definitely will pull you over going 10-ish over. Until recently, anything over 80mph (even if the highway was posted 70mph) was reckless driving (now It's 85 I think)