Hacker News: phren0logy

New comment by phren0logy in "New MacBook Pro with M6"

phren0logy — Tue, 27 Oct 2026 14:55:59 +0000

I'd wait. Prices have already gone up, and I suspect they'll stay high, but not increase too much more than they already have. Apple is skipping M6 Pro/Max/Ultra to focus on M7, which allegedly is a big step forward for local AI.

The common wisdom (for good reason) is buy when you need to, wait if you can. But if you are able to wait that seems like the smart play right now.

DMS 2.0: DankMaterialShell is now Dux Shell

phren0logy — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 19:00:04 +0000

Article URL: https://duxlabs.dev/blog/v2-0-release

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50185849

Points: 5

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New comment by phren0logy in "Typesafe AI raises $870M at $7.5B"

phren0logy — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 23:42:40 +0000

I have been running evals versus other models on my own data. For my use case, Jev comes out on top at least 2/3 of the time. This is purely about accuracy. For cost and speed, it is on top 100% of the time. I agree that people should test their own data against it before blindly assuming that it will get better outcomes.

New comment by phren0logy in "Typesafe AI raises $870M at $7.5B"

phren0logy — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 18:41:14 +0000

The API was duplicated, the results were not.

New comment by phren0logy in "What OS should I pick?"

phren0logy — Fri, 25 Sep 2026 02:15:44 +0000

In the age of LLMs, linux's obtuse and arcane CLIs and configuration files are magically a strength instead of a weakness.

Pick a reasonable desktop distro, throw it on a spare drive to test it out, and go nuts.

New comment by phren0logy in "Show HN: Make cursed fonts like Times New Bastard"

phren0logy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:55:41 +0000

Thanks, I hate it.

New comment by phren0logy in "Google Maps Faces Fury for Caving to Trump"

phren0logy — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 15:43:06 +0000

A similar story that came out around the time of the “Gulf of America“ debacle basically just said that the database they use for naming bodies of water had been updated, and therefore that carried through to Maps.

So it wasn’t really a decision one way or the other, it was a continuation of an existing policy of where names come from.

New comment by phren0logy in "Show HN: Typebase – A single-folder back end you write in TypeScript"

phren0logy — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 15:44:51 +0000

I love the (well-disclosed) fake testimonials. Hilarious!

New comment by phren0logy in "Omarchy – Linux that is capitalizing on AI momentum"

phren0logy — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:25:51 +0000

I think you are right, and maybe it just appeals to a different kind of user. I appreciate the way it's set up out of the box, and make pretty minimal changes that chezmoi and the /omarchy skill help me maintain easily across updates. I like that it's well-configured without me having to configure it, but I know that's not what a lot of linux users are looking for.

New comment by phren0logy in "Omarchy – Linux that is capitalizing on AI momentum"

phren0logy — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 20:52:31 +0000

I really like Omarchy. I don't agree with all of DHH's (apparent) opinions, but I don't agree with all of TIm Cook's opinions, Steve Jobs' opinions, Linus Torvalds' opinions, or Bill Gates' opinions either.

It's a real pleasure to use.

New comment by phren0logy in "Don't Wordle"

phren0logy — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:09:15 +0000

Be happ-ole? (Insert whistling)

New comment by phren0logy in "Monitors for Work"

phren0logy — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 19:52:28 +0000

They pair really nicely with a column-oriented WM like Niri or PaperWM!

New comment by phren0logy in "Open Knowledge format v0.2 tackles agentic trust"

phren0logy — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 17:38:35 +0000

I really appreciate this project. Who knows if it will become a viable standard, but I like that there's at least an effort to work on something open and interoperable with a bit more structure than just plain text. The small amount of structure and ceremony adds boatloads of utility.

New comment by phren0logy in "Blender 5.2 LTS"

phren0logy — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 18:38:01 +0000

I don't use Blender, so my admiration is from a distance but: Wow - what an impressive project. At least if I understand it correctly, this is a real pro-level piece of free and open software that's equivalent to thousands and thousands of dollars in closed-source commercial software.

New comment by phren0logy in "Apple's new SpeechAnalyzer API, benchmarked against Whisper and its predecessor"

phren0logy — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:31:48 +0000

What Apple laptop has “jet-engine fan noise”?

New comment by phren0logy in "Don't discontinue Gemini 2.5 Flash"

phren0logy — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 21:45:52 +0000

Is it really? A 9B model is equivalent? Honest question, as I haven't spent that much time with the 9B variant or Flash 2.5. But that seems like a pretty bold claim for such a small model. I assumed Flash 2.5 was considerably larger, but maybe I'm wrong?

New comment by phren0logy in "Valve open-source the Steam Machine e-ink screen so you can make your own"

phren0logy — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 14:29:07 +0000

Same, but the front is important for airflow in the Framework Desktop, so I don't think covering it with an e-ink screen would work. But maybe with some space between the screen and the fan intake?

New comment by phren0logy in "MS admits 8GB RAM is fine for Win11, after years of pushing 16GB as the baseline"

phren0logy — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 21:55:46 +0000

Every time I see the word “admits” in a headline, I skip the article.

New comment by phren0logy in "Writing Postcards with a 3D Printer"

phren0logy — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 12:17:12 +0000

If this appeals to you, also check out the Plotter Art subreddit https://www.reddit.com/r/PlotterArt/

New comment by phren0logy in "Ask HN: Does it make sense to buy Mac Studio and run local models?"

phren0logy — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 15:55:16 +0000

In my opinion - not yet. The local models are getting better all the time, but still aren't quite reliable enough. Also, hardware prices are absurd right now. Once the hardware market settles down and there's a little more progress on local models, maybe in a year or two, I expect things will be a bit different.

I'm running a Strix Halo with 128GB of RAM. It's fun to play with, but the real frontier models are just way better.