Hacker News: pmx

New comment by pmx in "Claude Code bug can silently 10-20x API costs"

pmx — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 09:22:13 +0000

I've done this with Cursor because I have similar issues with inconsistent allowance consumption there. I mostly use Claude models but I've had to disable Opus 4.6 because it just EATS tokens in it's thinking steps.

New comment by pmx in "The fuck off contact page"

pmx — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 11:09:26 +0000

It's more similar to someone asking for a cardboard countertop - any contractor would be well within their rights to tell them it's a bad idea and would be negligent if they didn't.

New comment by pmx in "How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM"

pmx — Fri, 17 Oct 2025 09:22:40 +0000

It isn't about the price. The level of service and the quality of the product you get by pirating is simply better. Streaming services break up shows and have s1-3 on one platform, 4-5 on another, and the rest on another still. You'll "buy" a movie on amazon prime video only for them to remove it so you can't watch it anymore. Prime video, a service you have to pay for now has ad breaks while watching shows. Even just FINDING stuff to watch is a nightmare, Netflix is the same stuff over and over again in different random made up categories.

New comment by pmx in "Claude now has access to a server-side container environment"

pmx — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:19:19 +0000

Frankly, I don't believe their claims that they don't degrade the models. I know we see models as less intelligent as we get used to them and their novelty wears off but I've had to entirely give up on Claude as a coding assistant because it seems to be incapable of following instructions anymore.

New comment by pmx in "Claude now has access to a server-side container environment"

pmx — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 14:50:15 +0000

They need to focus on fixing reliability first. Their systems constantly go down and it appears they are having to quantise the models to keep up with demand, reducing intelligence significantly. New features like this feel pointless when the underlying model is becoming unusable.

Show HN: PolySpin – a daily polygon rotation puzzle game

pmx — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 15:29:42 +0000

Article URL: https://polyspin.vercel.app/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44424511

Points: 1

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New comment by pmx in "Why console makers can legally brick your game console"

pmx — Tue, 27 May 2025 14:35:44 +0000

I have a hard time accepting that this would fly in the UK. We have strong consumer protection laws in the Consumer Rights Act 2015 that I think this would run afoul of. Terms can't be unfair, and are deemed so if "contrary to the requirement of good faith, it causes a significant imbalance in the parties' rights and obligations under the contract to the detriment of the consumer." and a product must be fit for purpose for 6 years - if this ceased to be the case the consumer is entitled to a full refund or replacement.

New comment by pmx in "Particle Life simulation in browser using WebGPU"

pmx — Tue, 27 May 2025 10:59:33 +0000

Try looking at this system - lots of "lifeforms" emerge with several interesting behaviours https://lisyarus.github.io/webgpu/particle-life.html?particl...

Show HN: I made a tool that uses AI to turn my ADHD brain into a super power

pmx — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 21:22:08 +0000

I really struggle to keep my notes organised, and often can't make any sense of hand written notes after meetings. I did some experiments with Claude and ChatGPT where I blast random thoughts at them during a meeting or brainstorming session and then have them output a nice document that pulls it all together at the end. It worked incredibly well but it was a bit cumbersome to keep sending messages to the chat and telling the ai each time what to do. So I took the idea and built a tool, it makes it easy to throw random notes and voice recordings (images and document support on the way) and then just let the AI organise it all and create a nice, well-organised document. You view the document in the tool, download it as PDF or markdown, and soon you'll be able to share it via email. The system references your notes in the document that is generated so you can always see where a specific point came from.

I've made it so that you can subscribe for a two day trial for free without entering any payment details. I'd really love your feedback and ideas, especially if you're neurodivergent because I really think AI can help people like us!

It mostly works on mobile but the experience isn't as good as desktop (I'm working on that!)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43807340

Points: 8

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New comment by pmx in "SpacetimeDB"

pmx — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:40:11 +0000

I feel like they've been inspired by crypto for the way they handle billing. They sell you "Energy" which you use by running on their infra. Seems like a needless abstraction to me.

New comment by pmx in "SpacetimeDB"

pmx — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 15:37:39 +0000

This is theirs https://bitcraftonline.com/ - not "released" yet but they have alpha testers on it apparently.

New comment by pmx in "Whisky is no longer actively maintained"

pmx — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 12:45:14 +0000

It runs incredibly well, I ran GTA5 on my old Macbook Pro M1 with it and got a respectable 60FPS on max settings. The apple GPTK is really very impressive.

Show HN: My Self-Hosted Open Source WeTransfer Alternative Erugo

pmx — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 09:05:15 +0000

Erugo is a totally free, powerful, self-hosted file-sharing platform that puts you in control of your files and data.

I've been working on this project since January this year and i've just released 0.1.1

Features: - Really easy file upload interface with drag and drop support, single file select and folder select.

- Maintains folder structure when you upload nested folders. (As far as I can figure out its the only open source tool that does this)

- Optionally password protect shares.

- Allow users to create "reverse share" requests.

- Set expiry times when creating shares.

- Add recipients to shares and Erugo will send them an email with a link to the share after upload.

- Direct or chunked upload modes available to adapt to network conditions.

- External auth provide support (Google, Microsoft, Authentik, OIDC)

Customisation: - Change UI colours with either the built in themes or create your own.

- Add your own logo and background.

- Add multiple backgrounds and let them display as a slideshow - change the time between slides easily.

- Remove "Powered by Erugo" easily, enabling a fully white-labeled interface.

- Control maximum share size, maximum expiry time, allowed upload modes, and more.

I'm working hard to add features and improve the product. I'd love to read what the HN community thinks to my Project :)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43579832

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by pmx in "Google begins testing AI-only search results"

pmx — Fri, 07 Mar 2025 09:55:39 +0000

I second Kagi, its been very good for me to the point I don't use google at all now.

New comment by pmx in "All Kindles can now be jailbroken"

pmx — Mon, 17 Feb 2025 07:59:04 +0000

You can browse the Kobo book store here https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebooks

New comment by pmx in "Show HN: Transform your codebase into a single Markdown doc for feeding into AI"

pmx — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 13:39:23 +0000

How does this compare to / differ from https://github.com/yamadashy/repomix ?

Show HN: Erugo – A privacy-focused, single-binary WeTransfer alternative

pmx — Thu, 30 Jan 2025 16:08:51 +0000

I wanted to share a tool I've been working on called erugo - it's a privacy-respecting file sharing solution that you can host yourself.

*Why I built it:*

I wanted to learn Go by building something practical that I'd actually use. I needed a simple way to share large files with clients and family, but didn't want to rely on services that track usage or collect data. Most importantly, I wanted something that would just work without complex setup or dependencies.

*Key Features:*

- Single binary deployment (backend + frontend bundled together)

- No tracking, no metrics collection, completely private

- Local authentication for share creation

- Human-readable share URLs

- SQLite for simplicity (no external database needed)

- Clean, modern UI

- Configurable storage paths and file size limits

- MIT licensed and completely open source

*Tech Stack:*

Built with Go backend and Vue.js frontend, packaged into a single binary. Uses SQLite for metadata storage and local filesystem for files.

*Getting Started:*

1. Download the binary

2. Run it

3. Follow the interactive first-run setup

4. Start sharing files!

The project is fully open source and available at: https://github.com/DeanWard/erugo

I'm actively developing erugo and would love to hear your feedback and feature requests. Currently working on adding Docker support and white-labeling options via the UI.

Let me know if you have any questions! As this is my first Go project, I'm particularly interested in feedback from experienced Go developers as I expect there are many ways to improve the code.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42879066

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Show HN: CaddyFile Generator

pmx — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 17:41:25 +0000

I wanted a tool to make managing my CaddyFiles easier so I created CaddyGen. It has presets for several server tools you may want to reverse proxy, allows you to set up custom hosts, has options for several options, etc. You can import your existing CaddyFile and manage with the tool.

It doesn't send anything to any servers, its all stored locally on your browser. If you don't trust it still, you can grab the source or use docker and self host it.

Made this with bolt.new because I wanted to evaluate the tool (i like it). I'd never have made this as quickly by hand.

https://caddygen.site/ https://github.com/DeanWard/CaddyGen

docker pull wardy784/caddygen:latest

docker run -p 8189:80 wardy784/caddygen:latest

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42625091

Points: 1

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New comment by pmx in "What we know about CEO shooting suspect"

pmx — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:56:12 +0000

I pay national insurance every month, its automatically taken from my salary. Most of the time it pays for other people's care - and that's absolutely fine with me. And if at some point I need care, I know it will be there for me and how much money I have won't come into it, the costs of my care won't be weighed against the value of my life, i'll just get the care I need. It doesn't need to be so expensive, the US has just built such an incredibly inefficient system ( or efficient if you accept it is designed to generate outrageous profit from the suffering of humans).

'Phantom' Seat Onboard Croatia Airlines Airbus A220

pmx — Wed, 20 Nov 2024 09:38:12 +0000

Article URL: https://avioradar.net/en/phantom-seat-onboard-croatia-airlines-airbus-a220/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42192222

Points: 2

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