Hacker News: programmer_dude

New comment by programmer_dude in "Show HN: Fast Transition from Firefox to Librewolf"

programmer_dude — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:21:51 +0000

FWIW: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyjiOBWH91s The lead maintainer OHFP is quite the character. I think Librewolf is hosed. I am not gonna touch it with a 10 foot pole.

New comment by programmer_dude in "iPhone 15 on the big screen (via USB-C DisplayPort)"

programmer_dude — Sun, 17 Sep 2023 10:59:48 +0000

Better late than never. Now where's my 3.5mm audio port?

New comment by programmer_dude in "What if AI treats humans the way we treat animals?"

programmer_dude — Fri, 15 Sep 2023 05:41:25 +0000

> how the ability to string verbals tokens is not intelligence.

It is a kind of intelligence.

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 05:16:37 +0000

In this regard a UPI transaction is the same as a cash transaction. AFAICT it does not handle payment disputes. You can use a credit card if it provides protection against this but now you need to be sure the credit card company is not scamming you (say by charging you bogus fees). As far as I am concerned using a credit card changes nothing when it comes to fraud protection.

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 02:32:07 +0000

Why is the bank doing this for you? Out of the goodness of their hearts?

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 12:04:14 +0000

You have to remember to pay back your credit card debt before the clock runs out. Once you make a UPI payment the transaction ends there (because the money is debited from your bank account and you are not taking on a conditional loan). You don't have to remember to pay the UPI company anything after the fact. I hope this explains how UPI is different from credit cards.

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:24:32 +0000

Credit card annual interest rates can be as high as (or even higher than) 50%. This is not trivial, it can (and does) ruin lives. It is a type of debt (though conditional).

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:20:16 +0000

The NPCI is nothing like VISA or Mastercard. And you are right pointing this out is only a technicality.

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 11:18:41 +0000

Withdrawing money from a credit card is taking on debt. Credit and debt are related concepts. Ask yourself this will you have to eventually pay interest on the borrowed money or not?

You can have other (non credit, say savings) bank accounts for security too. It's just as easy (or easier) as getting a credit card here (in India).

New comment by programmer_dude in "UPI Payments: 10B transactions a month done, next stop 100B"

programmer_dude — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 08:29:55 +0000

This exists in India too. But people don't use it. Why take on debt if you don't need to?

UPI is directly connected to your bank account. It does not go through VISA, Mastercard or whatever.

New comment by programmer_dude in "Indian Influences on Rastafarianism"

programmer_dude — Sat, 02 Sep 2023 09:57:23 +0000

FWIW rasta in Hindi means way or road. Rastafarian = Way fairing traveller?

New comment by programmer_dude in "Treating ADHD as executive function disorder"

programmer_dude — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 04:45:36 +0000

> mostly fidgeting

Yeah I do this too. Never thought this could be classified as hyperactive.

New comment by programmer_dude in "Treating ADHD as executive function disorder"

programmer_dude — Fri, 25 Aug 2023 01:41:03 +0000

Does YouTube know we have ADHD even before we do? This was in my recommendations this week. I did not think I had ADHD since I am rarely hyperactive. But everything in this video fits me to a tee. Been looking for adult ADHD treatment here in India but apparently every single one of them is a pediatrician.

New comment by programmer_dude in "New study measures grammatical complexity of languages"

programmer_dude — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:28:08 +0000

Definitely not worth it.

New comment by programmer_dude in "Pig kidney works in a donated body for over a month"

programmer_dude — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 05:33:58 +0000

He died of brain cancer.

New comment by programmer_dude in "CATL reveals ‘Superfast Charging Battery,’ boasts 250mi range with 10-min charge"

programmer_dude — Thu, 17 Aug 2023 02:19:30 +0000

Revolutionary if true.

New comment by programmer_dude in "Why doctors pay millions in fees that could be spent on care"

programmer_dude — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 17:36:19 +0000

>It really feels like everything is trying to nickel and dime you guys over there.

This is what being American means. Capitalism and rent seeking to the max!

New comment by programmer_dude in "I built a garbage collector for a language that doesn’t need one"

programmer_dude — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 17:39:42 +0000

D was doomed from the start. It was designed as an incremental improvement over C++. Initially it provided refuge to burnt out C++ programmers like myself. But once I discovered Rust there was no coming back.

Rust takes its fundamentals from more advanced and well thought out functional languages. As a result it outclasses D and its ilk.

New comment by programmer_dude in "Firefox desktop extensions coming soon for the upcoming Android release"

programmer_dude — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 14:20:21 +0000

No comment :)

New comment by programmer_dude in "Microsoft continues right to repair about face, makes its hardware easier to fix"

programmer_dude — Sun, 13 Aug 2023 17:24:26 +0000

Just buy an Apple, Samsung or whatever device. It's good to have choices. Everything does not have to be made for the same market segment.