Hacker News: quicon

New comment by quicon in "Computer-Aided Language Development in Nonspeaking Children (1968) [pdf]"

quicon — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 21:13:54 +0000

Very interesting! Sounds like a field where LLMs could be trully useful, and indeed there is recent literature of the use of generative AI in communication assistance research.

New comment by quicon in "GIMP 3.2 released"

quicon — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 21:19:29 +0000

I find Gimp super useful and easy to learn. Using it to edit pdfs generated by NotebookLM is my new way of creating decks and presentations. Thanks for the great work.

New comment by quicon in "Sysco Is Not "Ruining Restaurants""

quicon — Sat, 11 Oct 2025 13:45:46 +0000

The eternal question: is Enshittification imposed by companies for maximizing profits or just a consumers choice?

Rest in Peace Ozzy

quicon — Tue, 22 Jul 2025 21:46:21 +0000

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K3b6SGoN6dA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIYvS5WEHHE&t=128

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44653365

Points: 1

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New comment by quicon in "Zilkur: Beta Release"

quicon — Thu, 08 May 2025 07:09:17 +0000

New tool to customize paperd.ink device

Zilkur: Beta Release

quicon — Thu, 08 May 2025 07:09:17 +0000

Article URL: https://zilkur.paperd.ink/blog/zilkur-beta-release

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43923841

Points: 1

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Ask HN: Anyone looking for players in Truncate game?

quicon — Tue, 08 Apr 2025 07:38:34 +0000

Since this game appeared in HN (https://truncate.town/) I've been playing every day against the computer. I really enjoy it, but I would like to play against real humans. I haven't convinced any of my friends to play, so I thought maybe someone here is also looking for players.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43619269

Points: 1

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No Disconnection Syndrome After Near-Complete Callosotomy

quicon — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 16:32:01 +0000

Article URL: https://www.biorxiv.org/content/10.1101/2025.02.16.638524v1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43140427

Points: 1

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New comment by quicon in "The real data wall is billions of years of evolution"

quicon — Tue, 08 Oct 2024 19:12:45 +0000

Interesting wildcard ideas in the article, but I don't think we can understand how the brain works using computing concepts. For a nice discussion on DNA being the "blueprint" of life I recommend Philip Ball's "How life works".

New comment by quicon in "The Engineering of Landfills"

quicon — Tue, 03 Sep 2024 19:51:57 +0000

"Trash is an inescapable element of the human condition."

It is an inescapable element of the current consumerism economical model, but it should'nt be of the human condition.

New comment by quicon in "Equinox.space"

quicon — Mon, 22 Apr 2024 20:14:49 +0000

Congratulations, I really enjoyed it. I never play videogames and I'm on mobile, but I engaged instantly.

New comment by quicon in "Ente: Open-Source, E2E Encrypted, Google Photos Alternative"

quicon — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 14:22:52 +0000

I'm a customer of Ente since more than a year ago. I transferred my 30K photos from Google Photos without a problem. Very happy with this product. While some functionalities where missing at the beginning (powerful editor, sharing, collaborating, search) the Mobile and desktop apps have improved a lot, and continue to do so. Today, I do not miss Google Photos.

New comment by quicon in "Browser extensions are underrated: the promise of hackable software (2019)"

quicon — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 19:57:57 +0000

"Computing is still young, and platforms are changing quickly. Modern browser extensions and smartphone platforms have only been around for about a decade. These platforms will evolve, and there will be new platforms after them, and we will get to collectively decide how open they will be."

I really like this final comment. As a non expert in computing, I also often think about how young is this field, and I fantasize about how it will evolve, hopefully towards a more accessible and open ecosistem.

New comment by quicon in "New pipeline makes valuable organic acid from plants–saving money and emissions"

quicon — Sun, 08 Oct 2023 20:26:11 +0000

Based on technological advances and an increased need for renewable intermediates in different application fields, BASF and Corbion Purac have been working on the development of biobased succinic acid since 2009.

https://www.basf.com/ru/ru/media/news-releases/2014/03/p-14-...

New comment by quicon in "Why is Spotify not implementing this?"

quicon — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:13:30 +0000

I'm curious about the real reason they are not able to prioritize the 5th most voted idea. Seems easy to do, and it would convert Spotify into a home music system. While I don't know much about computers I suspect its because they are not sure they could stop some users from using this to share the account outside their home. Otherwise, I can not think of any other reason.

Why is Spotify not implementing this?

quicon — Mon, 31 Jul 2023 17:13:30 +0000

Article URL: https://community.spotify.com/t5/Live-Ideas/Connect-Multiple-Speakers-Devices-simultaneously/idi-p/614088

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36945764

Points: 9

# Comments: 14

New comment by quicon in "Temporary ban on behavioural advertising on Facebook and Instagram"

quicon — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 15:21:54 +0000

I wonder if it would be possible to make unsolicited advertisement illegal. Something difficult to imagine in the world we live in, but I believe it could be possible: - no ads in the public space - magazines and newspapers with 2 versions: with ads (lower price) and without ads (higher price) - TV and radio: special channels only for ads - internet: banners are blank and marked as Ad, you can only see them if you click on them. Wishful thinking?

New comment by quicon in "Adobe now requires you to purchase a subscription to rotate PDF pages"

quicon — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 19:20:25 +0000

IlovePDF desktop app for Windows is quite good and free.

https://www.ilovepdf.com/desktop

New comment by quicon in "Solar-powered headphones"

quicon — Tue, 18 Oct 2022 07:36:04 +0000

I bought the Urbanista headphones mentioned in the article. That was 6 months ago, I've used them daily indoors for meetings and listening to music, and I had to charge them with a cable only once in those six months. My desk is by a window and I live in Barcelona, so the headphones get quite a lot of indirect sunlight. Still, they feel like magic to me.

New comment by quicon in "Twike"

quicon — Wed, 21 Jul 2021 07:37:07 +0000

There is a similar four wheeled HEHV being produced in Norway: https://www.podbike.com