Hacker News: random_walker

New comment by random_walker in "Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours"

random_walker — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:44:12 +0000

Nice, good one!!

New comment by random_walker in "Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?"

random_walker — Sun, 02 Feb 2025 21:34:10 +0000

I love these kind of interviews. This would very closely simulate real world on-job Performance.

New comment by random_walker in "ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker"

random_walker — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:52:20 +0000

You said it better than I could have :)

New comment by random_walker in "ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker"

random_walker — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:51:14 +0000

I think they are pretty serious about high quality software development. There are often questions and concerns from (tech/non-tech) management about build times, compute costs, software product’s performance etc. PS:I work at ASML.

New comment by random_walker in "ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker"

random_walker — Fri, 23 Feb 2024 03:47:25 +0000

Exactly, I guess that's because HN has quite software-heavy crowd. Most of them like to see software changing the world.

New comment by random_walker in "Homeownership is not a social good"

random_walker — Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:32:36 +0000

A lot of people don’t treat home as investment. It has strong emotional value and sense of ownership where you can do (almost) anything you want with your home. There is not so much autonomy with rental properties.

ChatGPT and math: it performed well in 'Digital Image Processing'

random_walker — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 09:03:18 +0000

Article URL: https://icarus.csd.auth.gr/chatgtp-in-education/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34652956

Points: 1

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New comment by random_walker in "The importance of stupidity in scientific research"

random_walker — Wed, 06 Jul 2022 09:34:13 +0000

Don't paint the whole field with single brush

New comment by random_walker in "Okular – Universal document viewer"

random_walker — Sat, 07 May 2022 21:06:52 +0000

Can it restore state after system restart on Ubuntu?

New comment by random_walker in "Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop"

random_walker — Wed, 13 Apr 2022 16:40:13 +0000

Like democracy, it's the least worst compared to the alternatives. :)

New comment by random_walker in "Open-Sourcing our Firmware"

random_walker — Sat, 22 Jan 2022 11:41:58 +0000

This! I live in Belgium, primarily English speaker (not native), pay in EUR and my understanding of local language is not great. Lots of websites are so difficult to use without Google translate.

Please treat Currency != Language != Country. Give options to change these.

New comment by random_walker in "Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his IP address"

random_walker — Mon, 06 Sep 2021 07:04:07 +0000

Not for ads but for various kinds of text completion suggestions. Google's AI still reads contents from our email body to suggest text or reminders.

Cosmic rays flipping bits: changing election results and aircraft nosedive

random_walker — Sat, 04 Sep 2021 07:33:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaZ_RSt0KP8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28412925

Points: 1

# Comments: 2

New comment by random_walker in "Life before smartphones (2020)"

random_walker — Mon, 02 Aug 2021 19:21:49 +0000

There will _always_ be good old days.

When Sky ECC fell, so too did Belgian crime lords

random_walker — Wed, 10 Mar 2021 15:14:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.brusselstimes.com/belgium/159176/cracking-of-sky-ecc-encrypted-messaging-service-brings-down-organised-crime-lords/

Hacker News: random_walker

New comment by random_walker in "Show HN: Ithihāsas – a character explorer for Hindu epics, built in a few hours"

New comment by random_walker in "Ask HN: What is interviewing like now with everyone using AI?"

New comment by random_walker in "ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker"

New comment by random_walker in "ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker"

New comment by random_walker in "ASML dethrones Applied Materials, becomes largest fab tool maker"

New comment by random_walker in "Homeownership is not a social good"

ChatGPT and math: it performed well in 'Digital Image Processing'

New comment by random_walker in "The importance of stupidity in scientific research"

New comment by random_walker in "Okular – Universal document viewer"

New comment by random_walker in "Why the Linux desktop is the best desktop"

New comment by random_walker in "Open-Sourcing our Firmware"

New comment by random_walker in "Climate activist arrested after ProtonMail provided his IP address"

Cosmic rays flipping bits: changing election results and aircraft nosedive

New comment by random_walker in "Life before smartphones (2020)"

When Sky ECC fell, so too did Belgian crime lords

Reasons to prefer Linux over Windows (2014)