Hacker News: rickdg

The ambiguous intelligence of coding agents

rickdg — Sun, 31 May 2026 10:06:54 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.viewfromtheweb.com/the-ambiguous-intelligence-of-coding-agents-9a2d96f5/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48344419

Points: 1

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New comment by rickdg in "Search engines alternatives now that Google isn't Google anymore"

rickdg — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:30:40 +0000

If you can pay for it, use Kagi.

New comment by rickdg in "My two-part desk setup (2025)"

rickdg — Sat, 23 May 2026 18:11:35 +0000

You have one monitor yes, but what about second monitor?

New comment by rickdg in "New Claude Code programmatic usage restrictions"

rickdg — Wed, 13 May 2026 20:04:33 +0000

Guess we're no short of reasons to stick to Codex.

Thinking of the Children

rickdg — Sun, 10 May 2026 07:25:34 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.viewfromtheweb.com/thinking-of-the-children-4ed324d5/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48081770

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by rickdg in "CPanel's Black Week: 3 New Vulnerabilities Patched After Attack on 44k Servers"

rickdg — Sat, 09 May 2026 20:11:31 +0000

Friendly reminder that there aren't that many ways for a normie to create their own (sub)domain with TLS and an email in under five minutes. That's cPanel for ya.

New comment by rickdg in "Write some software, give it away for free"

rickdg — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:42:21 +0000

"App is damaged and can't be opened. You should move it to the bin."

That's the state of not paying money for software.

Where's the New AI Infrastructure?

rickdg — Sun, 03 May 2026 12:38:49 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.viewfromtheweb.com/where-s-the-new-ai-infrastructure-6f3e2320/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47996359

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by rickdg in "Meta in row after workers who saw smart glasses users having sex lose jobs"

rickdg — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:57:06 +0000

This is what happens when you buy a camera from the "they trust me, dumb fucks" guy and put it on your face.

Chat GPT wrote your code, what else is missing?

rickdg — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 10:57:25 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.viewfromtheweb.com/chat-gpt-wrote-your-code-what-else-is-missing-57dc2cd8/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47909262

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Is systems thinking the only skill left?

rickdg — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 08:06:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7zCsfe57tpU

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47873301

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by rickdg in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

rickdg — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 20:54:53 +0000

Very cool upgraded version. How noisy or hot does it get?

New comment by rickdg in "I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok"

rickdg — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:00:15 +0000

For years, Apple has muffled PWAs under a pillow. No one knows that you can add them to your homescreen or how that unlocks the possibility of getting push notifications. You also lose any stored data when you go from Safari to an homescreen web app.

New comment by rickdg in "Gemma 4 on iPhone"

rickdg — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 20:51:32 +0000

How do these compare to Apple's Foundation Models, btw?

New comment by rickdg in "I Quit Editing Photos"

rickdg — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:04:46 +0000

I just use Pixelmator Pro for a quick workflow. There's a nice feedback loop between taking the shot and editing it later.

New comment by rickdg in "OpenClaw Is a Security Nightmare Dressed Up as a Daydream"

rickdg — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 19:20:37 +0000

Cooking with Functions

rickdg — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:16:10 +0000

Article URL: https://world.hey.com/ricardo.tavares/cooking-with-functions-4f3d04bf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47476029

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Install your own data breach

rickdg — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 10:10:05 +0000

Article URL: https://world.hey.com/ricardo.tavares/install-your-own-data-breach-dea2cad5

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47475997

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Stay safe online: pull, don't get pushed

rickdg — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 10:31:34 +0000

Article URL: https://world.hey.com/ricardo.tavares/stay-safe-online-pull-don-t-get-pushed-bf7a90e1

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47386030

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by rickdg in "I replaced Windows with Linux and everything's going great"

rickdg — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 21:01:49 +0000

I use ubuntu and the default remote desktop just stopped working since 24: https://discourse.ubuntu.com/t/rdp-stopped-working-after-upg...

With Linux, you just have to be prepared to hit a bug and find no help coming anytime.