Hacker News: samwhiteUK

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Code golfing a tiny demo using maths and a pinch of insanity"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 30 Sep 2025 10:01:10 +0000

Unbelievably cool, well done!

New comment by samwhiteUK in "A bug saved the company"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 14:35:57 +0000

15 days/15 minutes is not a coincidence at all. They were both present in v1.5. For 15 days, usage was unlimited. After day 15, recordings were limited to 15 minutes.

In v1.6, the 15 days was inadvertently removed. This meant that the 15 minute limit was in effect from day 0.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Google will allow only apps from verified developers to be installed on Android"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 26 Aug 2025 11:06:50 +0000

Exactly this. I want a big toggle that I can turn on in developer settings (perhaps make it more involved than that, but you get the gist) that says "I acknowledge that from here on in I am responsible for my data and I hereby absolve Google and other interested parties from responsibility should I blah blah blah..."

Why the hell can't I use my rooted device for payments? It's my goddamn money at risk.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "The hamburger-menu icon today: Is it recognizable?"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 17 Jun 2025 14:32:47 +0000

That Newsweek one would have had me stumped for a little, I think. I like to think I'm pretty tech-savvy, but not knowing Newsweek, that looks a little bit like a logo to me. I think I would assume that was going to take me to the homepage and avoid it.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "How to find exploits in video games"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 12 Nov 2024 13:09:45 +0000

I remember using CWCheat on PSP in the WWE games to create my own custom modes, adding ladders to Royal Rumble etc. Great fun

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Show HN: X11 tool to share a screen area in any video meeting"

samwhiteUK — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 17:13:27 +0000

$ clipscreen $(slop | tr -s "+x" " ")

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Show HN: A simple ChatGPT prompt builder"

samwhiteUK — Wed, 31 Jan 2024 12:22:43 +0000

Is this a joke? Am I about to get whooshed?

New comment by samwhiteUK in "WiFi without internet on a Southwest flight"

samwhiteUK — Fri, 29 Sep 2023 16:46:30 +0000

Thank you. That answers the question I had which was, "why does trying to get the portal page return a load of data about the plane?"

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Show HN: GPT Joke Writer"

samwhiteUK — Thu, 26 Jan 2023 15:29:53 +0000

A British man and a Polish man enter a bar. The Polish guy says, "Do you know what they call a beer in Poland?" "No," says the Brit. "They call it a fucking beer."

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:05:05 +0000

I want to pay 100% of the price, otherwise I'm overpaying.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Is tipping getting out of control? Many consumers say yes"

samwhiteUK — Tue, 24 Jan 2023 11:03:22 +0000

' “Tipping is about making sure the people who are performing that service for you are getting paid what they’re owed,” said Schenker, who’s been working in the service industry for roughly 18 years. '

Shouldn't that be the employer's job? I'm not exaggerating when I say this tipping culture is a major reason why I wouldn't move the US. It's ridiculous.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Lights have been on at this school for a year because no one can turn them off"

samwhiteUK — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 11:11:03 +0000

The lighting and sockets should be on separate circuits.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Wobbly clock"

samwhiteUK — Mon, 16 Jan 2023 15:01:20 +0000

They only jump between markers, and only when they will tick to the next marker. Watch for longer.

Dilbert Is Down

samwhiteUK — Tue, 22 Nov 2022 10:14:28 +0000

Article URL: http://www.dilbert.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33704120

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Inky Impression 5.7“ – Colour e-ink display for Raspberry Pi"

samwhiteUK — Mon, 22 Aug 2022 10:10:05 +0000

Grabbed one of these a few weeks ago to make a calendar that syncs to Google Calendar. Will be a fun project

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Ask HN: Why are bookmarks second class citizens in browsers?"

samwhiteUK — Thu, 18 Aug 2022 08:59:35 +0000

Firefox allows tags

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Show HN: I made a web-based notepad with a built in unit calculator"

samwhiteUK — Wed, 17 Aug 2022 12:55:50 +0000

A spreadsheet won't automatically work out and display units for you

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Switcher (2004)"

samwhiteUK — Fri, 12 Aug 2022 12:13:06 +0000

200 lines a day is ridiculous. A good programmer isn't just someone who writes a lot of code. I'd rather hire someone who writes 3 lines a day, but fixes bugs on the way, than someone who writes 200 lines without proper testing, leaving others to fix the mess. Lines of code is a terrible metric.

New comment by samwhiteUK in "Man who built ISP instead of paying Comcast $50K expands to hundreds of homes"

samwhiteUK — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 13:45:57 +0000

I'm going to put my hand up and say I have absolutely no idea how an ISP works. He runs cables to each house in the area... now where does the other end go?

New comment by samwhiteUK in "“It’s time for Apple to fix texting”"

samwhiteUK — Wed, 10 Aug 2022 09:07:13 +0000

There you go talking about the US again and assuming it represents the whole world. You Americans are so bad for that.