Hacker News: sintaxi

New comment by sintaxi in "Shopify is moving from React Native back to Swift and Kotlin"

sintaxi — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 20:52:09 +0000

Yes, though its worth noting the goal of Cordova was to not exist. In the eyes of the project the web itself is the cross-platform solution but at the time Browser progress was stagnant and Cordova helped move things forward by offering device functionality using open web standards. Cordova was never intended to be a "cross-platform productivity multiplier". The north star of the Cordova project was for browsers to get the device functionality that native platforms offered, such as geo-location, accelerometer, contacts, camera, etc.

I just want to correct this, because I agree with you but the framing is a misinterpretation of the goals of the Cordova project - goals which were ultimately met.

New comment by sintaxi in "Kyoto cherry blossoms now bloom earlier than at any point in 1,200 years"

sintaxi — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 21:41:21 +0000

Im sure you're aware that the record of global average temperature is also influenced by urbanization as well as "data adjustments".

New comment by sintaxi in "Fossil fuels could have been left in the dust 25 years ago"

sintaxi — Thu, 23 May 2024 23:02:50 +0000

The market is you and me. We decide with our purchasing habits.

New comment by sintaxi in "Global CO2 Levels"

sintaxi — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:33:47 +0000

Actually yes. The chart is put together by "The 2 Degrees Institute" which has a stated objective of influencing "behavioural and lifestyle changes". That isn't science.

New comment by sintaxi in "Global CO2 Levels"

sintaxi — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 18:15:33 +0000

Propaganda presented as data.

* data source on x-axis changes at 1958

* y-axis does not begin at 0

Fundamentally dishonest for the purpose of manipulation.

New comment by sintaxi in "Bun v1.0.0"

sintaxi — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 21:27:00 +0000

You may not be aware that node created a situation where ESM maximizes compatibility when consuming libraries and CJS maximizes compatibility when producing libraries. Its a circular incentive paradigm. I suspect you are consuming libraries using "import" and everything "just works". Well, under the hood you are likely importing many libraries that use CJS "module.exports" because that is what libraries use to ensure their library can be used with both import/ESM AND require/CJS.

The only solution to this problem is to upgrade require work for importing ESM. Once that is implemented ESM will become the natural choice for those publishing libraries. Until that happens library authors are going to continue to use CJS so their libraries are available to everyone.

New comment by sintaxi in "For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the teaching"

sintaxi — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 03:46:51 +0000

What makes you think the free market doesn't regulate?

New comment by sintaxi in "For many home-schoolers, parents are no longer doing the teaching"

sintaxi — Sun, 27 Aug 2023 03:15:18 +0000

Democracy is two wolves and a sheep deciding what is for dinner.

New comment by sintaxi in "Tesla is paying $20k a year to be on Elon Musk’s X, and it’s not clear why"

sintaxi — Thu, 24 Aug 2023 06:56:23 +0000

Good-grief. 20k a year is $55 a day - for a company that was burning $1M a day. $55 ain't doing jack.

New comment by sintaxi in "Meta blocking news links in Canada"

sintaxi — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 04:12:07 +0000

I'm Canadian.

New comment by sintaxi in "Meta blocking news links in Canada"

sintaxi — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 03:59:28 +0000

This is verifiably incorrect. Members of the Canadian House of Commons swear their allegiance to the monarch. They make no such oath to the People nor the Constitution in Canada.

"I, [name], do swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the Second, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors. So help me God."

New comment by sintaxi in "MDN Playground"

sintaxi — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 09:33:56 +0000

Agreed. Great job.

New comment by sintaxi in "Defaulting on Single Page Applications"

sintaxi — Tue, 28 Mar 2023 00:47:59 +0000

The issue with large JavaScript files is the overhead of the browser parsing, interpreting, and executing of the JavaScript. The network transfer size has nothing to do with it.

New comment by sintaxi in "Airbnb Is Banning People Who Are ‘Closely Associated’ with Already-Banned Users"

sintaxi — Wed, 01 Mar 2023 16:59:48 +0000

IIRC they banned Southern not for her politics but for being closely associated to people who had unacceptable politics, and then banned her parents for being closely associated with Southern.

New comment by sintaxi in "Ask HN: Why does Stripe need $4B?"

sintaxi — Mon, 20 Feb 2023 09:38:00 +0000

I suspect the regulatory compliance is not easy to meet for their business.

New comment by sintaxi in "Show HN: Silly math games to make learning fun for K through 3rd grade"

sintaxi — Tue, 31 Jan 2023 20:46:31 +0000

Thanks for sharing. Im always on the lookout for good teaching aids. Unfortunately I find this too stimulating for me to present to my kids. I prefer to show my kids media that is calming and beautiful rather than "fun".

New comment by sintaxi in "Twitter API Page"

sintaxi — Sun, 15 Jan 2023 10:50:31 +0000

The "For You" & "Following" tabs are exactly what I have wanted for ages. Even still, I'm pleased to see that people are exploring other options or logging out altogether.

New comment by sintaxi in "How Did Sam Bankman-Fried Get Bail?"

sintaxi — Sat, 24 Dec 2022 07:52:22 +0000

Let me guess, possession is the last charge for many repeat violent offenders that violates their parole and finally lands them in prison.

New comment by sintaxi in "Archaeologists ask Netflix to reclassify Graham Hancock’s docuseries as fiction"

sintaxi — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 04:51:51 +0000

We don't know.

New comment by sintaxi in "Archaeologists ask Netflix to reclassify Graham Hancock’s docuseries as fiction"

sintaxi — Mon, 05 Dec 2022 01:50:39 +0000

You should be more angry if people within your professional field still claim the pyramids were built as tombs by people wearing sandals and loincloths with bronze and copper tools.