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New comment by somebehemoth in "Ferrari Luce"

somebehemoth — Sun, 31 May 2026 19:58:22 +0000

The inside and outside of Luce is ugly and both depart from traditional Ferrari styling. I don't know why it matters what they are known for.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Ferrari Luce"

somebehemoth — Mon, 25 May 2026 21:19:53 +0000

As a lifelong fan of Ferrari, I find both the interior and exterior hideous.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Bun support is now limited and deprecated"

somebehemoth — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:44:11 +0000

They did not write the rust code. AI wrote that code. Your response is side stepping the primary issue people have with the rewrite: no human has read and understood all the code AI wrote.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Googlebook"

somebehemoth — Tue, 12 May 2026 20:02:40 +0000

In the real world, Chromebooks are excellent candidates to install Linux. They are highly compatible, low power, excellent size/weight, and run great. You don't sound like a person who has any real world experience with this topic despite the authoritative tone in your responses.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Googlebook"

somebehemoth — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:21:38 +0000

AI mouse pointer is definitely not something I wanted to think about today. A recent HN post implored vibe coders not to modify the mouse pointer and now we get this from Google.

New comment by somebehemoth in "EU to crack down on TikTok, Instagram's 'addictive design' targeting kids"

somebehemoth — Tue, 12 May 2026 14:21:03 +0000

> The effects of social media usage are surely reversible by stopping using it and then some retraining of the brain

This is a reasonable, but optimistic take. The effects of social media on developing brains will need to be studied to be sure the effects are reversible. Furthermore, how extensive is the damage and how long does it take to reverse? Are older people less likely to recover?

New comment by somebehemoth in "Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career"

somebehemoth — Mon, 11 May 2026 15:14:35 +0000

The longer the manager is out of the game, the harder it is to return to the game. Returning to the game takes time. Depending on age and income, returning to the game may be impossible for some people over time.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2"

somebehemoth — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:52:55 +0000

We are not talking about perfection. We are talking about breaking a stable piece of software and affecting people's muscle memory with minimal upside to users. People provide for their families with Photoshop. It is unacceptable to push a change that impacts millions of people and then throw your hands up in the air and claim that this is all inevitable because perfection is impossible.

If this was a startup or new software finding a market fit it would be different. This is industry standard, professional software that impacts livelihoods. More thought should go into each release because of this fact.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2"

somebehemoth — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:59:45 +0000

> Shipping software is in perennial tension between getting it perfect and getting it out the door.

Photoshop is the premiere image editor that has been in existence for decades. The issues you are responding to are fundamental changes to how the application behaves. It defies belief that your team and its processes have this little respect for dedicated users who have spent thousands of dollars on your product over the course of years. I understand shipping software. Do you understand your users?

New comment by somebehemoth in "Photoshop's challenges with focus, pt. 2"

somebehemoth — Thu, 07 May 2026 13:13:36 +0000

Why were these sharp edges not discovered in UAT? It seems hard to believe that the people who make Photoshop do not use Photoshop to the degree necessary to notice these regressions. How will you avoid these kinds of problems in future updates as your transition to a modern design continues?

New comment by somebehemoth in "VS Code inserting 'Co-Authored-by Copilot' into commits regardless of usage"

somebehemoth — Sun, 03 May 2026 01:15:21 +0000

I think the constructive criticism is best directed at whatever process you are following. That process allowed a very visible user facing change in a widely used piece of software. How did this change make it to production without some process catching the impact of this change? Was there really no internal discussion from a code review at least? This seems hard for me to believe. I expect more from Microsoft.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Tim Cook Is Leaving. Good"

somebehemoth — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 00:00:55 +0000

I am a long time mac user and I agree with all of their points. I guess you disagree, but I am not sure why you are being dismissive. Each point is a legitimate criticism from many peoples' points of view.

New comment by somebehemoth in "Spanish archaeologists discover trove of ancient shipwrecks in Bay of Gibraltar"

somebehemoth — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:20:34 +0000

I want to ask a dumb question: if it was known that this area was high traffic, why are archaeologists only just now discovering these wrecks? Is it not obvious to search this area for wrecks given its history? The article hints that climate change is increasing urgency. Is the case here that we knew there should be wrecks here, but climate change made the search happen?

New comment by somebehemoth in "The Onion to Take over InfoWars"

somebehemoth — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 16:54:12 +0000

The punishment was made to be a deterrent for all who might consider doing the same as Alex Jones. You have made a straw man about destroying him forever.

New comment by somebehemoth in "US Department of Justice has officially reclassified cannabis as less dangerous"

somebehemoth — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:55:59 +0000

You can get a lot of mileage out of making the indica/sativa distinction. Regardless of strain, inidca heavy tends to chill people out, while sativa heavy strands give energy and more anxiety. Everyone is different and ymmv.

New comment by somebehemoth in "MacBook Neo and how the iPad should be"

somebehemoth — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 15:11:55 +0000

Because it can do both. That may not be valuable to everyone, but it is a beneficial feature for many people. Also, Apple's keyboard case has a fantastic keyboard and trackpad that is a pleasure to type on.

New comment by somebehemoth in "AI Resistance: some recent anti-AI stuff that’s worth discussing"

somebehemoth — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:41:55 +0000

That is because in 1943 Josiah Samuels wrote an influential book called, "Into the Fortnite" that depicted characters who were involved in a long, protracted battle. Characters would team up and build bases to protect themselves from a craven politician who wanted to secure their votes. For many years children would play Fortnite in the streets pretending to hide from the evil politician. Eventually, this game became quite popular to the point of achieving household ubiquity. A lot of older folks get confused and think this game was a video game!

New comment by somebehemoth in "Playdate’s handheld changed how Duke University teaches game design"

somebehemoth — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 03:35:07 +0000

Checkout playdate season 2 roster of games. Each one is the kind of game I hoped would be in season 1. I did not dislike season 1 though.

GFiber and Stonepeak's Astound to Combine

somebehemoth — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:06:42 +0000

Article URL: https://stonepeak.com/news/gfiber-and-stonepeaks-astound-to-combine-creating-a-leading-independent-broadband-provider

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47351709

Points: 4

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New comment by somebehemoth in "Picking Up a Zillion Pieces of Litter"

somebehemoth — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 01:18:43 +0000

10 bibles for another example. I have seen bibles a lot of places, but never as trash. He describes his giant ashtray and the tale of the tens of thousands of other pieces of trash he picked up on his way to one million cigarette butts. I love this guy and his website. This is what we gray beards mean when we speak of the Internet of old.