Hacker News: stanmancan

New comment by stanmancan in "Ask HN: How do you manage skills files?"

stanmancan — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 05:34:16 +0000

Isn’t that what the agents.md in your project is for?

New comment by stanmancan in "Show HN: That works - Find a time that works for the whole group"

stanmancan — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:34:13 +0000

It’s always a hassle trying to find a time for our friend group to hang out, it can seemingly go on for hours. Everyone shares what days they’re available, someone suggests a time, it works for all but one, and the process starts again. That works! Makes the process way easier: when you set your availability it highlights time blocks that works for everyone.

It was a fun use of bitmasks; all availability is stored in 30 minute blocks (0001110000 would represent 1.5 hours available in 5 hours total) and then I use the AND operator across them all to find matching slots.

Show HN: That works - Find a time that works for the whole group

stanmancan — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 13:29:42 +0000

Article URL: https://thatworks.ca

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49509567

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by stanmancan in "Don't Wordle"

stanmancan — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:47:56 +0000

My problem with hard mode is it leaves a lot up to luck. If it was 3 letters and ended in “at” it could be pat, mat, bat, hat, cat, rat, sat, etc. so all you can do is to pick one and hope for the best.

New comment by stanmancan in "Htmx live is cool. Datastar is fast. This cow is raw and strong"

stanmancan — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:41:06 +0000

I only shared because it might very well be cool stuff but if people are tired of AI writing and close it like me then it’s a lost opportunity. Not publishing at all is a bigger loss though, so it’s a tricky balance.

New comment by stanmancan in "Htmx live is cool. Datastar is fast. This cow is raw and strong"

stanmancan — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 18:28:08 +0000

The only way to get better at writing is by writing.

I’d rather read a less polished but clearly human written article than something clearly written by AI. If I can’t tell I can’t tell.

Use it for editing or as a review but the weird hyperbolic AI stuff makes me instantly close an article. I barely got past the intro:

  ONE ATTRIBUTE. EXACT BEHAVIOR.
  
  The markup says what happens.
  
  Start with local behavior. Add the server only when the interaction needs to cross the wire. The attribute is moo= — in case you were wondering what the ox says.

New comment by stanmancan in "Htmx live is cool. Datastar is fast. This cow is raw and strong"

stanmancan — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 17:27:26 +0000

HN needs an AI flag or something. Not sure how well it would work, but worth an experiment.

New comment by stanmancan in "Claude Code May–August 2026 weekly limits promotion"

stanmancan — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:27:00 +0000

> and it's likely producing better output to keep a human in the loop rather than trying to solve the world independently and making multiple incorrect assumptions.

I was just discussing this with a co-worker yesterday. I would really like a model (or harness?) that worked with me instead of for me. Walk me through its choices and decisions, let me correct it and guide it along. I would be way more confident in it's output, I would be more familiar with the changes that are being made, and it would make reviewing the final code way easier since I was making the decisions along side it. I'm sure it would also reduce the "brainrot" we're all going to experience the more we hand work to these models.

New comment by stanmancan in "Google is making private AI practical with homomorphic encryption"

stanmancan — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:58:10 +0000

To be fair, Apple and Google are on opposite sides of the "respects user privacy" spectrum.

New comment by stanmancan in "Claude Opus 5"

stanmancan — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 16:22:16 +0000

Cut down that tree.

Can I have a saw?

Okay, it will take much longer then as I’ll have to do x, y, and z.

Pick one: [That’s fine, proceed] [Okay you can use a saw]

New comment by stanmancan in "Elixir-lang.org has a new design"

stanmancan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 22:16:56 +0000

Sure, but vibe coding a whole telecom platform that’s considered flawless by experts in the language is a pretty mythical feat if you ask me.

New comment by stanmancan in "Elixir-lang.org has a new design"

stanmancan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 21:25:53 +0000

Possibly, but I’m a senior software engineer that’s been writing Elixir for the last 5 years and has been experimenting with and using AI for the last 12-18 months.

Congrats on being one of the mythical developers that manages to get AI to write perfect code consistently!

New comment by stanmancan in "Elixir-lang.org has a new design"

stanmancan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:49:39 +0000

If you vibe coded an entire telecom infrastructure and an external audit found no issues then it sounds like you might need to find better auditors.

New comment by stanmancan in "Elixir-lang.org has a new design"

stanmancan — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 20:46:56 +0000

Such as?

New comment by stanmancan in "Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find (2025)"

stanmancan — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 17:04:03 +0000

Yes exactly! Good for you for keeping at it.

New comment by stanmancan in "Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find (2025)"

stanmancan — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:31:24 +0000

If you haven’t ran before and are carrying some extra weight then yeah it’s probably a good place to start for your first couple of short runs. Even running slowly puts additional stress on your achilles so it’s a bit of a wake up call to your body. Running slowly for 10 minutes a few times when you’re just getting started isn’t going to hurt anyone and if everything checks out then you can start to up the pace.

New comment by stanmancan in "Weightlifting beats running for blood sugar control, researchers find (2025)"

stanmancan — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 00:18:10 +0000

10km/h is very fast for a beginner and likely unsustainable for more than a couple of minutes, I would expect most people to be starting around 5-6km/h if they’re a healthy weight.

I think the best piece of advice is START SLOW. way slower than you think. And run for way shorter than you think. Even if your lungs and muscles are fine, if you haven’t ran for a while then your tendons certainly aren’t. You won’t know until it’s too late and then you’ll be out of the game for weeks or months. If you can run on grass or a softer surface your body will thank you, running on concrete is brutal until you’re used to it.

There’s probably programs than you can follow that introduce you to running, I’d follow one of those.

New comment by stanmancan in "Prefer duplication over the wrong abstraction (2016)"

stanmancan — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 19:42:59 +0000

The issue with not having a single source of truth is not the fact that you have to update code in 2-3 places, it’s that you have to know to update code in 2-3 places.

Accidental divergence is the problem, not intentional.

New comment by stanmancan in "Hetzner Price Adjustment"

stanmancan — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 04:15:11 +0000

The ones most likely to be “exposed to market forces” right now are the junior developers who never got to “have it good for so long”.

New comment by stanmancan in "GPT-2: Too Dangerous To Release (2019)"

stanmancan — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 21:13:36 +0000

It's likely nearly impossible to evaluate that in the short term; I think we're looking at generational damage, much of which won't be apparent for years to come.