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New comment by treavorpasan in "Time to talk about my writerdeck"

treavorpasan — Sun, 24 May 2026 09:47:17 +0000

Isn't this the definition of procrastination?

Idiots just like you and I: AI and the people that make it

treavorpasan — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 00:23:09 +0000

Article URL: https://vidurabr.com/essays/idiots-just-like-you-and-i-ai-and-the-people-that-make-it

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46893931

Points: 3

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New comment by treavorpasan in "The WiFi only works when it's raining (2024)"

treavorpasan — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:58:54 +0000

Mainly because error correction is not free, you pay for extra bits and retries.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Automating Image Compression"

treavorpasan — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:14:37 +0000

No trying to diss, but Figma literally has a drop down change the image quality thus the file size for PNG.

https://help.figma.com/hc/en-us/articles/13402894554519-Expo...

New comment by treavorpasan in "The WiFi only works when it's raining (2024)"

treavorpasan — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:08:07 +0000

I expected this

The fix was easy: Prune the branches. than

>The fix was easy: upgrade our hardware. We replaced our old 802.11g devices with new 802.11n ones, which took advantage of new magic math and physics to make signals more resistant to interference.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Dithering – Part 2: The Ordered Dithering"

treavorpasan — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 23:22:25 +0000

When you look at something like Pietà by Michelangelo or Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov, you realise that some humans are given abilities that far exceed your own and that you will never reach their level.

When this happens, you need to stop and appreciate the sheer genius of the creator.

This is one of those posts.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Show HN: Make audio loops online"

treavorpasan — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:09:56 +0000

Love it, I got no musical background. But got me hooked.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Stop Doom Scrolling, Start Doom Coding: Build via the terminal from your phone"

treavorpasan — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 04:06:17 +0000

Why do you ever want to code while you are running? I run to getaway from daily grind to smell the fresh air.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Keeping Syria connected during war: Surviving ISIS and Intelligence"

treavorpasan — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 04:40:36 +0000

Super interesting reads, curious does anybody have book recommendations for similar type of stories.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Maybe the default settings are too high"

treavorpasan — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:43:42 +0000

Fathers and Sons were absolute masterpiece.

New comment by treavorpasan in "Maybe the default settings are too high"

treavorpasan — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 01:42:55 +0000

Wait until you get to The Brothers Karamazov.

There is so much to unpack, which requires very slow treatment.

One of the things is savour so much is the time I read Idiot, we were on a cruise completely disconnected from the rest of the world. No distractions and just the sound on waves.