Hacker News: vegasje

New comment by vegasje in "Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop"

vegasje — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 19:18:08 +0000

Thanks so much for this detailed write-up! It's always enlightening to learn about different setups, especially when they have been painstakingly crafted over multiple decades.

New comment by vegasje in "Ideas on modernizing the open-source desktop"

vegasje — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 11:33:34 +0000

This all sounds extremely interesting. Could you go into detail about how you've achieved these things?

New comment by vegasje in "Running Ubuntu on the Lenovo IdeaPad Duet"

vegasje — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 10:22:56 +0000

I've been thinking about getting one of these. I'm currently using a Surface Go 2, and I'm addicted to the small form factor, but it's not as quick to open and start typing as a laptop would be.

How is the battery life and fan noise? Not sure I can go back from fanless.

New comment by vegasje in "Windows native app development is a mess"

vegasje — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 18:08:40 +0000

This isn't well-known, so I figured I'd mention it.

Microsoft offers a service called Azure Artifact Signing (used to be called Trusted Signing) that manages code signing for you:

https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/pricing/details/artifact-s...

It's $9.99/mo, and you don't need to worry about procuring or renewing code signing certs.

New comment by vegasje in "Show HN: Pie Menu – a radial menu for macOS"

vegasje — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 00:39:44 +0000

Have you considered displaying the text representation of the currently-hovered menu item inside the center of the circle? Or if the text wouldn't fit, then above/below the circle?

New comment by vegasje in "Differences in cancer rates among adults born between 1920 and 1990"

vegasje — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 11:04:59 +0000

Could this be reflective of which countries screen the most?

Looking at the regions with the lowest cancer incidence on the chart, it makes me think it could.

New comment by vegasje in "Eating cheese plays a role in healthy, happy aging – who are we to argue?"

vegasje — Thu, 20 Jun 2024 12:02:36 +0000

To offer a different perspective, I'm unable to eat dairy, and I am very grateful that we have seen such a boom in development of non-dairy alternatives over the past 10 years.

New comment by vegasje in "AMD Reveals Next-Gen Desktop Processors for Extreme PC Gaming"

vegasje — Thu, 11 Jan 2024 23:09:14 +0000

Please tell me where I can get a used 1080 ti (that works) for $100.

New comment by vegasje in "Ask HN: What work/office purchase transformed your life?"

vegasje — Thu, 16 Nov 2023 12:15:37 +0000

Is the old Air still the best option in this space, or have other manufacturers stepped up in recent years?

Last time I looked (a few years ago) the Air was far and away the best performer.

New comment by vegasje in "Show HN: DevPod – Codespaces but Open Source, Client-Only, and Unopinionated"

vegasje — Thu, 18 May 2023 21:53:19 +0000

Thank you for that!

New comment by vegasje in "Show HN: DevPod – Codespaces but Open Source, Client-Only, and Unopinionated"

vegasje — Thu, 18 May 2023 13:11:54 +0000

This looks like it could be exactly what I have been looking for--nice work!

I manage multiple AWS accounts, and my credentials file has multiple profiles in it. When using the AWS provider, is it possible to specify which profile to use?

New comment by vegasje in "Air-to-Air Heat Exchangers for Healthier Energy-Efficient Homes"

vegasje — Sat, 04 Feb 2023 13:05:35 +0000

I empathize with you, as I am in the same boat.

New comment by vegasje in "Ask HN: What sub $200 product improved your 2022"

vegasje — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 18:55:48 +0000

I had been using a laptop stand for a long time, but just upgraded this week to a laptop desk mount.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BDQQVN2?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_prod...

This has been a total game changer for me, as I could never find a stand that would get the laptop up as high as I wanted. My posture has never been better!

New comment by vegasje in "15.5-Inch MacBook Air Expected to Launch in Spring 2023"

vegasje — Thu, 15 Dec 2022 16:17:47 +0000

My M2 Air builds our iOS app in less than 1/10th the amount of time it took on my 2015 MBP.

New comment by vegasje in "Show HN: Trading cards made with e-ink displays"

vegasje — Wed, 30 Nov 2022 01:02:27 +0000

This is incredible! I'm so excited to see what you do with this in the future.

May I ask what e-ink displays you're using?

New comment by vegasje in "We are still early with the cloud"

vegasje — Thu, 20 Oct 2022 10:08:45 +0000

I've had interest in trying this dev flow out, but I haven't been able to determine how it would work for multiple projects that work in concert.

For example, a web dashboard project with its own backend that also communicates with an API, which is a separate project.

Does Gitpod (or Codespaces) support projects (repositories) that work together?

New comment by vegasje in "Show HN: A piano chord reference tool"

vegasje — Sun, 28 Aug 2022 05:25:34 +0000

Please don't push history states for the sake of it. It's natural to want to explore variations of a chord, and one shouldn't expect it to impact their ability to go back to the previous page.

New comment by vegasje in "Let’s Not Have a Beer"

vegasje — Tue, 23 Aug 2022 20:28:40 +0000

He must have been the kid that cried after getting the wrong toy in their Happy Meal.

New comment by vegasje in "Video: Amazon manager shouts at workers, warns them against signing union cards"

vegasje — Sat, 20 Aug 2022 06:03:05 +0000

Uhhh did we watch the same video?

New comment by vegasje in "Amazon's new role-playing game can help you build your AWS skills"

vegasje — Thu, 17 Mar 2022 21:22:29 +0000

If you play it, you'll see that the 2d diagrams are just intro guides to each "mission". The actual gameplay has you launching a pre-provisioned AWS Console in a separate tab and completing set objectives.