Hacker News: vikmals

New comment by vikmals in "Show HN: Getting GLM 5.2 running on my slow computer"

vikmals — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 00:24:24 +0000

fastllm targets the GPU, while colibri uses CPU inference only

New comment by vikmals in "Considerations for a long-running Raspberry Pi"

vikmals — Sat, 17 Feb 2024 19:43:54 +0000

> Your SD card can wear out or completely fill up

Why is the author not considering using an SSD instead of an SD-Card here?

New comment by vikmals in "The best way to get unstuck"

vikmals — Tue, 09 Jan 2024 14:11:30 +0000

For me it's the opposite: I would think like "Is it really worth my time doing this stupid work just to make it a bit better" and seek for another task that is harder but more fulfilling. Unfortunately, I can't seem to get traction on a single thing because I quickly run out of energy..

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

vikmals — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:05:34 +0000

I think its already too late for me. I've seen too many negative posts about working as a software engineer that I would rather choose to create something on my own.

I've spent most of my spare time programming stuff for Minecraft, because I liked the game and the challenge + appreciation from others. I could programm all night long for this game. Sadly the motivation has faded.

Nowadays I am constantly scrolling hn, watching yt videos etc. in the hope to find something that finally sparks my interest again.

Not sure if I can find this in a 9 to 5 job.

New comment by vikmals in "ChatGPT will provide more detailed and accurate responses if you pretend to tip"

vikmals — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 10:27:47 +0000

Not surprising, I think its just a synonym for "try your best".

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

vikmals — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:54:05 +0000

I don't know, probably just not putting more children into this world.

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

vikmals — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 04:39:49 +0000

Exactly, one time we will probably realize what a horrible time we lived in, creating stupid software to move some pixels on the screen.

I always wanted to start a company, but the motivation usually fades away when thinking how it could really be beneficial for humanity. People buy useless products, and unfortunately that's where the money is in, but not the motivation for creating it.

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

vikmals — Tue, 05 Dec 2023 03:30:17 +0000

I am still at uni but reading this really makes me questioning if I should go down this path. I think the main problem is the idea of following someone elses business plan for the rest of your life, which can be pretty demotivating.

New comment by vikmals in "EmacsConf Live Now"

vikmals — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 23:23:02 +0000

why is there a conference for a text editor?

New comment by vikmals in "Submarine Cable Map 2023"

vikmals — Sat, 02 Dec 2023 22:42:40 +0000

Doesn't work

New comment by vikmals in "The Periodic Table of Tools"

vikmals — Sun, 26 Nov 2023 21:57:56 +0000

I feel like this could be better visualized in a tech tree.

New comment by vikmals in "Minosoft: Open-source Minecraft client, written from scratch"

vikmals — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 02:02:33 +0000

I got it running by replacing

`https://gitlab.bixilon.de/bixilon/pixlyzer-data` with `https://github.com/Bixilon/pixlyzer-data`

in src/main/java/de/bixilon/minosoft/config/profile/profiles/resources/source/SourceC.kt

New comment by vikmals in "Minosoft: Open-source Minecraft client, written from scratch"

vikmals — Sat, 25 Nov 2023 01:54:51 +0000

I think the most impressive thing is that this handles all minecraft versions.

New comment by vikmals in "Ask HN: Where do you host your own-domain email?"

vikmals — Thu, 23 Nov 2023 01:08:09 +0000

netcup webspace

New comment by vikmals in "Vertical Tabs in Visual Studio Code"

vikmals — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 00:43:23 +0000

never heard of it, but brave has a toggle for vertical tabs too.

New comment by vikmals in "The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software Is Unsustainable"

vikmals — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 15:14:27 +0000

yeah, seems like the author came up with this formular to cope with the fact that others are making way more money off his software because they found a way to utilize their oss software to make profit. Author should do the same or not ask for money.

A more accurate and sane formular would be

   money = time_spent_on_project * avg_salary

New comment by vikmals in "The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software Is Unsustainable"

vikmals — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 11:16:36 +0000

The problem is that you ask for money on OSS. Companies use OSS because it is free. If you try to force them to contribute or pay money, there will always be someone who has more passion than you to do it for free. At this point, just pass on your OSS project that is highly demanded but you have no passion for.

New comment by vikmals in "The dark side of touch-screen tipping"

vikmals — Tue, 24 Oct 2023 16:59:56 +0000

"experts say the switch to digital tips is meant to generate more participation in tipping and higher overall take-home pay"

The real problem is that your business relies on tipping. Tipping should not be the norm in the first place, just charge what you actually need.

New comment by vikmals in "Show HN: I struggle to focus working from home so I built a solution"

Hacker News: vikmals

New comment by vikmals in "Show HN: Getting GLM 5.2 running on my slow computer"

New comment by vikmals in "Considerations for a long-running Raspberry Pi"

New comment by vikmals in "The best way to get unstuck"

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

New comment by vikmals in "ChatGPT will provide more detailed and accurate responses if you pretend to tip"

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

New comment by vikmals in "I hate work"

New comment by vikmals in "EmacsConf Live Now"

New comment by vikmals in "Submarine Cable Map 2023"

New comment by vikmals in "The Periodic Table of Tools"

New comment by vikmals in "Minosoft: Open-source Minecraft client, written from scratch"

New comment by vikmals in "Minosoft: Open-source Minecraft client, written from scratch"

New comment by vikmals in "Ask HN: Where do you host your own-domain email?"

New comment by vikmals in "Vertical Tabs in Visual Studio Code"

New comment by vikmals in "The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software Is Unsustainable"

New comment by vikmals in "The Lack of Compensation in Open Source Software Is Unsustainable"

New comment by vikmals in "The dark side of touch-screen tipping"

New comment by vikmals in "Show HN: I struggle to focus working from home so I built a solution"

New comment by vikmals in "Anytype – local-first, P2P Notion alternative"