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New comment by violinist in "Libghostty 1.0"

violinist — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 12:54:08 +0000

It has its own server-client format that replaces both the ssh / mosh layer and the tmux layer, allowing the iOS app to connect to existing sessions on the computer (also the Mac app can either connect to the local Rex server that is included in the app, or to remote servers over Tailscale).

It doesn’t replicate the “remote authentication” part of ssh, and leaves that to Tailscale instead.

New comment by violinist in "16-inch MacBook Pro"

violinist — Wed, 13 Nov 2019 17:00:08 +0000

That's true now, but it doesn't have to be. Before the retina MacBook Pro, the MacBook Pro used to be one of the easiest laptops to service. Opening it up, it was very easy to access almost every component.

New comment by violinist in "Bring Back the SE"

violinist — Tue, 10 Sep 2019 19:16:35 +0000

I moved straight from an SE to a iPhone X - it's substantially larger. https://phonesized.com/compare/#632,900

New comment by violinist in "Why We’re Switching to gRPC"

violinist — Tue, 28 May 2019 01:06:27 +0000

Two things: 1) proto buffers intentionally don't allow null values; values that aren't set will return a default value 2) gRPC uses proto3, which does not distinguish between a field unset and a field set to the default value

Google GDC 2019 Gaming Announcement

violinist — Tue, 19 Mar 2019 17:13:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUih5C5rOrA&feature=youtu.be

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19432936

Points: 2

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New comment by violinist in "A Beach Nobody Can Touch"

violinist — Thu, 21 Feb 2019 16:55:08 +0000

The parent commenter is referring to the Half Dome permitting system. There's no limit on people entering the park daily (which is why it's so incredibly crowded). They do cap the number of people allowed to ascend Half Dome each day.

There's a lottery system, then a small number of tickets are given out on a first come first serve basis from the ranger stations on the day of.

New comment by violinist in "Google Tech Dev Guide"

violinist — Wed, 19 Dec 2018 11:09:52 +0000

(Also a Googler, not GP commenter. Speaking just for me.)

Yes, I have. Generally this was a case where the candidate had a good grasp on an approach to the question by the end of the interview but wasn’t able to write it due to time constraints.

I see interviews as a dialogue between me and the candidate where I give them hints in the right direction when required. Very few candidates require 0 hints.

New comment by violinist in "An open governance model for the AMP Project"

violinist — Tue, 18 Sep 2018 21:19:18 +0000

As of iOS 12 Safari does this automatically when you use the share sheet.

New comment by violinist in "Teens who refuse to use social media"

violinist — Wed, 29 Aug 2018 14:25:53 +0000

State sales taxes can't really be compared to a VAT. A VAT gets collected at each step along the way from raw materials to final product; sales tax is only collected at final sale.

New comment by violinist in "A group of techies is using data skills to alter Seattle's housing affordability"

violinist — Fri, 27 Apr 2018 19:50:54 +0000

I like mountain climbing, skiing, rock climbing, sea kayaking, hiking, snowshoeing, backpacking, mountain biking. Many of these things are only possible near mountains. I live in Boulder currently, but grew up north of Seattle, and it really does provide more variety in outdoor pursuits than just about anywhere.

New comment by violinist in "Microsoft has a dumb idea to make people use its web browser"

violinist — Fri, 16 Mar 2018 22:22:45 +0000

Sort of. Google apps give you the choice to open in Safari or Chrome. Not sure if they allow you to pick a different browser besides those two.

New comment by violinist in "Who Killed the Junior Developer?"

violinist — Wed, 14 Feb 2018 20:31:19 +0000

I see where you're coming from on some points, such as complex character sets and caching. But runtime and spacetime complexity are basic concepts which should be taught in any respectable CS degree program. Looking for edge cases and writing good tests ought to be taught as well. Also I'd hope parallel algorithms would get some time in a CS degree, but that one could be somewhat negotiable.

New comment by violinist in "Reading privileged memory with a side-channel"

violinist — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 00:40:18 +0000

Important to note that at this point they're only reading one bit at a time from kernel memory, but it could probably be changed to read more--exactly how many branches it could compare before the mis-speculation is detected is not discussed, and that could be an area for large speedups in the attack.

New comment by violinist in "iPad Pro"

violinist — Mon, 05 Jun 2017 23:02:57 +0000

I have for a class - external keyboard is a must, but as long as you're comfortable in vim, it's not a bad way to go.

New comment by violinist in "Why do so few people major in computer science?"

violinist — Mon, 29 May 2017 23:53:13 +0000

It's interesting to read someone else thinking that - I am about to graduate with my CS / Engineering degree, and I've tried to take classes which benefit from university instruction. The courses I've chosen and found most valuable have essentially been the ones you named: compilers (we wrote a compiler for a C subset), operating systems (we wrote a simple operating system with multiple processes), networks (implemented the TCP stack in userspace), and algorithms.

New comment by violinist in "Why do so few people major in computer science?"

violinist — Mon, 29 May 2017 23:40:14 +0000

I haven't personally taken organic chemistry, but several of my friends who have taken both organic chemistry and algorithms have said that algorithms is by far the harder of the two. So I tend to disagree that biology and organic chemistry are harder than anything in CS.

New comment by violinist in "Ask HN: Which closed-source software would you most like to see the code for?"

violinist — Sun, 21 May 2017 19:00:03 +0000

Visual studio. I've heard that its design is beautiful and I think I'd learn a lot reading it.

New comment by violinist in "Ardour 5.9 released"

violinist — Tue, 16 May 2017 13:04:36 +0000

Blender is another excellent example of this.