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New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok"

w4rh4wk5 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 15:48:47 +0000

I'd argue it's absolutely ludicrous to give _other people's information_ up to an app (or website). Your contacts contain names, phone numbers, potentially photos and addresses of _other people_.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Neovim 0.12.0"

w4rh4wk5 — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:23:46 +0000

Multi cursor support in VSCode replaced 98% of my need for macros. Yes, macros are more powerful, but they are pretty easy to get wrong. With multiple cursors, it's far easier to spot where your inputs don't work out and adjust accordingly.

Multi cursor is the feature that increased my productivity the most across the board.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Ghostling"

w4rh4wk5 — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 07:38:48 +0000

For completeness, there's also the somewhat common way of creating an object file directly from the binary using objcopy. The object file ends up with 3 symbols with names based on the input file. For instance, a binary file level0.map yields: _binary_level0_map_start, _binary_level0_map_end, _binary_level0_map_size.

These can be used in the application through external declarations; and you include the object file in the linking step, like any other object file.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Wayland set the Linux Desktop back by 10 years?"

w4rh4wk5 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 21:35:43 +0000

Pretty much: https://gitlab.gnome.org/GNOME/file-roller/-/issues/4

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

w4rh4wk5 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:16:05 +0000

I'll repeat my question from a while ago. Is the official Temu app, available on the Play Store, still full of questionable malware / spyware code?

If so, it's clear that none of these changes are actually to protect users.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Why I love FreeBSD"

w4rh4wk5 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 17:56:33 +0000

For someone who has multiple years of experience using Linux for desktop and servers, what's the best way to get into FreeBSD? Any specific recommendations for desktop, like is Wayland ready on FreeBSD?

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Ask HN: How to Learn C++ in 2026?"

w4rh4wk5 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:16:17 +0000

I am part of a game dev focused Discord server where people regularly ask how to get into C++. Because of this (and similar) repeating questions I've put together this repository as a guide. Note that this is full of my personal opinions and experiences; feel free to disagree.

https://github.com/W4RH4WK/cpp-init

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

w4rh4wk5 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:24:19 +0000

Thanks for pointing this one out.

I am hesitant to buy Apple accessories like these as I am having quality concerns. Specifically the macbook chargers I've encountered are far less rigid than Lenovo Thinkpad chargers (at least before they switched to USB-C). I never felt Apple did a particularly good job with cables and connectors when it comes to longevity.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

w4rh4wk5 — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 16:03:32 +0000

Are there recommendations on USB-C to 3.5mm adapters, preferably ones with input and output? My biggest complain with Bluetooth headphones is the astonishingly bad quality when doing voice calls.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Rebasing in Magit"

w4rh4wk5 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 15:04:51 +0000

I've looked at Magit and indeed Emacs is a blocker as it's not something I'd like to pick up and maintain. I am using Fork as my primary Git GUI and am pretty happy with it. Lazygit and tig cover the few use-cases which Fork does not cover.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "“Microslop” filtered in the official Microsoft Copilot Discord server"

w4rh4wk5 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:51:38 +0000

Let's use Slopilot in the meantime.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues"

w4rh4wk5 — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 08:04:20 +0000

Guess changing it is considered an edge-case.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues"

w4rh4wk5 — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 09:01:40 +0000

So, there's still no option to adjust the corner radius?

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Discord Alternatives, Ranked"

w4rh4wk5 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 18:16:49 +0000

From personal experience, yes. Most of my friends are part of multiple large servers, often interacting with a small subsets of these communities. At this point, I don't think there is a comparable alternative.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "Notepad++ supply chain attack breakdown"

w4rh4wk5 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:44:40 +0000

The non-developer / non-power-user is likely already using their Microsoft account to log into the OS.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "C++ Modules Are Here to Stay"

w4rh4wk5 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 10:01:57 +0000

Hey, I really appreciate this site! Independent from my personal opinion on modules, I think it's extremely helpful to everyone to see the current state of development; and you do an excellent job reflecting that.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "C++ Modules Are Here to Stay"

w4rh4wk5 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:32:31 +0000

You still organize the big file into sections to keep things together that are semantically related. For Git it mostly doesn't matter whether it's 100 small files or a single big one.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "C++ Modules Are Here to Stay"

w4rh4wk5 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:29:54 +0000

I am fine with waiting for a feature and using it when it's here. But at this point, I feel like C++ modules are a ton of complexity for users, tools, and compilers to wrangle... for what? Slightly faster compile times than PCH? Less preprocessor code in your C++.. maybe? Doesn't seem worth it to me in comparison.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "C++ Modules Are Here to Stay"

w4rh4wk5 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 22:11:13 +0000

Yeah, my personal opinion is that modules are dead on arrival, but I won't waste my time arguing with C++ enthusiasts on that.

New comment by w4rh4wk5 in "C++ Modules Are Here to Stay"

w4rh4wk5 — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 19:26:47 +0000

https://arewemodulesyet.org/ gives you an overview which libraries already provide a module version.