alargemoose (u/alargemoose)

alargemoose commented on Auf Wiedersehen, GitHub github.blog/news-insights... · Posted by u/ben_hall

marcianx · 15 days ago

Major subsidiaries within a large company can and do have separate CEOs. For example, YouTube also has a separate CEO (previously Susan Wojcicki, and now Neal Mohan) under Sundar Pichai.

alargemoose · 15 days ago

It’s also common within Microsoft. I can’t speak to when/why they decide to do it, but the leads for the Microsoft Gaming (Phill Spencer) and LinkedIn [acquired 2016] (Ryan Roslansky) are both CEOs in the org chart at Microsoft.

alargemoose commented on China's Mini PC Production [video] youtube.com/watch?v=ohwI3... · Posted by u/0xedb

ProllyInfamous · a month ago

>gluing down CMOS ... seems surprising

This is because without securing the battery, it becomes the most-likely RMA reason (shipping can unseat the battery).

For the zero/one time in the computer's lifetime that it requires replacement, there's a chemical that will remove the glue's attachment.

alargemoose · a month ago

Very good point. I know there’s a “clip” there to keep it secure, but certainly could get moved during shipping.

alargemoose commented on China's Mini PC Production [video] youtube.com/watch?v=ohwI3... · Posted by u/0xedb

alargemoose · a month ago

This came up in my recommendations yesterday and I ended up losing a few hours to videos on this channel! The one thing I didn’t understand was why at ~14:00 they’re gluing the CMOS battery down!? That battery will certainly last less than the useful life of the PC. Seems like a surprising choice.

alargemoose commented on Introducing Qodo Gen CLI: Build and Run Coding Agents Anywhere in the SDLC qodo.ai/blog/introducing-... · Posted by u/benocodes

kyt · 2 months ago

I've been doing software for 25 years and just had to look up SDLC ;).

alargemoose · 2 months ago

For anyone else that, like me, doesn’t know the acronym. It stands for.

“systems development life cycle”

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Systems_development_life_cyc...

alargemoose commented on A Mysterious Website I Stumbled Upon sbnation.com/a/17776-foot... · Posted by u/_Yguy_

snowwrestler · 2 months ago

In case people are wondering why this is being posted to HN again, the author just signed a book deal:

https://bsky.app/profile/jonbois.bsky.social/post/3lp7tpfpeq...

alargemoose · 2 months ago

I’ve adored Jon’s writing for years, so a book is exciting! But it does bum me out a little bit that it will be “just” a book. Compared to the dynamic and multimedia formats of “Tim Tebow in the CFL” and “Football 17776”. The writing is excellent, but the dynamic and multimedia nature of his previous work will be missed. Can’t wait to get my hands on it!

alargemoose commented on Younger generations less likely to have dementia, study suggests theguardian.com/society/2... · Posted by u/robaato

bhouston · 3 months ago

Are cpaps that widely used to have that significant of an effect?

For CPAP to be primarily responsible, we would need a very sizeable portion of the population to be using them, but I think the numbers are less than 3% right?

From the article as to the effect size:

“For example, in the US, among people aged 81 to 85, 25.1% of those born between 1890–1913 had dementia, compared to 15.5% of those born between 1939–1943,”

I'm not saying that CPAPs don't contribute, but they are not likely the main contributors.

alargemoose · 3 months ago

I think you have this backwards. OP is saying sleep apnea is common, but we’ve only had CPAP machines to compensate for it, since the 80s. I don’t see them trying to implicate CPAP as the cause of an increase in dementia.

alargemoose commented on My Experience Biohacking vale.rocks/posts/my-exper... · Posted by u/OuterVale

OuterVale · 8 months ago

As mentioned in the article, that shouldn't be an issue. Many people have reported going through without event. I'm looking to test it in a few months.

alargemoose · 8 months ago

I’ve had one for ~7 years now and fly multiple times a year. I’ve never had it set off the metal detector, or more modern scanners at any security checkpoint in the US, or Mexico.

alargemoose commented on Control iPhone with the movement of your eyes support.apple.com/en-sg/g... · Posted by u/9woc

dyeje · 9 months ago

I played around with this a bit. Doesn’t work amazing on my iPhone model (SE 3rd gen), but it’s pretty cool. I don’t think there’s an API to use it in apps yet, but I would love to make an eye controlled mobile game.

alargemoose · 9 months ago

I know of at least 1! “Before your eyes” though i played it on a PC with a webcam, and I believe the mobile version is only available for Netflix subscribers, but I would strongly recommend it! It has a well told story with an very unique means of interaction

https://www.beforeyoureyesgame.com

alargemoose commented on New Mac Mini with M4 apple.com/newsroom/2024/1... · Posted by u/victorbjorklund

asciimov · 10 months ago

Go look into the N100 mini pcs like: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BYJ9BC15

It's a nice little low wattage machine for running some docker containers.

alargemoose · 10 months ago

I would second this! The N100 is super efficient., and can often be found for around $150. I can also recommend looking at used intel “NUC” mini PCs if you’re budget conscience. I have a couple of 5th gen i5 NUCs i got for $60 that that run multiple VMs and LXC containers as part of a Proxmox cluster.

alargemoose commented on Janet Jackson had the power to crash laptop computers (2022) devblogs.microsoft.com/ol... · Posted by u/mellonaut

kugelblitz · a year ago

I have another, different oddity. Whenever my colleague and I stand up (or also sit down?) on the desk, his Dell monitor would turn black for a few seconds. I don't remember the specifics, but I think it was mostly just the two of us, when other people say down if was fine.

Even if he's sitting on a different table, the moment I sit down his screen would blank for a few seconds then continue to work normally.

I also get electrocuted easily when I use the escalator. It almost doesn't matter what I wear, so it might have to do with my skin or it's conductivity? But that's just a wild theory that would need to be checked.

Edit: Some research seems to point to the static electricity from the chairs.

alargemoose · a year ago

If they use a docking station, there’s a known issue with DisplayLink video output from gas spring chairs causing EMI spikes that disrupt the video signal momentarily when you sit down or stand up.

> “Surprisingly, we have also seen this issue connected to gas lift office chairs. When people stand or sit on gas lift chairs, they can generate an EMI spike which is picked up on the video cables, causing a loss of sync”

The linked support doc also links to a white paper analyzing the issue. https://support.displaylink.com/knowledgebase/articles/73861...