Readit Newsbeatboxrevival commented on Long live American Science and Surplus milwaukeerecord.com/city-... · Posted by u/thinkalone
Loved the store, and the mailer as a kid. Really inspired me to build things. Really wish more stores like it still existed. Anytime I'm back in MKE, it's one of my first stops.
beatboxrevival commented on Jules: An asynchronous coding agent jules.google/... · Posted by u/travisennis
> Or, take back your time doing whatever you want - e.g. cycling, table tennis, etc.
That might be true for hobbyists or side projects, but employees definitely won't get to work less (or earn more). All the financial value of increased productiveness goes to the companies. That's the nature of capitalism.
I don't think it's meant to be literal, more tongue-in-cheek. Obviously, developers aren't going to be playing table tennis while they wait for their task to finish. Since it's async, you can do other things. For most developers, that's just going to mean another task.
beatboxrevival commented on Jules: An asynchronous coding agent jules.google/... · Posted by u/travisennis
"Spend your time doing what you want to do!" - I enjoy coding cool new code ....
I think that's the point AI agents are trying to sell. Spend more time on the type of coding tasks you want to do, like coding cool new code, and not the tasks that you don't want to do.
beatboxrevival commented on Jules: An asynchronous coding agent jules.google/... · Posted by u/travisennis
The copy though: "Spend your time doing what you want to do!" followed by images of play video games (I presume), ride a bicycle, read a book, and play table tennis.
I am cool with all of that but it feels like they're suggesting that coding is a chore to be avoided, rather than a creative and enjoyable activity.
I think they are suggesting that you can focus on the code that you want to write - whatever that is. Especially since the first line is, "Jules does coding tasks you don't want to do." I took the first image as being someone working on the computer. Or, take back your time doing whatever you want - e.g. cycling, table tennis, etc.
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beatboxrevival commented on Show HN: I built a JavaScript-powered flipdisc display flipdisc.io/... · Posted by u/simpsoka
I'd be fine with power, I'm running off a raspberry pi that can do all this easily. Still I'm not sure how I'd go about plugging something like PIXI onto a custom display? It draws to a screen from a browser, and I need it to draw to a memory buffer...
You should be able to use the library mentioned in the article with a few small modifications to connect to your device.
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beatboxrevival commented on Show HN: I built a JavaScript-powered flipdisc display flipdisc.io/... · Posted by u/simpsoka
Having silver on one side and an abstract/neutral design on the other side is an excellent effect
Looks like you can get custom colors here too: https://xqd-led.en.alibaba.com/productgrouplist-936470954-2/.... And likely much more affordable than Breakfast.
beatboxrevival commented on Show HN: I built a JavaScript-powered flipdisc display flipdisc.io/... · Posted by u/simpsoka
I don't really see what the distinction is?
You might as well say a motor has no moving parts, because it's done with electromagnetic impulses. But that would be absurd.
Obviously the hinge of each disc will wear and tear and eventually fail. Buildups of dust and oil will affect them too and prevent them from flipping. Flipdiscs are as mechanical as mechanical parts get.
You writing in the intro: "...have no moving parts, near limitless lifespan..." is just not credible.
And if I'm being entirely honest, that's where I stopped reading your post, because you simply didn't seem trustworthy. You might want to focus more an accuracy rather than hyperbole if you want to maintain readers.
Probably because they are just a hobbyist and not an expert in the field (nor do they assert that they are). Maybe be a little kinder on the internet. It sounds like it was just a minor oversight.