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jopsen commented on An off-grid, flat-packable washing machine   positive.news/society/fla... · Posted by u/ohjeez
bgbntty2 · 3 days ago
Why separate laundry? I've tried it in the past, but don't do it anymore. Same result. The stains that can be cleaned get cleaned. The stains that would persist, persist. The only difference is the temperature setting.

As for separating colors - in my life I've had a piece of clothing stain other clothes 2 or 3 times. Once I put some white shirts and they came out pink because of another red shirt. Funny thing is, the pink was very uniform, so it looked as if the shirts were originally pink.

If my washing machine breaks, I'll get a second hand one. If I get a brand new washing machine, it will have to have a manual mode where I can set the desired program manually. For example, what is "towel setting"? If I can't see and modify the setting (e.g., A temperature for B minutes at C RPM, then D temp for E min for F RPM, etc.), I wouldn't use it.

jopsen · 3 days ago
Consider getting a European model..

I was always confused doing laundry in the US. Warm cycle or cold cycle?

I have 30C, 40C and 60C depending on what I'm washing. I probably have more programs, but never use them. For pillows and stuff I adjust spinning, from 1200 to 400 RPM. And I use special short, low rpm handwash program for wool.

(Side loaded ofcourse, that way the dryer can be on top)

jopsen commented on VPN location claims don't match real traffic exits   ipinfo.io/blog/vpn-locati... · Posted by u/mmaia
drnick1 · 4 days ago
The best thing is that they accept crypto. I wouldn't want to pay for a VPN with a credit card in my name.
jopsen · 4 days ago
> I wouldn't want to pay for a VPN with a credit card in my name.

Wow, you must be using the VPN for some seriously shady stuff.

jopsen commented on Ask HN: Should "I asked $AI, and it said" replies be forbidden in HN guidelines?    · Posted by u/embedding-shape
jopsen · 8 days ago
The "I asked $LLM about $X, and here is what $LLM said" pattern is probably most used to:

(A) Reticule the AI for giving a dumb answer.

(B) Point out how obvious something is.

jopsen commented on AI should only run as fast as we can catch up   higashi.blog/2025/12/07/a... · Posted by u/yuedongze
jascha_eng · 9 days ago
Verification is key, and the issue is that almost all AI generated code looks plausible so just reading the code is usually not enough. You need to build extremely good testing systems and actually run through the scenarios that you want to ensure work to be confident in the results. This can be preview deployments or other AI generated end to end tests that produce video output that you can watch or just a very good test suite with guard rails.

Without such automation and guard rails, AI generated code eventually becomes a burden on your team because you simply can't manually verify every scenario.

jopsen · 9 days ago
I would rather write the code and have AI write the tests :)

And I have on occasion found it useful.

jopsen commented on Europe Is Under Siege   noahpinion.blog/p/europe-... · Posted by u/mpbart
general1465 · 10 days ago
Noah is living in USA, so maybe he thinks that Europe has some great love for USA.
jopsen · 9 days ago
Europe does have a great love for the US!

We love all things American.

Sure, we don't agree or understand the crazy things you do. But neither does the other half of Americans ;)

Many European countries joined various more less foolish American wars the past two decades.

Yes, many Europeans love to point out what's wrong with America. Because we think you could do so much better.

But most of us, speak the language, many fluently, and watch more American TV than native. And watching entertainment from other European countries is the exception, one we rarely make.

I follow politics in my country, and the US, I barely know how French or German governments work.

I am extremely conflicted about how to respond to the current US administration. I would like us to fight back, but I can't help but hope we outlive the current administration and things can go back to normal.

If we are to talk back, I'm tempted to suggest drop conventional forces and just go for nukes. If we have nukes, the US can't refuse to help us if attacked :D

Also the US umbrella is gone, and I wouldn't trust any other umbrella -- not even a European one.

jopsen commented on The healthcare market is taxing reproduction out of existence   aaronstannard.com/40k-bab... · Posted by u/Aaronontheweb
hollandheese · 16 days ago
>The quality of health care in the US is significantly higher than anywhere else in the world.

Yeah, I'm gonna need a citation for that. Because it sounds like a health insurance propoganda rather than the actual truth.

jopsen · 16 days ago
I tried an American PPO with $10 co-pay and no deductibles. It was awesome :)

Nobody could tell me what anything would cost, or if the insurance would cover it. But I always ended up paying $10, whether it was a few pills or an expensive MRI I didn't need. Oh, yeah the downside is you can accidentally convince your doctor to get procedures you don't need.

Health care in Denmark is decent. But I've been told, no when I wanted to run some tests. That would never happen on an American PPO :)

I have had go wait, while unpleasant, it's fairly harmless (otherwise they don't let you wait).

So if you're on an great PPO plan in the US, healthcare is great.

Whether the outcome is better for the average Joe, is probably a different question.

jopsen commented on The healthcare market is taxing reproduction out of existence   aaronstannard.com/40k-bab... · Posted by u/Aaronontheweb
jopsen · 16 days ago
An American PPO with a $10 co-pay is pretty awesome. The only downside is that it's too easy to get a procedure you don't need :)

I've tried tellings doctors in Denmark I wanted X, Y, Z test and getting told, nah, the outcome wouldn't change your treatment so we don't want to order those tests.

Generally, healthcare is decent, but no doubt a good PPO plan does not compare :)

Public health care seems more like HMO, you have to use a provider within network. Sometimes you need a referral from your primary physician, etc.

You can pick your doctor, but not everyone can take on more patients.

jopsen commented on WinApps: Run Windows apps as if they were a part of the native Linux OS   github.com/winapps-org/wi... · Posted by u/klaussilveira
fsh · 18 days ago
Except these seamless modes have been broken for many years. Also using a containerized Windows means one doesn't have to fiddle with the insane Windows 11 setup process and TPM issues.
jopsen · 18 days ago
What is containerized Windows?
jopsen commented on How wealth dies   surplusenergyeconomics.wo... · Posted by u/martinlaz
mkoubaa · 19 days ago
Posts like this make me want to hurry up and buy a farm
jopsen · 19 days ago
...yeah, there is always a post giving you that feeling..

Maybe, we should start with putting solar on the roof :)

Just because there is a risk of apocalypse, doesn't mean it's a good idea to try and time it.

jopsen commented on JSON Schema Demystified: Dialects, Vocabularies and Metaschemas   iankduncan.com/engineerin... · Posted by u/navigate8310
jopsen · 19 days ago
JSON schema was nice when it was simple.

Now it feels like writing a validator is extremely complicated.

IMO, the built-in vocabularies were enough, and keeping it simple would provide more value.

JSON as a format didn't win because it supported binary number encoding or could be extended with custom data types -- but rather because it couldn't.

u/jopsen

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