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kgabis commented on Israel could be bringing back the death penalty – but only for Palestinians   cbc.ca/news/world/israel-... · Posted by u/nrhrjrjrjtntbt
jeremiahlee · 2 months ago
Israeli government officials wearing golden noose lapel pins is…quite the fashion statement.
kgabis · 2 months ago
"are we the baddies?"
kgabis commented on Poison, Poison Everywhere   loeber.substack.com/p/29-... · Posted by u/dividendpayee
coppsilgold · 4 months ago
Bloodletting is a solution. Donate blood as frequently as they allow you. Plasma donation works even better (higher frequency) if you trust the machines and the process.

Sadly, it's not a complete solution as some harmful substances bio-accumulate in other tissues. A benefit may be had regardless as some substances leach back into the blood if the concentration gradient is sufficient.

kgabis · 4 months ago
<vampire typing comment above meme />
kgabis commented on Europe Can No Longer Ignore That It's Under Russian Attack   worldpoliticsreview.com/e... · Posted by u/_tk_
klipklop · 4 months ago
I am not backing Trump here at all, but in his first term he pointed out how over reliant Europe is for Russian energy. A few Euro leaders practically laughed in his face (publicly, on TV) and told him with smirks on their face that he was mistaken. They attempted to frame him as a crazy person for even suggesting it's a problem. A man like Trump does not strike me as somebody that will forget and forgive that. I would not expect a benevolent US after. Why would anybody help Europe after their refusal to even admit the problem?
kgabis · 4 months ago
Europe is not a single entity, it's mainly the German politicians that ignored the problem.
kgabis commented on EU court rules nuclear energy is clean energy   weplanet.org/post/eu-cour... · Posted by u/mpweiher
amanaplanacanal · 5 months ago
I'm totally fine with people attempting to build new fission plants. More power to them!

I just don't see it happening. They cost too much and take too long. Not holding my breath here.

kgabis · 5 months ago
By some weird accident they stop being that expensive and long to build when you cross the border into China.
kgabis commented on Garmin beats Apple to market with satellite-connected smartwatch   macrumors.com/2025/09/03/... · Posted by u/mgh2
ashirviskas · 5 months ago
Why not just use a side mirror? I use one and it is so convenient
kgabis · 5 months ago
Varia can supplement bike mirrors with an early warning that a vehicle is approaching. Some people don't like bike mirrors (they look dorky), but personally I feel half-blind when cycling without a mirror.
kgabis commented on Pixel 10 Phones   blog.google/products/pixe... · Posted by u/gotmedium
StopDisinfo910 · 6 months ago
Could you remind me which brand still sell a 60Hz screen on their 1000$ phone?
kgabis · 6 months ago
Stable 60Hz is still preferable to stuttery 120Hz.
kgabis commented on Mistakes Microsoft made in the Xbox security system (2005)   xboxdevwiki.net/17_Mistak... · Posted by u/davikr
badsectoracula · 7 months ago
AFAIK a big reason for this is that the developer mode (as mentioned elsewhere) removed a large incentive for trying - people can run whatever code they want (after paying $20 or so to enable the developer mode, though supposedly Microsoft is planning on making that free now) on their console (with some limits but for things like getting emulators or homebrew to work those weren't important).

However there have been some efforts last year or two to break the security. I remember reading about some exploit some time ago that would work from the original Xbox One to the current Series X devices though it relied on some program on the store that it was removed. However (supposedly, i do not own an Xbox One) the files were archived and one is still able to modify and compile the program (so it wont be caught by whatever automation MS has), use dev mode to put it on the store or device, then use that to apply the exploit.

I expect the Xbox One (and later) to be cracked open pretty much as soon as Microsoft abandons the whole thing as recently their interest in Xbox seems to be waning.

kgabis · 7 months ago
That Xbox One exploit is quite funny, it relies on delisted Game Script app that uses Ape programming language made by me and submitted here on HN a few years back.
kgabis commented on I built a native Windows Todo app in pure C (278 KB, no frameworks)   github.com/Efeckc17/simpl... · Posted by u/toxi360
AaronAPU · 9 months ago
The 6502 programmer in me is dying inside that 278kb now passes as lightweight.
kgabis · 9 months ago
6502? Luxury! In my times you were lucky to have a processor.
kgabis commented on Ask HN: Writing an Interpreter in Go or Crafting Interpreters?    · Posted by u/lordleft
kgabis · 10 months ago
I went over "Writing an Interpreter in Go" and "Writing a Compiler in Go" but instead of doing it in Go, I did it in C. In hindsight it was a very good decision, because it forced me to write the code myself, instead of mindlessly copying it. After finishing the books I've spent some time extending the compiler I've written and I've published it on github (https://github.com/kgabis/ape). I've read Bob Nystrom's previous book, so I'm sure Crafting Interpreters is great as well, but I really recommend Writing an Interpreter/Compiler in Go.
kgabis commented on Ask HN: What are you working on? (February 2025)    · Posted by u/david927
kgabis · a year ago
An iphone todo app that's tailored for my needs and motivates me to commit to completing some amount of small tasks every day (even if it's just a single "rest and relax" task). Currently I'm building a prototype with SwiftUI and SwiftData and I'm struggling to comprehend why Apple is ditching Objective-C. Compared to my previous experience writing and publishing an iphone app, everything now feels much worse with Swift's ridiculous compile times and non-descriptive compile errors.

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