In a world obsessed with AI and distributed everything, simple problems like "mount this USB drive on every OS without headaches" still feel unsolved. That’s both humbling and oddly comforting.
Readit Newskkaske commented on Native Amiga Filesystems on macOS / Linux / Windows with FUSE github.com/reinauer/amifu... · Posted by u/doener
In a way, "eat real food" functions less as scientific advice and more as a cultural signal. It could be seen as a rejection of industrialized diets and all the complexities around that. The idea of "Eat Real Food" might be a better default when you are hungry and looking for food. I guess time will tell.
kkaske commented on Show HN: Font Tester – Preview fonts on custom content fonts.tomhadley.link/... · Posted by u/solumos
Just a couple of updates:
- I added some fonts from https://fontlibrary.org/
- I added a "click to select" feature to the previews
- Added support for code blocks (previously missing)
Would love any feedback, or any suggestions for free fonts to add.
I really like this! Nicely done!
Would it b possible to allow users to type in a custom font into a text box? That way a font that is install on their system can be tested. Could allow people to use this tool to test commercial fonts.
The phrase "artificial intimacy" really sticks with me. If machines can simulate emotional engagement good enough and past a certain threshold, many users will treat AI more as real people. This might happen consciously or unconsciously.
That illusion of closeness could have the potential to warp how we relate to REAL people. Over time, if your "listener" never judges you or walks away, you might measure real human bonds against an unfair standard.
kkaske commented on A story about hunting zombie tasks in a distributed environment getbruin.com/blog/zombie-... · Posted by u/karakanb
I'd be curious how they handle false positives... e.g. tasks that appear stuck (due to GC pauses, I/O stalls, etc.) vs truly dead ones. I have seen that overzealous cleanup can do more damage than letting a zombie linger. That being said, there is obviously an upper limit to letting zombies linger.
As a tech toy, it’s lovable. But for it to feel like a real “desktop in a keyboard” it needs more performance. I would love for something like this to be a breakout product that is real-world useful.
kkaske commented on Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU qualcomm.com/products/mob... · Posted by u/wmf
Apple chips are ARM chips.
“ARM chip” is a pretty broad umbrella. Apple’s M-series is based on the ARM ISA, the microarchitecture is Apple’s own design, and the SoCs are built with very different cache hierarchies, memory bandwidth, and custom accelerators. I was simply using Apple as an example of another big player.
kkaske commented on Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU qualcomm.com/products/mob... · Posted by u/wmf
Are you aware of countless SoCs meant for use in smartphones and below? This is them expanding.
Exactly! That makes this move all the more interesting. The smartphone SoC market is saturated, and margins are shrinking. Laptops/PCs give Qualcomm a chance to leverage its IP in a higher-ASP segment. Expanding is logical, but the competitive bar is way higher.
kkaske commented on Snapdragon X2 Elite ARM Laptop CPU qualcomm.com/products/mob... · Posted by u/wmf
If Snapdragon (or ARM players in general) wanted to challenge x86 and Apple dominance, do they need to compete in the exact same arena? Could they carve out a niche (example: ultra-efficient always-on machines) and then expand?
So what’s remarkable isn’t that a 1541 can run BASIC or process data internally, but that constraints and packaging decisions (cost-cut bit-banging, slow serial link) shaped a design that was, in practice, more distributed than a lot of modern “smart peripherals.” That’s both a lesson and a reminder: simple external interfaces often mask surprisingly rich internal behavior.