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theF00l commented on Show HN: Picknplace.js, an alternative to drag-and-drop jgthms.com/picknplace.js/... · Posted by u/bbx

theF00l · 2 days ago

Awesome! How do you think this compares to the pattern in iOS (and I think Android) where you hold an app icon and the rest start jiggling and then you can tap a folder to move it there (or also drag it).

They feel quite similar but am no UX expert.

theF00l commented on iPhone Pocket apple.com/newsroom/2025/1... · Posted by u/soheilpro

sincerely · a month ago

in my experience as a tech guy who got into fashion and then after several years went back to not caring: Sneakers are the product category with the least differentiation in value-for-money between the high end (especially designer, but also not-designer-but-still-expensive like common projects) both in terms of aesthetics and quality/durability. You're paying $300 more for a 10% better product. Jeans, outerwear, knits, boots, you can more easily justify that cost

theF00l · a month ago

As a tech guy who found an interest in design and ancillary fields recently, I am curious to know more. I assume leather, merino wool, cashmere do provide extra value. But other than that I have no knowledge. Eg why would 500 pants be better?

theF00l commented on Talent felixstocker.com/blog/tal... · Posted by u/BinaryIgor

SwtCyber · 2 months ago

It's like hacking your own reward system

theF00l · 2 months ago

Imo our reward system was originally used how parent comment describes, and it has been hacked by external stakeholders :)

theF00l commented on US High school students' scores fall in reading and math apnews.com/article/naep-r... · Posted by u/bikenaga

Yokolos · 3 months ago

I grew up being told by my peers in school that memorising things was a waste of time and critical thinking was all that mattered. Now I use Anki to literally memorize programming language syntax and ideas and facts that are relevant to my job (like data structures and algorithms). I wish I'd valued memorization when I was in school, because it's such a foundational thing to have knowledge upon which to build everything else.

theF00l · 3 months ago

I find that very interesting and also thought of using Anki for that but decided it wouldn't be useful for me now.

Could you give me an example and how it helped you? Thank you :)

theF00l commented on AI-Designed Antivenoms: New Proteins to Block Deadly Snake Toxins plentyofroom.beehiiv.com/... · Posted by u/Lol_arco

rvz · 8 months ago

> So, I love snakes: I think they are the coolest animals out there

No they are not. Said almost no-one.

These creatures contribute almost nothing to society and even if they're used to get rid of pests, there are other animals that do it better without being an extreme danger to humans or they can be safely caught and released.

But instead, these creatures just want to bite, spit or strangle you if they feel like it and in some cases really just want to kill you (because they think you will kill them first).

You cannot reason with these creatures with full of venom in their fangs even if the situation was an accident.

theF00l · 8 months ago

That is interesting and I think it's a popular opinion. I think in line with the Epic of Gilgamesh or the Old Testament.

But allow me present another opinion.

Snakes don't do things they don't have to do. They don't kill for no reason (cf humans, cats). They do what they have to do, without much emotion or fanfare. They shed their skin and don't carry extra weight. In other cultures, a snake is a symbol of wisdom, rebirth and healing (eg the rod of Asclepius).

Outside the symbolic arguments, I think snake venom does have some research use (eg blood thinners) and some would argue snakes are mechanically cool.

Just another perspecive ofc, and I respect yours.

In the end, snakes want to survive in a competitive world.

theF00l commented on Isaac Asimov describes how AI will liberate humans and their creativity (1992) openculture.com/2025/04/i... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

Philpax · 8 months ago

I'm glad we're seeing the death of the concept of owning an idea. I just hope the people who were relying on owning a slice of the noosphere can find some other way to sustain themselves.

theF00l · 8 months ago

Copyright law protects the expression of ideas, not the ideas themselves. Favourite case law that reinforces this case was between David Bowie and the Gallagher brothers.

I would argue patents are closer to protecting ideas, and those are alive and well.

I do agree copyright law is terribly outdated but I also feel the pain of the creatives.

theF00l commented on The blissful Zen of a good side project joshcollinsworth.com/blog... · Posted by u/ingve

dilawar · 9 months ago

> somedays I want netflix and chill.

I call them a zero day.

theF00l · 9 months ago

I wonder if it's always a zero day. I think that things and ways of thinking create momentum. The more you netflix and chill, the likelier you are to netflix and chill.

theF00l commented on Efficient German Language Learning: Is Anki the Answer? argpar.se/posts/misc/effi... · Posted by u/shinryuu

theF00l · a year ago

In my journey (B2, C1 on a good day), using Anki on public transport was of great help for grammar, eg irregular past tense forms, verbs with prepositions, fixed phrases. Releasing these Anki decks is a future project because making them was a pain.

But for learning to actually use the language: books, documentaries, and ideally immersion.

theF00l commented on iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max apple.com/newsroom/2024/0... · Posted by u/mfiguiere

souvlakee · a year ago

Before the iPhone, we thought we already had everything we needed.

theF00l · a year ago

Some of us may still feel we had everything we needed before the iPhone!