paulhallett

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Comment · 6 days ago
This is super cool but I feel like I could just build this myself with an LLM agent, so I get worried about the value proposition for services that try to charge for this. I guess really what you're paying for is some time saving and so that you don't have to burn your own tokens to build it?
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Comment · 10 months ago
For a start, it doesn't have to be a replacement. You can progressively add it in. I work at a very very large organisation with a multi-million line codebase and we splash htmx here and there where it is useful (and where a full blown SPA would be too much to set up). We don't have to ditch any other FE tooling in favour of htmx - htmx "just works" nicely alongside everything else.
Comment · 5 years ago
I like this idea, but this is suffering from too many buzz words that it's almost too difficult to understand. Embalmer, Curse, Archeologist? There's some pretty thin analogies to draw from. This won't make the system easier to understand, and it might actually affect adoption.

I once heard about a team that rebuilt a whole suite of micro services using names from Lord of the Rings, but the names didn't reflect the service's functions at all, so the system was instantly unusable due to the confusing terminology.

Keep the terminology simple.

Comment · 5 years ago
I quit about six months ago. The majority of people I followed, I felt obligated to follow, in order to keep ahead of social issues. But the toll of "doom scrolling" constant negative/angry/depressed posts really hammered my own mental health. I also developed a habit of refreshing the feed on my phone every five minutes.

I quit, and I found myself lost when I picked up my phone, like a lingering habit (I see someone mentioned it being similar to quitting smoking).

On reflection, I think the reason I felt an obligation to keep up with social issues etc, was because I was using my real name (ironic that this HN account is also my real name!). I felt like I had to show I was caring and keeping track of it. I do wonder, if I create an account without my real name, I can just use it how I like, and maybe it will be a different experience.

Comment · 6 years ago
It's slipping and sliding faster and faster. I'm keen to see the end of this stupid episode in history. The plant has so many positive and environmentally-friendly uses that it is completely absurdity to keep it banned.
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Comment · 7 years ago
It's always worth remembering that you can have an impact and still eat red meat. Cutting out meat on two or three days a week makes an impact. Most of my non-veggie friends treat meat like a treat, and only eat it on weekends.
Comment · 7 years ago

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