istillwritecode's comments

On: How the US Built 5k Ships in WWII

[istillwritecode]

I highly recommend the Rosie-the-riveter museum at the old Richmond shipyard. What happened there is amazing to this day.

On: Sneakers (1992) – 4K makeover sourced from the original camera negative

[istillwritecode]

They spelled Len's name wrong in the credits. :/

[jamesdwilson → istillwritecode]

You might be right, but keep in mind actors often adopt variations for their names and may not even be consistent.

[zombot → jamesdwilson]

He was a consultant, not an actor.

On: Try Switching to Kagi

[istillwritecode]

Nah. I don't do subscriptions for much of anything. I just do fewer searches now that I know google is so heavily slanted toward commercially relevant queries.

Kagi seems like an obvious acquisition target. They will never raise enough paying subscribers.

On: Perplexity CEO says browser will track everything users do online to sell ads

[istillwritecode]

Everyone in adtech gets a boner when they think people want more personalized ads. News flash: people hate them.

On: Google reveals sky-high Gemini usage numbers in antitrust case

[istillwritecode]

Opting people into their sludge generates high engagement numbers. Or is it enragement?

On: OpenSMTPD and Maildrop working in concert

[istillwritecode]

Note: that article does not contain the word "forward".

On: Do you want to be doing this when you're 50? (2012)

[istillwritecode]

I'm almost 71 and I still write code every day. The only difference is that I haven't done it for an employer in seven years.

On: Show HN: Hacker News frontpage as a print newspaper that you can personalize

[istillwritecode]

For those who prefer scrolling to reading I guess.

On: Y Combinator, AI startups oppose California AI safety bill

[istillwritecode]

AI is getting harder to build a tech business in because people are starting to see through the hype.

On: Ask HN: Can we please get dark mode?

[istillwritecode]

Does Firefox send a header to request this?

[infotainment → istillwritecode]

No need to -- there's a CSS media query, "prefers-color-scheme", which allows a website to apply styles conditionally depending on whether or not the user is in dark mode.