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Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer in consumer computing
Original EnglishIn practice, most people accept that Geekbench is a reliable indicator of performance, and I maintain it’s an excellent benchmark.
Rearchitecting: Redis to SQLite
Original EnglishBut over time I've decided that I also value reliability .
What happens when you make a move in lichess.org?
Original EnglishWhen we tried Argo in 2020, we still saw 10+ ms increased latency across the board, which is unacceptable for competitive multiplayer games.
AppImage: Linux apps that run anywhere
Original EnglishI run a Poettering-free install (JACK instead of PA, wpa_gui instead of NetworkManager, OpenRC instead of systemd), so having one master install I can re-deploy …
Ask HN: What’s a good laptop for software development at around $2k?
Original EnglishI have been using one since December and it has been fairly reliable.
Ask HN: Programmers who don't use autocomplete/LSP, how do you do it?
Original EnglishI use a pretty basic setup that lets me be productive in just about any default unix/Linux environment.
Ask HN: What are you working on (September 2024)?
Original EnglishI ran into problems trying to deploy AI agents in the wild because people were trying to hijack and jailbreak them.
GoDaddy, Media Temple, and the Horrible World of Web Hosting
Original EnglishI disagree - Bytemark have been in business nearly 12 years, thousands of interesting clients, no difficult ones that I've not turned around to my …
Learn just enough Linux to get things done
Original EnglishI switched him to it (about ~10 years ago) because it required so much _less_ maintenance than running a Windows machine did. …