adutchman's recent activity
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Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music
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Comment on How to get better at academic writing quickly? in ~humanities
adutchman LinkYou can post a snippet here or send a DM, I/we can take a look if you want. I didn't do university, but I do write as my job.You can post a snippet here or send a DM, I/we can take a look if you want. I didn't do university, but I do write as my job.
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Comment on What programming/technical projects have you been working on? in ~comp
adutchman LinkI fell into a rabbit hole of trying to optimize import times in a Python project (I know, seems pointless, but I made a fair amount of progress). For it, I use an LLM to instrument the package...I fell into a rabbit hole of trying to optimize import times in a Python project (I know, seems pointless, but I made a fair amount of progress). For it, I use an LLM to instrument the package with Pyinstrument, see what the bottlenecks are, and suggest a change. This has worked quite well, but one package I could not get rid of stood out to me: Pint. It's a supposedly small package for converting units, but it took a while (some 500 odd ms I think) to get imported and started.
Turns out it has all sorts of complicated machinary to read a DSL at import time, which was quite slow. I tried improving it but ran into the limits of the architecture.
That's when I thought: surely, this does not have to be complicated? So I am currently working on a library which implements the core functionality of Pint, but with a focus on speed and simplicity.
I used LLMs in some novel ways for me here: use it as a brainstorming partner, as a researcher on other tools and as a researcher to see how packages actually use the package. It also helped to have it implement the arithmetic itself, since that is not my strongest suit. I think the result is pretty nice, I hope to finish it in a few weeks (hopefully, we all know how these things often go).
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Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music
adutchman (edited )LinkIf you don't have it already, obviously Baker Street: https://open.spotify.com/track/5gOd6zDC8vhlYjqbQdJVWP Also lot's songs from Steely Dan have a saxophone solo, like Aja...If you don't have it already, obviously Baker Street: https://open.spotify.com/track/5gOd6zDC8vhlYjqbQdJVWP
Also lot's songs from Steely Dan have a saxophone solo, like Aja https://open.spotify.com/track/2cgNpsfZcBzdgeNPEeCnue
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Comment on Denmark has approved a three-year research project to test three floating photovoltaic technologies – will assess technical performance, environmental impact and economic viability in ~enviro
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Comment on Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges in ~tech
adutchman LinkThis is bordering on an Onion article. My god, how bad have you built your fridge that it is even technically possible for this to happen. I haven't heard great things about Samsungs home...This is bordering on an Onion article. My god, how bad have you built your fridge that it is even technically possible for this to happen. I haven't heard great things about Samsungs home appliances, but this makes me avoid them like the plague
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Comment on LGBT tolerance slumps in the Netherlands as debate turns vicious in ~lgbt
adutchman LinkWhat can I say, it' quite a depressing trend.What can I say, it' quite a depressing trend.
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Comment on Does the dryer shrink your clothes? in ~life
adutchman Link ParentThat's very cool, didn't know you could do it that way! I just bought them at the shops, cost a few quid but if you have wool already might as well use your trick.That's very cool, didn't know you could do it that way! I just bought them at the shops, cost a few quid but if you have wool already might as well use your trick.
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Comment on Ineos has opened a carbon dioxide storage site off the Danish coast, as momentum builds in Europe for the fledgling but expensive technology in ~enviro
adutchman Link ParentCorrect. The simple reality today is that every dollar you invest in replacing fossil fuel usage (solar, wind, batteries, electrifying transpory etc.) is more effective than CCS. It only becomes...Correct. The simple reality today is that every dollar you invest in replacing fossil fuel usage (solar, wind, batteries, electrifying transpory etc.) is more effective than CCS. It only becomes interesting when we are net zero to get is to net negative, but that is very far away.
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Comment on Does the dryer shrink your clothes? in ~life
adutchman LinkI have a heatpump dryer, which helps a lot. It's because a heatpump dryer creates a big heat differential, so it doesn't need to heat up the clothes as much. What I also found helps a lot with...I have a heatpump dryer, which helps a lot. It's because a heatpump dryer creates a big heat differential, so it doesn't need to heat up the clothes as much.
What I also found helps a lot with getting your clothes dryer quicker is wool dryer balls. They create pockets of air between your clothes, meaning they dry more quickly and more uniform. It has made a big difference and they don't cost much.
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Comment on Angine de Poitrine - Zugzegk (2026) in ~music
adutchman LinkLove Angine de Poitrine, such a radically different sound, yet so familiar.Love Angine de Poitrine, such a radically different sound, yet so familiar.
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Comment on LibreOffice breaks download records after declaring it has no AI features in ~tech
adutchman LinkKind of a shame to be honest. It would have been nice to see what tbey would have come up with if they had tried integrating an open source local model or allowing the user to choose, more akin to...Kind of a shame to be honest. It would have been nice to see what tbey would have come up with if they had tried integrating an open source local model or allowing the user to choose, more akin to Zeds approach. I think they could have been very useful for advanced spell checking for example.
As for myself, I find that I am increasingly relying on markup languages like Asciidoc and Typst for work whenever possible, and in my free time I use Onlyoffice because the UX in LibreOffice just isn't very good.
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Comment on It breaks a village in ~comp
adutchman Link ParentIn a project, not per se, in general, it is inevitableIn a project, not per se, in general, it is inevitable
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Comment on Fairphone Gen 6+ now available in the US in ~tech
adutchman Link ParentThey've improved a lot, but are very slow to fix bugs. The forums are full of people reporting bugs and nothing being done about them. I have reported a bug, took 3 months of mails and I ended up...They've improved a lot, but are very slow to fix bugs. The forums are full of people reporting bugs and nothing being done about them. I have reported a bug, took 3 months of mails and I ended up with a response along the lines of "thank you for reporting, we don't have the capacity to do anything about it". That means that I won't buy a Fairphone again sadly, I like their mission.
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Comment on How often are you eating plant based meals? in ~food
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Comment on What JavaScript framework should I use? in ~comp
adutchman LinkIf you want native, there are now a few native directly GPU rendered Webassembly solutions you can use. Most native languages have one, I have hear most about Rust based ones, like egui. I have no...If you want native, there are now a few native directly GPU rendered Webassembly solutions you can use. Most native languages have one, I have hear most about Rust based ones, like egui. I have no personal experience with them but it is an option. Probably overkill and slower to load then a webframework, but hey, why not.
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Comment on Any obscure songs you'd like to share? in ~music
adutchman LinkMen at work, F-19. Men at Work are famous for a few of their song, but the rest of their catalogue is fairly unknown. This song, F-19, is one of my favourites, but is not on Spotify for some...Men at work, F-19. Men at Work are famous for a few of their song, but the rest of their catalogue is fairly unknown. This song, F-19, is one of my favourites, but is not on Spotify for some reason. Shame, because it's a bop.
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Comment on Moist Towelette Online Museum in ~design
adutchman Link ParentShould've added /s sorry. It's a reference to the sitcom Community.Should've added /s sorry. It's a reference to the sitcom Community.
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Comment on Moist Towelette Online Museum in ~design
adutchman (edited )LinkDoes he have Hawthorne wipes though? /sDoes he have Hawthorne wipes though? /s
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Comment on Do I belong in tech anymore? in ~tech
adutchman Link ParentI am not in games development, but in my work as a software developer, I can say that this is simply not true. Me and many of my colleages use AI in a very thorough way and it still saves time....That's the big issue, though. You do proper AI-assisted development with current tools and see it over with a careful eye... you really don't save much time in development.
I am not in games development, but in my work as a software developer, I can say that this is simply not true. Me and many of my colleages use AI in a very thorough way and it still saves time. Most time is saved in tasks along the lines of "Do A, which is like B I already made, but with XYZ done in different ways". Or think of things like helper scripts, helping with work for deploying software/a game, etc.
On the cost front, remember that good developers are quite expensive, so even a few hundred dollars a month is worth it with a productivity boost.
:(. I wish you luck on your search then!