adutchman's recent activity
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Comment on Fridges in French supermarkets hit by cyber attack in ~tech
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Comment on Donald Trump strikes deal with Vladimir Putin to get diesel in sharp reversal of US policy weeks before midterms in ~society
adutchman LinkLast I heard, Russia didn't have enough diesel for their own citizens. Has that changed or is this the worst symbolic deal in history?Last I heard, Russia didn't have enough diesel for their own citizens. Has that changed or is this the worst symbolic deal in history?
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
adutchman Link ParentAbsolutely, getting started is a mess nowadays. I have hope that the slop companies will quickly get overtaken by ones that actually give a shit (as in, the worse will get worse, the best will get...Absolutely, getting started is a mess nowadays. I have hope that the slop companies will quickly get overtaken by ones that actually give a shit (as in, the worse will get worse, the best will get better).
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
adutchman Link ParentOh yes absolutely, there are a lot of great tools (of which Krita and Kdenlive are also Kde tools, just like this one). I would guess the goal is more to make it easier to combine...Oh yes absolutely, there are a lot of great tools (of which Krita and Kdenlive are also Kde tools, just like this one). I would guess the goal is more to make it easier to combine entertainmentforms (I have an animation that I want to turn interactive). The author is an avid contributor to KDE, so like you said he has a trackrecord.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
adutchman Link ParentProbably more like, know a bit of UX/UI and requirements engineering.Probably more like, know a bit of UX/UI and requirements engineering.
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Comment on Solo developer rebuilds Adobe Creative Suite in Rust using Claude, releases it free to all in ~tech
adutchman LinkNicollò Venerandi is currently making a replacement the old fashioned way (as in, he puts in an effort) and it seems to be going quite well. It is a full studio to make QT apps, animations, videos...Nicollò Venerandi is currently making a replacement the old fashioned way (as in, he puts in an effort) and it seems to be going quite well. It is a full studio to make QT apps, animations, videos and audio all using a clickable nodes UI. He recently put up a nice demo (imo) but he used some AI in the demo (voice-overs and such) making people think it was slop. Hopefully he puts a new one up soon.
https://invent.kde.org/niccolove/plasma-studio
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Comment on US-Denmark-Greenland security deal: The dramatic and strange negotiation process in ~society
adutchman Link ParentYup. They themselves have now called a spade a spade by admitting it is the MAGA propaganda channel.Yup. They themselves have now called a spade a spade by admitting it is the MAGA propaganda channel.
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Comment on Productivity tools on MacOS in ~tech
adutchman Link ParentHomebrew is great. Made me feel a bit more at home as a Linux user when I had a macbook for work.Homebrew is great. Made me feel a bit more at home as a Linux user when I had a macbook for work.
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Comment on Looking for more pop / rock songs with sick sax solos! Got any ideas? in ~music
adutchman Link Parent:(. I wish you luck on your search then!:(. I wish you luck on your search then!
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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.
Fair enough. Why you'd need to do that remotely boggles the mind. I do understand the grid use-case, but you'd hope you can only adjust within safe ranges remotely