seishan's comments

On: Thoughts on Video Editing (2022)

[seishan]

Davinci Resolve is a solid video editing software that's available on Linux.

On: Beej's Guide to Network Programming (1994-2020)

[seishan]

I remember reading this when I was in high school out of curiosity. Thanks again for writing this (and many more), Beej.

On: BPG Image Format

[seishan]

This is by the same person that wrote ffmpeg.

Discussion 2 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17587684

Discussion 6 years ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8704629

[dang → seishan]

Also https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10604465 from 2015. Thanks!

[pmoriarty → seishan]

and http://jslinux.org/

[usr1106 → seishan]

and qemu

[messe → usr1106]

and tcc (the tiny C compiler).

Those who can be called genius are few in the world, but Facrice Bellard is certainly among them.

[schoolornot → messe]

I wish the Computer History Museum would do an "Oral History" video with him. Such a fascinating individual with monumental contributions to tech.

[pwdisswordfish4 → messe]

And my axe.

On: Show HN: I built an After Effects for dummies

[seishan]

This is impressive! You've sold me on the product, and I'm excited to see how this product develops over the coming months and years.

[michaelaubry → seishan]

Reach out to me on Twitter @michaelaubry

On: Ask HN: A New MacBook for Developers

[seishan]

It should at least have:

* A keyboard that doesn't malfunction after half a year's worth of usage

* A physical escape key

* Additional USB ports

[m463 → seishan]

It should have a USB-A port or two. You cant' even insert a USB stick.

It would be nice if the keyboard had curved keys, like the first gen macbook pro. flat keyboards suck, they put the impact on a smaller area of your fingertip, and your fingers do not self-center.

(and I agree about the escape key)

On: In May 2009 O'Reilly agreed to publish a book abou...

[seishan]

Tagging the year helps to contextualize articles for readers.

On: BBC homepage returning nothing but JSON

[seishan]

Looks like it's back to normal now.

On: Magnesium and major depression (2011)

[seishan]

Same here. Taking magnesium L-threonate and melatonin before going to sleep has improved my sleep quality like nothing else.

On: Inheritance versus Composition

[seishan]

That was a great read that was easy to digest. Thanks for writing this up!

On: American millennials think they will be rich

[seishan]

Where are you getting your median tech salary of $300k from? That figure seems awfully high to me.