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sampullman

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About sampullman

Doing mostly web development with some native apps, embedded firmware, and bluetooth stuff sprinkled in.

Personal: https://github.com/sampullman

Professional: https://github.com/samatechtw

sam AT samatech.tw

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Recent public activity

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    Comment #48881657

    Somebody is doing it, given all the ad ridden free YouTube download sites that exist.

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    Comment #48776502

    I picked up the 128gb version when it was $2,199 and it runs Qwen 3.6 reasonably well with a 128kb context. Not very useful for complex tasks but it can handle some web stuff.

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    Comment #48695624

    They're talking about modern games running on screens with high refresh rates.

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    Comment #48514405

    I've built a few little games for myself both with and without AI, and completely agree. AI can help prototype an idea faster, or clone something very specific, but it can't make y…

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    Comment #48224206

    I used the IRS free fillable forms this year and it was much easier than I expected, including contractor, investment income, and foreign income declarations.

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    Comment #48196378

    bia hơi is pretty light

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    Comment #48189960

    You adjust pretty quickly. Taking away compiler error messages would be fun though.

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    Comment #48145934

    There's a bunch of stuff I include, depending on the project. Some general ones are commenting style and coding standards. In theory it should be able to do it without that by look…

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    Comment #48105559

    How ofter are you switching tips? It's been a while since I did any real soldering, but I don't remember often needing to switch in the middle of a session.

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    Comment #48105527

    To make this claim, wouldn't you need to understand the meaning of the script? It's probably not about monads, but you don't know for sure.

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    Comment #48090575

    Why? I don't have a porch at home, and it's too hot to sit outside and read.

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    Comment #48081022

    Did you reply to the wrong submission?

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    Comment #47916659

    So you think the Vaporfly prototypes Kipchoge wore in 2018 placebo'd him into crushing the world record by 78 seconds?

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    Comment #47916620

    You don't need to be competing on the world stage to enjoy some of the benefits of Alpha flys or those pumas. 500 for the new Adidas does seem a little silly though.

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    Comment #47908891

    I usually don't mind, but tend to split reviews into two types. Either I understand the context and can quickly do an in depth review, or I have to take some time to actually learn…

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    Comment #47872070

    I drag a tiny fetch wrapper around with error/json handling, timeouts and basic interceptor support. It doesn't cover everything axios does but it's nice enough and I haven't had t…

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    Comment #47834263

    I usually get it a few seconds ahead of time at least, in Taipei. I figured it's more related to the proximity than anything else.

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    Comment #47698797

    You might be surprised, there are plenty of low effort attacks out there that just install a crypto miner and phone home periodically without doing much to cover it up.

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    Comment #47669062

    For that I'm not so sure. I tried both early 2025 and was disappointed in their ability to deal with a TCA based app (iOS) and Jetpack compose stuff on Android, but I assume Opus 4…

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    Comment #47667751

    That's interesting, I actively use both and usually find it to be a toss up which one performs better at a given task. I generally find Claude to be better with complex tool calls …

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    Comment #47583287

    It's not possible in Taiwan's current political/social climate. I'm not so confident to say 50 years, but 20+ feels conservative.

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    Comment #47551994

    Agreed, I've blocked all notifications for years. Maybe it got worse recently, but I thought they were annoying since at least Big Sur.

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    Comment #47530342

    That's a good point, I'm not 100% sure it's worth throwing away the potentially beneficial uses. There might not be a solution that's both feasible to implement and avoids banning …

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    Comment #47529919

    I think there's a little more nuance than that, but it seems roughly correct. Wouldn't it be better if apps/websites targeting kids didn't use A/B testing to be more addictive?

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    Comment #47513740

    It's 1.5 miles in 14:25, I think most people can handle that. There are plenty of ways to exercise that aren't plain running. Biking, skating, swimming, Tai chi...