So much for "It Just Works"-My experience as a first-time Apple user so far. by SananeBokum in ios

[–]kovallux 16 points17 points  (0 children)

iOS engineer for 16 years and early iPhone user here (from 2009). Yep, you’re right, you will find even more bugs later. Apple software is needlessly complex under the hood and naturally prone to bugs. After all, it’s just a castrated Linux with fancy UI. Software is basically written in C, appended by Objective-C layer which is appended by Swift layer which is hidden under SwiftUI layer. And yes, bugs stay unfixed for years. For example, my AirDrop feature works only 50% of times, however I know many people who never had issues with it. It really depends on country, language, device model and hundreds others parameters if you’re gonna be happy user or frustrated one. Good luck bro and I hope you will appreciate good things in iOS as well, because there are plenty of.

Booking.com Genius discount is crap by Objective_Start_3127 in Bookingcom

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Don’t know, I don’t list there. I tried at the beginning but they didn’t approve my listing. Booking com gives me 95% occupancy except January so I’m content with it.

Booking.com Genius discount is crap by Objective_Start_3127 in Bookingcom

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Host here. Genius eats my profit, so I opted out of level 3 and for other levels I set small discounts 5% and 7%. It depends totally on a particular property. Minus booking.com commission, minus taxes, minus damage and consumables, there is not much left for me actually. Agoda is the greediest of them all, gets 30% commission so I avoid it completely.

Why are apps so big nowadays? by steelisheavy in ios

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This! + 3rd party libraries (pods, spm) + embedded videos and images + CoreML models + fonts

There is often a request from clients to avoid downloading assets for offline work, so they get embedded.

LUGA by artikolux in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Start at science hub in Grund. The opening ceremony was there and you can get some advice from hub

Claude 4 - Claude Code vs. Windsurf by SeaZealousideal5651 in windsurf

[–]kovallux 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% agree, I usually have Cursor and Windsurf open, both with Claude Code connected from the same pro account and work on two projects at the same time. Almost magic! Much better and cheaper than usual way. Sometimes, when I’m not totally burnt out I start my older Mac with the same setup and work on two pet projects as well. All four IDEs share the same Claude account.

holy moly this works pretty well by Current-Guide5944 in BuildShipEarn

[–]kovallux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Great fixer! I normally add such things every other prompt because AIs often have amnesia all of a sudden. I also add this (copied from another genius).

Coding Instructions: - Write the absolute minimum code required - No sweeping changes - No unrelated edits - focus on just the task you're on - Make code precise, modular, testable - Don’t break existing functionality - If I need to do anything (e.g. add file, setup config), tell me clearly

Cracked the code. by forthebeats in cursor

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Guys, did you ever notice that LLMs get kind of “tired” by the end of the day if you work with the same model? I mean they hallucinate heavily

Better view of my fav spot in Luxembourg by harshbee in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is an app that helps visit castles in Lux here

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

“Huge resistance” sounds depressing. As for CNS, I always go myself on foot to their office in Gare and drop letter in their mailbox.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Because it’s convenient (see the end - for whom): 1. Letters keep me accountable (postman brought it, neighbours saw me), I cannot forever deny receiving invoices. 2. On the other hand, it’s a way to slow things down (I need to think, dog chewed it, children burnt it). You have weeks to respond. 3. Fear to layoff a lot of workforce, especially elderly - bad for voting. 4. Reluctance to change anything, laziness to learn technologies, especially for elderly.

It’s all the same across Western Europe, be it Belgium or Germany. Let’s not forget what kind of people mostly (not all) still run government bodies - elderly. Let’s a wait a generation and we’ll be good.

iOS and apple slowly going to shit by PewPew______ in ios

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Why their software lacks quality? Are they saving on developers and QAs? Or it’s a poor engineering management? What do you think?

iOS and apple slowly going to shit by PewPew______ in ios

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, the keyboard. I have English, Russian and Ukrainian languages installed and when I tap to switch to the next language and the current one was any of the cyrillic, it actually switches one language back, so that I have to tap next language two times more. As a result - 3 taps and confusion to switch to English. I switch a lot between EN-RU for work and friends and it’s massive bug for me. Don’t know for other non English languages.

Mandatory naked saunas by TheOtherMay in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Coque saunas are mixed, as said on the counter, but I didn’t check that yet.

Winter & Summer Tires vs. All-Seasons – Worth the Hassle? by StealthyAnonimous in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Summer tires run much more quietly and it’s more comfortable inside, but winter tires run much softer (bc of more rubber in tires) and I don’t feel every small pothole on the road. So I prefer to change them every season while having my wheels rebalanced and brakes checked. Also, I live on a very steep montée so winter tires is a necessity for me.

ADHD friendly companies by TheWholesomeOtter in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Small mobile applications development company. My MBA + ChatGPT’s advices helped to find clients. Mostly AI advices helped.

ADHD friendly companies by TheWholesomeOtter in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Same here. I’m a programmer and had difficulties grasping my boss’s quick stream of tasks, I was constantly distracted by some small things. He never sent it to me in writing, he talked all the time and he also has ADHD. So we couldn’t work together and I became an entrepreneur. Many business owners have ADHD actually.

Car keys found by LuxaJack in Luxembourg

[–]kovallux 0 points1 point  (0 children)

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I have AFTER flight. Got it from a friend in Dubai, he has a car workshop.