Evan Hahn

I'm a computer programmer

#programming #chicago #p2p #signal #vegan #zelda

Last Notes

2026-07-30 18:01:15 GMT

In 12 hours, I start playing The Legend of Zelda: Oracle of Seasons for charity. Tune in, donate, and see me embarrass myself! https://www.twitch.tv/zeldadungeon

2026-03-14 18:56:32 GMT

"human.json is a protocol for humans to assert authorship of their site content and vouch for the humanity of others. It uses URL ownership as identity, and trust propagates through a crawlable web of vouches between sites." I've added it to my website! https://codeberg.org/robida/human.json

2025-10-14 12:27:25 GMT

"For years a race-based medical calculation delayed Black patients access to life-saving kidney transplants" on @nprofile…ulw5 https://themarkup.org/on-borrowed-time/2025/10/14/is-the-patient-black-check-this-box-for-yes
#racism #algorithms #tech #medicine

2025-07-19 16:48:09 GMT

In an apocalypse scenario, is it better to have a local LLM or offline Wikipedia? https://evanhahn.com/local-llms-versus-offline-wikipedia/
#llm #LLMs #ai #wikipedia #kiwix #ollama

2025-06-23 20:30:29 GMT

I just finished Karen Hao's "Empire of AI: Dreams and Nightmares in Sam Altman's OpenAI". Best book I've read all year. It covers the history of OpenAI, from before ChatGPT to early 2025. It profiles CEO Sam Altman and several other executives. It also discusses the broader AI industry. And it's pretty darn negative! My notes here: https://evanhahn.com/empire-of-ai-book-notes/
#EmpireOfAI #ai #ChatGPT #OpenAI #SamAltman

2025-06-12 01:57:32 GMT

Just added 3 new entries in my list of "tech for good" job boards: https://evanhahn.com/list-of-tech-for-good-job-boards/
#programming #tech #hiring #jobs #GetFediHired #TechForGood

2025-05-30 15:34:18 GMT

My notes from May 2025 include a list of tech jobs for good, more problems with LLMs, and a sick C++ burn. https://evanhahn.com/notes-from-may-2025/
#tech #programming #jobs #LLM #AI #CPlusPlus #MazeMice #Zelda

2025-05-29 15:55:08 GMT

"...what if you could make your current [Windows 10] computer fast and secure again so you can continue to use it?" https://endof10.org/
#Microsoft #Windows #Windows10 #EndOf10 #Linux #OSS #eWaste

2025-05-27 13:42:08 GMT

The world is in a lot of trouble right now. Many techies are asking, "how can I help?" Here's a list of job boards I've used to try to answer that question for myself: https://evanhahn.com/list-of-tech-for-good-job-boards/
#tech #programming #jobs #GetFediHired

2025-05-22 14:49:21 GMT

"'Take a screenshot every few seconds' legitimately sounds like a suggestion from a low-parameter LLM that was given a prompt like 'How do I add an arbitrary AI feature to my operating system as quickly as possible in order to make investors happy?'" https://signal.org/blog/signal-doesnt-recall/
#Signal #Microsoft #Recall #MicrosoftRecall #LLM #LLMs #privacy

2025-05-16 10:50:50 GMT

"One Last Time, Discord Is Not A Suitable Replacement For Forums" https://aftermath.site/discord-forums-move-champions-neverwinter-star-trek-support-faq
#Discord #forums #culture

2025-04-18 17:33:00 GMT

UI tip: maybe don't round percentages to 0% or 100% https://evanhahn.com/maybe-dont-round-percentages-to-0-or-100-percent/
#UI #UX #UserInterfaces #programming

2025-02-02 04:14:47 GMT

I haven't seen people complaining that LLMs could harm technical innovation by maintaining the status quo. So I wrote a little post: https://evanhahn.com/llms-and-technical-innovation/
#LLMs #AI #htmx #programming #innovation

2024-12-04 16:10:12 GMT

After a ton of work from my team, I'm proud to announce #CoMapeo, a peer-to-peer mapping & monitoring tool for Indigenous peoples. Check it out at https://comapeo.app!