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by Liftyee 1y ago
This is surprising to me. I always thought Apple was ahead on the UX side of software with their attention to detail. Though it's been a while since their hardware design flaws, and their software has had new issues. Even Louis Rossman
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Not every expensive device works well, but the tech products that typically work best tend to not be the cheapest ones. There is plenty of subpar expensive tech, but much less top-tier inexpensive stuff. Of course, that doesn't mean it
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Sidenote from an observer since I don't use AirPods (or any other Apple device, for that matter). I've been seeing more "Apple design problem" articles around the latest release cycle. It seems out of line for a company
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Neat... Brings memories of the national cybersecurity courses you were talking about. I never figured out how to do that "cat flag" terminal privilege escalation.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I agree with quite a few points here especially on short form content and the mainstream news these days. However on computer games I am still a little undecided. I tend to (try to?) play "creative" games... think Minecraft, Facto
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I needed that paragraph about reading. I think I absorb text in a similar way - not really "sounding out words", but somehow just absorbing concepts. Your explanation is a lot clearer than my hand-wavy rationalisation. It makes me
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Been thinking a lot recently about what my thoughts look like. They definitely aren't words (though as I type this, I can imagine hearing myself think ahead to the end of the sentence). The best I can describe it is visualisations - wh
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Ahhh, Bluetooth share ... I remember messing around with it in 2017 on some old Nokias and an Android phone. That was the last time it ever worked for me. It's been quietly supplanted or removed from my newer devices, and the pairing i
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by Liftyee 1y ago
It's an artifact of the charger. This comment explains it well: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45686427
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Not far from my philosophy. If I'm being paid, I'll use whatever I'm getting paid to use. But on my own, I'll choose to learn tools that will be around for a long time, and won't get taken away by some rent-seeking
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Can confirm it does happen. UK, both on my ThinkPad and a friend's MacBook when plugged in. It's a somewhat unavoidable side effect of the switching AC adapter designs - the output is isolated from the mains, but there is a tiny l
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by Liftyee 1y ago
People are understandably much more amenable to Valve because the company as a whole behaves in a much more cooperative and pro-consumer way... e.g. Steam deck repair options, furthering Linux gaming, and Gaben's general philosophy. Cu
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I've been learning about radios for a while, and this article explained one of the key questions I had: why can't you turn on and off some single frequency waveform faster to transmit data faster? (answer: changing amplitude mess
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by Liftyee 1y ago
The article you linked mentions that the rocket "crash" was a successful payload launch, it was the expended first stage that crashed. Without reusable rockets, this is the alternative to dumping your first stage in the ocean. Whe
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by Liftyee 1y ago
"spawn camp infants with botulism" is not a phrase I expected to read on HN today, but I'm all for it...
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Isn't liquid oxygen cryogenic (boils at -183C)? The engineering of keeping that ...there... gets interesting fast, especially when dealing with all the cold (absorbed heat from expanding gas) and containing the pressure while also rele
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I have a Ring alarm. It has a battery backup and is powered by AC adaptor, so no need to turn off entire circuits (but no easy silence). All the sensors I have are wireless (not sure if they offer wired). I would honestly do your box option
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by Liftyee 1y ago
True statement, but disclaimer: your friends may be closer if you live in a European city without American suburban sprawl...
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Damn. This is why Duolingo isn't working properly right now.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Really interesting find... On the tiny scale of these organisms, it seems the forces that matter are clearly different, because the mass scales down faster than the surface area. Forces proportional to mass (gravity) fall off quicker than o
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I think something like Tailscale's technology could resolve this and many other self hosting access cases. Already, I don't open any ports - just use Tailscale to connect to my PC at home. If this was integrated into the "cam
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Neat idea, though I didn't fully understand the details since I'm not experienced in constraint solvers. Might have to look into it. Games often lead to interesting computational problems. Another example - I was designing a solve
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by Liftyee 1y ago
This is part of why I refuse to purchase things that further enshittification on principle, even if it means "putting up with" an open-source alternative. Anecdotally, I think that open-source software/hardware only ever gets
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by Liftyee 1y ago
A link to any article/manual/reference about this vehicle response to low tire pressure would be enough... if it exists, surely the manufacturers would have documented it.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
The hand repositioning was the rationale for the ThinkPad TrackPoint (which I still use daily). Right on the home row, and with 3 buttons for left/right/scroll+zoom purposes. Sadly it never caught on, possibly because the precisio
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I also try and avoid synthetic fabrics especially for everyday use. What's your rationale behind it? Asking because I'm not exactly sure why I hold this view, and need some inspiration.
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by Liftyee 1y ago
This is really impressive to me as a natural hoarder of stuff (I call it "resourcefulness" when I can use some scrap to fix things, but it can get excessive). I feel like if I dropped my desire to wear a variety of clothes (collar
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Finally, someone made a printer. I was always thinking about this, what with the hidden codes and the government-mandated "features" in commercial printers. I know that many are intended to prevent counterfeiting, but I think it&#
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by Liftyee 1y ago
I love projects like this where you have to work around constraints like the Lego form factor and the support electronics for the CPU. In terms of modern hardware, the PCB is surprisingly sparse - using modern surface-mount components reall
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by Liftyee 1y ago
Perhaps. One would hope that ability to build would correlate with ability to maintain, so that nothing falls into disrepair - but we'll have to see.

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