Andrex

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Andrex··on Google Books removed all search functions for any books with previews

My guess is they're cozier with publishers now than 20 years ago when they fought all the way to SCOTUS.

"Hey, remove search?"

"OK, it was costing money anyways."

Andrex··on Comic-Con Bans AI Art After Artist Pushback

You could argue red and blue squiggles have been nudging us that way for a few decades.

Andrex··on IP Addresses Through 2025

There has to be a tech reason (beyond the normal) for that, right? What could it be?

Andrex··on IP Addresses Through 2025

Sidebar: I've never stopped and considered the gender of nations, but in the tradition of ships I guess it makes sense.

Andrex··on Our approach to advertising

This is really what's going to kill OpenAI. Gemini bundled in Workspace is pretty good and seems to be making big leaps constantly. Some really smart integration points.

Andrex··on PCs refuse to shut down after Microsoft patch

*turn it from default-on to default-off

Andrex··on OBS Studio 32.1.0 Beta 1 available

Screen recording isn't built into your OS?

Andrex··on Tell HN: The Google Tenor GIF API has been shut down

Forgive me HN comment guidelines.

This is fucking BULLSHIT, Google.

Andrex··on This game is a single 13 KiB file that runs on Windows, Linux and in the Browser

That honestly doesn't seem too bad. Zelda 1 is relatively large but it reuses a lot of assets and honestly probably doesn't have that much text. (More than a Mario but way less than a Dragon Warrior.)

Andrex··on Org Mode syntax is one of the most reasonable markup languages for text (2017)

And here I am still carrying the torch for BBCode-alikes...

Andrex··on New information extracted from Snowden PDFs through metadata version analysis

"Snowden's aim was to damage the US and its allies, and he succeeded in this."

I doubt it but if you have a source I'll check it out. Third party speculation doesn't count, obviously.

Andrex··on New information extracted from Snowden PDFs through metadata version analysis

The best way to fix a problem is to bring it into the light, not pretend it doesn't exist. "Security by obscurity" has been debunked for decades.

If our system is so flawed Snowden's leaks would have blown everything up, maybe the system deserves to be blown up.

Otherwise we're just papering over flaws which likely will be discovered and exploited eventually.

Andrex··on Gnome dev gives fans of Linux's middle-click paste the middle finger

"Everywhere" except Windows and Mac, which can make transitioning more friction-y than it needs to be. As Windows users continue to exodus it makes sense to me to tune onboarding for brand-new users from other OSes instead of other Linux distros.

I'm very glad the option will remain for existing users.

Andrex··on Google broke my heart

"Damned if you do, damned if you don't."

Andrex··on Asking Gemini 3 to generate Brainfuck code results in an infinite loop

I would bet they won't suck at it for much longer, Gemini's progress in undeniable.

Andrex··on William Golding's Island of Savagery

I take it as a morality tale that applies to all of humans generally and less an indictment of a specific age range. But I may be in the minority it seems.

Andrex··on Coursera to combine with Udemy

You're probably gonna need to chip a few blocks on your own before asking Michelangelo for pointers.

Andrex··on Coursera to combine with Udemy

It's not hard to look at each profile, most will proudly shout their top credentials as visibly and often as possible. "1M Subscribers on YouTube!" vs. "I worked in this industry for 10 years" is a pretty easy call. How much of this process should be spoonfed? Active engagement is required at some point.

Udemy functions as open market with the associated pros and cons.

Andrex··on Coursera to combine with Udemy

I'm starting to learn human history is people getting bored of something and then it takes a generation or two before it's exciting all over again.

Fashion, I suppose.

Andrex··on Gemini 3 Flash: Frontier intelligence built for speed

Ouch.

Maybe we'll get some awesome FOSS tech out of its ashes?

Andrex··on Ford kills the All-Electric F-150

The Maverick used to be the truck but they've jacked it by like almost twice the price since debut. With so much "upmarket momentum" the e-F150's days were numbered.

Now I'm sitting here wondering when we'll get another small Ford truck again. This same exact story played out with the Ranger and the decades without a smaller option sucked then too.

Andrex··on Fedora: Open-source repository for long-term digital preservation

There is no issue except the one third-parties (such as HN commenters) are making out of it.

Fedora and FEDORA reached an agreement a long time ago. Unless I missed something, neither party has disparaged the other in that time. The parent comment is making drama out of literally nothing. Neither side cares so why is parent OP trying to stir shit up?

As the kids say, "not a good look."

Andrex··on Fedora: Open-source repository for long-term digital preservation

Due to their comparative popularity, it makes complete sense to me. You don't have people in HN comments for a new Fedora release going "Wait is this about the Digital Access Project?"

What does "not a good look" even mean in this context? Getting tired of this phrase's overuse tbh. "Think of the optics" fell into disuse and I can't wait for this one to join it.

Andrex··on Show HN: Gemini Pro 3 imagines the HN front page 10 years from now

If it had been about GIMP I would have laughed harder.

Andrex··on No ARIA is better than bad ARIA

Why not both?

Andrex··on Gemini 3 Pro: the frontier of vision AI

I bet if you'd show that image to a human they'd need a little time to figure out what the heck they were looking at. Humans might need additional guesses, too. Five-legged dogs aren't common, but well-endowed dogs may be.

Andrex··on UniFi 5G

The incredulity I feel at HN types hyping up UniFi is pretty high. A for-profit company centralizing commodity tech into a single point of failure, what could go wrong? We've been down this road before, the hype and "magic" is never worth it... Come on, guys.

Andrex··on Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

Online cheaters are first against the wall when I become dictator...

Andrex··on Valve reveals it’s the architect behind a push to bring Windows games to Arm

If I remember right, it played a role in the Crowdstrike failures. So yeah wouldn't surprise me MS is hoping to get rid of it.

Andrex··on OpenAI declares 'code red' as Google catches up in AI race

True, but Google's been making them for 10 years, which subjectively feels like a long time in tech.

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