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ChrisRR··on Tell HN: GitHub refuses to remove cracked copies of my software after a month
Maybe it can, but that's not what this post or comment is about
ChrisRR··on How Fast is Python 3.15?
You mean compiling?
ChrisRR··on Nobel Prize in Physics 2026: Francis Halzen
This is some weird sort of anti buzzword bingo. There's a lot of words here but it doesn't actually say anything
ChrisRR··on State of Devs 2026
Look at the list of countries. It's hardly dominated by silicon valley, but when it's mainly US and Europe, it's not surprising that it's predominantly white
ChrisRR··on State of Devs 2026
That's not really true though. There were still massive issues with outsourcing and 2 or 3 recessions
ChrisRR··on Vibecoding isn't as fun as writing code by hand
Meh. I'd much rather AI write the boring boilerplate bits so that I can focus on the fun stuff

Edit: Or the bits I don't want to learn about because I'll literally use it once and never again

ChrisRR··on ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers
Why does a clothes store need an app in the first place?
ChrisRR··on ASOS app users receive push notifications apparently sent by hackers
Literally the second sentence says it's a clothing store

(ignoring the fact that it's extremely well known in the UK and doesn't need introducing in the UK)

ChrisRR··on JetBrains reported a net financial loss first time in its tracked history
I don't need AI in the same way that I don't need autocomplete. I can definitely program without autocompletion, but I'm a lot slower than others who use it
ChrisRR··on Example.com just launched the biggest redesign in decades
Oh that's good, I had that complaint when it first changed. It was difficult to read the entire chunk of text before it transitioned to a different language. And then who knows how long it took to loop back round to english
ChrisRR··on Git 3.0's upcoming SHA-256 default will be a costly mistake
What part of the code did you find bad when you reviewed it?
ChrisRR··on FTC is investigating OpenAI, Anthropic and other AI companies over product risks
Frying pan infomercials say I'm getting a £200 value for only £29.99. I'd take their claims with a pinch of salt
ChrisRR··on Fuck Android Developer Verification Program
Because you develop for your users devices obviously
ChrisRR··on Fuck Android Developer Verification Program
The GDP MicroPC 2 ships with Windows. How is that relevant?
ChrisRR··on Fuck Android Developer Verification Program
I'm not sure this is actually correct. From what I've read, if you're in one of the 4 countries where this rolled out today then you can still install unsigned APKs on play protect devices, but the device needs to enable sideloading and then there's a 24 hour wait. After that unsigned APKs can be be installed as usual
ChrisRR··on Fuck Android Developer Verification Program
You still can distribute unsigned APKs via github, but the devices that install it will need to wait 24 hours the first time they enable sideloading in Brazil, Indonesia, Singapore and Thailand. After that they can install APKs as normal
ChrisRR··on Fuck Android Developer Verification Program
I don't understand the link between publishing an app and freedom of the press
ChrisRR··on OpenDLSS: A Vulkan Reimplementation of Nvidia's DLSS 5 Neural Rendering Network
I'm fine with it
ChrisRR··on Gitea 28.0
Welcome to the issue which has been open since 2017

https://github.com/go-gitea/gitea/issues/1029

ChrisRR··on America.gov
It's always DNS
ChrisRR··on How our vibe coded website looks like a designer made it
Can someone translate this for us simpletons who don't understand?
ChrisRR··on U.S. postal inspectors shut down website selling counterfeit postage labels
What does does buying back postage mean in this context?
ChrisRR··on macOS Golden Gate Is a Buggy Mess
Maybe you should've googled this before you commented
ChrisRR··on 500k facial scans at UK stations yield no arrests, 1 false positive
You think the definition of criminal is wrong unless the majority of people are defined as criminals?
ChrisRR··on Israel Keeps Expanding into Gaza Despite Cease-Fire, Satellite Images Show
Do you have a link to that? I can't find it on the first few pages
ChrisRR··on GDB 18.1 Released
For every greybeard that knows all the tools like the back of their hand, there's someone new joining the industry who doesn't know what gdb is
ChrisRR··on Windows 11½
2000 was better, win xp just looked nicer (for the time)
ChrisRR··on Windows 11½
I have the same issue, and it's complete pot luck which of the printer drivers will work on a given day
ChrisRR··on Windows 11½
As much as I love how fast and efficient it is to update every single package on my linux machines, I can count in double figures the number of times there's been a package conflict and I've had to google how to fix it.

For better or worse that doesn't happen in windows update

ChrisRR··on Windows 11½
The average user doesn't notice activation because most PCs come with windows preinstalled
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