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HelloUsernameon Show HN: Gander, an Android file viewer that asks for no permissions

Seems nice, will check it out. I liked this one as well: "Little File Explorer – File Manager for Android 1.0 and above" 28.dec.2023 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38789958

HelloUsernameon We discovered a new variant of Super Mario Bros

Posted yesterday: "Unreleased Versions of Super Mario Bros. Duck Hunt Discovered in Warehouse" https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49099113

HelloUsernameon 'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling

Your webbrowser is not the only application connected to the internet

HelloUsernameon 'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling

Discussion on 21-jul-2026 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48997221 141 comments

HelloUsernameon KOReader

Previous discussions:

31-mar-2025 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43539103 106 comments

10-apr-2024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39996947 33 comments

HelloUsernameon Show HN: I was tired of opening 2 tabs for every HN link, so I made a userscript

Maybe they have their mouse in their left hand and reversed main and secondary button?

HelloUsernameon I'm 38 and I Can't Support Myself Anymore

> Everytime you meet someone new and they ask “What do you do?” they’re not asking about your passions, hobbies, or the mundane human tasks that take up most of your time; but how you make money, how you turn yourself into income.

1. That's your assumption. They could really ask out of interest. They couldn't care less if that's your main source of income.

2. In some cultures this question will never be asked.

3. If they do ask and judge; what does that matter? If you dislike such personalities, avoid them.

HelloUsernameon Microsoft unveils AI security tools it says outperform competing platforms

Dupe: "MAI-Cyber-1-Flash inside MDASH" 27-jul-2026 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49072361 109 comments

HelloUsernameon AI companies are shredding rare books

So the X post is not entirely true; there still exist copies of the original

HelloUsernameon Minecraft Java raises recommended memory to 16GB ahead of Vulkan transition

Minecraft is not more demanding than some years ago, they didn't neceserily raise it, they just updated the info page. This snapshot from 2022 says minimum 4gb and recommend 8gb: https://archive.ph/NTMU4. Source was posted some days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49038901

HelloUsernameon Nvidia, SpaceX, Microsoft launch AI safety initiative

Source posted earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49068730

HelloUsernameon AI companies are shredding rare books

Are the AI companies also destroying the digital scans they made?

HelloUsernameon The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

Ah yes that makes sense, they can retrieve the iPhone's serial number and warrant Apple to handover the associated iCloud backup.

HelloUsernameon The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

But how will they prove which Apple account was just wiped from that iPhone?

HelloUsernameon The US is charging an American citizen for wiping his phone at the border

> Graphene OS has a duress password and PIN, which “will irreversibly wipe the device (along with any installed eSIMs) once entered anywhere where the device credentials are requested.”

iOS kinda also offers such a solution, though a bit more suspicious to perform: "Erase all data on this iPhone after 10 failed passcode attempts"

HelloUsernameon Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain

TIL! Thank you for taking the time explaining this!

HelloUsernameon Astronomers may have found the first exomoon

An important phrase from the article to consider before commenting: "This system is somewhat hard to define using Solar-System-based words like ‘planet’ and ‘moon’"

HelloUsernameon Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain

Why does a passkey need bluetooth? For what? Isn't that another vulnerability?

HelloUsernameon Perlin's Noise Algorithm

(2023)

HelloUsernameon Back to Kagi

html.duckduckgo.com or lite.duckduckgo.com shows you pure search results without any ads or javascript

HelloUsernameon The Great Steam Deck Crash of 2026: How the New Pricing Decreased Demand by 80%

Didn't it take for Valve to lose a court case in order to offer refunds? https://web.archive.org/web/20180427063845/https://store.ste...

Also, Valve could decide at any moment what happens with your game library. Unlike GOG, where you can download and save the .exe or .dmg file, Steam can just pull the plug and make you lose all your games and money.

HelloUsernameon Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3

> I thought it's all bedrock now?

What gave you that idea?

HelloUsernameon EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application

in order to dispose of the socks

HelloUsernameon After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

Oh, I see much more than just Android on their website..

HelloUsernameon Multi-Primary Color Display Emerges as Next-Gen Color Reproduction Technology

So where does this stand in 'backlit' or 'self emmission' panels?

"TV Displays Explained at the Fundamental Level" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhFwPAfwdLo

HelloUsernameon After wearing the Pebble Time 2 for two weeks, I'll never buy another smartwatch

Now do the same review on an iOS device.

"There is NO way for a 3rd party smartwatch to compete with Apple Watch. Apple restricts 3rd parties in major ways. For example, 3rd party watches on iOS cannot send replies to notifications."

HelloUsernameon OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe

Posted yesterday (not source): https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48923436 and https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48922412

HelloUsernameon 1,300 Beautiful Wildlife Illustrations from the 19th Century Now Restored

Source posted some days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48850978 and blog https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48850987

HelloUsernameon Briar is in maintenance mode

That's too bad. Anyone know of a fork or similar project? Maybe Meshtastic/MeshCore/BitChat. Berty Messenger's last update on iOS was in January 2025.