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ObsoleteNerd··on Ask HN: What was the biggest contributor to your happiness in the past year?
That’s so cool. I had no idea this was a thing and it’s right up my alley.
ObsoleteNerd··on Audacity 3.0
Basically there's 2 versions of the database file, the old (KDB) and the new (KDBX) which has more features/fields/etc.

For the clients, 2.x uses KDBX files, but is also compatible with the older KDB files, while 1.x can only use the older KDB files.

ObsoleteNerd··on YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted
I YouTube-dl anything/everything I think I might like to watch again. Tutorials, reference videos, music videos, you name it. Storage is cheap and YouTube has proven they’re not a place for long term storage.
ObsoleteNerd··on YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted
The fish big enough for google to care about are all protected from this stuff.

YouTube is completely and utterly broken for anyone smaller than “I make tens/hundreds of thousands for google and have a management team to handle my YouTube issues”

ObsoleteNerd··on YouTube can now warn creators about copyright issues before videos are posted
I thought the exact same thing fwiw.
ObsoleteNerd··on “When the entire household goes to bed, I do curl development for 2 more hours.”
Yup: https://curl.se/docs/mqtt.html
ObsoleteNerd··on Audacity 3.0
Audacity is up there for me with those open source projects that deserve to go into some form of OSS Hall of Fame.

Audacity, VLC, Blender, KeePass, Inkscape, OBS, etc (there's many more but those are the ones I use regularly). Programs that have been around forever, are used by millions every day, and yet continue to do it (and do it damn well) just because they want to.

ObsoleteNerd··on Audi abandons combustion engine development
Abandons NEW combustion engine development. They’re still developing their existing combustion engine platforms further and aren’t giving up on ICE.
ObsoleteNerd··on Telegram is booming but needs advertisers and $700M soon
Absolutely. I gladly pay for YouTube Premium, Subscribe to Twitch streamers I like to remove ads there, and other services that do an ad-supported free tier than a premium ad-free tier.

Other replies to me are reading me wrong, I didn't say "I hate ads therefore I believe no one should ever use ads", I said "I hate ads and would happily pay for me to personally not see them". Telegram can fill their apps with ads if they want, for those that can't/won't pay, as long as there's an option for us to pay and not see them.

ObsoleteNerd··on Telegram is booming but needs advertisers and $700M soon
I’ve used Telegram for years now, along with almost all my family and friends. I’m a huge fan of it, and it’s basically the only IM I use anymore (other than Signal with some tech friends).

If Telegram adds ads, rather than offer us a chance to just pay them, I’ll delete it instantly and push everyone I know to do the same.

I absolutely despise ads of any kind, and go to a decent amount of effort to block them from appearing on any device in my household. I’m totally happy to (and do) pay for useful services/content but if you don’t give me the choice of paying and just stick ads in it then it’ll disappear off my devices instantly.

ObsoleteNerd··on OctoPrint
GCode Viewer is included with OctoPrint, it lets you preview the loaded GCode layer by layer before/while printing, and can sync to the print in realtime too.
ObsoleteNerd··on Flipper Zero: Tamagochi for Hackers
Ok that's fair, I hadn't seen that. They really should have more "real" photos/videos of it on their website then. A flashy website full of renders then a link to a Github that's 99% empty and full of "We're at Stage 0" etc just gave off lots of warning signs to me personally.
ObsoleteNerd··on Flipper Zero: Tamagochi for Hackers
Is this anything more than a pipedream at this point? I've seen it come up multiple times over the last year, and yet a quick skim through the Github shows that there's not really anything done other than some basic planning/brainstorming. Seems a bit early to be taking preorders.
ObsoleteNerd··on Hackers Break into Security Cameras, Exposing Tesla, Jails, Hospitals
As someone who spends a fair few weeks a year in hospital, the idea of internal hospital security cameras being connected to the internet at all is absolutely fucking horrifying. It's people at their most vulnerable, and FTA it says it was even cameras aimed at the beds, not just hallways and public areas.

The fact that ANY internet-connected camera system can be considered HIPAA compliant is ridiculous. Anyone who's had any exposure to the internet in the last 20 years has seen dozens of stories of cloud-connected cameras being exposed online... baby cameras, security cameras, etc. Combine that with the number of big hacks increasing, and the idea of any internet-connected camera being "secure/private" should basically be laughed at.

What will happen? Nothing. The hackers will be blamed, not the managers/executives who thought this was a good idea in the first place, or the multiple tiers of people who are responsible for security in these companies.

ObsoleteNerd··on RSS as a Facebook alternative
I had no idea they did that, and that's a really genius idea. I'd happily pay that for sites I like reading so I can pull the content in and read it how I want to rather than deal with the absolute dumpster-fire of a mess that the modern web is.
ObsoleteNerd··on Download the Entire Wikimedia Database
I've been wanting something like this for ages. I always thought the Kindle not having the full Wikipedia archive as an optional install was a massive missed opportunity, especially back when the Kindle had the keyboard at the bottom. It would have literally been the Hitchhikers Guide as explained in the books.
ObsoleteNerd··on YouTuber Builds Working 3D-Printed Turbojet Engine and Tests It in His Attic
His entire point is trying to get stuff working (even for a few seconds) using cheap hobbyist printers and not requiring skills in metal fabrication or any special equipment.

With that goal in mind, I think he does incredibly well on his projects.

Of course other people can do better with CNCs and years of engineering/fabrication skills. That's like saying it's not worth playing with DIY "anything" because other people can do it better than you.

ObsoleteNerd··on YouTuber Builds Working 3D-Printed Turbojet Engine and Tests It in His Attic
Integza is that perfect mix of entertaining and actually-impressive-science. Every video he puts out is doing stuff no one (or very few people) have tried, and his passion for it all shines through regularly.
ObsoleteNerd··on LastPass Android app has got 7 trackers in it
Yeah I’ve been using Keepass with a synced db for about as long as it’s been around and never had a complaint. Got most of my family doing the same and they like it too... and no longer use petname1234 for every single website.
ObsoleteNerd··on Two days with Volkswagen’s electric ID.4
The real "Beetle of EVs" will be something that is priced down around the Honda Civic, Mazda 3, etc. AUD$30k (~USD$20k) or so. The first major brand to come out with an EV comparable to that class of car, with local warranty/servicing/etc, just like the Beetle was then or the Civic/3/Golf are now, will be the one that gets true adoption. Until then it's just a "rich person's toy".
ObsoleteNerd··on In-car touchscreens are dangerous
IS300. I’ve had some older ISes and always been a fan so this was a dream purchase for me.
ObsoleteNerd··on In-car touchscreens are dangerous
Not sure why you’re being downvoted. I have a new (1yr old) Lexus and you’re correct, no touch screen.
ObsoleteNerd··on In-car touchscreens are dangerous
My 2019 IS300 doesn’t have a touch screen at all. It has a small wide-screen display on top of the dash but it’s controlled by a physical controller in the centre console like a mouse, and it’s only for GPS and audio. Same goes for all IS models until this year when they got CarPlay/etc.
ObsoleteNerd··on DigitalOcean S-1
This just nailed just about everything I was going to say. I’ve used and liked both since both started and this entire thread is pretty embarrassing.
ObsoleteNerd··on When did generic grocery brands get so good looking?
They kind of still do the split home brands, the “Essentials” brand is the super budget stuff and their “Woolworths” brand is the better-packaging stuff. There’s definitely products I’ve noticed that have both versions too.

Then they have heaps of other brands that are owned by them but have “proper” sounding brand names to give more illusion of choice.

ObsoleteNerd··on Show HN: A social platform with music in focus. Download the app
The first thing it suggested was an artist I’ve never heard of, who I’m now completely in love with. Craziest part is the artist isn’t actually that similar to the 3 suggestions I gave it, different genre and everything.

Spotify and Apple Music (my two main sources of music) both constant suggest stuff to me I have absolutely zero interest in, almost to the point where it seems like a parody, yet this site just nailed it first go (and subsequent suggestions were really good too).

ObsoleteNerd··on I exploited existing YouTube videos with a fake Patreon profile
That’s because it’s fraud.
ObsoleteNerd··on AirPods Causing Tinnitus (600+ reports since 2019?)
Same for me. I’ve had tinnitus most my life and my QC35s make it noticeably worse. I’ve pretty much had to stop using them which I hate because I really really enjoyed the noise cancelling aspects, but it got to the point where within a few minutes of putting them on the tinnitus would drown everything else out last for hours after removing them.

Since stopping using them the tinnitus has gotten significantly better (still there, it never goes away, but not as extreme).

ObsoleteNerd··on 50 Years Ago, Sugar Industry Quietly Paid Scientists to Blame Fat (2016)
Yeah I’ve been struggling for decades to stay at a stable weight, and have found my personal perfect combo that works now is “20% exercise and 80% diet”. Strict OMAD, zero processed sugars, and my dinner is a loaded up feast of a plate full of nice healthy food. Exercise is 1hr walks (at a solid pace) and/or half hour of body weight exercises.

With that combo I’m the healthiest I’ve been since my teens.

ObsoleteNerd··on Ditherpunk 2 – beyond 1-bit
Dithering has always given me the most incredibly overwhelming nostalgia, to the point where it’s emotionally moving. No doubt because my first computer was a Macintosh SE and it tickles all the right memories, but there’s something more to it, the technical impressiveness of how damn well it works to add realism with so few colours.
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