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Peanuts99··on Lobste.rs is now running on SQLite
I've got a few planks over a ditch in my garden. The bridge only needs to be designed for the load and then some. In this case, this seems to work just fine.
Peanuts99··on NotebookLM is now Gemini Notebook
I recently got a trial for the Google AI Pro subscription and it burned through a week's in a single prompt. Quite impressive for sure.
Peanuts99··on Goes-19 weather satellite enters Safe Hold mode
The counter to this is the UK.Gov website. Very simple and basic, modern (maybe) but very accessible. Government websites should put accessibility over everything else.
Peanuts99··on Mysteries of Telegram Data Centers (2022)
The more I learn about telegram, the sketchier it seems.
Peanuts99··on Why it's so difficult to produce American-made medical gloves
Every glove is tested for conductivity to ensure it's not got tiny holes in, you can't do that with 'glue gloves'.
Peanuts99··on Ask HN: Why isn't Google indexing information about the AT Protocol?
Doesn't DDG use Bing?
Peanuts99··on SpaceX wants to launch 100k more Starlink satellites for 100x the bandwidth
Are they actually worse than businesses though? The internet, jet engines.. in fact whole swaiths of technology have been created under governments not enterprises. This just feels like an economic concept people blindly accept.
Peanuts99··on Ryanair passenger sucked toward broken window after midair engine failure
Ryanair has a pretty high safety record, they fly modern, well maintained planes because their margins are lower and they make them up in volume.
Peanuts99··on President pardons 9 for Clean Air violations for 'fixing their car'
Buses can carry 100 people at a time so have a far larger social utility. Besides, most are going electric.
Peanuts99··on “Beyond the limit”: Satellites and mirrors in space pose threat to the night sky
But that's just what OP is saying, you can 'refuse' to be limited to nature, but nature will have other plans for you.
Peanuts99··on Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries
Most 90 year old lonely people would probably benefit more from an actual human carer than some clanker that can't do stairs, any kind of mobility assistance and can't even make them a cup of tea.
Peanuts99··on Long Island's decommissioned nuclear power plant
Having renewables distributed however is the big challenge. We've gone from a world where you have a small amount of large generators in static places to having many generators everywhere. If you don't have the capacity to transfer that energy to where it's being used it doesn't matter how cheap it is.
Peanuts99··on The case for physical media ownership
No. 2 is enough though surely, I've had multiple incidences now where a series we've been watching on a streaming platform has disappeared without warning, running my own little media server alleviates that entirely.
Peanuts99··on Long Wave radio era set to end with switch-off
Digital radio was always going to be crap, it doesn't degrade gradually as signal gets worse They should have just put all the money into a better 4G network and ran radio through that.
Peanuts99··on The Doorman's Fallacy in action
I don't think you've got an expectation of privacy when it comes to what you're eating in a restaurant. You could just walk over to their table.
Peanuts99··on LastPass notifies users of yet another data breach
Hello coworker of mine.
Peanuts99··on Slate EV truck starts at $24,950
Probably worth noting that Polestar 2s are not particularly efficient, though lovely to drive. Mine averages about 3.2mi/kWh for most trips, though there are lots of EVs out there getting 4+ miles/kWh.
Peanuts99··on Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs
I have a few Azure VMS running server 2022 with 2GB running as a controller. Works surprisingly well.
Peanuts99··on Ubiquiti: Enterprise NAS, Built on ZFS
I mean it's all prosumer grade stuff. I get hassled at work to sell their network gear over Cisco and Aruba because of the price but it's a flashy and cheap.
Peanuts99··on GrapheneOS has been ported to Android 17
Proper Microsoft authenticator setup is more secure than OTP because it's pushed based and doesn't allow users to copy paste their OTP codes into phishing sites. Google also prefer push based MFA for this reason.
Peanuts99··on I Fired Google
Even before the move to Gemini they've been on a downward spiral, 'skills' Google home used to have now don't work and it feels like they've been actively making it worse. I've not switched to Gemini yet but now I'm not too hopeful.
Peanuts99··on UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s
Social media sites today are nothing like the forums and guestbooks of the 90s. Social media now is highly effective at developing addiction like symptoms as well as driving people to decisive topics and conspiracy theories. It has a measurable effect on teenagers wellbeing and academic performance too.

My bigger concern is the how rather than the why on this topic.

Peanuts99··on Noise infusion banned from statistical products published by Census Bureau
Perhaps on that one axis. On the other hand Switzerland is probably about as far opposed as the USSR as you can get.
Peanuts99··on BYD is bringing its 5-min 'Flash' electric car charging to Canada
There's been a lot of study into this already and the forming consensus is that fast DC charging is less of an issue on battery longevity than was first thought. In cars with decent thermal management systems it seems to have a fairly limited effect on battery lifetime as opposed to natural calendar aging.
Peanuts99··on Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones
China has the largest intelligence programme in the world and likely has whole teams of people whose job it is to build this type of data. It's not surprising that they are cagey about it being hoovered up by other countries.
Peanuts99··on AI is slowing down
Ultimately though it's those people's bosses who set the direction and from my experience those people are telling you to your face that you'll be replaced by AI as soon as they're able to do so while they continuously fail to see it's shortcomings.
Peanuts99··on The iPhone's Last Stand?
This would not be a net benefit to society.
Peanuts99··on CT scans of BYD car parts
This is false, the ID.3 was designed primarily in Germany but they sell a model customised to the Chinese market. They're two different cars from different production facilities.

All the control modules for the German model at least are manufactured by Bosch and Valeo in France and Germany - where the software is also produced.

As an aside, Bosch produces control modules and the underlying software for just about every western car manufacturer. 80%+ cars sold worldwide use their traction control system for example so I'm not sure where this so-called gap is.

Peanuts99··on CT scans of BYD car parts
Considering decent portions of the F35 are built by BAE, Leonardo, Rolls-Royce and Martin-Baker - all of which are working on a 6th generation fighter which is due to be flight tested next year - this doesn't really ring true.
Peanuts99··on Software engineering may no longer be a lifetime career
I agree with the statement and think a lot of people miss this, but I also wonder how many people probably don't care for good, they only care for 'good enough'.
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