Hacker News Reader

circaon Ball: A ball that lives in your dock

BonzAI Buddy

circaon What is a pig butchering scam? (2023)

Came to post this too. It was a great piece on it. I'm glad more people are becoming aware of them. They're starting to get out of control.

circaon Hear the World’s Oldest Known Song, “Hurrian Hymn No. 6” Written 3400 Years Ago

I definitely prefer the remix

circaon Tell HN: Godaddy canceled my domain, gave me 2h to respond, then charged €150

I can't/can believe this and they make it seem like its a normal practice from your story. Pretty awful.

I left GD years ago after this - https://science.time.com/2011/04/04/godaddy-ceo-on-shooting-...

Not only did I hate their interface like you mentioned. Their customer service always sucked too. I moved a lot of TLDs off of there at my old job. Happy to say all the other companies I have used have been above and beyond better than GoDaddy.

Do some research and you'll find some great deals out there. Cloudflare, Hover, NameCheap offer great services IMO. Never had any issues with them.

circaon GM makes $1,500 subscription mandatory on GMC, Buick, Cadillac Models

lol so dumb but I get it. I'm not surprised at all. This is the future model of a lot of things to come.

circaon My favorite iPhone feature was removed, long live its subpar replacement

Long live 3D Touch. I miss my XS Max only because of that.

circaon Old jokes

I didn’t see a mention of Chris Farley. He says it in 2 of his movies from the 90s I believe.

circaon Average new car transaction price hits a record $48,043

It is a very similar feeling to the housing market crash in 2008. History repeats itself.

circaon A weird epic ramble about Etsy homepages from the middle 2000’s

This reminds me of an old blog called "Regretsy." I can't seem to find it at the moment but it was pretty funny at the time.

circaon YouTube removes criticism of dangerous fractal wood burning, but leaves up tips

TrikTok is not too far behind with those videos either

circaon Major crypto lender Celsius freezes withdrawals as markets tumble

This is what happens when you centralize a decentralized currency

circaon Temporary pause of Bitcoin withdrawals on Binance

https://celsius.network/ is doing this too. Not good.

circaon Resident Evil Village in the browser through Stadia

yes, i agree. Its the same reason I still buy vinyl w/ music downloads and even 4k blu-rays of my favorite movies. Call me crazy, but I want the media in my possession!

circaon Apple’s Self Service Repair now available

Just a wild guess as I haven't looked into it, but it probably ends up cheaper to just get a new phone in the long run, right?

circaon CNN+ streaming service is shutting down a month after launching

I really can't believe a group of people sat around and gave the green light to this thing from the start. It seems like such a bad idea from and before the start.

circaon Leaked Game Boy emulators for Switch were made by Nintendo, experts suggest

I agree! I hope it's real. Very exciting. I love so many classic GB games

circaon Ask HN: When did tech stop being cool?

I think saturation is a big part of it too. I feel almost overwhelmed when I start researching a new tech these days. I agree, I get a little bored now too.

circaon Etsy Strike

you're 100% correct. Very similar to Amazon and their 3rd party market. There is very little policing of the products being sold I feel like. Lots of knock offs and even things available for free being sold at a cost. (ie. ETSY USB sticks pre-loaded with freeware like Coin OPS X)

circaon Filing taxes could be free & simple. H&R Block & Intuit lobby against it (2017)

i'm not surprised. I've heard the same from many foreign friends. I think USA is one of the few if not the only country that makes YOU responsible and liable for your taxes. I always thought it was such BS when you hear about it from other countries

I feel like its all to keep accountant and lawyer jobs

circaon Apple Music Cover Art Rules

Yes! I forgot all about that feature! That was cool.

circaon Apple Music Cover Art Rules

Goblin Cock has been altered though!

https://music.apple.com/us/album/bagged-and-boarded/15816775...

https://goblincock.bandcamp.com/album/bagged-and-boarded

circaon Passwordle

I feel like Kramer with the moviefone number. "why don't you just tell me..."

circaon Facebook loses users for the first time

lol classic

circaon Music subscriber market shares Q2 2021

If you think Apple's TASTE is bad, you should try TIDAL. Its really bad.

circaon Music subscriber market shares Q2 2021

There is a couples account option and I think its very close to the same price of a single sub.

Edit: its called Spotify Duo and its $12.99 vs $9.99 https://www.spotify.com/us/premium/#plans

circaon Music subscriber market shares Q2 2021

I made the switch last September from Spotify back to Apple Music.

1 reason and 1 reason only. Lossless. Why Spotify still doesn't offer this as an option is beyond me. I get that its a small amount of people who care but still why not offer it? I would pay a little more to use their service.

circaon 1Password Has Raised $620M

https://www.dashlane.com/cs/1k5JfApcebh1 - 6 months free right here

circaon Eviction notice downloads soar after federal moratorium ends

Everywhere except NY, right?

circaon 1Password Has Raised $620M

I used to use Lastpass but once they were bought out, I bailed. Anytime I see these types of Password articles I always like to share that I've been using Dashlane for years and love it. Multi-platform and now its all browser based. The iOS app is great too. It also includes a VPN with the pro plan. https://www.dashlane.com/cs/1k5JfApcebh1

circaon LastPass users warned their master passwords are compromised

Hate to hear this, but I'm glad I bailed when LogMeIn bought them years ago.