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dragonmost··on Microsoft ending support for Windows 10 could send 240M PCs to landfills
What's really going to happen is absolutely nothing. People won't throw away anything because people won't even know or care that Windows isn't being updated anymore. The landfill isn't the solution because there isn't a problem.
dragonmost··on Are electric cars too expensive to tempt motorists away from petrol vehicles?
But you have to keep in mind that it's heavily subsidized by china and is more than likely just burning money
dragonmost··on How Meta Is Planning for Elections in 2024
Although I have troubles rationalising it I feel like this would be wrong. Should a citizen abroad not be able to vote on how these kind of people are treated (social services, taxes and such)? Some country do not allow dual citizenship but I don't think I like this idea either. Some places restricts some privileges if you don't live there atleast a few months out of the year so this could potentially be a way to implement it. You can't vote in an election cycle if you didn't live there atleast 3 months or something. But then again this won't prevent weaponizing democracy. All in all it's a very complexes situation that warrants a serious discussion.

P.S not a US citizen

dragonmost··on California employers must reimburse remote workers for all necessary expenses
If you don't want that money I'll gladly take it. Or should my employer pay for my commute instead?
dragonmost··on To YouTube: I'd gladly pay you if your website was de-bloated and fast like this
Then I don't the 6x 5sec of ads a month should be a problem either
dragonmost··on Pixel 8 to have seven years of Android updates
But then again the only thing it can do is receive and send calls. You didn't buy an iPhone only for the call feature.
dragonmost··on We are pleased to announce that DreamBerd has been renamed to C
How many layers of sarcasm are in this comment?
dragonmost··on New acoustic attack steals data from keystrokes with 95% accuracy
Yes but you would have to know or try all possible layout
dragonmost··on Alcohol without the hangover – scientists are finding ways
Am I wrong? No it's the other people that are wrong
dragonmost··on Shopify employee breaks NDA to reveal firm replacing laid off workers with AI
That's exactly the point, and it won't get better anytime soon.
dragonmost··on A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)
My point is this car is not much more dangerous than a lot of regular drivers out there. Can't speak for everywhere obviously but in my area some age groups didn't have to go to any class to get there licence (and not just old people here). We don't all need to be race car pilots but some behaviors I see regularly should not be acceptable on the road. That machine is not something I would be concern about.
dragonmost··on A few things to know before stealing my 914 (2022)
Much like going 5 or 10 over speed limit, it's a risk he's willing to make. I much prefer someone driving a sketchy car because he's having fun than someone who doesn't really know how to drive safely in a modern SUV. Turns out they both are dangerous but one of them is aware of the dangers and how to mitigate them.
dragonmost··on European Union votes to bring back replaceable phone batteries
I'm still running a pixel 2 which is almost 6 years old now. I had to have the battery replaced 5 years in. Although it's not the most practical you don't have to replace the full device. Manufacturers would prefer you do.
dragonmost··on Children 13, 9, 4, and 1 found alive in jungle 40 days after plane crash
I would guess there was none. A plane doesn't stock up on people by age. It could also be that they died in the crash like the adults did.. I prefer the former.
dragonmost··on Congress wants AM radio in all new cars – trade groups say that’s a mistake
I don't agree with previous post but I don't make 7 figures and still own both a car and a phone.
dragonmost··on Bilingualism affords no general cognitive advantages: Study
If you have to translate in your head when using your non-native language that you have not mastered the language enough yet. I often think in english nowadays even if it is not my native or my everyday language, no translation required. Each language has advantages in certain contexts.
dragonmost··on Mazda has tested a synthetic fuel in an unmodified MX5 on a 1000-mile road trip
They've already announced 3 BEVs and 5 hybrids by 2025 so wouldn't say they aren't investing in EVs. Considering how bad the current batteries are for the environment and the limited supply of lithium I don't see why alternative fuels that leverage existing infrastructure is a bad thing. It remains to be seen but BEVs might not be the be-all end-all especially if you include vehicles where range and weight is important like semi and planes.
dragonmost··on Ask HN: Should HN ban ChatGPT/generated responses?
I think long term having AI comments on forums will erode people's trust in each other even more than it is right now. I dread the day the "default" commenter turns from "white american male" to "AI generated" with no way to know while still conserving some level of anonymity.
dragonmost··on Pimping my Casio with Oddly Specific Objects' alternate motherboard and firmware
Sometime words can mean multiple things. Pimp to mean cool as been established for atleast a few decades at this point.
dragonmost··on A List of Hacker News's Undocumented Features and Behaviors
The same way you can't know something that is unknown
dragonmost··on Ask HN: How about a modern phone that actually lasts?
Like many others have said this is not true. I've had a nexus 4 (2012-2017) which I had to change due to battery starting to swell, also had a custom rom which might have helped. I upgraded to a Pixel2 in 2017 which I still have. I'm even considering replacing the battery instead of the whole phone since it's still doing just fine otherwise. I really don't need a better camera so why bother with a new phone that doesn't offer much more than what I already have. Both of those phone are/were caseless too, just be careful with your stuff and you'll do just fine for a couple of years.

In my opinion people choose to change their phone more than they have to change their phone.

dragonmost··on RISC-V based single board computers are getting there
We need chips in everything. Cars could work without them but would be much less efficient and bad for the environnement. Lots of very important medical devices rely on chips or full computers. I would like to see the media industry roll back to a lower tech leaving only the big and very bias information go through. Imagine how hard it would be to keep them accountable.

Is it possible to live without computers? Yes, but you don't want to.

dragonmost··on The dangerous playgrounds of 1900s through vintage photographs
It seems to be a trend all around the western world but the danger of being shot isn't present outside of the US. I think it's more of a fear culture then a real threat to the children themselves.
dragonmost··on Ask HN: Should Instagram add labels indicating an image used filters?
You can't just make up a new social media site and expect everyone to join. Especially if it's more limiting then the billion dollar company product you're trying to compete with.
dragonmost··on Ask HN: Share your personal site
So your in browser OS has a web browser I can use to reach your website and open a web browser... I love this project
dragonmost··on Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a generation, maybe a century
Didn't know they had this kind of ads since I'm using adblock. I agree this is pretty bad.
dragonmost··on Vladimir Putin is pushing Russia into past: Maybe a generation, maybe a century
paywall free https://archive.ph/mWWhJ
dragonmost··on Chatbots: Still dumb after all these years
In the game speedrunning community it's impressive the number of time a glitch or behavior of the game is attributed to "the game is confused".
dragonmost··on Obsidian – A knowledge base from a local folder of plain text Markdown files
Obsidian just looks at the folder you specified and all files created with it are just plain text. You can work in notepad all you want and use the software to view the rendered markdown.
dragonmost··on Sending newsletters should cost something
Legitimate emails aren't the issue here, you'll keep receiving junk from outside EU or from senders that don't comply
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