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fifteen1506··on Why did Crunchyroll's subtitles just get worse?
I'm more than a Trekkie than a... Warrie (?), but does Project-4K77 means I can finally see Han shooting first?
fifteen1506··on I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse
Maybe. Stealing ad space from a competitor may be in itself valuable.

Another metric comes to my mind: if a newcomer has money to spend on ads, then it's a stable firm.

I'm sure there are more.

fifteen1506··on I’ve removed Disqus. It was making my blog worse
50, actually.
fifteen1506··on NSPM-7 labels common beliefs as terrorism 'indicators'
No studies on this area, so you have more street cred than me on this but....

You can't kill an idea, but you can severely maim it for a generation or 2.

fifteen1506··on America's top companies keep talking about AI – but can't explain the upsides
Big benefit from coding Agents: for things to work it better have documentation. Which humans usually aren't given, so anything which forces documentation is good.
fifteen1506··on They Thought They Were Free (1955)
I don't recall the government using FCC to fire someone.

I'd rather wish the previous governments had closed down Fox News, though.

PS: not an USA citizen.

fifteen1506··on FLX1s phone is launched
Happy it has multi-boot. Not a buyer, but it's a feature I intend to keep my eye on.
fifteen1506··on China's 200M gig workers are a warning for the world
You are both the exploited and the exploiter.
fifteen1506··on Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year
Ok, I really think this is going to cost me karma, but the snyde remark has to be made.

They don't do "Sales", they do "Salesforce"d.

fifteen1506··on Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirmed on real hardware
It just supports 1536 concurrent users [0].

Which is fine unless you get to HN frontpage.

[0] https://lenowo.org/viewtopic.php?t=28

fifteen1506··on Doom crash after 2.5 years of real-world runtime confirmed on real hardware
Meta-Meta-Meta:

Update:

After the recent hacker news "invasion", I have now determined that the page can handle up to 1536 users before running out of RAM, meaning that the IP camera surprisingly is fully sufficient for its purpose. In other words, I will not be moving the forum in the near future as 32 MB of RAM seem to be enough to run it

Source: https://lenowo.org/viewtopic.php?t=28

fifteen1506··on ChatControl update: blocking minority held but Denmark is moving forward anyway
You got me. None.

I do wish ubports + waydroid would be a reasonable alternative -- but it's wishful thinking.

fifteen1506··on ChatControl update: blocking minority held but Denmark is moving forward anyway
Probably.

That's why you need to diversify software ecosystems now.

fifteen1506··on ChatControl update: blocking minority held but Denmark is moving forward anyway
Slow heating boils the frog.

Move now to alternatives. If you must use Android, GrapheneOS with Sandboxed Play Services.

fifteen1506··on US threatens extra tariffs, export bans, for nations that regulate Big Tech
Oh god. A friend of mine quotes a writer: "The old world is dying. The new is slow to be born: now is the time of monsters."

And this is the only framework I can look to this news with. Either that or mercantilism, I'm told.

fifteen1506··on Microsoft's latest Windows 11 24H2 update breaks SSDs/HDDs, may corrupt data
Sometimes people have limited amount of money available and buying a new SSD for the sake of buying them is not on top of their priority list.

Sure, we can always contract a divinacy specialist to guess which hardware may fail next, but I thought the (paid) Windows testers had that job.

fifteen1506··on Model intelligence is no longer the constraint for automation
As a human, I'd also appreciate the specifications, documentation and meetings were not inaccessible to me.
fifteen1506··on Our European search index goes live
Vivaldi has a (as private as possible, check their blog) whitelist for click attribution. My guess they refer to ads on search engines on their partner search engine.
fifteen1506··on Graphene OS: a security-enhanced Android build
Generic power-user here: I am going to guess without the backing of Google going forcefully open-source, "niche" hardware such as Google's Tensor will lose their attractiveness.

However one must note also that for now not even Snapdragon fulfills GOS requirements. If/when that changes, Snapdragon devices may have more open-source community momentum than Google's Tensor. Plus all the economy of scale, etc..

In terms of security, Microtek is even more far behind Snapdragon.

Again, not an Android dev here, take the text above with a grain of salt, YMMV, etc..

fifteen1506··on Brave blocks Microsoft Recall by default
Guessing they are going to analyse your screenshots to attribute you a productivity index.
fifteen1506··on Hijacking Trust? Bitvise Under Fire for Controlling Domain of FOSS Project PuTTY
It's a free ad!
fifteen1506··on Hijacking Trust? Bitvise Under Fire for Controlling Domain of FOSS Project PuTTY
Look, I understand. Excess of information leads people to start skimming all text. But look:

"Below suggestions are independent of PuTTY. They are not endorsements by the PuTTY project."

Above of this is a direct link to PuTTY's website.

I'm afraid this is a non-issue. Sure, you are free to rant, and I appreciate the good intentions behind it, but count me out on raging.

www.putty.org SHOULD be the correct address. Failing that, LINKING to the correct website is an acceptable measure, specially when such linking is on top.

Want to blame someone? Blame SEO, where a decent 2000 website with no issues whatsoever is pushed down the results.

fifteen1506··on At Least 13 People Died by Suicide Amid U.K. Post Office Scandal, Report Says
Surely the engineer wasn't acting alone, lying in court without some inside pressure?
fifteen1506··on The NO FAKES act has changed, and it's worse
Such companies have the resources to sell a used snake skin to an elephant.

I can be easily fooled by such blog entries.

fifteen1506··on The NO FAKES act has changed, and it's worse
I skimmed the text.

I think it is DMCA for images, tools and derivative works, along as all logging needed to track the creator, the tool and the publisher.

As I said though, I just skimmed the text.

fifteen1506··on VPN providers in France ordered to block pirate sports IPTV
People tend to assume workarounds will be found. They will -- no doubt.

But in time, it will be as easy as installing Linux on a PS5.

I just hope unverified operating systems won't be blocked on similar grounds.

fifteen1506··on Google restricts Android sideloading
It can be a non-binary option.

I have never installed OpenWRT on an home router -- too afraid to brick it, to deal with somewhat manual updates [I think].

I bought a GL.iNet. Totally normie, automatic updates. And then, "Hey look, this is... OpenWRT with a GUI!"

There are some [mobile] brands going on similar direction [albeit one that doesn't seem right to me]. Volla & Fairphone. They provide alternatives. I don't like them [the software options available for them], but alternatives exist, working out of the box.

fifteen1506··on Google restricts Android sideloading
Yes, you are right [regarding Google Pay].

That being said, it is a reasonable compromise that, as long as people know that beforehand, losing Google Pay as the price to loosen Google's grip on your data, location and preferences is an acceptable one [price].

fifteen1506··on Buttplug MCP
As a sidenote, if you want to do things for fun (i.e., not build an immemsely profitable company on it or be publicly traded), you tend to fight the [understood as] fake morality of society by choosing "stupid" names. Example: BO2k (won't expand the name here, search if you want).
fifteen1506··on Mozilla to shut down Pocket and Fakespot
Check the barebones but functional Wallabag. Hosted version available for a fee.
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