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gbil··on Hyundai wants loniq 5 customers to pay for cybersecurity patch in baffling move
A side question, both this and the VW power unlock payment from the other day, are targeting UK market, so is legislation (lack of it) such in the UK that allows for such practices?
gbil··on Installing a mini-split AC in a Brooklyn apartment
On a similar note, I have some Daikin AC units, expensive ones and of course they didn’t come with wifi module which Daikin prices at 100+ Euro per module. After some searching around I found the Faikin [1] project and got one module to test for around 30 Euro and it works brilliantly for 1/3 of the price and provides even more functionality from what I’ve read with seamless HA integration.

[1] https://github.com/revk/ESP32-Faikin

gbil··on Israel is reportedly storing Palestinian phone calls on Microsoft servers
Too many connections on too many levels for this to happen, from MS having a huge R&D office in Israel to political connections between the countries involved etc.
gbil··on Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026
This is a very distant view for the reasons behind the crisis in Greece and for sure the government of 2015 was not a victim. In the context of this thread, Bulgarians as Greeks before them, enjoy the money from the EU but don’t like the responsibility that comes from it, to reform, to also contribute and that you lose the own currency perks while you gain on other fronts. Of course there is a lot more here to discuss but this is my experience being a Greek in Greece.
gbil··on Robots move Shanghai city block [video]
Back in 1991 a church built in the 1500s was moved on rails at Kifissia, Greece. Sure, not the same scale but taking into consideration the time it was built, it was a great achievement

Sorry, could only find reference in Greek language but the pictures and diagrams are universal :) plus translation options are always available https://www.mixanitouxronou.gr/to-ekklisaki-pou-xethemelioth...

gbil··on Next month, saved passwords will no longer be in Microsoft’s Authenticator app
> KeePass2Android

It doesn't support passkeys yet so I'm surprised you mention it because this is what I wait for a full cross-device (for me) support, to start using passkeys

https://github.com/PhilippC/keepass2android/issues/2099

gbil··on How much EU is in DNS4EU?
The routing policy is visible in the relevant RIPE entry for their ASN https://apps.db.ripe.net/db-web-ui/lookup?source=ripe&key=AS...

and one can see that they essentially have 2 upstream peers, one from HU and the other from GB, which is the main point of discussion here and open to scrutiny for sure.

gbil··on Why Android can't use CDC Ethernet (2023)
a few months ago I was given a unihiker board that uses cdc and didn’t work with my android devices, now that I read this I tried again since I got them upgraded to android 15 in between but still doesn’t work and I’m afraid this is due to samsung implementation of android 15! Works on ipad though which was a surprise to me!
gbil··on Firefox Moves to GitHub
and they moved anyway the android firefox issues from github to bugzilla some time ago, it would be quite "funny" moving them back to github now
gbil··on Legendary Bose Magic Carpet Suspension Is Finally Going Global
Just yesterday I was remembering the ride on a Citroen XM in the 90s which has the full blown hydropneumatic suspension (https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hydropneumatic_suspension) . Decades later I haven’t been in a car with such a smooth ride
gbil··on Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
From the perspective of a citizen’s everyday life who sees that their life is getting more expensive and consumes information from a curated essentially list - eg. Instagram, fb etc - from the operator of that platform. I don’t think that the average person in the states - like in my European country - watches tv or buys a newspaper. In this context is the PR and hence effect from the government more than that of the tech companies ?
gbil··on Trump exempts phones, computers, chips from ‘reciprocal’ tariffs
This assumes that he has more power than the tech companies on the everyday life and I wonder if that is really the case. As I'm not located in the states, I'm very much interested to hear from a US resident if that is really the case.
gbil··on Planes are having their GPS hacked. Could new clocks keep them safe?
Personally, I find it comforting that the plane was able to fly 400km more!
gbil··on Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
Oneplus 13 with lithium-silicon battery tech. This is the new tech which allows for higher capacity at the same size as before.
gbil··on The History of S.u.S.E
6.3 was when I jumped to SuSE and yast was a revelation at the time. On the other hand I jumped away from SuSE later because of the many custom ways of doing things.
gbil··on One in four 2020 Tesla Model 3 failed the Danish periodic inspection in 2024
This is a huge logic jump from my perspective, just because you have some manufacturer with lots of issues, the solution is to consider a <4 years old car in general as a possibly problematic one and inspect it earlier ? For me the outcome should be to put those manufacturers in a list and scrutinize them.
gbil··on Atari ST 40th Anniversary
While I had a 8088 based PC, the hours spent on a friend's 1040ST playing games were in the 500+

Really grateful to the friend and to Atari of course :)

gbil··on PCIe trouble with 4TB Crucial T500 NVMe SSD for >1 power cycle on MSI PRO X670-P
>HDMI provides power - that's how old chromecasts can work without a separate power plug.

I still have the first Chromecast released, it doesn't operate without external power plugged in so I'm not sure about the validity of your comment, at least for the chromecast part

gbil··on Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices
Solaar works on Mac with some tries, at least for me the best approach was to get the repo and run the binary directly instead of trying to install it
gbil··on Netflix buffering issues: Boxing fans complain about Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson
The stream never buffered on my side but quality was for the whole duration of the stream pretty basic I doubt it was even 720p
gbil··on Europe's deadly floods are glimpse of future climate
Copernicus is the go to tool I believe for the data https://atlas.climate.copernicus.eu/atlas

Having a look at the "Maximum of 1-day precipitation" dataset it is clear that it has increased greatly over the past decades which results - among other things - to flooding

gbil··on We built the city of Colombo in Cities:Skylines
Am I the only one that can't find "Conclusion and Future Applications" section ? I'm really interested in their plans here
gbil··on Raspberry Pi Pico does line rate 100M Ethernet
I'm many years away from such topics but I don't remember this being the case, moreover specs for net equipment was (is) on pps with the details stating usually 2-3 packet size categories. I'm interested on some reference on what you wrote
gbil··on EU Commission: EV value chains in China benefit from unfair subsidies
I would also like that the EU at the same time runs an investigation on the EU based automotive companies and their tactics because in the last 5 years we've seen extreme price increases (25%+) on car prices. Anything else is one sided with the consumer taking the burden.
gbil··on Apple Signals That It's Working on TV+ App for Android Phones
Up to some point last year the Android TV version of Apple TV+ worked fine on my Android tablet via Halauncher using the keyboard. Then it didn’t any longer due to some Apple backend change - before their UI revamp - since I never updated the Android TV app. Now they need a dedicated developer to make a proper phone/tablet app? I don’t know but it is clear that this is no priority for them for sure
gbil··on Preliminary report findings on Singapore Airlines incident
> The preliminary report said that upon the flight encountering slight vibrations there was an uncommanded increase in altitude, resulting in the autopilot pitching the aircraft downwards. There was an increase in airspeed and the pilots responded by applying speed brakes.

> “While managing the airspeed … it was heard that a pilot called out that the fasten seatbelt sign had been switched on,” it said.

No expert here for sure, but this looks like a "dispute" between the pilots and the autopilot, interested on some educated first guesses on this

gbil··on Steve Wozniak: When I die these are the moments I want to remember
My approach when I share something is to make sure that it is not behind a paywall or any other login schemes and while indeed one can jump in the page source and find the direct video link, not everyone has the time or is the "hacker" assumed here just because the read hacker news, I think we are years and years past this. Thanks again for the link though
gbil··on Steve Wozniak: When I die these are the moments I want to remember
thanks but 'Video is not rated. Log in to watch.'
gbil··on Dali owner file petition to cap liability in Baltimore bridge collapse at $43.7M
exactly, is there already an official verdict sourcing from official investigation? I don't think so Furthermore, the engine is part of the vessel, if the verdict is that the engine failed then the vessel owner/insurance can claim any penalties(plus extras) from the engine manufacturer
gbil··on Dali owner file petition to cap liability in Baltimore bridge collapse at $43.7M
I stopped reading at point 13

>13. The Casualty was not due to any fault, neglect, or want of care on the part of Petitioners, the Vessel, or any persons or entities for whose acts Petitioners may be responsible.

This comes out of nowhere and they base everything on this statement! Amazing

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