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pedromoss

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pedromoss··on OLED burn-in test: 30-month update
I have never had a great experience with OLED on larger screens, whether monitors or laptops. In smartphones, OLED burn-in is much less of a practical concern because of pixel-shifting and other mitigation done by the OS. The use of phone is mostly switching between apps, watching videos, texting, and making calls, rather than displaying the same text for hours so that makes sense. I still prefer IPS LCD for monitors and laptops because text looks crisper, which matters if you spend hours reading or working. OLED makes more sense to me for watching movies and other video content. In my opinion, Apple did it correctly, MacBook uses a Mini-LED backlit LCD, so you get a quality display with HDR while also having sharp text, and you don't have to worry about burn-in issues. There is MicroLED[1], which promises to combine OLED-like blacks and response with better longevity by avoiding screen burn-in issues. At the moment, it seems no major manufacturers are providing it because of cost and other factors.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MicroLED

pedromoss··on What xAI's Grok Build CLI Actually Sends to xAI
Also, I'm not particularly fond of using VM/microVM for sandboxing agents. This aligns with my line of thought: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/why-your-microvm-sandbox-solv...
pedromoss··on What xAI's Grok build CLI sends to xAI: A wire-level analysis
This is exactly why tools like Landstrip[1] exist. Sandboxing is a good mitigation to an extent, but it cannot address every class of attack. If an agent allows untrusted content to influence privileged decisions, the underlying design still has a large attack surface. Claude Code is also susceptible to this class of issue because of how its plugin interface works.

[1]: https://github.com/landstrip/landstrip

pedromoss··on Show HN: CineCLI – Browse and torrent movies directly from your terminal
Great job! I've achieved comparable results on my Android TV with Stremio[1] and the Torrentio[2] plugin. Being able to use the terminal for streaming would be a nice thing to have in Linux. It would also be cool to check for malicious files before downloading.

[1]: https://www.stremio.com [2]: https://torrentio.org/

pedromoss··on India orders smartphone makers to preload state-owned cyber safety app
Government of India issued a follow up gazette notification withdrawing mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46132822
pedromoss··on India withdraws mandatory pre-installation of Sanchar Saathi app on smartphones
Follow up of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46104193
pedromoss··on Serpent OS: Hello 2025
Can you be more clear?