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rbinv··on Ask HN: What are good high-information density UIs (screenshots, apps, sites)?
No idea if intentional or not, but the reason is this noindex directive:

    <meta name="robots" content="noindex, noarchive, noimageindex" />
rbinv··on Egyptologist uncovers hidden messages on Paris’s iconic obelisk
See: https://youtu.be/f_ggYP-VO2s?t=45
rbinv··on VASA-1: Lifelike audio-driven talking faces generated in real time
It really is something. 40 FPS on a 4090, damn.
rbinv··on Bard is now Gemini, and we’re rolling out a mobile app and Gemini Advanced
Try ?authuser=2 instead of /u/2, that works with some Google products where /u/x doesn't.

edit: doesn't seem to work, it just redirects to /u/2 anyway

rbinv··on Ask HN: Is ChatGPT4 broken since last weekend?
It might actually be your ISP's peering with Cloudflare (looking at you, Deutsche Telekom). Try connecting through any VPN and see if it's faster.
rbinv··on The Interface of Kai Krause's Software (2003)
Here are a few 90s videos with/about Kai Krause that I feel captured the zeitgeist of the time:

Kai Krause Interview (1996): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0Qie-kP3Lk

KPT Bryce 1.0 with John Dvorak and Kai Krause: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MY8GPU5osx4

"The Program": https://youtu.be/ZGLjPYgs8bg

Kai Krause at TED8: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z0rw2LGHnCA

His website is worth a visit, too: http://kai.sub.blue/

rbinv··on Microsoft will stop old Windows keys from activating new Windows installs
FCKGW-... is the OG XP key.
rbinv··on Ask HN: How to do literal web searches after Google destroyed the “ ” feature?
You can also adjust your browser's search engine defaults.
rbinv··on Ask HN: How to do literal web searches after Google destroyed the “ ” feature?
Awesome, I stand corrected.
rbinv··on Ask HN: How to do literal web searches after Google destroyed the “ ” feature?
+1, this is the only way to get old-school(ish) results, even without explicit quoting. Unfortunately, it can't be enforced just by adding parameters to the URL and has to be selected manually every time. (edit: actually it can, see below)

Verbatim really highlights how almost useless the default mode has become.

rbinv··on German Cabinet approves liberalization of Cannabis Possession
The law is rather complex (as is German tradition), but basically it legalizes cannabis social clubs, personal use with limited possession, and limited personal production (3 flowering plants at a time).

Here are all the 183 pages: https://www.bundesgesundheitsministerium.de/fileadmin/Dateie...

rbinv··on YouTube gets more aggressive in pushing adblock warnings with countdown timer
They have also started rolling out "Premium HD (1080p)" as an additional quality level for paying users. I can't tell a difference to regular 1080p (for now), though.
rbinv··on LK-99: Team of Southeast University observed zero resistance below 110 K
At atmospheric pressure, no less.
rbinv··on Claude 2
GPT-4 with code interpreter accepts and extracts tar (or .tar.gz) files up to 100 MB. I've had it work with 200 MB of extracted data, not sure whether that's limited.
rbinv··on Noticing when an app is only hosted in us-east-1
The original Space Jam (1996) site does this for navigation (and it still works fine): https://www.spacejam.com/1996/cmp/jamcentral/jamcentralframe...
rbinv··on SnapFusion: Text-to-Image Diffusion Model on Mobile Devices Within Two Seconds
Man, I still remember waiting literally all night for a Mandelbrot render to finish on my 486. We've come a long way.
rbinv··on Gen Z Netiquettes
90s/00s IRC is the reason for me. To this day, I don't capitalize regular words when chatting with a friend (no matter the platform or device).
rbinv··on Amazon Closing AmazonSmile
www.amazon.com sets cookies for (*).amazon.com, though. Session cookies (and affiliate info) could therefore still be accessed on smile.amazon.com. I think affiliate attribution is just discarded regardless of cookie presence.
rbinv··on Teens turn to TikTok in search of a mental health diagnosis
Do the meds help him?

I do understand what you're getting at, but tests and assessments will always be gamed by some people. Yes, he may have cheated, but until there is a more objective way to diagnose disorders like ADHD, something like this is simply part of the whole thing.

Consider him a false positive. You certainly wouldn't prefer having false negatives instead.

rbinv··on My next Mac might be the last
You can sort of use Alfred as an app switcher - by entering the name of the app you want to switch to. The first letter is usually enough (e.g. to switch to Chrome, invoke Alfred, hit C, hit Enter). If you have to cmd-tab through many open apps, using Alfred can be faster.
rbinv··on Ask HN: What's happening with Gmail spam filtering?
Same, had my first (very obvious) spam mails reach my inbox in months.
rbinv··on One Tag to Rule Them All: Introducing the New Google Tag
There are websites that actually break when GTM isn't loaded because they use it to load/inject their benign JS (along with trackers).

That might be the EFF's reasoning, although I personally doubt it.

rbinv··on Life Stats
That's what surprised me, too. Our bodies don't really "feel" all that active (even on a cellular level).
rbinv··on Germany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘domino effect’
Cannabis is not "supposed to be" consumed in any specific way. Smoking it is one way to consume it, but so are vaporizing and eating it, both very popular and with almost no harm (if any).
rbinv··on Germany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘domino effect’
What's the state where this happened?
rbinv··on Germany’s move to legalise cannabis expected to create ‘domino effect’
No, but Tilray ($TLRY) has operations in Germany and Portugal (for medical cannabis). Their potential moat with regards to the recreational market depends on the licensing rules to come.
rbinv··on Intel’s Netburst: Failure Is a Foundation for Success
What roadmap are you referring to specifically?

Historically speaking, Intel's roadmaps have always looked quite promising. However, they're also known for not really delivering on them. I seriously doubt they can catch up to TSMC by 2025 (if ever).

rbinv··on Unofficial firmware upgrade for Dyson V6/V7 vacuum battery management system
I love their cordless vacuums. Mine's approaching 6 years with no issues whatsoever. My previous (corded) Dyson vacuum also works perfectly to this day, bought in 2006 and used at least every other day (because dogs) for 10 years. It fell down the stairs a couple of times, too. Really robust in my experience.

The cordless one does not quite match the suction, but it's so much more convenient and sufficient nonetheless.

rbinv··on Coinbase announces it will slow down hiring
Honest question: what does a public company have to gain by convincing institutional buyers to buy its stock? I can't imagine that to have any lasting effect on the stock price.
rbinv··on No Dislikes has officially ruined YouTube for me
They run their own database. It's basically community-driven.

edit: there's a Linus Tech Tips video on this which goes into more detail. Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nz9b0oJw69I

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