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robotnikman

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Software engineer currently doing full stack Java development.

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robotnikman··on Xbox goes down. You can't play games you own on disc
I've always felt the elimination of their QA department once the current CEO came in is what really started the decline in quality. Now they are being called Microslop for good reason.
robotnikman··on Parody Hacker News (2013)
Speaking of Hacker News parodies, I wonder what happened to n-gate. They stopped updating their site around 2021
robotnikman··on Bitcoin trail, Google cookies and Uber Eats orders help tie man to Steam malware
>Why didn't he just try find a job that pays $200k/year ?

Probably was not able to get into MIT or another prestigious school that many of those companies look for on a resume.

robotnikman··on A 77-year-old Republican man is staging a solo protest against Flock cameras
Indeed, I'm happy too see the majority of people are united on this issue.
robotnikman··on If coding has been solved, why does software keep getting worse?
Window 7 was the apex of Windows as an OS. Its been downhill since then.
robotnikman··on So Reddit has decided that plain HTML is unsafe
Digg tried to make a comeback, but was quickly smothered in the crib by AI bots.
robotnikman··on DARPA, U.S. Air Force fly AI-controlled F-16
The drones of Ace Combat 7 are coming closer to reality
robotnikman··on Critical Minerals: Reducing U.S. Import Reliance with Substitution and Recycling
I hope its less because of war and more because its better to not be so dependent on other countries, similar to how Europe is trying to rely less on the US for digital infrastructure.

I also feel like the boomers offshoring everything to China in the 70's is one of the reasons things are worse off nowadays, but I digress.

robotnikman··on Minecraft: Java Edition now uses SDL3
I know some of the original Bukkit devs moved on to work at Mojang
robotnikman··on Lego building instructions through time
I learned this when trying to put together a Lego Baneblade, there was a BrickLink Studio file which contained the fully built BaneBlade, but the instructions were not put together for it. I did the automatically generated instructions for each part of the Baneblade, but they were all over the place, including instructions to place a brick after bricks on top of it. Still got it built though.
robotnikman··on Flock CEO Apologizes for Calling Activists 'Terrorists'
I'm glad to see this is a bipartisan issue that both sides agree on. As a country we need to start focusing more on the issues we have in common and work towards solutions to them.
robotnikman··on OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe
I wish Nothing was supported by Verizon, would love to try one of their phones.
robotnikman··on OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe
Same. Oneplus showed that the pop up camera was a perfectly workable approach for the front camera instead of using a notch.
robotnikman··on Microsoft Confirms Windows GDID Device Identifier That Cannot Be Disabled
Until they inevitable use Google, and it shows a big popup saying something like "Hey there you should use Chrome its way better and faster, click this button to get it" and then they end up with Chrome. Its basically how Chrome got such a large share of the market despite default browsers like Safari and IE/Edge.
robotnikman··on When A.I. is a member of the family
Just have to take a look at subreddits like /r/myboyfriendisai to see how astonishingly quick this is being adopted by people. So many people are starting to look to AI for companionship. The future is getting stranger and stranger.
robotnikman··on Microsoft deleted my account and OneDrive
Another reason why no one should use OneDrive and ignore all the damn prompts by Windows telling you to use it.
robotnikman··on Zig Creator Calls Spade a Spade, Anthropic Blows Smoke
>There seems to be a team sport mentality with AI topic in HN these days. Almost feels like people are picking sides, and thus not being very thoughtful or rational.

If you are financially set for the rest of your life - Pro AI

If you are not financially set for the rest of your life - Anti AI

robotnikman··on Volkswagen planning to cut up to 100.000 jobs globally
Chinese car brands are eating the lunch of all the European automakers. They will need to do something to reverse the tide before its too late.
robotnikman··on The glass backbone: Why the Army's logistics will break in the next war
IIRC the US did plan in case either Japan or Germany somehow became capable of bombing the states. Some factories had their roofs painted to make them blend in with the surroundings, others were built out of reinforced concrete to make them bomb proof

https://airmail.news/arts-intel/highlights/masters-of-disgui...

robotnikman··on Ants: Who looks after the injured in a colony?
I wonder if Bees also show similar behavior
robotnikman··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
I remember driving a Ford rental I was given when my car was being repaired that had the same issue with emergency stopping when it absolutely shouldn't be.
robotnikman··on Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera
iirc there was an incident not too long ago where a van crashed head on when trying to pass another truck on a 2 way road. The lane assist put the van back into the passing lane when he tried to get back into right lane, causing the collision.
robotnikman··on Amazon without the knockoffs
Would be great if you could port this to Firefox
robotnikman··on Steam Controller Auto-Charge – pilot to magnetic charging puck using CV
This right here. Scalpers are offering nothing, they are parasites in a functional capitalist system.
robotnikman··on Factorio 2.1 Experimental Release
Gleba was the only planet I really struggled with getting started on, mainly due to the spoilage mechanic. Felt like I was always manually 'jump starting' things at first because something got spoiled and stuck somewhere. Once I finally got a good production loop going though things got much easier.

The main thing I took away from it, was to not be afraid to burn anything that can be burned if things got overproduced, otherwise they would get stuck on the belts and become spoiled. My end setup had lots of looping belts and sorters to dispose of excess production of spoilable products

robotnikman··on The Boeing 747 begins its final descent
Oh nice, that makes finding a flight on a 747 so much easier! Sounds like I have an excuse to visit Germany next year.
robotnikman··on The Boeing 747 begins its final descent
Guess I probably wont get a chance to fly on one, flying on the 747 was on my bucket list.
robotnikman··on Anatomy of a Failed (Nation-State?) Attack
You definitely make a good point there. The job market is becoming impossible to navigate, and people will become desperate. Bills need to be paid and families need to be fed, if someone loses a job in tech, they could be easily tempted to 'hacking' others nowadays. Its becoming trivially easy to do so thanks the things you mentioned, and if you target others in other countries not allied with the US you could even possibly get away with never getting punished even if caught.
robotnikman··on Steam Machine launches today
I blame Sam Altman and all the other AI bros for this and everything else in consumer tech increasing in price
robotnikman··on Humiliating IIS servers for fun and jail time
And NCR from my experience.
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