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stalfosknight··on Stopping the smart TV from being used against you
This is the correct solution. It's a much nicer user experience too.
stalfosknight··on Disruption with Some GitHub Services
So what’s stopping you (or your org) from leaving GitHub?
stalfosknight··on Ask HN: What browser do you use?
Safari because of the seamless integration with Apple platform features and because it is the most energy efficient browser while still being the most performant. It’s the best of all worlds.
stalfosknight··on What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers
It is a C-suite power trip.
stalfosknight··on France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week
There does not need to be an alternative. It just needs to stop.
stalfosknight··on Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo
I’m surprised that there is no discussion here about the practice of using NDAs to bypass / prevent residents of local communities from learning about data centers about to be built or being able to provide any kind of input via the democratic process before it’s too late and construction has already started.

People are royally pissed off by the sheer arrogance of these data center people and Silicon Valley assholes who think they can just impose their will on places.

stalfosknight··on Not hiring junior engineers won't solve the problem you think you have
Why are we defending the feelings of chatbots? Does the word clanker upset you too?
stalfosknight··on Anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with robocall scammers
It is indeed rather fucked but I’d rather spend $4 a month to have scam calls be a rarity than the alternative…
stalfosknight··on Anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with robocall scammers
T-Mobile’s Scam Shield works really well for me. But you have to get the premium tier.
stalfosknight··on Ask HN: Do older programmers/CS academics view AI safety as a form of arrogance?
I would use the word naïveté, but arrogance too, sure.
stalfosknight··on Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10
No results in my particular metro area, but I love the idea!
stalfosknight··on Are we in the era of AI slop landing pages?
I think many of us who haven’t been consumed by the mass AI psychosis are quite weary of low-effort AI generated websites.
stalfosknight··on Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain
I do not understand all of the drama surrounding passkeys. They work flawlessly for me on all my devices. Maybe that’s because I’m all-in on Apple devices, but I have yet to have a single problem with passkeys.
stalfosknight··on Amazon without the knockoffs
Thanks so much! Will do
stalfosknight··on Amazon without the knockoffs
Can we get a Safari version?
stalfosknight··on CarPlay Is Additive
What monopoly?
stalfosknight··on Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra
PCs still have USB-A ports? USB-A is old enough to drink.
stalfosknight··on Google's Antigravity Bait and Switch
This is exactly why I have a have a strict blanket ban on automatic updates on all of my devices.
stalfosknight··on GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension
This is how you end up with the total dumpster fire known as npm.
stalfosknight··on Standard Chartered CEO walks back comment about 'lower-value human capital'
That phrase "lower-value human capital" fills me with rage.
stalfosknight··on I tried to make Claude make me money on open-source bounties
Why are you so shameless?
stalfosknight··on I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis
This is delicious.
stalfosknight··on The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born
I really wonder how much time and effort people think they are saving by avoiding the Shift key.
stalfosknight··on Kickstarter is forced to ban adult content by payment processors
That's what I want to know.
stalfosknight··on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
This is a very good way to put it.

AI is being pushed so hard from the top down by every executive (who have been practically foaming at the mouth about AI for years now) it might as well be extruding from every port and seam on people's devices as if it were a buzzword/fomo diarrhea of some sort.

stalfosknight··on Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent
Safari
stalfosknight··on Confessions of a Millennial in Tech
I had the same thought. I don't understand why this post got flagged otherwise.
stalfosknight··on Confessions of a Millennial in Tech
This right here is exactly where I've been at mentally and emotionally for the last couple of years.

I worked so hard to break into web dev in the very late 2010s because the deal supposedly was:

1. Learn to code 2. Get your first real job as a software developer 3. Enjoy your comfortable middle-class lifestyle

but I barely got to enjoy any of this before the calendar switched over to 2020 and it's been one fucking thing after another.

stalfosknight··on Objections to systemd age-attestation changes go overboard
I'm a Mac person through and through but I've always had the deepest respect for the sincere commitment to freedom and privacy that you find in the FOSS world.

I am shocked by what's going on with systemd and by how suddenly bootlicky LWN has gotten.

stalfosknight··on Make macOS consistently bad unironically
Maximizing everything whether the document fills the screen or not is very Windows user behavior. macOS is not meant to be used that way.
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