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thehoagie

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thehoagie··on Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?
I ran into issues with only the smart TV apps being able to provide certain formats like Dolby Vision, Dolby Atmos, etc.
thehoagie··on Jaguar Land Rover hack cost UK economy an estimated $2.5B
I'm surprised this wasn't bigger news? This is the first mention but $2.5B should have been quite the headline around the world
thehoagie··on U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel
> Of the total, $5.7 billion of the government funds will come from grants under the CHIPS Act that had been awarded

Also > "Your CHIPs Act is a horrible, horrible thing...You should get rid of the CHIP act and whatever's left over Mr. Speaker" - Donald Trump

Fast forward to today: > "This is a great Deal for America and, also, a great Deal for INTEL." - Donald Trump

thehoagie··on The School Car Pickup Line Is a National Embarrassment
We live across the street from our kids elementary and middle schools. There is a sidewalk and a crosswalk to the school. Parents in our subdivision still choose to drive in because "the crosswalk is too dangerous". Schools can't afford crossing guards, county engineers claim it is an enforcement issue, police can't cover it with their limited staffing, and Republicans are banning school speeding cameras in Georgia.
thehoagie··on No One Lives Forever (NOLF) Revival Edition
Sorry this was not Proton - this was system WINE version 9
thehoagie··on No One Lives Forever (NOLF) Revival Edition
Works for me on GE-Proton 9.9 . If you use Lutris there is even an installer for this already: https://lutris.net/games?q=no+one+lives+forever
thehoagie··on Hardcoded Folder Icons in macOS
Ugh that capitalization
thehoagie··on Ask HN: How does Apple achieve both secrecy and quality for a release?
The short answer? $2T can buy a lot of secrecy and extensive QA.

The long answer is I don't think either of these statements are necessarily true? Apple products usually leak before their official launch. And as for quality while generally ok... Apple has had some poor launches including: Apple Maps, Safari on Windows, butterfly keyboard mechanisms. And other issues are user unfriendly product design like the mouse that has as charging port on the bottom rendering it unusable. And still more quality issues stem from lack of transparency like Battery Gate.

I personally think Apple has a strong fanbase that overlooks these issues and is quick to forget

thehoagie··on Nuvola Player – Linux desktop integration for web-based streaming services
I actually paid for this feature thinking it was ok because I wanted to support them anyway. But the 8tracks client has been broken for a long time and I was paying for a feature that didn't work
thehoagie··on Intel's New Optane 905P Is the Fastest SSD
I'm not sure why they would compare to the Samsung 970 EVO (budget) and not the 970 PRO. Looks to to head to head in random read /writes and the 970 PRO is faster at sequential operations
thehoagie··on Burying your dead code
Git bisect also has a test command where you can automate grepping for usage. You can use something like wc to determine whether you matched one or more than one result. This automates the bisect and let's you take a nice break from the computer while it does it's magic.