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ulfbert_incon `123456' password used in Danish CPR data breach

You are presenting a false dilemma (probably unintentionally). While security can be at odds with usability, basic measures like password generation and management are a solved problem. In fact using password manager is more convenient than typing password manually, even 123456 :)

ulfbert_incon Returning from vacation? The government can search your phone without a warrant

ulfbert_incon Ten lines of code that changed my world

Such a lovely article. Thanks for sharing.

ulfbert_incon Linux 7.2

HDMI is a king on consumer TVs. Linux (in form of SteamOS) is becoming a major console gaming platform thanks to Valve.

ulfbert_incon Let's Encrypt bans certificate usage in any US sanctioned territory [pdf]

Local control, maybe. But not the power.

ulfbert_incon Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)

  Location: Eastern Europe
  Remote: Yes
  Willing to relocate: Yes
  Technologies: too many to list here, backend/opensource primarily
  Résumé/CV: Reach out and I’ll send a detailed version
  Email: vadzim@tonka.space

Infrastructure operator and developer with 15 years of experience.

ulfbert_incon Amiga Graphics Archive

Somewhat related, new version of Amiga Vision collection just dropped. Very high quality product you can get for free if you are an Amiga fan. Can't get enough of included demos on my MiSTer setup.

ulfbert_incon Nvidia and OpenAI abandon unfinished $100B deal in favour of $30B investment

>LLM tech as it stands right now will turn into a commodity

I am yet to see in-depth analysis that supports this claim

ulfbert_incon CachyOS: Fast and Customizable Linux Distribution

There's X11libre for Linux and there's X on OpenBSD and FreeBSD. I am sure it will be fine.

ulfbert_incon Ask HN: How would you set up a child’s first Linux computer?

>How would u setup a child's first Linux computer?

preloaded with tons of stuff my kid might find cool (depends on his or her interests which nobody knows better than I do), and with completely disabled internet access if kid will be using it without my supervision.

ulfbert_incon All-New Next Gen of UniFi Storage

EdgeRouter series got major 3.0 update in August 2025, just a few months ago. It took them a while but it got released after series of release candidates.

ulfbert_incon Zoxide: A Better CD Command

Please replace CD with cd in the title, it's misleading.

ulfbert_incon [dead]

I think so. I learned about it from a short announcement teaser on their YT channel.

ulfbert_incon Show HN: Integrated System for Enhancing VIC Output

Similar projects:

- VICIIdigitizer (requires Lumacode compatible decoder like OSSC or c0pperdragon's RGBtoHDMI)

- VIC-II Kawari (chip replacement, outputs digital natively)

ulfbert_incon Rendering Crispy Text on the GPU

If you work with ASCII-only monospaced-only text, then yeah sure. It gets weird real quick outside of those boundaries.

ulfbert_incon Using the Apple ][+ with the RetroTink-5X

Not familiar with demoscene needs, but might A2DVI card be of help? It seems to support all standard video modes at least. Alternatively, there's also VidHD.

ulfbert_incon A terms of use and updated privacy notice for Firefox

I wonder if LibreWolf is of any help with those (and previous) changes. Would love to see LibreWolf maintainers chime in on this.

ulfbert_incon Nvidia's RTX 5090 power connectors are melting

Derbauer and Buildzoid on YouTube made nice informative videos on subject, and no it is not "simply a user error". So glad I went with 7900 XTX - should be all set for a couple of years.

ulfbert_incon TinyX: Small Featured X Server

If it is good enough for OpenBSD it is good enough for me.

ulfbert_incon Virtual Windows 3.11 Computer

Just in time when I got new DOS/Win3.11/Win98 hardware :)

ulfbert_incon How the human brain contends with the strangeness of zero

you are imagining things, basket is empty

ulfbert_incon How the human brain contends with the strangeness of zero

>There are no more apples left. There are zero apples.

These are not equivalent statements though. You simply learned at some early age zero represents absence, but that is not a natural concept.

ulfbert_incon Just want simple TLS for your .internal network?

Niklas, if you are reading this - it was a pleasure to interview with you some 6 (or so) years ago :) thanks for the script and the research, I will make use of it.

ulfbert_incon Where did the idea of the tin foil hat come from?

>Wearing one signals to others that you’re unhinged, have a deep distrust of the government, or that you’re really worried about aliens.

>have a deep distrust of the government

sure Gizmodo, being distrustful of a massive power entity is a lunacy /s

ulfbert_incon Terminal Latency

I think latency on its own is not as much of an issue as fluctuations of it (jitter) when it comes to human perception. At least myself is very susceptible to jitter so I appreciate post author's work documenting those stats, though jitter is not addressed directly.

ulfbert_incon RoR Debugbar

There's peek[1], albeit not exactly the same thing

[1] - https://github.com/peek/peek

ulfbert_incon Lichee Console 4A – RISC-V mini laptop: Review, benchmarks and early issues

His linkedin page says he's in Zurich, Switzerland, so I correct myself

ulfbert_incon Lichee Console 4A – RISC-V mini laptop: Review, benchmarks and early issues

In Belarus where the author is from people don't have many options.

ulfbert_incon Sci-Fi Interfaces: Hackers

I think City of Text thing is onto something, and reminds me immediately of memory palace[1] method.

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

ulfbert_incon How to foster shoshin

>His German compatriots referred to his ‘delirious ravings’ while experts in the United States accused him of peddling pseudoscience.

Many such cases!