HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

velocity3230

16 karma · joined December 23, 2024

submissionscomments
velocity3230··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Not "only" the Curve app. Some banks provide NFC payments directly from their own app.
velocity3230··on I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux
It's possible. I run GrapheneOS and pay with it via NFC. The issue is finding the right provider and app.

In the UK we have Curve and, I believe, plenty of European banks have apps that work natively too.

velocity3230··on Google will expand age checks on Android worldwide till the end of the year
But not in the same league as GrapheneOS.
velocity3230··on Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users
Sound advice.
velocity3230··on I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok
GrapheneOS allows for this. It's called Contacts Scope.
velocity3230··on Swift 6.3
"something"
velocity3230··on Apple Business
Garmin.
velocity3230··on macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internal
Pihole's not an OS, it's an application/service.
velocity3230··on Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act
It's a slippery slope, my friend. Take care now.
velocity3230··on Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance
Because everyone's head is stuck in their phone, doom scrolling.
velocity3230··on FrameBook
* OpenPrinter has entered the chat.

https://www.opentools.studio/

velocity3230··on The Brand Age
I don't know why anyone would want to be rich and famous.

Rich and anonymous is where it's at.

velocity3230··on Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS
I have NFC payments on GrapheneOS.

The problem isn't the OS, it's the payment providers not providing support.

velocity3230··on An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward
In the very first section, "you're", "you're" and "your". The first two used correctly and the third incorrectly.
velocity3230··on Infrastructure decisions I endorse or regret after 4 years at a startup (2024)
LGTM stack?
velocity3230··on Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state
Isn't Waze owned, operated and share infrastructure with Google Maps?
velocity3230··on Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android
Matrix
velocity3230··on Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors
Qubes OS?
velocity3230··on BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp
Install a Matrix client and run a WhatsApp bridge and you can.

Is it trivial? No.

Is it possible? Yes, I do it.

velocity3230··on BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp
In a roundabout way, you can.

Today, I could write a Python script to connect to my Matrix Synapse server and send a message to rooms bridged to WhatsApp via the `mautrix-whatsapp` bridge.

velocity3230··on BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp
Encrypted metadata is in the works.
velocity3230··on Level S4 solar radiation event
Belay that. The G-value was high too.
velocity3230··on Level S4 solar radiation event
Belay that. The G-value was high too.
velocity3230··on Level S4 solar radiation event
This is an S4, though.
velocity3230··on Level S4 solar radiation event
This was an S4 event, however.
velocity3230··on Don't Download Apps
Then they'll just set up a proxy on their home domain.
velocity3230··on iPhone Pocket
https://www.apple.com/newsroom/images/2025/11/introducing-ip...
velocity3230··on I Want You to Understand Chicago
I have family in the US but there's no way I'm visiting them for the foreseeable future.

The US is quickly sliding into the thing they claim to despise: a dictatorship with a populace cowering for their safety and lacking general human rights.

Good luck, America.

velocity3230··on Visopsys: OS maintained by a single developer since 1997
> Great learnings.

Lessons. The word is lessons.

velocity3230··on You can't refuse to be scanned by ICE's facial recognition app, DHS document say
"Land of the free. Home of the brave."
Page 1 of 2Next →