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ycuser2··on What I self-host
That's a cool feature. Do you run Android? How did you set this up?
ycuser2··on What algorithm did Windows XP use to choose your initial user picture?
Didn't know that NT5 source is available for the public. Why Microsoft does not ban/delete it on GitHub?
ycuser2··on VID 20160804
A day of random videos
ycuser2··on Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything
Winhawk is worth a try aswell (free): https://windhawk.net/
ycuser2··on Is my blue your blue?
Your monitor model, screen settings, .. play a significant role in here. Try it on different screens to get different results.
ycuser2··on Microsoft gave FBI set of BitLocker encryption keys to unlock suspects' laptops
I think it is the kind of right place to ask: Is it possible to encrypt the system disc after Linux was installed or so I have to reinstall Linux for that purpose?
ycuser2··on The Vietnam government has banned rooted phones from using any banking app
Easier said than done. You have to maintain two phones then (updates, keeping charged). You don't want to carry two phones around. Also you have to have two SIM cards/telephone numbers which costs money.
ycuser2··on Claude Code's DX is too good. And that's a problem
Developer Experience (as in UX - User Experience)
ycuser2··on Show HN: Explore what the browser exposes about you
Great idea! How to make sure that the users data stays private without the cloud knowing where the user is surfing. And I wonder how to monetise it? Subscription?
ycuser2··on Two billion email addresses were exposed
The problem with catch-all inbox is when you have to reply to an email. Then you have to create the email address to be able to send emails from it. Or are there other solutions?
ycuser2··on Two billion email addresses were exposed
The problem with catch-all inbox is when you have to reply to an email. Then you have to create the email address to be able to send emails from it. Or are there other solutions?
ycuser2··on I tracked Amazon's Prime Day prices. We've been played
That's the reason I don't have scruples to scam Amazon by saying that I haven't received the package when the deliverer just throw it in the first stock of the apartment building without giving notice.
ycuser2··on New study shows plants and animals emit a visible light that expires at death
Yes.
ycuser2··on PuTTY has a new website
I love these kind of webpages with little programs to discover.
ycuser2··on Ask HN: What are you working on this weekend?
Not my mental health
ycuser2··on Twenty Eighth International Obfuscated C Code Contest
The donut is kind of cheated because it uses comments.
ycuser2··on What went wrong for Yahoo
Oops
ycuser2··on Microsoft is open sourcing Windows 11's UI framework
And hopefully the customizable quick start bar... I lost hope in Windows but have to use it.
ycuser2··on What went wrong for Yahoo
What do you mean by "safest"? How is pinging 1.0.0.1 safer that yahoo.com? With pinging 1.1 you exclude DNS from your chain, but is that safer anyhow?
ycuser2··on Echo Chamber: A Context-Poisoning Jailbreak That Bypasses LLM Guardrails
Could you tell what these uncensored LLMs are?
ycuser2··on Coding without a laptop: Two weeks with AR glasses and Linux on Android
That's right, but why make rooting almost Impossible? Why they are fighting rooting at all? They could make rooting easier, for example in the hidden developer menu.
ycuser2··on The Awful German Language (1880)
Eierschalensollbruchstellenverursacher, please!
ycuser2··on The Awful German Language (1880)
Fun fact: Because of compound words it's possible in German to create words with triple consonants like "Sauerstoffflasche".
ycuser2··on The Awful German Language (1880)
"Tomcat" is male in German, not female: Der Kater.

"Wife" is female in German, not neutral: Die Ehefrau. "Weib" is old language and rude to use these days.

ycuser2··on Unofficial Windows 7 Service Pack 2
Visual Studio does not have a ribbon UI.
ycuser2··on Intel RealSense Stereo Depth Cameras
Is it possible to take 180° 3d videos with it?
ycuser2··on Generate impressive-looking terminal output, look busy when stakeholders walk by
Notepad++ has a "sticky note" mode (F12 key): it removes all borders from the window, only the text box itself being left.

Some years ago I used to copy reddit threads in Notepd++ and move the window on top of Visual Studios output window tonread reddit half on the day.

ycuser2··on I stopped everything and started writing C again
I don't think C was successful. It still is! What other language from the 70s is still under the top 5 languages?

https://www.tiobe.com/tiobe-index/

ycuser2··on China tells its AI leaders to avoid U.S. travel over security concerns
Not often, but always.
ycuser2··on Microsoft is killing Skype
MS was very quick with implementing LLMs everywhere.
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