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yootyootr··on Ask HN: IP cameras that don't require an app or internet?
Axis cameras is a strong recommendation from me. They make a huge range from tiny "server room" cameras through to spy-agency grade dome-CCTV cameras, industrial, weather proof etc etc.

Their basic range all have a web GUI, RTSP and ethernet/wifi. Have a look at the M11 range, or the M30 for a cheap dome camera.

yootyootr··on Quality of new vehicles in US declining on more tech use: study
I went a long way down this route a year or so ago, having found an absolutely perfect 1986 porsche 911 "donor car," however the amount of regulation the car needed to comply with, the engineering time and the expense of the motors, batteries and controllers (that would have to be custom made to fit the car) meant that I was going to spend a quarter million all in. I could have saved maybe a third of that taking a used car off a scrapheap, but then it defeats the point of ending up with a car I actually wanted to drive.
yootyootr··on Reddit Goes Nuclear, Removes Moderators of Subreddits That Continued to Protest
hopefully for Reddit, the IPO valuation is based on the size of the userbase and not the level of engagement or quality moderating that takes place..
yootyootr··on Display brighter-than-white color on Apple devices
It makes regular white look dim/dull so adverts programmed to take advantage of the superwhite will attract more attention.
yootyootr··on The Matrix Cookbook (2012) [pdf]
For those clicking in expecting "Neo's protein porridge," "Morpheus Meatballs," and "Trinity's Tripe," you are going to be disappointed in that this is neither a delicious pop-culture recipe book, nor does it relate to hit Wachowski trilogy "The Matrix."
yootyootr··on A 5.7 Terapixel Mosaic of the Surface of Mars
Abolutely stunning that you can hand your child a tablet and let them browse a google earth style depiction of another planet in such detail. Inspiring.
yootyootr··on Livestream of Reddit subreddits going private in protest
Far from a Powermod, I'm a mod of a single tiny subreddit with <1,000 subscribers and took it private this morning (0800 UTC). I didn't advertise it on this site, but we agreed it was best to join the efforts.

I have mostly for the last six years used Apollo to moderate the sub, but that will not work from July onwards, I will probably not un-private the sub.

yootyootr··on US military AI drone simulation kills operator, then takes out control tower
In the Guardian version of this article[1] they also mention that they let an AI control an F-16 fighter, so I think the experiments go beyond simple role-play in a ChatGPT window!

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2023/jun/01/us-military-...

yootyootr··on One million cancel broadband as living costs rise
I suppose it's to prevent Burger Arbitrage
yootyootr··on One million cancel broadband as living costs rise
The Walthamstow (North London) Five Guys is selling the regular hamburger right now for £8.65 which in dollars is $10.75.
yootyootr··on Ask HN: Those making $1000/month or more on side projects – Show and tell
Here's the 2023 thread for this, with links to the 2022 and 2021 versions:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34482433

And a separate thread on ideas generation:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33942558

yootyootr··on French publisher arrested in London for refusal to tell police his passcodes
Use a TOTP for a second factor of authentication and give it to your friend abroad.
yootyootr··on Proxmox Docker Containers Monster – 13000 containers on a single host
as a technology risk and compliance manager who is embroiled in a big disaster recovery/business continuity/ISO 22301 project at the moment, reading this headline made parts of me turn to dust and drop off.
yootyootr··on Ask HN: WWYD? Built a company valued at $1B and may walk away with nothing
no, but it's good to compare with similar firms and see what numbers they are reporting!
yootyootr··on SBF’s legal defense is being funded with Alameda money he gave his father
>and will lose millions.

millions they arguably shouldn't have had in the first place, since they were proceeds of crime.

yootyootr··on The EV Transition Is Harder Than Anyone Thinks
in the UK this will probably be achieved by a "per-mile" charge registered on vehicle odometers to replace the lost revenue from fuel duty.
yootyootr··on Using a Raspberry Pi to add a second HDMI port to a laptop
OP, since you're in the thread:

Did you install a GUI on the Pi?

If not, how does the mpv or ffmpeg command know how to output video to the HDMI port?

yootyootr··on LNER Peppercorn Class A1 60163 Tornado
Yesterday the news broke that the UK branch of the Silicon Valley Bank was purchased by HSBC for £1 under the so called "peppercorn" agreement, which is quite common to see in leasehold properties, business transactions etc.

So not unsurprising that the word has stuck in people's minds and a flurry of interested related articles is posted the next day.

yootyootr··on Swarm M138 Modem
with latency up to 1 hour
yootyootr··on FreeBSD Home Audio Studio
I'm from the UK and they're not well known here versus MOTU..
yootyootr··on FreeBSD Home Audio Studio
home/hobbyist: Focusrite Scarlett

semi-pro/more serious: MOTU 828

pro/studio level: PRISM Sound Lyra or Titan

yootyootr··on I quit infosec and I couldn't be happier
By default when I click the link I'm directed to a non-secure HTTP version of github, which I found ironic given the page title
yootyootr··on We're creating a new top-level product group at Meta focused on generative AI
I expect $4bn in and it still won't do legs
yootyootr··on Show HN: While painting this, I had nothing in mind
As someone who has no idea at all about art but wants to hang all of these up on my walls, can I afford these pieces? are they ¢000s? ¢000,000s?
yootyootr··on A pilot scheme to trail the four-day workweek in Britain deemed a success (2022)
honest answer: both my partner and I work, but she works four days per week to balance childcare. If I worked four days then we would have a whole day together to enjoy hanging out with our son.

My commute to the office is over an hour (London, England) from my home, so returning home for lunch is not an option.

yootyootr··on Infinite-Storage-Glitch – Use YouTube as cloud storage for any files
Don't forget that YouTube compresses videos, so the extra filesize makes the videos resistant to that destructive process.
yootyootr··on Ask HN: Why on Earth does Europe have 3 month notice periods to switch jobs?
> I can't imagine how a future employer can wait a full quarter to just hire someone

Well, when they also expect 12 weeks notice in their employee contracts, they can't exactly argue when you are held to the same standard in your current employment can they?

yootyootr··on A Call to Legislate 'Backdoors' into Stable Diffusion
If you outlaw good quality stable diffusion, then only outlaws will have good quality stable diffusion.
yootyootr··on Solar panels disguised as terracotta tiles in Pompeii
I think this is definitely coming, but it takes time or lots of money or both for a product to arrive on the market.

These terracotta tiles (which are popular in the 1950s-1970s area I live) seem to have proprietary connectors and cabling which complicates installation, regulatory compliance and repair.

yootyootr··on The digital pound: A new form of money for households and businesses?
I'm not worried about total bank surveillance at all, actually. I'm extremely worried about:

* money that is programmed to be returned to the bank unless it is spent by X time

* money that is programmed to only be spent on certain goods or services

* high barriers to entry for businesses who want to allow money to be spent with them

* unaccountable/summary de-monetisation of persons and businesses on the whim of a government

* universal credit/benefits being issued as CBDC instead of fiat currency, creating a two-tier society where only the rich get access to fiat

* money that can have its spending and issuing rules changed quickly and easily by the current government of the day

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