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znkynz··on Plex laid off the whole player team
Kodi front end - emby back end. Best of both.
znkynz··on The addiction of online sports gambling: "Like crack in the '80s"
Profit comes from addicts, not casual players. Gambling is a parasitic practice that harms communitites[1]. The bookmakers all know this, but obviously pretend otherwise.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/society/article/2024/jul/25/life...

znkynz··on AirPods 5
5 hours of battery life... is a feature they're proud of?
znkynz··on Infrastructure as Raclette
Big raclette seeding ideas in my head.
znkynz··on London Gatwick has launched a robotic airport parking service
That's the value change right? You can park more densely as no one needs to get in our out of the vehicle.
znkynz··on The Corporate Creep of Plex: Why it may be time to move to Jellyfin
Should an Emby premiere user consider moving to Jellyfin?
znkynz··on You have to have an account to read IMDB reviews now
PTP the best option for reviews anyway.
znkynz··on In the UK, EVs are cheaper than petrol cars, thanks to Chinese competition
that would depend on the infrastucture cost to install such charging and to maintain it? This is kerbside slow charging presumably overnight. Note that spaces in these residental areas are typically not even marked spaces; the worst outcome might be losing more footpath space to charging infra for road users.
znkynz··on In the UK, EVs are cheaper than petrol cars, thanks to Chinese competition
There are many, many homes in the UK with no garaging, where cars are parked in non-reserved spaces on the street overnight.
znkynz··on Seven countries now generate nearly all their electricity from renewables (2024)
There are two types of hydro - run of river, and ones with large lake storage. You need the ones with large lake storage, rather that the ones with a lake to build a head.
znkynz··on Tesla reportedly developing new smaller, cheaper EV after killing Model 2
Will be eaten alive by the chinese competitiors at that ridicilous price point.
znkynz··on DigitalOcean Seeks $800M in Funding
I mean, who even needs a secure kernel.
znkynz··on American aviation is near collapse?
I am amazed every day that people are expected to turn up every day to work while being unpaid. In westminster-style parlimentary systems, if a government can't guarantee supply[1], they are sacked, and a snap election is called.

[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confidence_and_supply

The paralysis of the political system in the US is either a feature or a bug depending on your point of view i suppose, but no question that it is entirely dysfunctional that a government can continue existing if it can't pass a budget.

znkynz··on Why every automaker is quietly bringing back the inline-six engine
Buggy makers building fancier sounding whips.
znkynz··on Waymo seeking about $16B near $110B valuation
I've taken taxis in the US, and i can understand why people wouldn't want to. Taxis in other countries are a different experience.
znkynz··on A Crisis comes to Wordle: Reusing old words
Connections is better anyway.
znkynz··on I Test Drove a Chinese EV. Now I Don't Want to Buy American Cars Anymore.
2 years in on a Chinese EV. Widen the statement to include Japanese, Korean, European car makers - they are all being disrupted.

Chinese EVs represent tremendous value - and they are very good. About to replace my last ICE car, and likely to be another Chinese EV.

znkynz··on France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.
What happens to your health insurance if you get too sick to work?
znkynz··on France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.
That article is just mindblowing. My countries Health Service is far from perfect, but that is insanity.
znkynz··on FileZilla Pro "Perpetual License" – A Warning to All Users
Funny project, funny people, funny ideas. There is some really black and white thinking around feature requests on their forums - for example, segmented ftp downloading for their ftp client.[1]

They are not, nor have ever been interested in solving customer problems. That's ok; that's their privlidge.

1 https://trac.filezilla-project.org/ticket/2309

znkynz··on UK Petition: Do not introduce Digital ID cards
Digital IDs are a solution. What are the clear problems statements? How can you show that Digital ID solves them? What problems do they also introduce?
znkynz··on Waymo for Business
Filling the roads with single person occupancy vehicles is not a replacement for "legacy public transportation".
znkynz··on US companies, consumers are paying for tariffs, not foreign firms
Where did the raw materials for this 'american' product come from?
znkynz··on Tin Can – The landline, reinvented for kids
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863
znkynz··on Win, lose, or draw: trends in English football match results
>most teams having real shot at championship.

Um. Yeah. No. In the last 10 seasons, 4 different teams have won titles. One of those have won it 6 times.

znkynz··on Game over Tesla (and, maybe, Western car industry)
I have a chinese EV (GMW, not BYD). Its incredible value; Can't imagine buying another legacy manfacturer car - they're all being disrupted.
znkynz··on Starcloud
Can't wait to experience a Gigawatt DC re-entering a la Cosmos 482.
znkynz··on Show HN: Nissan's Leaf app doesn't have a home screen widget so I made my own
This mindset gets the Demister function buried in a touchscreen. I don't want a touchscreen for most driving related functions; buttons or switches thanks.
znkynz··on How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?
The (relatively) uninformed US population is 100% an intentional domestic outcome of US geopolitics.
znkynz··on Rising odds asteroid that briefly threatened Earth will hit moon
~53-67 Metres?
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