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Dennip··on Apple's Siri AI Can Be Swapped Out for Claude, ChatGPT, Code Shows
I'd settle for a siri that can at least turn the lights off properly.

Google assistant on the nvidia shield left Siri in the dust years ago. Siri can't even chain basic commands in your smart home, it can't retain any kind of context (e.g. dim the lights...a bit more).

Dennip··on Hitachi launches CO2 heat pump water heaters with solar-friendly tariff controls
Most baths (in the UK at least) have overflows right so the primary risk is just wasting a lot of water?
Dennip··on iOS 27 'Rave' Update to Clean Up Code, Could Boost Battery Life
There are SO many fundamentally bad/broken design decisions in iOS now, from simply infuriating to use elements to downright broken ones.

The amount of times the keyboard just blocks some button, a setting is nested 5/6 menus deep, things that used to be slick no longer just work.

I set alarms on my iPad sometimes, theres a floating popup, you can't dismiss it by clicking away like you would expect, you have to click the x, [image](https://support.apple.com/guide/ipad/set-an-alarm-ipadec8a36...)

Dennip··on Cloudflare Global Network experiencing issues
Still down for me
Dennip··on Windhawk Windows classic theme mod for Windows 11
THe settings siutation is so annoying, there are still so many options locked away inside control panel and the new settings app has a few that dont exist in control panel, its so fragmented.
Dennip··on Britain's railway privatization was an abject failure
Something you are not accounting for is that rolling stock is fully private still, and a huge huge chunk of the profits. Operators don't make much money, the govt owns and runs the rails themselves, but the rollling stock is where a lot of the money goes
Dennip··on OpenDesk by the Centre for Digital Sovereignty
A public demo or some screenshots would go a long way, imo. Even finding the comunity editiion took me a minute...
Dennip··on Moving PHP open source forward
TBH even that can be a hard sell at times
Dennip··on Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP
This is a super annoying quirk, lots of things don't work well if you're using workspace as a normal gmail account, and they don't quite warn you up front.
Dennip··on How to make the Framework Desktop run even quieter
You dont even notice it at first, but when I started wearing airpods pro at work, the NOISE of the aircon etc when you have to take them out is wild.
Dennip··on Show HN: I reverse engineered macOS to allow custom Lock Screen wallpapers
What happens to purchasers if/when apple update MacOS and this no longer works?
Dennip··on Immich – High performance self-hosted photo and video management
For a while I was running a windows VM with the iCloud for windows utility that syncs your photos to a folder on your windows PC, iirc it worker reasonably well as an 'automated' sync solution. (under the surface the folder was a share on my NAS, which in turn fed into a separate immich instance)
Dennip··on I am giving up on Intel and have bought an AMD Ryzen 9950X3D
I have a 5950X system that will just randomly shut down, I've RMA'd the CPU, tried swapping the RAM, GPU, PSU and the motherboard in different combinations. I cannot track down a specific issue and it just won't be stable. I've given up and decided to discard the PC of theseus and build a new one -_-.
Dennip··on I ditched Docker for Podman
Not sure on docker desktops specifics but usually large companies have enterprise/business licencing available and specifically do not deal with this, and do not want to manually deal with this, because they can use SSO & dynamically assign licenses to user groups etc.
Dennip··on Nintendo Switch 2 Dock USB-C Compatibility
They still regularly reference labs sourced findings & data in the current videos.
Dennip··on Thunderbird: Fluent Windows 11 Design
Why oh why can't the search default to "view as list" weeps
Dennip··on Ask HN: What projects do you donate to?
Actual: https://github.com/actualbudget/actual

Thunderbird/Wikipedia intermittently

Dennip··on Diagnosing bugs preventing sleep on Windows
My PC if put to sleep will completely randomly just wake up in the middle of the night. Its infuriatingly annoying to figure out why/which app is causing it as its not easily reproducible
Dennip··on Calibre 8.0 Release
I use one called KyBook atm that i've got no real complaints about. If you can set up calibre-web or something similar you can get local network sync working and it can see your library when you're at home and download the books to the device for when you're away.
Dennip··on That Time I Recreated Photoshop in C++
Probably just preference but I hate when apps put things in the documents folder, thats where I want to put the things I've created specifically, not automated config files etc. There should be a 'Preferences' folder or something to separate the chod in AppData from the useful stuff.
Dennip··on Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet
We already do electricity -> hydrogen generation, the hydrogen is then stored in underground pumped storage (empty gas wells), and can be used in place of natural gas.

Although presumably if you set up one of these facilities you need it running 24/7 to be profitable not just when there is a lull in demand elsewhere.

Dennip··on BMW Group Product Catalog–Historic Models
The coolant inlet flange on a friends ~2015 730d, made of plastic, cracked recently. To remove & replace it you have to pull the whole inlet manifold and a whole host of other bits off.
Dennip··on Geothermal power is a climate moon shot beneath our feet
Can't you just burn up the power, e.g. with water->hydrogen conversion, water desalination, pumped hydro, etc. Whenever the grid isn't demanding 100% for your power you throw it at some other profit-generating venture.

Granted you then have to built of of those power-using-things and only run it when grid demand drops.

Dennip··on Spotted hyena found in Egypt for the first time in 5k years
Any idea, how does the dirt/each return over time to sustain plant life? Or is it just a gradual grow inwards with plant matter slowly forming topsoil?
Dennip··on Building a Knowledge System That Enhances Rather Than Replaces Thought
I guess so, but those are also all optional right? IF you would only write freehand with a ballpoint in real life then you wont use any of those menu options on-device either? IIRC the native notes app on iPad will dynamically create bullet lists, rule lines etc from your freehand typing without needing to select things.
Dennip··on Building a Knowledge System That Enhances Rather Than Replaces Thought
would something like an ipad + apple pencil not bridge this concept? The usage of pen & paper with the addition of the digital world; OCR, tagging etc.
Dennip··on Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices
I figured that if they have the same feel as the membrane, them being mechanical is not relevant, as OP never gave a veto on mechanical options. I looked up the estimated travel and actuation pressures for those offerings in comparison to the Logitech.
Dennip··on Solaar is a Linux manager for many Logitech keyboards, mice, and other devices
Razer and Cherry both have low profile switches, apparently Kailh are also low profile.
Dennip··on Researchers have built server prototypes that re-use old components
I guess... I have mine in a fairly small room and that room definitely gets warm, but actually harvesting that heat in a meaningful way in a useful room I dont think so.
Dennip··on Britain is building one of the world’s most expensive railways
Mismanagement aside, HS2 required 8000+ different permits along its route [1], as well as years of opposition and legal battles from environmental groups and NIMBYs.

This is a significant portion of the cost, huge amounts of 'green tunnels' and cuttings are being created where they are not needed.

[1] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2024/nov/07/cost-of-shed...

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