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RockstarSprain··on People hooked on vapes try a new way to quit: cigarettes
I used supplements with N-acetylcysteine (NAC) to quit smoking a few years ago and it was a surprisingly smooth experience.

Decided to go cold turkey and started taking them a few weeks in advance - and even before the planned date I suddenly started losing the urge to smoke.

AFAIK recent research indicates it helps with addiction to multiple other substances including alcohol.

RockstarSprain··on DeepSeek v4.1 Flash
Never tried OpenCode Go so I am interested. How does their pricing compare to paying DeepSeek directly, by the way?
RockstarSprain··on WeatherNext 3
Is there a convenient way to use this on iOS? AFAIK Google Search and Maps only show rather basic information.
RockstarSprain··on France to ban unsolicited telemarketing calls
+1 Great app, had no spam calls going through since installing it.
RockstarSprain··on A week in Matrix
Maybe Delta Chat?

UX feels less polished yet snappier than Element-Matrix and the project seems pretty active.

https://delta.chat/

RockstarSprain··on Google Chrome is killing all uBlock Origin bypasses, Edge, Opera to follow
AdGuard works fine for me, on YouTube as well.
RockstarSprain··on Vivaldi 8.0
I am not sure how this is relevant?

I am talking about limited width of the address bar (when it’s part of the right column with tabs, taking a third of screen’s width at max), not its height or any other elements.

RockstarSprain··on Vivaldi 8.0
Looks better than expected.

I just wish the address bar were expanding fully to the right when selected, with the "Show Full Address" setting on and right-side vertical tabs. Otherwise, one has to jump around the visible part of the address bar in order to find the right part.

Edit: details.

RockstarSprain··on The Quiet Renovation at Bitwarden
Proton Pass. Not ideal but actively developing and IMO its UX is way better than what I had with Bitwarden.
RockstarSprain··on Tinnitus Is Connected to Sleep
Personal anecdote: removing a lower wisdom tooth that was close to the jaw nerve nearly cured my tinnitus back in the day.

The surgeon dentist was really surprised by this and could not evoke any similar cases in their practice before mine.

RockstarSprain··on Firefox 148 Launches with AI Kill Switch Feature and More Enhancements
I wish there were some updates about PWA support. Haven’t heard about progress on this since last August. Is it still in beta and only available on Windows?
RockstarSprain··on Toyotas and Terrorists: "Why are ISIS's trucks better than ours?" (2023)
Remarkable how by the end of the third video it really starts to resemble the Cybertruck.
RockstarSprain··on Russian Watchdog Starts Limiting Access to Telegram
https://archive.is/Jv6nr
RockstarSprain··on Matrix messaging gaining ground in government IT
One thing I heard from some of my friends as a reason why they don't like using Matrix (via Element clients) was inability to use "stickers" like one can on WhatsApp, iMessage and other messaging apps. Apparently, this was important enough for them to lose interest in the platform over it.

I guess the bar is pretty high for consumer messengers these days?

RockstarSprain··on France Aiming to Replace Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams, etc.
+1.

I am running a Galene instance via the YunoHost self-hosting package on a small dedicated server (2 cores, 4gb of RAM).

So far it’s much better than I expected, both in terms of latency and the overall video/audio quality. Feels better than Jitsi and even a FaceTime / WhatsApp call.

RockstarSprain··on Firefox extension to redirect x.com to xcancel.com
Was just looking for a more general extension like this, thanks!

Just a small nitpick / feature request: I try not to install extensions that require "Read and change all your data on all websites" permission, so may I ask you to change it to something less general, such as requiring access to specific websites once the corresponding new URL is added to a white list?

I saw some Chrome extensions doing this as of late.

RockstarSprain··on Telegram hit by $500M Russian bond freeze
A few interesting quotes about (unaudited) financials:

> According to previously unreported half-year disclosures, Telegram had $910mn in cash and cash equivalents at June 30, up from $142mn a year prior.

> Telegram’s revenues in the first half of 2025 jumped more than 65 per cent to $870mn, compared with $525mn in the same period the previous year.

> Nearly a third of Telegram’s revenue — or $300mn — came from so-called exclusivity agreements (probably related to the toncoin cryptocurrency)

> Advertising revenue was up 5 per cent to $125mn in the first half of the year. Meanwhile, premium subscriptions jumped 88 per cent to $223mn, compared with $119mn in the same period in 2024 as the number of paying users rose.

Is it me or the remaining 25% of the revenue sources (222mn of 910mn) are not detailed at all?

RockstarSprain··on Thunderbird: Fluent Windows 11 Design
I am using Mailspring (0) and it’s pretty good.

(0) https://github.com/Foundry376/Mailspring

RockstarSprain··on Bypassing Google's big anti-adblock update
Would love to give Firefox a chance but one thing that stops me (apart from occasional website loading bugs) is inability to install PWAs. Not sure why it’s not implemented like it has been for a long time in Chrome and all its forks.

I have found a 3rd party extension that claims to facilitate this (0) but still feel uncomfortable to use this for privacy reasons.

(0) https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/pwas-for-fire...

RockstarSprain··on Palantir's Plan to Help ICE Deport People
https://archive.is/NSFq2
RockstarSprain··on macOS Packaging for Ungoogled-Chromium
A bit concerned about this warning (1):

"IMPORTANT: These binaries are provided by anyone who are willing to build and submit them, they are NOT official. Because these binaries generally not reproducible, authenticity cannot be guaranteed. For your consideration, each download page lists the GitHub user that submitted those binaries."

Given one does not compile their own version, wouldn't this make the privacy trade-off vis-à-vis generic Chromium unacceptable?

(1) https://ungoogled-software.github.io/ungoogled-chromium-bina...

RockstarSprain··on Flibusta online book library to close due to founder diagnosed with Glioblastoma
Statement translated to English via Google Translate: “This is Stiver. I'm in the hospital with an obscenely sized glioblastoma. Unfortunately, Flibusta seems to have ended here, as did I. Thanks everyone, it was fun. The servers are paid for for a few more weeks.”

Google Translate for the post: https://flibusta-is.translate.goog/node/681117?_x_tr_sl=auto...

Wikipedia page on Flibusta for context (translated from Russian): https://ru-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BB%...

RockstarSprain··on [dead]
Statement translated to English via Google Translate: “This is Stiver. I'm in the hospital with an obscenely sized glioblastoma. Unfortunately, Flibusta seems to have ended here, as did I. Thanks everyone, it was fun. The servers are paid for for a few more weeks.”

Original link to the announcement (in Russian): https://flibusta.is/node/681117

Wikipedia page on Flibusta for context (translated from Russian): https://ru-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%BB%...

RockstarSprain··on Notion to terminate accounts with Russian billing history regardless of location
I omitted this part to keep the excerpt short, yet I indicated the omission appropriately. Might have been better to keep it though, I agree.
RockstarSprain··on Notion to terminate accounts with Russian billing history regardless of location
From the announcement: "...Due to these restrictions, on September 9, 2024, Notion will no longer provide users located in Russia access to the platform. This includes:... If any billing information connected with the workspace is currently or was previously associated with Russia, the workspace will be terminated. This is necessary for compliance with sanctions, and updating an account’s billing information will not change the restriction."
RockstarSprain··on Ask HN: Looking for lightweight personal blogging platform
Lately I've been using Fruition - which is just a way to attach a custom domain name to your published Notion directory. The script is no longer maintained but it keeps working using some Cloudflare agent scripting mechanisms.

URL: https://github.com/stephenou/fruitionsite

RockstarSprain··on A structured note-taking app for personal use
Simplenote.
RockstarSprain··on Show HN: WhatsApp-Llama: A clone of yourself from your WhatsApp conversations
Very interesting! I’m wondering if anyone attempted something similar in Telegram though.
RockstarSprain··on For some with ADHD, the low rumble of brown noise quiets the brain
There is a way to set up a simple Home Screen toggle shortcut via iOS Shortcuts app.
RockstarSprain··on Ask HN: Is there a spiritual successor to del.icio.us?
I am curious how you do that exactly, could you please elaborate?
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