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SnuffBox··on Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ
I don't see the problem. It was an app specifically developed to help people evade American law and attack people who work for the government, how is it a shock that they took it down?
SnuffBox··on Google to merge Android and ChromeOS in 2026
They decided it'd be more efficient to make one thing worse than two at the same time.
SnuffBox··on Scientists say X has lost its professional edge and Bluesky is taking its place
Bluesky is far from professional.
SnuffBox··on Google Ends Support for Lynx Browser
I noticed this the other day as I (previously) used an old Firefox UA to get a more simple, streamlined legacy interface. I don't know why they did this.
SnuffBox··on The effects of algorithms on the public discourse
Yet another internet manifesto that just ends up being "Use FOSS" and little else. Laughed at using Linux to "to make technology fun again"; Using Linux isn't going to turn you into a cyberpunk rebel who has beaten the powers that be.

I must also say I dislike the obnoxious "Look at how quirky I am!" 90s web badges on an HTML5 page.

SnuffBox··on “No Tax on Tips” Includes Digital Creators, Too
I'm a libertarian but I know it is impossible for a society to exist without even just a few taxes.
SnuffBox··on Charlie Kirk killed at event in Utah
The site administrators are trying to supress posts related to it because they can't moderate fast enough.
SnuffBox··on mailbox becomes the digitally sovereign workplace
Migrated to mailbox.org a month ago and now they do this? It's an incredibly ugly design that looks more childish than professional. Guess I'm going to have to look at migrating again.
SnuffBox··on Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo
I suppose it could be because it's a competent platformer in a world where most games are not.
SnuffBox··on Hollow Knight: Silksong causes server chaos on Xbox, Steam, and Nintendo
From what I've seen on Reddit it seems to have a viral meme aspect to it.
SnuffBox··on Unfortunately, the ICEBlock app is activism theater
Americans are so divided they'll defend illegal immigrants rather than side with anything Trump has said.
SnuffBox··on Bookmarks.txt is a concept of keeping URLs in plain text files
It was a holdover from NetScape. I found it worked quite well and made it easy to share my bookmarks on my website.
SnuffBox··on A teen was suicidal. ChatGPT was the friend he confided in
If we banned everything that contributed to the death of children we'd eventually have nothing left to ban.
SnuffBox··on Starship's Tenth Flight Test
> He is not a head of state, but gets to make such decisions?

Starlink is his property, he doesn't need to be head of state to suspend a free service and that's how it should be.

SnuffBox··on Show HN: JavaScript-free (X)HTML Includes
I find it bizarre that Google can just ask for a feature to be removed from standard and nobody bats an eye.
SnuffBox··on Waymo granted permit to begin testing in New York City
I hate to break this to you but outside of microscopic Reddit bubbles like r/fuckcars and similar, people generally don't have a problem with car infrastructure and cars as a whole and most people see cyclists as the vegans of the transport world.
SnuffBox··on Scientists No Longer Find X Professionally Useful, and Have Switched to Bluesky
You'll never find any moderation lists for the people who are the main users of the site. It'd take far, far too long to create it anyways.

Have you considered that it might not be worth it using social media at all?

SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
I'd say it's partially a result of 4chan.
SnuffBox··on Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever
I've sent you an E-Mail.
SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
Acting obnoxiously to piss people off makes you seem like an inexperienced teenager and distances more than "Serious Business Man".

I look forward for this to be taken to the logical extreme when a niche subculture of internet nerds change their entire online persona to revolve around scat pornography to spite "the normals", I'm sure they'll be remembered fondly as witty and intelligent and not at all as mentally ill young people.

SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
I've noticed the word "comfy" used more than usual recently and often by the anime-obsessed, is there cultural relevance I'm not understanding?
SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
> Today's analog seems to be that almost all nerds love anime and Andy Weir books and some of us feel a bit alienated by that.

Especially because (from my observation) modern "nerds" who enjoy anime seem to relish at bringing it (and various sex-related things) up at inappropriate times and are generally emotionally immature.

It's quite refreshing seeing that other people have similar lines of thinking and that I'm not alone in feeling somewhat alienated.

SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
This is something I've always felt about design in general. You should never make it so that a symbol for an inconvenience appears happy or smug, it's a great way to turn people off your product or webpage.

Reddit implemented something a while back that says "You've been blocked by network security!" with a big smiling Reddit snoo front and centre on the page and every time I bump into it I can't help but think this.

SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
It is rather funny. "We must prevent AI accessing the Arch Linux help files or it will start the singularity and kill us all!"
SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
It's refreshing to see a reply as thought out as this in today's day and and age of "move fast and post garbage".
SnuffBox··on Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?
Whenever I see an otherwise civil and mature project utilize something outwardly childish like this I audibly groan and close the page.

I'm sure the software behind it is fine but the imagery and style of it (and the confidence to feature it) makes me doubt the mental credibility/social maturity of anybody willing to make it the first thing you see when accessing a webpage.

Edit: From a quick check of the "CEO" of the company, I was unsurprised to have my concerns confirmed. I may be behind the times but I think there are far too many people in who act obnoxiously (as part of what can only be described as a new subculture) in open source software today and I wish there were better terms to describe it.

SnuffBox··on Show HN: OS X Mavericks Forever
> Web Browsers. There is no modern mainstream browser engine that works in Snow Leopard.

You don't need one. You can either use RDP to a Windows Server running on a lightweight Mini PC (like I do) or use VMWare Fusion in unified mode to have a modern Chrome version seamlessly integrated into your desktop experience.

SnuffBox··on 'Ad Blocking Is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned by Top German Court
> It's like the Hacker News comment guidelines, but for real life!

The difference is that Hacker News is a website and you can visit another to say rude things if you want with ease, not a country with subjects/citizens.

SnuffBox··on 'Ad Blocking Is Not Piracy' Decision Overturned by Top German Court
I don't think 1930s Germany had 'completely unlimited speech' and while I don't like Donald Trump I'd willingly live under both terms of Trump if it meant keeping the freedom of speech.
SnuffBox··on Newgrounds: Flash Forward 2025
I'd rather have Flash and HTML 4 than HTML 5. At least with Flash you could simply not install it if you didn't want over the top web pages.
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