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_-_-__-_-_-on Newgrounds.com – A community of games, music, and art

pre-teen me loved newgrounds, we would play at school hiding the browser from teachers, this was before they had implemented filtering

_-_-__-_-_-on The turbulent AI era is here

Gates was a close friend and blackmail victim of Epstein. I can't separate his business, technical and philanthropic accomplishments from that fact. Sure, he may have funded charitable campaigns to vaccinate against polio in Afghanistan. But, he was also getting rub-downs from underage children.

_-_-__-_-_-on Self-host your mail server

I've been using Purelymail for a year. It's simple and useful.

_-_-__-_-_-on John C. Dvorak has died

I'm 36, I've been an intense podcast listener and tech news reader since I was 14 years old. In 2005, I discovered This Week in Tech where John C. Dvorak was a frequent early guest. I liked his style and found other podcasts and websites where I could find his content. I really enjoyed Cranky Geeks. For fans, here is the No Agenda newsletter link with current information: https://mailchi.mp/nashownotes/rip-jcd-no-agenda-newsletter.

_-_-__-_-_-on Resetting Xbox

I've got an original xbox, a PS2 and a PS1 all softmodded or mod-chipped with all the games I could never afford 20-25 years ago. I even have wireless controllers. I never worry about the console being connected to the Internet or maintaining a subscription.

_-_-__-_-_-on CarPlay Is Additive

I've had CarPlay on my last two cars, a 2018 VW Golf and a 2024 Ford Maverick. It's fine. Sometimes you plug your phone into the USB port (unlocked) and it refuses to connect for several minutes very frustrating when you want to start navigation and media playback before leaving the driveway. My favourite headunit experience was my aftermarket single DIN Kenwood (https://www.kenwood.com/ca/car/caraudio/receivers/kdc-bt282u...) in my MK4 Golf it was an easy swap. You could plug in any iPod or iPhone and it would play and control the audio directly from the headunit and show title information on the display. Plus, it would take any USB storage device and play music. It was such a simple and efficient experience.

_-_-__-_-_-on 1983 Northern Telecom Commodore Phone

This website is so nerdy and so cool!

_-_-__-_-_-on Made a free macOS menu bar app that fixes typing in the wrong keyboard layout

This seems like a giant security issue.

_-_-__-_-_-on Google Chrome update will close the door on ad blockers

Ungoogled Chromium for when I need profiles. Firefox for everything else and DuckDuckGo on iOS

_-_-__-_-_-on Windows 11 users are tired of MS account requirements creeping into everything

I've been a daily windows user since 1998. I'm a geek. So, of course, I experimented with other operating systems. I've had Mac OS X laptops since 2006 (off and on), but I always had a main windows desktop. In 2018, I installed Manjaro XFCE on my laptop and forced myself to learn Linux and use the system. Now, I still have a windows desktop, but my laptop and my server run Linux (Fedora and Ubuntu) and I go weeks without ever powering-on my windows box. It's really great!

_-_-__-_-_-on Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent of AI?

A bash script to build my eleventy website with qrencode batched for qr generation.

_-_-__-_-_-on OneDrive data now has an expiry date

I get the feeling lots of blogs that are making advertising money are incentivized to do this: the most SEO buzzwords, the most "clinical" language, the most adjectives... I get that "this isn't right" feeling often now and I usually just close the browser and do something else.

_-_-__-_-_-on Meta workers can opt out of being tracked at work up to 30 min

I do the same. Its very easy today with portable devices and plentiful mobile data. I have my personal phone and personal laptop, connected to mobile data, for lunch breaks or the odd search I need to do during the workday. My work laptop and associated accounts are strictly for work activities and information.

Edit: From what my employer has explained, they do not have a live-view of our workstations. They can (and have) changed Google Workspace or Microsoft account passwords in order to access the accounts for internal investigations or sharing in the case of a criminal investigation. Of course, once they have the work device they could do forensics on the work device. They also have security logs from badges and alarm codes and video from security cameras in public areas.

_-_-__-_-_-on Now AI agents need what RSS does

https://theonlyblogever.com/blogroll opml file included!

_-_-__-_-_-on I'm Tired of Talking to AI

I started "do not recommending" and removing channels that had any stink of AI. I also removed some subscriptions from major YouTube channels. My subscription and homepages are much quieter now and easier to parse.

_-_-__-_-_-on Last.fm is now independent

Listenbrainz has been an excellent alternative for me.

_-_-__-_-_-on Launch HN: Chert (YC P26) – Twilio for iMessage

better than "shart"... i guess

_-_-__-_-_-on Rising seas will swallow New Orleans. People need to start relocating now

Anyone who could afford to leave has left long ago. This is, partially, a class issue. It's very sad.

_-_-__-_-_-on Shunning AI is the human choice

That website sucks. My thoughts, https://theonlyblogever.com/blog/2026/distrust.html.

_-_-__-_-_-on AI is just unauthorised plagiarism at a bigger scale

Recent thoughts, https://theonlyblogever.com/blog/2026/distrust.html

_-_-__-_-_-on Griffin PowerMate driver for modern macOS

I check eBay from time to time, they are usually very expensive.

_-_-__-_-_-on Grand Theft Oil Futures: Insider traders keep making a killing at our expense

All the more reason to consider small hybrid vehicles and full-electric vehicles where charging is plentiful (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KnUFH5GX_fI)

_-_-__-_-_-on iOS 18.7.3-18.7.6 were withheld from most devices; iOS 18.7.7 is enabled for all

Liquid Glass is ridiculously ugly. I have two iPhone 12 minis still on iOS 18 one that is off as a backup device. I can mitigate some security risks with NextDNS on device.

_-_-__-_-_-on Before GitHub

and also a con artist?

_-_-__-_-_-on Before GitHub

https://mitchellh.com/writing/ghostty-leaving-github

_-_-__-_-_-on Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop

Been using LocalSend for a few years, it works great even when sharing files between devices sharing a mobile connection.

_-_-__-_-_-on USB Cheat Sheet (2022)

Don't call him buddy, guy.

_-_-__-_-_-on Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys

https://archive.is/veTal

_-_-__-_-_-on Framework Laptop 13 Pro

That's what I did when purchasing my 12th gen. At current prices, 64GB of LPCAMM2 is over 900$ CAD. I bought my current 64GB LPDDR4 ram for ~160$ CAD. New chassis first and then a new mainboard once prices stabilize.

_-_-__-_-_-on Framework Laptop 13 Pro

This page has more details, https://frame.work/laptop13pro?tab=upgrade-to-pro. You can keep everything, but they are selling some of the new parts as a kit.