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adam_kleinon 216M Spy TVs – The LG Smart TV Problem [video]

This is Hacker News - any suggestions for physically removing the microphone and/or blocking LG servers with a firewall/pihole?

adam_kleinon Ask HN: Fable hacked my piano, can I release the results?

You can always publish the prompts.

adam_kleinon Instagram Is Facebook Now

Exactly that!

adam_kleinon Microsoft and an army of tiny telecoms are part of a plan to wire rural America

I would expect that satellite internet (Starlink, OneWeb) is the perfect solution to this problem.

adam_kleinon Can a Vegan Diet Be Healthy? A Literature Review

Probably the most comprehensive review of medical research papers and literature related to vegan/plant-based diet: https://nutritionfacts.org

adam_kleinon A Speculative Frenzy Is Sweeping Wall Street and World Markets

The numbers don’t add up anymore...

adam_kleinon Web browsers need to stop. Enough is enough

Just curious, why the author thinks that Safari is a joke?

adam_kleinon Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants

Not given but negotiated, as a part of EU treaties. Similarly to the subsidies for French farmers or the access to Irish waters for Spanish fishermen.

adam_kleinon Three European Countries Block Tax on Tech Giants

The way to go Ireland. A ridiculously stereotypical statement from the French finance minister:

“It just remains for me to offer Paschal a beer in a Dublin pub, and then I think we’ll be able to move toward a decision,” he said, referring to his Irish counterpart, Paschal Donohoe

adam_kleinon Doing Windows, Part 6: Look and Feel

Previous chapters:

https://www.filfre.net/2018/06/doing-windows-part-1-ms-dos-a...

https://www.filfre.net/2018/06/doing-windows-part-2-from-int...

https://www.filfre.net/2018/07/doing-windows-part-3-a-pair-o...

https://www.filfre.net/2018/07/doing-windows-part-4-the-rapp...

https://www.filfre.net/2018/07/doing-windows-part-5-a-second...

adam_kleinon Apple Agrees to Deal with Ireland Over $15B Unpaid Tax Issue

The Irish Corporation Tax rate is 12.5%, but the interests from bank deposits are subject to the Deposit Interest Retention Tax with the current rate of 39%.

adam_kleinon “Clarification” on the Upcoming Bitcoin Segwit2x Fork

23 Oct: Coinbase will continue referring to the current bitcoin blockchain as Bitcoin (BTC) and the forked blockchain as Bitcoin2x (B2X).

25 Oct: We are going to call the chain with the most accumulated difficulty Bitcoin.

Really?

adam_kleinon The myth of software time estimations

The employer did the right thing, I am afraid.

adam_kleinon Roland founder and TR-808 creator Ikutaro Kakehashi dies at age 87

Roland TR-808 Service Manual: http://www.ericarcher.net/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/808-svc...

adam_kleinon Moon Village

TL;DR: European Space Agency is considering to build a permanent base on the Moon.

adam_kleinon Ask HN: Paid email hosting, with custom domains

Have you considered mxroute.com?

adam_kleinon The Tatra 603: Wacky Commie Hot Rod

Cannot agree more.

adam_kleinon Still no flying cars? The future of transit promises something even better

http://www.aeromobil.com/

adam_kleinon AeroMobil 3.0

Very cool: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUnhBHwCq90

adam_kleinon American Companies Selected to Return Astronaut Launches to American Soil

It seems that SpaceX can do for $2.6 billion what Boeing does for $4.2 billion.

adam_kleinon NASA to Make Major Announcement Today About Astronaut Transport to the ISS

Boeing CST-100 awarded $4.2 billion and SpaceX Dragon $2.6 billion.

adam_kleinon NASA to Make Major Announcement Today About Astronaut Transport to the ISS

Boeing, SpaceX, Sierra Nevada?

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8296567

adam_kleinon NASA to Make Major Announcement Today About Astronaut Transport to the ISS

There is a good chance for a joint award (SpaceX/Boeing).

adam_kleinon NASA to Make Major Announcement Today About Astronaut Transport to the ISS

This is related to Commercial Crew Transportation Capability (CCtCap) phase of Commercial Crew Development (CCDev) program. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_Crew_Development

adam_kleinon Ask HN: A good notebook for web development?

I cannot fail MacBook Pro 13" with Retina display. The 15" variant is a bit too bulky for travelling. I also use Dell 24" external monitor when working from the office.