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anderber··on 'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025)
Felt the same as you. It felt like you didn't quite understand what was happening or what was going to happen in the beginning. Only for you to miss the characters by the end.
anderber··on 'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025)
Academy members aren't always good at picking "good" movies. I'd argue they're actually pretty bad at it. Every once in a while they guess correctly. At least my 2 cents.
anderber··on 'The Secret Agent': Exploring a Vibrant, yet Violent Brazil (2025)
The Secret Agent was not an easy movie for the average movie watcher. It had an unorthodox ending, graphic violence, and it's in a different language. With that said, it's too bad it wasn't able to come out with any Oscars. I can see why OBAA won quite a few awards.
anderber··on IDF killed Gaza aid workers at point blank range in 2025 massacre: Report
So is the mountain, though
anderber··on CBS didn't air Rep. James Talarico interview out of fear of FCC
That's insane. We're talking about the government threatening a station if they air an interview with a political rival.
anderber··on ICE Is Going on a Surveillance Shopping Spree
Keep in mind that first offense for being in the US illegally is a misdeameanor. I say this as we have a president with 34 felonies and got nothing for it. On top of that, we have ICE tactics like unreasonable searches and seizures, no due process rights, and racial profiling which are all against the law. We know this because US citizens were deported without any due process to make sure they were here illegally.
anderber··on HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark
Europe approved it for males at the same time as for females.
anderber··on HPV vaccination reduces oncogenic HPV16/18 prevalence from 16% to <1% in Denmark
They also did it by gender in the US when I was in college. Boys could not get it. At the same time that Europe was vaccinating everyone.
anderber··on Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%
All opinions I suppose, huh?
anderber··on Tesla’s 4680 battery supply chain collapses as partner writes down deal by 99%
I think you're underselling what Trump and Musk has done to the stability of Democracy in the US. Aside from all that, there are other American car manufacturers with great EVs: Mustang Mach-E, Chevy Equinox/Bolt/Blazer, etc. Not saying that BYD isn't better, but comparing to Tesla, there is plenty of US competition.
anderber··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (October 2025)
I'm working on a workout tracker that you can actually use for things like TRX and gymnastic rings. Along with normal workouts too. Let me know if there's anything you'd like on there. https://gravitygainsapp.com/
anderber··on Brazil offers America a lesson in democratic maturity
Unfortunately, that counter-argument lacks the understanding that the tariffs aren't meant to be a retaliatory tool against countries. The President's power to use tariffs is (supposed to be) meant as an emergency measure against unfair trade practices.
anderber··on How we built Bluey’s world
There are some real laugh-out-loud moment in Peppa Pig (like at the fair, where everyone was telling Mommy Pig that girls aren't good at said game and she in her anger absolutely demolishes it). However, I find those moments coming up less in Bluey. I almost always laugh at how Grandpa Pig says "metal detector", too.

I think if I didn't have kids, I would like Bluey better. Likewise, I would be able to watch it without any discrimination.

anderber··on How we built Bluey’s world
Peppa Pig is in general funnier than Bluey. Visually, I also agree, Bluey is far superior. I just can't help, as a parent, the feeling of inferiority as there's no way two working parents have the energy and patience to make everything a game with their kids. That's the main crux of why I prefer Peppa.
anderber··on Codestral 25.08
I found Mistral's agentic coding models to be fast and good, but not always accurate. I think the reason for that is that most IDEs aren't properly setup to use their models. But I haven't tried this new Codestral version.
anderber··on Saying Bye to Glitch
Glitch brought me back to the web when it was more fun and goofy. The design gave it the opportunity to not be so serious and play around with it. I wish more of the web was like Glitch and Kinopio.
anderber··on Zed: High-performance AI Code Editor
Yes, you can. Just edit your settings: { "features": { "edit_prediction_provider": "none" } }
anderber··on "Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay": Blue Cross Approved Surgeries Then Refused to Pay
I love how ProPublica does so many hard-hitting investigative reporting. One of my go-to regular donations.
anderber··on "Slow Pay, Low Pay or No Pay": Blue Cross Approved Surgeries Then Refused to Pay
You can never doubt that things can get a lot worse, no matter how bad they currently are. This is what we're finding out now.
anderber··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (March 2025)
I've always wanted workout tracking apps to take into respect how to track gymnastic rings, but no luck. So I decided to build my own: https://gravitygainsapp.com/
anderber··on U.S. national-security leaders included me in a group chat
Also, Steve Witkoff was in Moscow during the Signal text chain.
anderber··on The Wright brothers invented the airplane, right? Not if you're in Brazil
Santos Dumont was 5'4", which althogh small, not out of the real of "normal" I don't think. Jules Verne was one inch taller. He was fairly skinny too, so the weight could have been a factor. I did find a video of it, fun to see as the Demoiselle is my favorite early flyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YNWPpKEZzxg
anderber··on Goodbye, Slopify
No discovery of new music?
anderber··on App Should Have Been a Website (and Probably Your Game Too)
Safari has always hampered PWAs, and probably for the reason that they want you to use the appstore instead ($$$).
anderber··on Bluesky is ushering in a pick-your-own algorithm era of social media
You can still see the content, right? So it's just a label, it seems.
anderber··on uBlock Origin is no longer available on Chrome web store
I'm not sure why it would be in their own interest to be the only ad blocker. What do they gain by not allowing other ad blockers?
anderber··on Brazil's X ban is sending lots of people to Bluesky
I think you missed adding the "/s" at the end of your sentence. I can only imagine you're kidding.
anderber··on Telegram boss banned from leaving France in criminal probe
UAF itself is on Telegram. I think that their decision to not use a social media type app for war inter-communication makes sense. Not matter what country you are in.
anderber··on Chrome is entrenching third-party cookies that will mislead users
Curious about what needs you had that Brave didn't fill?
anderber··on Ocean 2.0 Reader
Ocean is a custom ebook reader designed for exploration and study of the sacred literature of the world's religious traditions. It provides a simple cross-platform reading experience with an immersive audio-integrated reading experience and useful study and research tools.
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