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austinallegro··on Trump tariffs sow fears of trade wars, recession and a $2,300 iPhone
https://archive.is/0hnmI
austinallegro··on Oleg Gordievsky worked for both sides in the cold war
https://archive.is/8Au94
austinallegro··on Show HN: We are building the next DocuSign
Loosest privacy policy ever. As for the AI element, is there no option to opt out? Assuming this start-up is US-based, so you won't be getting any EU customers so, GDPR and EU<>US Data Transfer, EU AI Act 2025 etc.
austinallegro··on Why Don't Seals Drown?
https://archive.is/gdXQE
austinallegro··on Why do people keep buying printers they hate?
https://archive.is/bZjYG
austinallegro··on On Having Enough Socks (2019)
"Socks are like sex. Tonnes of it about but I never seem to get any" - Prince George, Blackadder III
austinallegro··on 'Sleepmaxxing': The pros and cons of the trend
Give it time and we'll be back to the 2 sleeps of the Middle Ages.

Read the book 'At Days Close', it's phenomenal reading.

Wait till some hipster knobhead gets wind of it, makes it viral on TikTok and you'll be in bed twice a day too before long.

austinallegro··on Tesla Sales Fall Off a Cliff Globally, Including Germany, Australia, and China
I'd rather drive an Austin Allegro or a Rover than a piece of Tesla junk on wheels.

Tesla tried to copy British Leyland "that'll do" coachbuilding and failed miserably!

austinallegro··on Bring Back Shortwave
https://archive.is/a5lqU
austinallegro··on Resume Tailoring App
Holy PII goldmine Batman!
austinallegro··on Shortwave transmitter Moosbrunn blown up
English: https://noe-orf-at.translate.goog/stories/3291171/?_x_tr_sl=...
austinallegro··on Child from Accrington Stanley milk ad thrived. Other child was jailed for murder
Context for RoW (exc: UK/EIRE)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zPFrTBppRfw

austinallegro··on Show HN: Creates hyper-realistic voice clones from just 3 seconds of audio
Thank God you don't work in GRC (or in the EU).
austinallegro··on Private sector stakes claim to Moon's airwaves
https://archive.is/zzU57
austinallegro··on Talking to Your Mailserver Is Not as Hard as You Think
You had me at ehlo.
austinallegro··on Teen's murder drives Albania to ban TikTok for a year
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42485007
austinallegro··on The Impact of Jungle Music in 90s Video Game Development
I'll just leave this here...

https://youtu.be/9hJ4OROIvxY

...and as a bonus, have this 'n all...

https://youtu.be/HImPRflyyJk

...and as it's a Wednesday, have this as a freebie:

https://youtu.be/M_tKjqUK5lM

austinallegro··on The Impact of Jungle Music in 90s Video Game Development
Wicked! Wicked! Jungle is massive!

https://youtu.be/O7TklQTeuSE

austinallegro··on Servicing a robot vacuum cleaner (2019)
Cheaper alternative spares are often available for nearly all the iRobot range on Ali Express.

There is a slight difference in parts to the iRoomba ones e.g. the paper filters are visually a little different, or the rubber rollers have a slight change to the dimple designs. They still perform the same imho.

As for the app, just use something like PiHole or another DNS service to block IoT devices, or specific IP ranges or domains. Your hoover will still function just as well.

Far too much built in obsolesence and social media shills serving upgrade culture these days.

Buy. Use. Service til it dies.

austinallegro··on Exploring the Cefucom-21 Japanese English Language Teaching Computer
https://ctrl-alt-rees.com/hino-electronics-cefucom-21-inform...

Cefucom-21 Information and Downloads - Manual Scans, EPROM Dumps and More

austinallegro··on Show HN: MinutesLink – AI note taker for online calls
"Access and storage are necessary to keep the records, transcripts, and meeting minutes of the calls."

Doesn't answer the question of who has access and what the RBAC model is.

"This information will be used to train your personal digital avatar only with your consent."

There's an awfully large amount of trust contained within that statement.

austinallegro··on Show HN: MinutesLink – AI note taker for online calls
From the FAQ:

"At MinutesLink, your security is our priority. Every conversation is encrypted from start to finish, and

*** only authorized personnel can access your meeting notes. ***

You have full control to delete or modify your data at any time. MinutesLink is also GDPR & CCPA compliant."

Estonian business.

https://e-estonia.com/2023-estonia-advanced-cybersecurity-th...

Doesn't really fill prospective users with confidence. Who has access to meeting notes, and why?

Why is access and storage required? To train the LLM?

No thanks. Stick with a pen and paper.

austinallegro··on Are Underwater UFOs an Imminent Threat? The U.S. Government Sure Thinks So
https://archive.is/KBTEH
austinallegro··on Which AI Song Cover Generator Is Free?
Come back to me when there's an AI song cover generator that can do George Formby singing Strawberry Fields Forever.
austinallegro··on How to Trust Your Brain Online
He's not the Messiah, he's a very naughty boy!
austinallegro··on Autism and the Internet will defeat the Monoculture
Neurodiverse, not "autistics".

Same as Aspergers is no longer used as a diagnosis term since 2013.

https://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/what-is-neurodiversity-2...

https://www.verywellhealth.com/does-asperger-syndrome-still-...

austinallegro··on Garmin Communicator Plugin for Linux and Ubuntu
Not my work alas. Just sharing the knowledge.
austinallegro··on Garmin Communicator Plugin for Linux and Ubuntu
Strange. It should be this:

https://adiesner.github.io/GarminPlugin/index.html

Note: It seems to work with modern devices.Tested with a 965.

Couldn't edit or delete the old submission.

austinallegro··on Passkeys: A shattered dream
Johnny Hates Jazz.
austinallegro··on Low-Power Writing Setup
"...I had a few skulls lying around". Sounds like something from an episode of Brookside.
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