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beretguy··on 75K federal workers accepted 'deferred resignation' offer
> American people literally voted that they hate you

I didn't vote for this, speak for yourself.

beretguy··on Nearly half of Steam's users are still using Windows 10
I doubt I'll be able to use windows 11, even just for gaming. I think when I won't be able to game on 10 I'll just install Linux, or steamos?, and I'll just play whatever I can. And I just won't play any games that require windows for their DRM reasons.
beretguy··on DOGE's Website Is Just One Big X Ad
Just added doge.gov and x.com to my DNS block list.
beretguy··on Amazon ends kindle ebooks "Download and Transfer via USB"
Check out PocketBook for an alternative.
beretguy··on Zed (Editor) Has Suddenly Become Terrible, IMHO
Rust something something Linux something something braking changes, maintenance something something...
beretguy··on How Local-First Development Is Changing How We Make Software
What's "not local-first" then?
beretguy··on Apple is once again advertising on X, more than a year after stopping all ads
> elected government

Also known as fascists.

beretguy··on What happens to your online accounts when you die?
Good argument against 2FA.
beretguy··on Federal workers say they increasingly distrust platforms like Facebook
Reference for younger people

https://www.theregister.com/2010/05/14/facebook_trust_dumb/

beretguy··on Ask HN: Simple provider to prototype Webapps?
FortRabbit - PHP hosting, supports frameworks. No online editor but you just write code locally and push your code changes with git. Use vscode extension to access database.
beretguy··on Show HN: I built an AI Coloring Page generator
> A spiderman sitting on a sportscar eating icecream

And a picture of giraffe with monkeys. Nice.

beretguy··on Firing programmers for AI is a mistake
I ones worked for a company that used to hire 70 developers from Vietnam to work on their product. Then one day they decided to hire ~5 developers from US. These 5 developers did the job faster, better and cheaper than 70 Vietnamese developers. So they fired all overseas developers and doubled the size of US team to about a dozen.
beretguy··on Tesla Cybertruck Drives Itself into a Pole, Owner Says 'Thank You Tesla'
It's the next version will fix all the bugs all the way down.
beretguy··on Tesla Cybertruck Drives Itself into a Pole, Owner Says 'Thank You Tesla'
I hope you guys got rid of your teslas. Preferably under press. They are a danger to people around you.
beretguy··on An Anonymous Investor Is Spending Millions to Make Underwater Homes
Makes me think about all these underwater horror games: Soma, bioshock, subnautica...
beretguy··on [dead]
> there's no evidence that any of them are hurting cis women.

Here is some evidence:

https://www.outkick.com/sports/female-swimmer-brought-to-tea...

"Female Swimmer Brought To Tears After Getting Bumped By Transgender Competitor Lia Thomas In Final Race"

beretguy··on Valve Bans Forced In-Game Ads from All Steam Titles
Nice. Wish they could also ban online-only games.
beretguy··on Building an "Easy" Web Application
> Three days wasted. I should have just written the PHP script.

PHP is the right tool for the job of making websites.

beretguy··on Why blog if nobody reads it?
You're welcome!
beretguy··on Microsoft clickbaits users with useless 'How to Uninstall Microsoft Edge' doc
> Microsoft Edge is in third place, with a distant 5.2% market share despite being bundled with Microsoft Windows. This is unfortunate, especially as Microsoft Edge is a good alternative to Chrome.

I stopped reading after this because it became clear author does not know what he's talking about.

beretguy··on Valve cracks down on abandonware with shadow-dropped Steam feature
> One game caught in the spotlight is Heartbound. Players were quick to criticize the program after Steam suggested it hadn’t received updates in 13 months. The twist? Developer Pirate Software actually posted an update in January 2025—but it was tucked away in an opt-in development channel not visible to all players.

That Pirate Software guy is just an overall terrible, dishonest person. Just wanted to warn people.

beretguy··on Ask HN: Anyone pursuing this AI image idea (images to list of insured losses)?
It will become the case when we will have confidence that it will provide expected output and be able to fix unexpected output if/when it comes up.
beretguy··on UK Rejects 'Stop Killing Games' Petition
> Their response suggests they did not understand the original request.

It also suggests they might be corrupt because they said they work with industry representatives.

beretguy··on Paper Apps
Not paper but maybe some readers of this thread could find interest in Simon Tatham's Puzzles:

https://www.chiark.greenend.org.uk/~sgtatham/puzzles/

beretguy··on Paper Apps
You can give away Kindles too.
beretguy··on Radiation belts detected around Earth after solar storm
Anton Petrov made a video about Van Allen Belts about 4 years ago where he also talks about a 3rd belt appearing during a solar storm:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=BpMeRWcIxNI

beretguy··on Personal Software Is Becoming a Trend
Currently making an invite only social network for myself and my friends.
beretguy··on Estonia to disconnect from the Russian-run electricity network on Saturday
Less painful than dying because russia invaded your country.
beretguy··on Ask HN: Anyone pursuing this AI image idea (images to list of insured losses)?
AI should not be used for anything that requires accuracy.
beretguy··on Show HN: I built an AI kissing video generator for Valentine's Day gifts
Will you offer non-Google login for people who don't use Google products?
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