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dhritzkiv··on Show HN: I replaced a $120k bowling center system with $1,600 in ESP32s
The instances that I'd want a replay are more likely to be when I /don't/ strike – I want to review the ball's motion through the pins and off the deck on unsuccessful shots so I could understand how to adjust my next fresh rack delivery.
dhritzkiv··on Attention is a luxury good
I recently noticed a tiny "Hide" control (to hide these) that pops up in the top right, which is long overdue.
dhritzkiv··on AI note takers are flooding Zoom calls as workers opt to skip meetings
How do you prevent meetings from meandering and going over time? How do you ensure the correct people are in the meeting when there's no agenda?
dhritzkiv··on Meta: Shut down your invasive AI Discover feed
In many countries, WhatsApp's data usage is zero-rated, which makes WhatsApp more attractive than Signal, Telegram, etc.
dhritzkiv··on ICE Agents Realize They Arrested Wrong Teen, Say 'Take Him Anyway'
"If denaturalizations do start happening" sounds much too late to start talking about it. Best to be prepared sooner than later with how quickly everything is regressing.
dhritzkiv··on Americans Are Tipping Less Than They Have in Years
One thing to consider –especially at "non-standard" tipping establishments– is how much of the tip goes to the server/cashier.

CBC's Marketplace did some investigating [1], and found that in many cases, the owner or manager pocket part or all of the service tip, even in provinces where this is not legal.

[1 – video] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LF0zJIRe1J8

[1 - text article] https://www.cbc.ca/news/marketplace/tipping-marketplace-1.73...

dhritzkiv··on Medieval
It's certainly real.

What was it about the video that made you think it's generative? That it's surrealistic?

dhritzkiv··on You can opt out of airport face scans
I believe there's also an exemption for Canadian citizens. [1] and [2] (Cmd-f "Canadian")

[1] https://www.cbp.gov/about/congressional-resources/testimony/... [2] https://www.cbp.gov/sites/default/files/assets/documents/202...

dhritzkiv··on Cold brew coffee in 3 minutes using acoustic cavitation
One thing I'll mention is that cold brew doesn't need to be put in the fridge to "brew". It can be left out on the counter at room temperature. As a result, this takes the brew time from 24 hours to about 12 hours.
dhritzkiv··on A Return to Blu-ray as Streaming Value Evaporates
Kanopy is great, and very nearly as good as the mainstream streaming platforms in terms of selection and software quality.

Hoopla, however, is abysmal both in selection (though this depends on your local library) and in software/service quality. The search is broken, and it has some of the most confusing UX I've ever experienced. It's as if it actively wants to prevent you from watching anything.

dhritzkiv··on Show HN: I made a website to find best bus seat to avoid the sun while traveling
Found a bug on the first search I ran, where the right side is preferred, despite having more sun (10.55%) vs. the left side (6.64%). Not sure how. All other searches gave more expected results.

Parameters: - Toronto to Montreal at 3:21PM EST.

dhritzkiv··on The origins of the Guinness stout yeast
I don't know specifically about your symptoms, but one thing it could be is the carbonation.

All draught Guinness (including Guinness Draught cans) is not carbonated with just CO2, but with nitrogen and CO2 in a 70-30% (thereabouts) mix.

Additionally, when pouring a typically carbonated beer incorrectly (or not pouring it into a glass), a larger amount of CO2 remains in solution, leading to gastro bloat that can feel more uncomfortable than one would expect. You can experience bad pours even at bars, depending on who's behind the tap.

Lagers will have higher carbonation levels than most stouts, so that could be a factor.

dhritzkiv··on Show HN: Run Stable Diffusion Directly on iPhone
I have to disagree w.r.t. UI and non-standard being preferable for a pro app.

Having used Drawing Things regularly for the last few weeks, I still get confused by certain interactions and UI elements, leading to mistakes, and 'lost productivity'. It would greatly benefit from a UX pass, as more standard UX improves expectations of what will happen upon performing an action.

Don't get me wrong: I appreciate that it was released –for free– and that its capabilities are what they are. I'm merely arguing that more cohesive UX and pro functionality are not mutually exclusive.

As an example of a 'pro' app, there's Pixelmator Pro, which is a very Mac-assed app. I was able to pick it and start using it immediately without tutorials as its typical UX is intuitive (to me, as a macOS user), even when it came to more complicated operations.

Some more examples that I can think of off the top of my head: Proxyman, TablePlus, Kaleidoscope, Tower. The only exception to my observation, based on tools in my daily arsenal: VSCode. Non-standard UX, yet still intuitive.

Everything else that's non-standard feels like I'm battling with the UI daily, even after years of use: Android Studio, Slack, and most of the complicated Electron apps.

dhritzkiv··on Apple allows some iOS apps to track user locations via lists of nearby SSIDs
This only covers what data apps store/collect. An app can have a clean 'Privacy' disclaimer ("The developer does not collect any data from this app") but still require access to Photos, Camera, Location, etc.
dhritzkiv··on Until the 14th century women dominated the field of beer brewing
In addition, if hops (or other herbs) were used in the boil, the acids from the hops (what gives beer its bitter bite), even in small amounts, would provide anti-bacterial benefits to the beer.
dhritzkiv··on The weirdest bug I've seen yet
:( I would've tried to determine the cause of the crash with that specific file in my off time, provided that I could isolate the code in the Grammarly extension in Chrome.

The main reason –other than curiousity– is to ensure that a future regression (in Chrome/Grammarly) wouldn't lead to it again.

dhritzkiv··on EU data regulator bans personalised advertising on Facebook and Instagram
Is it the EU that keeps pushing it? Or just some (now non-)member states? I'm personally only familiar with the UK being obsessed about it.
dhritzkiv··on Unavoidable future increase in West Antarctic ice-shelf melting over 21 century
I don't believe the fear/apprehension is specifically about immigration of peoples, but the likelihood that we'll see intergroup conflicts (fuelled by fear mongering rhetoric that usually follows), as well as the fact that these peoples –who are least poised to handle the challenges of global warming– are being displaced in the first place.
dhritzkiv··on When does an old iPhone become unsafe to use?
Like the other comment pointed out, I understood 'X' to mean a stand in for iMessage. It didn't occur to me that we were referring to FKA Twitter
dhritzkiv··on Netflix Ships Last DVD
I live in a mid-sized Canadian city, and the collection of DVDs and Blurays available from the city library system is impressive. A fair bit of obscure/older films, as well as new releases, and you can always request that they add titles to their collection if they are missing something.

For me it's super convenient as I can request that they send a copy (found anywhere in their system) to my local library, and I can bike over to pick it up a few days later.

dhritzkiv··on WiFi without internet on a Southwest flight
20-30 feet change over what timeframe? The resolution of the chart data in the article is about 30 seconds. While I think the fluctuation is due to the accuracy of instrumentation, 20-30 feet change over the course of a minute seems like nothing.
dhritzkiv··on Android 14 adds support for using your smartphone as a webcam
It can also be used for the AppleTV, as of tvOS 17. I believe only for FaceTime, however.
dhritzkiv··on FindMyCat – Open-Source Pet Tracker
Cat collars getting stuck can be a problem regardless of a bulky item being attached (though, it will probably be exacerbated by a tracker), so a breakaway/quick-release collar is a good idea in any case.
dhritzkiv··on California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics
My reading of the parent comment suggests that they're in favour of decriminalizing them, but not permitting the commercial sale of them. Acquisition would then be achieved by e.g. prescriptions / medical studies, growing for personal use, or from "friends".

The important thing is that no one is charged criminally for possession.

dhritzkiv··on Cooking Air Quality
I’ve also observed my kitchen’s CO2 levels consistently going from 650 to 1200 while cooking (or to 900 if using the hood vent), and dropping down to baseline 60 minutes later. This is with a gas range. CO2 monitor 70cm away.

Unclear how much is due to the combustion of gas vs. also the cooking of food, as others have mentioned. I suspect it’s almost entirely from combustion of the gas. Though, I have noticed that the CO2 levels don’t climb as high if simply boiling water on high heat.

dhritzkiv··on iOS Reddit App Apollo's Developer Surprised by WWDC Callout
The app was called out by name during a on-device demo. It would require ADR, and reshooting the actual device. Unreasonable for something that can be left in.
dhritzkiv··on Semaphore: A Full-Body Keyboard
I'd love to see this used to play QWOP
dhritzkiv··on RAM’s New Electric Pickup Truck Aims for Battery Range of 500 Miles
Remarkably close. The Model 3 is light all things considered.

Also is gross vehicle weight the right metric? That's the maximum rated operating weight with cargo, passengers and fuel. Curb weight seems more appropriate for a 1:1 comparison.

dhritzkiv··on RAM’s New Electric Pickup Truck Aims for Battery Range of 500 Miles
I believe them bringing up toxicity is a completely valid answer to the question. I understood the question as "what else is there to consider if we solve the carbon-derived energy problem?" Environmental impacts fits within that.
dhritzkiv··on RAM’s New Electric Pickup Truck Aims for Battery Range of 500 Miles
I'm not sure I can quantify the harm, especially in contrast to the benefits of decarbonization, but large batteries are heavier, and heavier vehicles:

  - increase road wear
  - increase road fatalities due to larger momentum in collisions
  - require more raw materials for the batteries
  - result in more component wear, mainly tires
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