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fileoffset··on Physical disc production ending in Jan 2028 for new games on PlayStation
One thing Steam doesn't advertise is that all family members MUST be all using the same IP address or it refuses to link the accounts.

If you use a VPN then gl

fileoffset··on APC–2 – A professional record cutter for producing original playback discs
yes there is, I bought one by accident the other day
fileoffset··on Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer
doesn't the bambu have a built in FTP server?
fileoffset··on GBrain – The memex, built for people who think for a living
If you think for a living, you should know who Pedro is
fileoffset··on FreeCAD v1.1
FreeCAD is great for small things but any time I tried a complex model I get performance issues, lock ups and crashes pretty consistently. There are still a lot of hard edges.

I switched to Solid Edge free community edition, much more stable and the workflow is less bespoke.

fileoffset··on RCade: Building a Community Arcade Cabinet
Could have just used Groovy Arcade and an old AMD VGA card instead of building a custom VGA card
fileoffset··on Rivian CEO: 'blows my mind' to see US auto makers shifting back to ICE vehicles
In AU, they already have public charging networks (Evie, for example) that allow you to pre register your VIN and just roll up, plug in and it starts charging.
fileoffset··on Amazon RTO policy is costing it top tech talent, according to internal document
Good
fileoffset··on Ask HN: What great book are you currently reading or recently finished?
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/214329001-death-of-the-a...
fileoffset··on Ask HN: What NAS (Synology) do you use in your home lab as a developer?
I just built a new NAS using a raspberry pi5 and radxa SSD expansion hat, using openmediavault on the software side. Fairly painless setup, the kit is barebones but I 3d printed a custom case.

It is surprisingly good! 16gb of RAM so you can host all sorts of goodies, and you arent locked into vendor software. Its also extremely cheap to setup, the SSDs end up being the largest expense.

It does all this while using about a quarter of the power my old Thecus NAS did.

fileoffset··on Google Keeps Making Smartphones Worse
Got a Librem5 and sold it immediately. Too large, too heavy, shitty, buggy software and the battery was terrible. This was admittedly a few years ago but I wouldnt touch them.
fileoffset··on Healthy man goes camping–lands in ICU for 40 days with respiratory failure
Another good reason not to go camping
fileoffset··on Polygon Sold to Valnet and Hit with Mass Layoffs
The enshitification continues
fileoffset··on Show HN: I vibecoded a 35k LoC recipe app
It's not free but Americas Test Kitchen is very, very good
fileoffset··on Dell Kills the XPS Brand
It was already dead to me
fileoffset··on Ask HN: What are your most regretted tech purchases?
Dell XPS 13 - died just out of warranty with probably 10 hours of usage. Giant waste of money.

Kobo eReader, think it was called a Sage? absolute garbage, worst eReader I have ever bought. Spent 10 months battling with support after constant issues, got a replacement and sold it immediately.

fileoffset··on Huawei tri-fold phone receives orders from 1.3M fans in 7 hours
Coming in 2026, the accordian phone
fileoffset··on Dell tells remote workers that they won't be eligible for promotion
Maybe that's the point.

Then all the remote workers can be put on PIP for not working as hard as their in-office counterparts

fileoffset··on Reverse engineering a car key fob signal
New BYD EVs come with a credit card sized NFC key which can be used to unlock and start the car...
fileoffset··on What if modern appliances were built like the KitchenAid stand mixer?
Even KitchenAid mixers are no longer as good as KitchenAid Mixers. They use plastic gears now and are generally overpriced junk.

When buying a mixer, look for Metal Gearing. Avoid plastic gearing and belt drives.

For an example of a good quality metal geared mixer that is well constructed, check out Breville.

fileoffset··on How China Built BYD
I can't remember where but I have read that "one in six mobile phone batteries around the world are manufactured by BYD"
fileoffset··on Another Roman dodecahedron has been unearthed in England
I thought the same, that it could be used to either mint new coins or test existing coins were the correct dimensions.

My next thought was that each side held a face-plate, maybe painted wood, that could be pressed in to the face, the knobs would help there. The holes underneath the panels could have been used to just make it weigh less, which could explain the differences in hole sizes found.

fileoffset··on 8BitDo Micro
All the 8bitdo controllers I have tried had issues pairing (Bluetooth yuck), staying paired and constant flaky drop outs. They now live in their respective boxes.

They do look good though!

fileoffset··on Study claims nearsightedness can be prevented by display-altering software
A lot of prescription glasses get offered with blue light filters, does that mean they actually work?
fileoffset··on Blizzard’s bringing its PC games to Steam, starting with Overwatch 2
Fuck Blizzard and their always online battle net bullshit.

I would rather spend $1000 on Indy games than give Blizzard a single cent.

fileoffset··on Ida Free
IDA free is a long running joke.

Hexrays have a long history of pricing non-professionals out. Super high fees, expensive upgrades and an extremely useless free version is a slap in the face to anyone that wasn't born with a silver spoon in their mouth.

Hacker unfriendly, closed source, shitty SDK and constantly breaking API. I haven't used IDA in years and I have no desire to go back.

This blatant grab at relevancy is too little, too late IMO.

There are loads of great, free or inexpensive RE tools that we should focus on instead.

All hail the King

fileoffset··on Elon Musk apologises to sacked Twitter worker over online row
No not that way, dig up stupid!
fileoffset··on The Lapdock Kit
Waiting from 2019 also. Multiple queries and complaints.

Never getting my money back, almost certainly never getting a phone.

fileoffset··on Spotify Now Has Audiobooks
And still no lossless streaming...
fileoffset··on Purism CEO on what's ahead for the Librem 5 USA
The only thing "ahead" for the Librem is their ridiculous backlog, and them stealing even more of their customers money.

I have been waiting over three years for the Librem. Every now and then, I inquire and every time I get an email saying it will be another 6 months, 12 at the worst. They don't even send email updates any more, the only emails I get are to "invest" in Purism buy buying junk shares. Yeah right, like I'm going to throw good money after bad!

I emailed them yesterday and guess what, it's still 6 to twelve months away! Don't bother asking for a refund either btw, because they won't give a refund back "until your device is ready to be delivered", i.e never.

So they take your money, never deliver a product, and refuse to refund. Great experience!

Stay away from Purism, stay far far far away. Won't be buying any of their products ever again.

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