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fudgy73

202 karma · joined August 31, 2012

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fudgy73··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
Can you share more information about your coffee roasting class? TY
fudgy73··on Saving 100 terabytes of memory by optimizing 1.1.1.1's DNS cache
Are they selling that RAM?
fudgy73··on France reaches 94.9% fiber coverage in 2026
QQ: Who owns / operates the fiber? 100% private co? Partially subsidized?
fudgy73··on Israel creates fake think tank in likely attempt to dupe AI chatbots
I don't think Anthropic has an active contract with the Pentagon.

[0] - https://breakingdefense.com/2026/05/pentagon-clears-7-tech-f...

fudgy73··on How Kalshi Infects the News
Painfully obvious when you realize how heavily involved the current administration is with both Paramount Skydance (CNN owner / Trump has equity) and Kalshi (Trump Jr has equity).
fudgy73··on Om Malik has died
Malik means king and this guy was / is one of the kings of tech journalism and writing. RIP
fudgy73··on I wrote to Flock's privacy contact to opt out of their domestic spying program
AFAIK Flock owns the cameras and leases them out [0].

[0] https://www.flocksafety.com/blog/flock-safety-does-my-neighb...

fudgy73··on Comparative Analysis of Media Bias in 8 Western Media Outlets
This is so well done and a framework for much needed future reports.
fudgy73··on Nearly all UK drivers say headlights are too bright
Something I have noticed in urban areas is that it is very difficult to see pedestrians that are walking in front of vehicles with these extremely bright headlights. For example, when turning left and there are people walking across the street that I am turning on to in front of another vehicle. I feel like it has something to do with the PWM of the LED lamps + the brightness and color?
fudgy73··on Compare the New iPhone Models
Not exactly. Most upper end car manufacturers have been offering PTS (paint-to-sample) for quite some time. You can choose any color you can think of.
fudgy73··on Google's Liquid Cooling
just like humans.
fudgy73··on Sam Altman Slams Meta’s AI Talent Poaching: 'Missionaries Will Beat Mercenaries'
I don't think I've ever seen someone use two semicolons in one sentence.
fudgy73··on Space Jam's 1996 website is still alive
dark mode before it was cool.
fudgy73··on Launch HN: Visual One (YC W20) – Event recognition for security cameras
This is something I've been thinking about doing for a while. How soon after the event occurs does the user get a notification?
fudgy73··on BMW’s new flat logo is everything that’s wrong with modern logo design
better article showing logo changes throughout the last century+ [0]

[0] - https://www.thedrive.com/news/32440/bmw-starts-the-decade-wi...

fudgy73··on Tesla Cybertruck
there's no way this is what the production version will look like. US still requires side-view mirrors, for instance.
fudgy73··on NBA's China dilemma: $4B at risk as Chinese TV cancels game broadcasts
Jeremy Lin is Taiwanese bruh
fudgy73··on The new Dropbox
iCloud for Windows was recently revamped after collaboration between Apple and Microsoft [0].

[0] - https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT204283

fudgy73··on Waymo: Bringing 3D perimeter Lidar to partners
*technically 3: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/services/kinect-dk/
fudgy73··on My disabled son – ‘the nobleman, the philanderer, the detective’
Is someone cutting onions? What a beautiful story. RIP Mats. My condolences to your IRL and online family.
fudgy73··on Costco opening a $440M chicken farm to escape America's chicken monopoly
I'm not suggesting or implying this is happening in the chicken industry but an oligopoly that is colluding can act as a monopoly.
fudgy73··on Half of lonely people think no one will notice if something bad happens to them
we are living in a time that without noticing it we are focusing on the quantity, not the quality of our connections. how can we shift our thoughts and senses to the latter?
fudgy73··on Life in the Spanish city that banned cars
totally agree, but a question for you and others - what's the point | what's going to happen | why is so much $$ being put into autonomous vehicles?
fudgy73··on Teens who refuse to use social media
Parents are part of the community?
fudgy73··on Electric scooters are illegal in the UK because of 1835 law
I own one of the Bird scooters (Xiaomi Mi) and I've been commuting with it every (week) day for the last month in Chicago. It's amazing for me, a bicyclist normally that would get too sweaty on the last mile of my commute.

I ride in the bike lanes and am faster than most bicyclists. I also feel safer as I am standing up and more easily visible to vehicles.

With all this being said, I avoid sidewalks as I don't think anything with wheels besides wheelchairs and strollers should be on sidewalks. I also biked for years on the streets and have a lot of experience. I don't think putting these things everywhere is a good idea unless we get rid of more cars.

Too many people are inexperienced with safely riding and it's way too convenient to jump on one and become a nuisance to others. I'm not sure what the answer is, though. Maybe people with enough time on Divvy bikes (our bike share system) get first dibs?

fudgy73··on 1.1.1.1: Fast, privacy-first consumer DNS service
Out of curiosity, what is your complete Unifi / network setup?
fudgy73··on JavaScript in the Internet of Things: JerryScript and the Fitbit Ionic
Did you guys see this Pebble + Apple Watch clone from Xiaomi? If only they opened it up. 30+ day battery life with a similar display as the Pebble:

https://us.amazfit.com/shop/bip?variant=336750

fudgy73··on Walmart has acquired VR startup Spatialand
Link to blog post with more information: http://blog.storeno8.com/2018/02/05/store-no-8-creates-third...
fudgy73··on Ghost Pepper Rips Hole in SF Man's Esophagus, Collapses His Lung (2016)
I can't imagine how this felt when it came out the other end. Ouch.
fudgy73··on Airbnb Is Popular, but Renting Out Your Car Is Another Story
There is no battery in the 'connect' device; it uses the car's battery for power. Major mistake not including a battery as it is the reason I and many others have taken our cars off the service.
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