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hobo123··on What California is learning from solar panels built over irrigation canals
Soon we'll have rc (because AI-controlled will probably not permitted for legal reasons) roboguards.
hobo123··on How did AMD Ryzen get 50% faster in two years?
With CPUs becoming wider and wider, it's almost like they run VLIW instructions, only more flexible.
hobo123··on Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy
And even if you have automatic updates turned off, Apple will still start downloading the 15 gigs for MacOS 27, just in case...
hobo123··on Samsung is expected to more than double output of its HBM4 and HBM4E DRAM
And by stealing you mean exchange? Or I somehow misunderstood what you consider a market to be - a place for pickpockets?
hobo123··on How OpenAI Used Its Own LLMs to Design Its Jalapeño Chip
How do super sized supermodels feel about "LLMs"?
hobo123··on How to Write with an LLM
True, is mostly about the code being merged, but when reviewing a PR they might suggest that the dev write better commit messages in the future.
hobo123··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
I'm assuming he was talking about a specific situation where discrimination occurred? Anyway that's two completely different things.
hobo123··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Literally insane that banks will allow you to do banking on ancient phones with an unpatched Android full of CVEs, but won't allow you banking on a modern ungoogled OS.
hobo123··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
I remember trying phones in stores (shortly before Windows phone died). On Android you'd touch the phone and get instant reactions, on Windows you'd touch and wait for a slow woosh animation, until a few seconds later a text only app would finally launch. embarrassing.
hobo123··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Reminder that by now the Android version is also quite usable (typing this from FF). Just install Ublock origin.
hobo123··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Where in those comments is the "white replacement theorist"?
hobo123··on Android 17 is the first since 3.x to add new APIs without releasing to the AOSP
Sadly, the to me most important parts of Maps are live navigation and live traffic status. I'm assuming you can't get those with osm (yet).

The actual maps are much better in osm than in Google.

hobo123··on How to Write with an LLM
But that's a code review issue. Nobody should get away with shoddy commit messages like that.
hobo123··on I don't like passkeys
I feel if the _website_ needs to have support for your _password manager_, then that technology is way too fragile for me to want to use it.
hobo123··on I don't like passkeys
We really need Firefox Persona back...
hobo123··on I don't like passkeys
But that's another thing to avoid because now Google can lock you out of 100s of services at once if they ban your account.
hobo123··on I don't like passkeys
Wait, so I set up 2FA, printed the codes, but now if I ever lose my phone or it's stolen I'm screwed?
hobo123··on I don't like passkeys
I wouldn't even know how to sync any of those to my Linux PC.
hobo123··on I don't like passkeys
A German neighborhood social network uses this, and I prefer this over all other sites I visit that have passwords.

I only need a new login link when I switch to a new browser or device, so it's not really annoying at all.

hobo123··on Show HN: Snapdrop: Instantly share files between devices. No setup, no signup
Once I tried Airdrop between Macbooks it was very flaky. Haven't had any problems with localsend so far (Windows, Linux, Android).
hobo123··on Jemalloc 5.4.0
Better keep the wifi working, or your waifu could get angry.
hobo123··on Java 27 Released
If I'm not mistaken, OpenJ9 runtime offers some kind of precompilation and fast startup.
hobo123··on Java 27 Released
I once tried Kotlin for a pet project, but after a while switched it back to Java, since it's good enough, IDE support is better, it's much faster.

I guess if you use/like Intellij it's ok.

hobo123··on iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27
Well, my Galaxy S22 (from well: 2022), which still works great will no longer receive _any_ updates after February 27, so I'll have to get new one, or potentially suffer open security holes in the future.

Also, even now I only receive security fixed on a quarterly schedule.

Still not keen on switching to the walled garden - I like the apps I have, including custom browser engines. I like having F-Droid with open source apps.

Will probably get another Samsung, as they have extended updates to 7 years for newer S models.

hobo123··on iOS 27, iPadOS 27, and macOS 27
Even with inotify failing, if the system is plugged in and idle, it could quickly do a scan for files with update date > last known indexed time and index those. Like once per day maybe. Wouldn't take much load or memory, IMHO.
hobo123··on XCancel service is suspended until further notice
You mean like Zuck prevents me from seeing any Instagram content without login?
hobo123··on Ask HN: What are you working on? (September 2026)
Love this. Stay hungry, stay bullish. :D
hobo123··on Why is Google still serving dodgy ads?
Maybe reporting is the right idea, but Google the wrong target to complain to.

Maybe we should report obvious fraud or illegal content to the authorities.

hobo123··on Everyone should slow down AI development except for me
You mean the legalization argument, where people get well-dosed drugs from the doctor or pharmacy instead of mystery powder from the black market.
hobo123··on Why are AI agents lying, cheating and coordinating?
Exactly.

If you want to test military missiles, you do it in the f'ing desert, not from New Jersey.

You want to run ai without guardrails, do it in an airgapped system or be held accountable.

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