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keoneflick··on We Asked Starbucks Why Their 'Sugar-Free' Drinks Have Sugar
> else they would never get to the 21g of sugar in a 21oz drink, as mentioned by the article.

My carton of regular milk says 11g or sugar per 240ml. So seems like simple milk could get there.

keoneflick··on HomelabFest will be in St. Louis in September 2027
That's a fair opinion to have. Personally I have the opposite opinion and have no desire to participate in an event organized by someone with these views. I find homophobia absolutely abhorrent and cruel with real life harm to others. I am grateful this was pointed out to me.
keoneflick··on Allow Carriers on Planes
Haven't you got pushback that it blocks the tray table of the seat behind you? I've only heard very mixed things about CARES.
keoneflick··on U.S. Small Biz Can't Ship to the EU Anymore
> First of all, it addresses the issue of people in the EU importing things we really do not need.

I just don't understand this point at all.

So it's easier for big companies to import rather than individuals.

So niche products are more difficult and mass consumer products are easy to import.

Why would that mean that "things we don't need" are less likely to be imported. It doesn't follow at all.

keoneflick··on Let's make quality the norm again
I recently determined that it's basically the only place that reliably test PS5 VRR monitor capability!

A niche use case, but at least there was one source of information.

keoneflick··on Judge relying wholly on AI in order is covered by judicial immunity, court rules
This definitely how the US system works. The core job of the appeal court is correct errors of law.

Your other criticisms are valid, such as time, money and there is definitely deference to lower court judges. But the recourse for a judge misunderstanding the law (for AI or any reason) is the appeal process.

keoneflick··on Stop Killing Games: It's time to sue Sony, join us
Because they have a better price?
keoneflick··on Stop Killing Games: It's time to sue Sony, join us
> Sony does not fully abide by these rules. If you buy a digital game or in-game content, Sony will only ensure that you can do so through its own PlayStation Store.

I have assumed that retail locations will continue to sell game codes, just not game disks, post disks going away. Currently there are games from like Just Dance that only include a game code in the retail box rather than game CD because of the way the game works (you're buying a dlc more than a game).

Maybe I'm wrong, but I would be surprised if PlayStation completely goes away from retail, for reasons including anti-trust, but also to encourage stocking the physical PS6 console.

keoneflick··on Apple sues OpenAI, accuses ex-employees of stealing trade secrets
> You can continue to enjoy the books and articles etc

No you can't, because those people have stopped creating because the creation economy was destroyed by AI. We just keep getting recycled slop based on what existed in 2025.

keoneflick··on Steam Machine launches today
Disappointing to see the release and still no implementation of multi-user sign on for local multiplayer games (like all true consoles).

As I noted when announced, it's something that doesn't get headlines, but a real barrier for enjoyment for a console-like PC. Hate being stuck with 'guest 1' and 'guest 2' or whatever. Many games want each player to progress and without true multi sign on, it just doesn't work. Hence games dropping local multiplayer on PC.

keoneflick··on MiMo Code is now released and open-source
Wow. I saw 4.1B credits and thought it was super generous. But my math says the subscription plan gives less value than the API.

For example, API input is $0.435 / M tokens, which works out to 13.79 M tokens for $6.

Plan is 300 credits per input token, which works out to 13.67 M tokens at 4.1B credits per $6.

Very similar math for cache input and output.

keoneflick··on In the last 30 years, the number of public companies has been cut in half
The x.com post (by the journalist!) does not point to the actual article. I guess that's discouraged on X? Talk about social media being useless.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2026/04/13/lawyers-c...

https://archive.is/7ATtM

The main thesis is that the liabilities risk/cost from securities class action lawsuits is a tax on public companies.

keoneflick··on 13 Year old boy swims for hours to save his family at sea in Western Australia
I saw this story. I think the most fascinating part was halfway through (after two hours) the boy decided he had to ditch his life jacket in order to make it to shore.

What a hard and life changing decision to make at 13. Incredible.

keoneflick··on Steam Machine
I wonder if Steam will finally implement multi-user sign on for local multiplayer games (like all true consoles).

It's something that doesn't get headlines, but a real barrier for enjoyment for a console-like PC. Hate being stuck with 'guest 1' and 'guest 2' or whatever. Many games want each player to progress and without true multi sign on, it just doesn't work. Hence games dropping local multiplayer on PC.

keoneflick··on Epic vs. Google settlement: Opening up Android
A bit more info at Reuters: https://www.reuters.com/sustainability/boards-policy-regulat...
keoneflick··on Twake Drive – An open-source alternative to Google Drive
They were originally working on a MS teams replacement, with a bunch of things in one app like teams. (I tried it back then, it was pretty green). Now it looks like they are focused on drive, chat and email. The old app seems deprecated, so I presume they forked it into some of this new stuff.
keoneflick··on The fight between doctors and insurance companies over 'downcoding'
These sorts of projects always seem to end up with the worst doctors. At the end of the day, seeing a good doctor is all the patient wants.
keoneflick··on Tesla Is Redesigning Door Handles That Drew Safety Scrutiny
> Franz von Holzhausen, Tesla’s longtime design chief, said the company is looking to combine the electronic and manual door-release mechanisms, which are currently in separate locations.

I never understood this. I get that the electronic release is "cool" or something, but it never made any sense to me that it wasn't integrated with or connected to a manual release.

keoneflick··on Office CMBS Delinquency Rate Spikes to Record 11.7%
Edit: my math was bad.
keoneflick··on Navy SEALs reportedly killed North Korean fishermen to hide a failed mission
> What is the alternative, ask them not to tell?

The moment the seals fired the rifles the mission was over, a complete failure.

So the obvious alternative was to abort without killing everyone. The vaunted seals can't escape from a fishing boat? Nothing was accomplished by this mission other than killing a bunch of fishermen. For shame.

keoneflick··on Windsurf Employee #2 lost 99% of value in acquisition
Discussed previously: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44673296

The x.com post was always a little vague to me. I would be interested if we got more background on this.

keoneflick··on Lightweight LSAT
Completely agree. Iny experience commercial prep was not of the same quality and the actual LSAT questions and doing actual true historical LSAT practice tests was cheap and effective.
keoneflick··on A Typology of Canadianisms
I am well read on this case.

> She would have got the same treatment even if she spoke French.

This is simply untrue and I would be happy to hear a source for your position. It happens to allophones and white presenting anglophones:

https://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/article/anglophone-accuses-fre...

Feel free to have the last word. My last word is leaving Quebec and never coming back.

keoneflick··on A Typology of Canadianisms
She died because she didn't speak french and the staff laughed at her rather than try to communicate with her. If you think racism in Quebec doesn't have a connection with language, you are dangerously misinformed.
keoneflick··on A Typology of Canadianisms
> By constrast, it is less and less easy to live only in French in Montréal, since it is not always possible to find someone that speaks French.

Sorry you went to a restaurant in chinatown that didn't speak french. I hope you can recover safely from that experience. Meanwhile, this is the truth of living in Quebec as an allophone: https://www.montrealgazette.com/news/article505933.html

keoneflick··on A Typology of Canadianisms
Be sure to also check out how francophone Quebecois have been very effective at revenge - driving out anglophones and allophones from Quebec through vindictive attacks against their language, culture, schooling and employment. It's sad, but I am ultimately glad I will be the last generation of my family born in Quebec. Au revoir and good riddance.
keoneflick··on How Frogger 2’s source code was recovered from a destroyed tape [video]
>I think everyone can agree women are nicer to look at

How is this toxic bullshit upvoted on HN. What the actual fuck. No everyone does not agree with your bullshit.

keoneflick··on Airbnb is in midlife crisis mode
You're lucky. I had a real bad experience and the host managed to get Airbnb delete my review, I think the reason was something like host interactions were not relevant to the review? It was completely ridiculous.
keoneflick··on Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk
Yes, definitely had that experience growing up of going over to someone's house and being unable to operate the very complex tower of black boxes. Could not agree more.
keoneflick··on Samsung is paying $350M for audio brands B&W, Denon, Marantz and Polk
You can have the TV still be a dumb monitor by using a TV box, but handle the switching of inputs if you have more than one input.

The problem is that as video technology has advanced, it makes less and less sense to pay for video processing technology on a receiver. Your new TV supports HDMI 2.1 with 120hz and VRR for your new PS5.

Does your receiver? Are you willing to spend $1000 to upgrade your receiver to simply correctly pass through that video signal, with little meaningful audio upgrade?

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