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kohbo··on Ask HN: Who do you follow via RSS feed?
Great links. Was disappointed to see ciechanow.ski hasn't been updated since 2024.
kohbo··on Android’s desktop interface leaks
I'm using this right now on a work trip. Since I don't want to use my work computer for personal stuff, I carry a small bag that has a mouse, small keyboard, USB-C hub, and USB-C to HDMI cable. I set that up while I'm in my hotel room and use my Fold7 as a personal laptop. The items mentioned are all kept neatly in that small bag and it just sits at the bottom of my work bag until I want to use them.
kohbo··on I finally understand Cloudflare Zero Trust tunnels
What provider still has decent free tier?
kohbo··on America's College Towns Go from Boom to Bust
There are other ways to do that. School is an investment.
kohbo··on I hacked a dating app (and how not to treat a security researcher)
Depends on your industry. Even if SWE's aren't out here getting PE's there is absolutely someone signing off on all things safety-related.
kohbo··on America's astonishing act of self-harm
It's not coming from Canada
kohbo··on A dramatic Einstein ring seen by Webb
> beauty is not only in the eye of the beholder, but also where that beholder is.

I love this

kohbo··on 22% Drop in Programming Jobs
If you don't work in the government sector than that makes sense
kohbo··on A 19yo woman graduated from high school with honors even though she can't read
I'm colorblind and have my pilots license. You can absolutely fly (with special limitations)
kohbo··on My legal last name prevents me from completing my Twitch affiliate onboarding
I think this type of "they don't care" attitude on any type of engineering is too simplistic.

Are there engineers who don't care? Probably. Engineers solve the problem given to them within the specifications also given to them. Those ultimately can't come from another engineer but the person implementing the thing implements it to specification. If that specification doesn't include edge cases then it's literally not their job to implement them.

kohbo··on DOJ asks for judgement requiring Google to divest Chrome [pdf]
only Safari?

You don't feel like Firefox (and it's derivatives) can do that?

kohbo··on I Used to Teach Students. Now I Catch ChatGPT Cheats
I think that's a bit flawed. The purpose of lower education is learn how to learn. By the time you get to university is when you apply those skills to really learn.

At least, that's how I feel.

kohbo··on World-first experimental cancer treatment paves way for clinical trial
I'm not a fan of stuff in very early stages like this being posted
kohbo··on Building a BitTorrent client from the ground up in Go (2020)
Tixati is simple in the same way Deluge is simple. Because of this they both lack a lot of the quality of life things out of the box that qBittorrent provides.
kohbo··on Building a BitTorrent client from the ground up in Go (2020)
Became adware
kohbo··on Turning Off All 8k EV Chargers at All Federal Government Buildings
There's no point in explaining to you how wrong you are if haven't figured it out by yourself at this point
kohbo··on Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks
"doesn't affect me!" Yet.
kohbo··on Managers given 200 characters to justify not firing nuclear regulators
With the right people in place, inspections and preventative maintenance happen
kohbo··on NOAA: File is deleted by executive order [pdf]
This is the same rhetoric being used by the current administration
kohbo··on TikTok is back in the App Store
Normal soldiers also swear to defend the constitution. The enlisted oath also says says they'll obey orders from the President though.
kohbo··on Jeep Introduces Pop-Up Ads That Appear Every Time You Stop
> First, people buy the same brand they had if they were happy with it and the price is sane. That's totally reasonable in my book; and not just for cars.

This is pretty much what the person you replied to said, just in a different way.

kohbo··on Show HN: HTML visualization of a PDF file's internal structure
Do you mean a browser extension? Not trying to be rude; Just making sure I understand.
kohbo··on Rust’s worst feature
You just answered your own question
kohbo··on TikTok goes dark in the US
It's not illegal to publish biased media in the US. Not sure where you got that idea.
kohbo··on Apple auto-opts everyone into having their photos analyzed by AI for landmarks
"fix this"

You mean backtrack, right? I don't think we should give them credit

kohbo··on Pentagon fails 7th audit in a row but says progress made
We spend more because it enables our influence around the globe. Other countries spend less because they do less and/or rely on our protection.
kohbo··on Kagi Translate
I wish Kagi would focus on search rather than all these side projects trying to be Google.
kohbo··on Valve says Steam users don't own a thing, GOG says its games can't be taken away
I'm glad you found an alternative but I feel compelled to say that Steam's desktop app has improved by leaps and bounds over the last decade.
kohbo··on 5th Circuit rules ISP should have terminated Internet users accused of piracy
Everything can still be done without Internet but it is, in many cases, more difficult.
kohbo··on What's your favorite RSS feed reader?
I'd love recommendations for a good Android client. Right now I just have the site installed as a web app. It works, but I have a foldable phone and the site displays a little weird when unfolded in landscape.
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