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martin1b··on On Elon Musk, Twitter, and Hate
Good article
martin1b··on Is Pingdom Effectively Dead?
Ditto. Good stuff
martin1b··on Bye Twitter – Manu Cornet
This!
martin1b··on Find your Twitter friends on Mastodon
Yes, this! "political propaganda machine dislikes and distrusts Musk"
martin1b··on Boston Dynamics pledges not to weaponize its robots
Not worried about BD. Worried about their customers retrofitting their product with weapons.
martin1b··on Senators introduce bill to thin out the 900k pieces of orbiting junk
How about focus on hyper inflation that's hurting everyone rather than what's in space....
martin1b··on Ask HN: Is it possible to get an 18-year-old to spend less time on the computer?
Spot on! I have a kid roughly that age who plays VGs. As long as he works, has a plan for his life (school) , helps around home and spends time with friends (face to face), he can play VGs. VGs actually gives me leverage if he doesn't something wrong. If he's living at home, I have some say so in his life. I encourage him to stay home, at least for the next few years. For him, he saves money and life is easier (eats well, laundry, etc), and for me, I get to help form him in a critical part in his life.
martin1b··on Somebody needs to make a website for inaccuracies with Wikipedia articles
Seen the same thing, specifically from a political level. These people may end up being the downfall of Wikipedia. I trust it far less now because I've seen this many times when looking in the history.
martin1b··on Ask HN: Should I sell my vintage computer collection?
Consider sell/donating them to a museum. They will be appreciated by many and there are several around. One in particular that is starting up is Vintage Geek on Youtube.

Also, I'm a collector, so let me know if you want to sell any of them. In particular, don't have an Amiga and always wanted one.

martin1b··on Twitter Sues Elon Musk
Why is this comment flagged???
martin1b··on Twitter Sues Elon Musk
That's precisely what happened.
martin1b··on A Chinese woman wrote millions of words of fake Wikipedia history
Which means this can happen to any form of Wikipedia.
martin1b··on The Mainframe Is a Modern Platform
Working with a mainframe everyday, my experience is this. While IBM has enabled the mainframe to run modern software, many mainframe developers cling to the old development languages and techniques.

So, while the mainframe CAN be a modern platform, it may not be used as such.

martin1b··on How I automate my home
Voice activated too. Although it does require an internet connection..
martin1b··on French court rules Steam games must be able to be resold
Half Life : Alyx, coming soon to everyone, except France.
martin1b··on Randy Suess, computer bulletin board inventor, has died
AT

OK

ATDT *70, 7778889999

Love those days. You always felt like you were in a secret society. You couldn't talk to anyone else about what you were up to because they wouldn't understand it.

Thanks Randy and Ward for a great gift. BBSs are what sparked my interest in computers in the first place. Thanks Jason Scott for the great documentary. Watched it several months ago and it brought me back. Wow those were good times.

martin1b··on Software Library: MS-DOS Games
Move along. There's nothing to see here..
martin1b··on Software Library: MS-DOS Games
Agreed! Stunts was one of my go-to driving games. Driving was fun, track making was fun. Playing against crazy characters like Bernie Rubber or Helen Wheels was great. Heck, the music was great too.
martin1b··on Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61
RIP Marie. Her voice was beautiful and had a unique signature to it. They still are one of my favorite bands. Many of their songs had so much emotion poured into it (happy, sad, depressed, excited, in love). The songs were so original and unique. As a band, Per and Marie were a perfect mix. It's sad to see her passing.
martin1b··on YouTube’s annoying Premium spam
I agree with every word in this article. I understand adverts but being hit on the head with the google advertising tack hammer at every view is annoying. Makes me want to look for a new platform.
martin1b··on Half-Life: Alyx
Valve's games generally push the envelope WHEN they write games. They don't do what a lot of game developers do, which is, make games, improve gfx, rinse and repeat. Valve likes to walk in the room with something ground breaking and will knock your socks off. VR is the next logical step and it needed a nudge. I think Alyx is that nudge.

Although I won't be able to buy it for a while due to hardware expenses, I really applaud them in going the VR route. Personally wouldn't have done a prequel. This would have been a perfect HL3 fit. I'd love to hear why they chose a prequel to HL3. Buuuut, what's done is done and I'm sure they did a great job.

martin1b··on Google Kills Cloud Print
Add that to the Google Cemetary.

https://gcemetery.co/google-product-lifespan/

martin1b··on Half-Life: Alyx
We've been waiting for decades for the release of this. I'm a HUGE fan of HL but not a fan of prequels. Hopefully this will showcase VR as a viable medium.

IMHO, I think Portal VR would have given a more immersive experience, along with less locomotion issues. However, I'm sure Valve has done their research.

My concern is, if this isn't met with favor, will Valve bow out of game development permanently? It just feels as if they are losing interest in new game development and would rather buy other studios and keep Steam chugging along. More money there..

martin1b··on Ask HN: Why is Firefox installer listed as harmful file in Chrome?
Like the old adage : "Excel isn't done until Lotus won't run.'
martin1b··on AI Clones Your Voice After Listening for 5 Seconds (2018)
What's wrong with Wolfy?
martin1b··on Reflections on My Career at Microsoft
Apparently you've never used Visual Studio. It is amazing.

Many of Microsoft's products are simple and boring at first glance. However, when you really want to flex it to do something powerful, the features are usually there. Their products have so many years of development in them and it shows because their products stand the test of time, particularly in the enterprise. I'm glad there are lot of other vendors entering the market though as it keeps companies like MSFT innovating.

martin1b··on The one who kept VLC free
VLC, it really whips Winamps a$$.
martin1b··on The effects of Portal 2 and Lumosity on cognitive and noncognitive skills
Project Borealis also looks promising!
martin1b··on Group sex app leaks locations, pics and personal details
He switch almost immediately after McCain died. Almost as if McCain had some kind of hold over him.
martin1b··on No, Professors Aren't Discriminating Against Conservative Students
Maybe not grades. However, I've seen and heard from others of their professors routinely berating conservatives of their beliefs in front of the class.
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