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mikestewon IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

Sue for using “cola” in the product name? Citation most definitely needed.

mikestewon IKEA made a mod for Skyrim [video]

They’ll probably want to go after Jones Soda first. :eyeroll:

https://www.amazon.com/Jones-Soda-Fallout-Nuka-Cola-Flavored...

mikestewon The EPA is planning to scrap public review rules for data center pollution

Republicans have been a buttplug in the political process for going on twenty years, and yet who has the majority in congress?

mikestewon New York thoracic surgeon: "For many patients 9/11 is not over"

I clicked, and still only saw the first paragraph or two of TFA.

mikestewon Diesel prices in U.S. top $6 a gallon for first time

I did find a few eGolfs and leafs for $5k-8k, but in my experience if a car is that cheap there is a reason for that

The reason is: no one wants them. Three years ago we sold an OG Leaf my spouse’s coworker for $3500. Battery was about 80%, but otherwise the car was flawless. All the buyer needed was an around-town car, and the old Leaf fit the bill. Leafs didn’t go very far on a charge, ergo they won’t have a whole lot of miles in them, and they were otherwise reliable. If it’s all you need, I’d recommend one for cheap.

mikestewon The Deathray: A simple way for an untrusted site to freeze a Mac

There's more to it than just a loop. If it was just a loop, it would peg a CPU core and be done with it. But you'll have to reread TFA to find out how it takes out the window server, thus freezing the rest of the system.

mikestewon Apple Watch Series 12

You've got 14 days to return it, at least in the U. S.

mikestewon Apple Watch Ultra 4

As a user of both Garmin (and Suunto, Coros, Polar would be in the same category) and Apple Watch Ultra, you'll find one main difference again and again: battery life. The not-Apple-watches will last a week or more before charging, AW will make it a day or two.

OTOH, as far as a smart watch goes, AW will be head and shoulders better. For me, it's a lot of little cuts with Garmin. For instance, setting a timer for my tea is like six button presses on the Garmin, and that's with a shortcut keypress to get to the timer. AW: there's a complication on the watch face, one press. Or, "Siri, five minutes". Three presses otherwise. I haven't owned anything from the other brands in a long time, so can't comment on the likes of Suunto or what have you.

Some will tell you that AW is "okay", but "serious athletes" use a Garmin. Meh, whatever. I've got a running resume as long as my arm, and I just preordered the AW Ultra 4 to replace my Garmin (and my AWU 1). AW gives me the data I need, and it will last long enough for me to get through a 100 mile race, so I won't miss much from Garmin. And good $DEITY, Garmin's prices are getting ridiculous. $1200 for a titanium Fenix? I don't care how long the battery lasts, that thing better wax my fucking car.

If you want to save a little money, I've heard nothing but good things about Coros.

mikestewon Silicon Valley Is Transforming the Military-Industrial Complex

Yeah, and read the responses to your comments: "but, but, 'professional' is a state of mind, not just a piece of paper" and some crap, completely missing the point. Professionals push back with "I'll lose my license/certification/disbarred". Software developers push back with "yes, sir, how high, sir?" or "I quit".

mikestewon The same nine streaming subscriptions cost $702/year more than in 2021

A PBS tote bag is a “good or service”. The broadcast isn’t, pedantry aside.

mikestewon Okay, Sure, a Folding iPhone

https://archive.is/EqYcW

mikestewon Apple Watch Ultra 4

Not to be too dismissive, but have you heard of Garmin, Suunto, Coros, or Polar? They all have something similar.

mikestewon Apple Watch Ultra 4

The only thing keeping on a Garmin is that my OG AW Ultra probably won't last a mountain 50 miler (I've used it for easier 50 mile races). If it truly lasts anywhere near 45 hours, even my old, slow ass could knock out 100 miles in that time.

Plus satellite comms on the AW (which I'd have to spend money to upgrade the 965 to get that feature). I just might pick one up next week.

mikestewon I haven't lost a customer service fight in seven months

It's flagged and dead but good advice.

Flagged, dead, moderator dang weighed in, and you felt the need to repost it verbatim?

mikestewon One woman's Tesla was remotely controlled by an abusive ex-partner

Trivializing the problem and victim-blaming? You’re off to a great start, maybe finish up with how the victim should be prosecuted for leaving the account unsecured?

mikestewon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

So don't give it your Xfinity creds? My understanding is that Xfinity doesn't let just anyone connect to that network.

mikestewon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

That's good that they let you know right out of the box that the TV needs to go back in the box, and back to the store. I mean, c'mon, OP is willing to desolder a board on their brand-new TV, boxing it back up and buying something else shouldn't be much of a barrier.

mikestewon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

https://www.carscoops.com/2024/08/hyundai-and-kia-are-sellin...

mikestewon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Why? Just don't connect it to the internet.

(Yeah, yeah, when someone actually demos a TV seeking open WiFi APs, then we'll talk. And anyone bringing up ETH over HDMI gets a spankin'.)

mikestewon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

I was surprised that the first thing I was prompted to do was to download an app and sign up for an account. The TV would not work unless I was signed in

I missed the part of your comment where you put it back in the box and returned it.

(Yeah, I know, understandable reasons. But that's exactly what I would do if it were going in my house.)

mikestewon LG TVs caught spying even when offline or on standby

Not because they're much better but because discoveries like these will leave a bad taste in people's mouth whenever they want to buy a new TV.

It ain't just TVs. Now that I've found out that my Hyundai is not only spying on me, but snitching to the insurance company, I might just take South Korea companies off my list for anything.

mikestewon Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader

I’ve not used it, but the HN commenter seems to like it for sending articles:

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49598789

mikestewon Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader

Thanks for the confirmation, you two. Amazon's dropping one off today with the rest of our order.

I've been using a 2012 Kindle Paperwhite that is long past its expiration date, and I've little interest in continuing with Kindles, so this is a toe in the water of alternatives.

mikestewon If a Tesla Cybercab fleet were profitable, Tesla wouldn't sell you one

It's an opinion piece, I'm at a loss as to how it could be "fake". Regardless, the owner of the site is still pissy about...something to do with Tesla, I've since forgotten. Doesn't make him wrong, but it's certainly a consideration when reading Electrek.

mikestewon Music Theory for Programmers

If I might be allowed some pedantry, it’s Dm that’s the “saddest of all keys”:

https://hub.yamaha.com/brand/creativity/the-saddest-of-all-k...

mikestewon LG smart TVs caught logging audio with screen off and snooping on local devices

Did you know that no one has implemented it? You might as well talk about packet-carrying fairies in your TV. And of course the Apple TV box it’s connected to will be quite happy to share its network connection with arbitrary crap you connect to it.

But I guess like an xkcd comic, someone is obligated to raise the issue every time TVs come up.

mikestewon Asahi Linux on M3

…compared to other company like Microsoft or Google or even Meta.

So you can read, you just moved the goalposts when you were shown to be mistaken.

mikestewon Asahi Linux on M3

I mean, if you can’t read I could see how one might walk away with that impression.

mikestewon Finder is so frustrating and has been since day one

Here's a concrete one: Enter enters rename mode.

I can make the apologetics for just about anything in macOS. After over 20 years of using OS X/macOS, I still can't make the case for this one. Imagine a button has focus, you hit Enter, and it allows you to change the text on the button instead of executing the code behind button.click(). That behavior is just as dumb if a file has focus in Finder.

mikestewon Asahi Linux on M3

Probably took me less time to search “Apple open source” and click the first link than it did to type your question:

https://opensource.apple.com/