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nominated1··on Apple Debuts iPhone 16e
> The iPhone 13 Mini all by itself sold about the half of the rate of the entire Google Pixel lineup.

How much of that was due to the SE 2 being available at a better price while meeting most prospective customers needs?

Personally I was looking forward to an upgrade... but not now.

nominated1··on The cancer that some doctors don't want to call cancer
> Livestock cannot talk to us about their symptoms, and eat all sorts of crap, so there's some important difference there.

My understanding is that parasite eggs can live outside the host for months if not longer (surviving long winters, etc) and can be smaller than the eye can see. They’re effectively unavoidable and that a healthy immune system keeps them in check.

> they'd go see a doctor who might investigate for parasites if the symptoms point to it.

I am really struggling to see any interest in the subject and very little data. From what I’ve seen doctors are fairly dismissive even when the patient brings it up (although this appears to be mostly hearsay but again to little data on what would seem to be a fascinating subject for researchers).

Anyway, thanks for your time.

nominated1··on The cancer that some doctors don't want to call cancer
My description that “Cancer my well be parasites reaching various stages of killing the host” wasn’t great.

> They are your own cells, just with various mutations.

Could parasite eggs lodged deep inside tissue for a long time (a fusion or sorts) not produce similar results? Have any studies along those lines been done?

EDIT: Could the chemical signal they excrete to keep the eggs dormant or the chemicals they excrete at time of death cause a mutation or other illnesses?

Any reason why we don’t treat humans with preventives or do screenings for parasites? I remember reading that it’s estimated that 80% of the population likely has some kind of parasite. I not trying to drift off subject. It just seems to be a gaping hole that the medical industry has no interest in.

nominated1··on The cancer that some doctors don't want to call cancer
I’ve been quite curious about Cancer since losing my mom to it two years ago. I’m currently infatuated with the idea that Cancer my well be parasites reaching various stages of killing the host.

Parasites, their preferred habitats, diet, chemical excretions, breeding and life cycles in general has been enlightening. Could some seasonal allergies or colds be the Jarisch-Herxheimer reaction to parasites… these are the kind of questions I find when not looking.

I guess the biggest question I have is, why if after countless autopsies that confirm the deceased had parasites do we not investigate this subject more? Humans are one of the rare species that don’t receive preventive treatment or screenings for parasites. Cattle, fish, birds, pets, all manner of zoo animals… but not humans?

nominated1··on Removing trucks could be almost 'impossible,' say heavy towing experts
It’s also the right thing to do.

It’s disturbing to see how many here on HN are calling for violent/destructive solutions rather than the one that respects citizens rights.

nominated1··on The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M
They looked like black dashes or symbols that went from at least her shoulders to across her neckline/upper chest. I thought it looked cool myself.
nominated1··on The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M
> Woke movie making is super annoying but I didn't get any of that from the new Matrix.

New Neo is blue haired girl. New Trinity is tattooed girl. New Neo and New Trinity are not yet lovers (which appeases the CCP) but the final scene shows them embracing behind Old Neo/Trinity.

I don’t think I read that wrong and thought it was pretty obvious?

nominated1··on The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M
I claimed censorship is the cause followed by identifying the censoring parties.

I can imagine areas where censorship could lead to increased profitability. Just as I can imagine where it can lead to losses. The Film industry I put firmly in the losses category.

Due you think continued/increased censorship will be good/profitable for the film industry?

nominated1··on The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M
Financial struggles… isn’t that what we’re talking about?

It’s simply one in a long line of offerings from Hollywood that is not meeting viewer expectations. I see it as a cumulative effect.

... And my reasons are clear.

nominated1··on The Matrix Resurrections estimated to lose Warner Bros $100M
The reasons people seem to be dancing around is censorship. Woke ideology on one side and the CCP on the other. That’s an extremely narrow area to work in.

I don’t see this movie as an outlier. TV and Film have been in trouble since BLM and now with China buying AMC, the prospects don’t look good.

As as a (former) movie goer I’ve seen nothing but shit for the last 2 years. I now suspect shit is the new normal. I’m not paying for shit… it’s that simple. In other words, I agree with you.

nominated1··on Firefox 91 – Revert back to old tab style
If you'd like to play around and see your changes take place live as you're editing:

Enable the Browser Toolbox[1] > Style Editor > userChrome.css

[1] https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Tools/Browser_Toolb...

nominated1··on Netflix intensifies VPN ban and targets residential IP addresses
IANAL but if you decided to pirate the content I could see a case for Fair Use [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fair_use

nominated1··on Ask HN: How Safe Is AdGuard HTTPS Filtering?
It doesn’t matter where it terminates. Filtering https is a BAD idea. Installing a root cert is a bad idea! I almost didn’t believe that they offered this but they sure do [1].

I think it’s incredibly irresponsible of them to do this, even if their intentions are good.

[1] https://kb.adguard.com/en/general/https-filtering

nominated1··on Try This One Weird Trick Russian Hackers Hate
From your link under the Linux section:

Support of main versions of ESXI [5.1 - 7.0].

Support of NAS (Synology, OMV, etc. (TBA)).

It doesn’t surprise me to see those listed but I don’t see support for traditional Linux (Redhat, Debian, etc.). Am I missing something here?

nominated1··on An Update on the UMN Affair
I can’t understand why he would put his name on that open letter and remain quiet. For now, I will withhold judgment either way and hope more details emerge.

Edit: To clarify, I don’t think you’ve made enough of a case to prove Aditya’s innocence or justified your attack on Greg.

nominated1··on An Update on the UMN Affair
> And this justifies slandering another unrelated human how?

Are you saying that Aditya was not involved in the hypocrite commits research? He’s not cited in the paper but his name is on the open letter [1].

If this is the case, would you please provide a citation? I feel like I’m missing something or being misled.

[1] https://lwn.net/ml/linux-kernel/CAK8KejpUVLxmqp026JY7x5GzHU2...

nominated1··on An Update on the UMN Affair
I don’t appreciate being told what I can and cannot say in this manner. As for attacking people, you’re doing a whole lot more than me, which unlike you, wasn’t my intent.
nominated1··on An Update on the UMN Affair
> The recent shit storm was not caused by a malicious act on the part of anybody at UMN. The "overworked" maintainers made a mistake and ascribed malice to the actions of a good-faith contributor who also happened to be from UMN

This is not true and is explained in the article:

> That said, there are multiple definitions of "malice". To some of the developers involved, posting unverified patches from an experimental static-analysis tool without disclosing their nature is a malicious act. It is another form of experiment involving non-consenting humans.

This is the “recent shit storm” and can in no way be described as “good-faith” particularly after the disgusting response from the researcher after being called out on their shit.

nominated1··on Chrome zero-day released on GitHub – fixed on V8 but still works on latest
For Chrome you can also run:

chrome --js-flags=--noexpose_wasm

More info for other browsers and platforms:

https://github.com/stevespringett/disable-webassembly

nominated1··on Linux kernel incorrect computation of branch displacements in BPF JIT compiler
I’ve gone with the KSPP suggestion:

# Turn off unprivileged eBPF access.

kernel.unprivileged_bpf_disabled = 1

# Turn on BPF JIT hardening, if the JIT is enabled.

net.core.bpf_jit_harden = 2

https://kernsec.org/wiki/index.php/Kernel_Self_Protection_Pr...

nominated1··on SolarWind, enough with the password already
> Could SolarWind have been too difficult for the KGB to use them in an enablement operation? Yes, it is possible to achieve that level of security. Creating a strong fast detection capability with rapid remediation and incident response will make it hard for attackers to dwell for any length of time, or persist on the system after they gain access. It requires vigilance and some effort, but it can be done. Of course, SolarWind wasn’t close to reaching that level.

Who is responsible for vetting these partners? What’s the process look like? Surely it’s more than “trust us, we gotz great securties”.

nominated1··on Spotify announces HiFi, a lossless streaming tier coming later this year
> Send me to hell if Spotify is mastering…

Pack your bags. Just Google it, or you can start here [1]. A relevant quote “This is because Spotify applies Loudness Normalization to your tracks as they're played to listeners”

A brief search shows that both Apple and Spotify offer 256kbps AAC. ABX testing these two would be pointless. They’re both above transparent. It’s NOT the codec.

Send me to heaven if X would allow for parametric EQ settings based on headphone/sound system. This would appeal to *actual audiophiles [2]. This would confuse the hell out of normals, so bullet point marketing is what we get.

[1] https://artists.spotify.com/faq/mastering-and-loudness [2] https://github.com/jaakkopasanen/AutoEq

nominated1··on Spotify announces HiFi, a lossless streaming tier coming later this year
> … shows you with no doubt that Apple is doing something better with regards to compression…

No it doesn’t. It shows their mastering/tuning techniques are different or they have access to different sources. Compression, wrt codecs, has nothing to do with the difference in sound you’re hearing.

nominated1··on Spotify announces HiFi, a lossless streaming tier coming later this year
> Suggesting better codec doesn't matter and is purely for pseudo audiophile completely neglect the work people have been tuning and making these audio codec better for the past ~20 years.

I never suggested that better codecs don’t matter. I was stating that lossy codecs are amazing and that lossless, no matter which codec is used, isn’t necessary.

nominated1··on Spotify announces HiFi, a lossless streaming tier coming later this year
Purely marketing for the “more is better” pseudo audiophile.

ABX testing blew the “lossless sounds better” mantra out of the window nearly 2 decade ago [1]

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Codec_listening_test

nominated1··on WireGuard: Great protocol, but skip the Mac app
Being quoted by Jason Donenfeld as “correctly identified the technical nature of the problem” was quite a nice Christmas gift.

Thank you Jason for your hard work and wonderful wares!!

nominated1··on WireGuard: Great protocol, but skip the Mac app
> Wireguard won't upgrade itself if it's still running…

This is not unique to Wireguard. I’ve had this happen with the Lockdown app too. This is an Apple problem. Apple should notify you that the VPN app needs to close in order to upgrade then offer you a simple way of doing that.

> I don't know exactly, and I don't really care.

This about sums it up. This is a rant and it’s difficult not to just close tab half way through.

nominated1··on Setting up your own Nextcloud instance to get off of Google
Not to mention you’re less likely to get hit with ransomware. Nextcloud pwnage seems much more likely.
nominated1··on Ryzen 5800X vs. M1: Programming benchmarks
And directly above that graph says:

> please keep in mind that for single-threaded tasks, a single core doesn’t consume all 95W TDP headroom of the CPU. Based on Anandtech’s analysis, a single 5800X core only consumes 17.3W at 4850 MHz

Remember these are single-threaded benchmarks.

nominated1··on Microsoft says it found malicious software in its systems
This kind of reasoning is why many of us avoid closed source software.
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