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physhster··on Show HN: An e-ink frame that hears birds and draws them as 1800s illustrations
All I'd get is pigeons and seagulls...
physhster··on US confirms for first time it has deployed space weapons
Bunch of idiots with space weapons. Great!
physhster··on Watch Los Angeles get built, one building at a time (1880–2026)
Seems to be blocking users outside of the US, FWIW...
physhster··on Please don't rearrange our shoes when we turn up, paramedics in Japan urge
I think, perhaps, Japanese paramedics shouldn't take their shoes off...
physhster··on Restoring 5 GHz Wi-Fi on an LG C5 by changing its webOS region
Android had (has?) a similar issue with the hotspot feature where it will not turn on in a region where 5 GHz is more regulated than in the US but will also not give you any warning about it.
physhster··on US Government designates host of noblogs.org a "global terrorist"
a̵n̵t̵i̵-̵a̵n̵t̵i̵fa is just fa, no?
physhster··on CarPlay Is Additive
Sounds like Wireless CarPlay lag. I've experienced it a few times. They should really fix it. Wired CarPlay is great!
physhster··on CarPlay Is Additive
At this point it's very easy: no CarPlay, no buy. So no Tesla (obv), no Rivian.
physhster··on Loupe – A iOS app that raises awareness about what native apps can see
I use DNS-level blocking and audit, a bit like Pi-hole, but as a commercial service I can use anywhere. Definitely blocks a lot of trackers, but probably not all.
physhster··on U.S. science is in chaos
Complicated question... Do you have marketable skills that could land you a job in demand with a visa? Or sufficient savings to "buy" residency somewhere?
physhster··on Google employees internally share memes about how its AI sucks
You can criticize all you want on memegen, people will upvote but nothing will change.
physhster··on Meta employees are up in arms over a mandatory program to train AI on their
^ this! Ever since the Cambridge Analytica scandal, people who decide to work there make the statement that they are ok with it. Same with Palantir, X, Grok, Tesla etc
physhster··on John Ternus to become Apple CEO
Apple Maps only works well in North America, possibly just the US. The same way a lot of happy paths in Apple products are designed for California/Single Culture/Single Language/Single Residence.
physhster··on Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers
You're confusing colos and first-party data centers. A colo mostly relies on its customers for installs and maintenance. Google, MS, FB, Apple etc own the entire building so all the functions are local: server install and maintenance, network install and maintenance, generator maintenance, electricians, water treatment in some cases... That's very easily in the hundreds if not thousands for big sites.

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physhster··on Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers
You have no idea how much maintenance is required. Just replacing hard drives, not even counting server repairs, new servers installation, network infrastructure installation and maintenance, power distribution, generator engineering, water treatment etc etc
physhster··on Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers
Data centers are hardly new technology... For the longest time, people had no idea where the cloud was because the footprint was pretty small. It's another golden goose moment where everyone is going to build DCs and we might end up like in the dotcom bubble where way too much fiber was deployed for what was necessary at the time.
physhster··on Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers
Less than 30 makes no sense. It's easily in the hundred if you account for shifts and the specialized jobs required.
physhster··on Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer
Thanks for that, now I have a rock-solid argument when people say "oh we're already Microsoft customers, we'll just use Azure, it's easier, and they have Active Directory!!"
physhster··on Decisions that eroded trust in Azure – by a former Azure Core engineer
This reads like Google culture too...
physhster··on ICAO issued new power bank restriction on flight
Some airlines and/or local aviation authorities have additional restrictions. China wants CCC certified power banks, Thailand has a strict 160 Wh limit. Both are very strictly enforced.
physhster··on Tesla kills Autopilot, locks lane-keeping behind $99/month fee
Is this an ad for comma.ai? Because it sure reads like one...
physhster··on Google deletes net-zero pledge from sustainability website
Better than not having solar panels at all...
physhster··on Amazon has mostly sat out the AI talent war
So does Pichai... Every time there is something new, he forces Google to pivot, upending everything without much to show for it.
physhster··on 2025 Infrastructure Report Card
A C seems pretty generous...
physhster··on Tesla Robotaxi Videos Show Speeding, Driving into Wrong Lane
https://archive.ph/LkjJw
physhster··on EU Eyes Ditching Microsoft Azure for France's OVHcloud
For cheap bulk compute, it's probably ok, but where would you serve your actual critical prod from?
physhster··on EU Eyes Ditching Microsoft Azure for France's OVHcloud
I don't think OVH is anywhere near the level of AWS/GCP/Azure in terms of the quality of the infrastructure and networking. They seem to cut all the corners they can cut in pursuit of lower prices. They built a data center out of wood, with no fire suppression, and it burned down, taking businesses with it: https://www.datacenterdynamics.com/en/opinions/ovhclouds-dat...
physhster··on Las Vegas is embracing a simple climate solution: More trees
The whole city is a climate problem.
physhster··on Tell HN: Help restore the tax deduction for software dev in the US (Section 174)
I'm afraid most of the damage is already done...
physhster··on Why are banks still getting authentication so wrong?
Bank of America offers FIDO U2F as a second factor but doesn't let you remove SMS as a factor. I don't see what the point is.
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