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robthebrew

111 karma · joined November 2, 2017

brewer, chemist, polymath
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robthebrew··on In Trump, Xi Sees 'Rare Window' to Convince Taiwan That Resistance Is Futile
The wannabe dictator loves dictators
robthebrew··on Turn off Apple Intelligence in macOS 27
and to get rid of the on-device AI models
robthebrew··on US urged to consider military strikes to stop China achieving AGI first
Oh dear lord. Is there no stopping US hegemony?
robthebrew··on Microalgae bloom knocks out most of Israel's desalination plants
not a plague sent by god.
robthebrew··on Trump's Lake Ontario push forces tech to pick a side
yup, everywhere except the USA.
robthebrew··on Ask HN: Please hire me, I need to live in USA
Really, it isn't the make believe land you imagine.
robthebrew··on How to put 170 atoms in an atom
As someone who did blue sky chemistry research decades ago: is this completely pointless?
robthebrew··on Show HN: World Pop – A world map with countries resized by population, 1800–2100
It doesn't take into consideration changing borders. For example on 1800 much of the World belonged to Britain (eg, the biggest example India). Switzerland didn't exist in 1800, so how could you have population data for it? Only in 1861 was Italy unified.
robthebrew··on Tell HN: "Update to iOS 18.7.8" is updating users to iOS 26; Apple PSA
On a Mac, if you join the beta program of whatever OS you have pre-Tahoe, you will no longer be nagged to update to Tahoe.
robthebrew··on Government Ownership Stakes in Companies Becoming Routine Under Trump
NAZIs here we come.
robthebrew··on Right to repair: New consumer rights for easy and attractive repairs
Where are these billions of € coming from? The end user, obviously. So what is the gain?
robthebrew··on Keys to the kingdom:hackers who gained access to London transport network jailed
gaming as an access drug to hacking???? Give me a break.
robthebrew··on Rent Is So High, New Yorkers Are Living with Nuns
This was a thing 20+ years ago in Geneva (Switzerland). This is not news.
robthebrew··on Marathon Petroleum Company Is Making Diesel from Soybeans
soybean plantations will destroy the world quicker than oil fields.
robthebrew··on 1250-HP Chevy Corvette ZR1X Is Now the Quickest Car We've Ever Tested
But why? Who needs this car?
robthebrew··on Old Software Was Fast Because It Had No Choice
I heard there was a programmer exfux from USSR to USA in the 90s (?) because they knew better how to optimise code. Is this true?
robthebrew··on Ask HN: Is Google's AI Mode and AI summaries now gone for everyone in EU?
It is still there for me in Spain. However it is now below the annoying sponsored links section.
robthebrew··on 14-point 2-page agreement between the US and Iran leaks
Point 7: the USA now dictates UN Security policy, and that of the IAEA? Clowns
robthebrew··on His Code Backs Up the World [Rsync, Andrew Tridgell]
https://medium.com/@tridge60/rsync-and-outrage-d9849599e5a0
robthebrew··on Leaker says new MacBook '100% confirmed' to get touchscreen
how many more posts on reddit will there be about screen cleaning, and how many more liquid damaged displays due to that cleaning?
robthebrew··on Euro-Office: First version of the open-source web office is here
Ironically this website will not allow access unless you agree to data harvesting or pay up.
robthebrew··on Two New Studies Ask: Did the iPhone Cause Birthrates to Decline?
Oh come on. Firstly targeting Apple, when it is obviously a social issue. Secondly, targeting a device, rather than the wider issues. Like housing cost, salaries, uncertainties in general.
robthebrew··on Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it
anyone know of an international link to find local groups (in my case Spain)?
robthebrew··on Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states
Just a theory. Get some actual evididence and post a proper paper.
robthebrew··on Ask HN: Why isn't AI image generation closely linked with graphics code gen?
GIGO. Have you asked AI?
robthebrew··on US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway
Old guy meets older guy. Unless this coating was added way after the original Harriers were created.
robthebrew··on US Marine Corps retires the first fighter jet that didn't need a runway
The UK invented this in the 1960s. The USA licensed the design for first use in 1971.
robthebrew··on Dell inks $9.7B Pentagon contract after Trump acquires stock
Anything new here? Trump is a grifter. Only MAGOts don't realise
robthebrew··on Show HN: Site to check actual past weather for trip planning, not just averages
It is a really nice website, but you are misguided: averages exist for a reason. Would you choose a location because last year it was the perfect temperature (even though the past ones all said no)?
robthebrew··on I am a young earth Creationist, roast me
present an argument and we can continue.
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