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rocky1138on Ask HN: Whatever happened to exploring the internet?

It's still there. It's just not popular. I spent quite a few hours on IRC when Freenode imploded earlier this year.

rocky1138on First Ever Image of a Multi-Planet System Around a Sun-Like Star (2020)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WASP-76b

Though it's not Earth-like, we have already got some data on exoplanets using spectroscopy.

rocky1138on First Ever Image of a Multi-Planet System Around a Sun-Like Star (2020)

I meant four pictures. I've edited my post to clear that up (hopefully). Thanks!

rocky1138on First Ever Image of a Multi-Planet System Around a Sun-Like Star (2020)

PSA: Click the image to see the full images. There are four images in total.

I wonder why they show a cropped photo in the article.

rocky1138on Facebook-owned sites were down

A couple of years ago, an admin at Hacker News asked those of us who are just reading to log out because their system is architected in such a way that logged in users use more resources than anonymous ones. So, if you're feeling altruistic, log out of HN!

rocky1138on Atari ST in daily use since 1985 [video]

I feel the same way in the modern day about Processing.

https://processing.org/examples/mousepress.html

rocky1138on OpenTTD 12.0-RC1

Yes, though I sorely miss OpenTTD's "close window with right click" option when going back to Chris Sawyer's version.

rocky1138on Kape Technologies buys ExpressVPN for $936M

Mullvad is great. No conflicts of interest, just a happy user.

rocky1138on 17B life years could be saved if air pollution was reduced to WHO standards

The fourth largest coal plant is in Taiwan.

rocky1138on Sri Lankan teenager builds solar-powered tuk-tuk from scraps [video]

I'd love to get a bit more information on it, such as range, charging times, battery chemistry.

rocky1138on D2X-XL – an OpenGL modification of the classic video game Descent 2

Lots of fun in VR, too.

rocky1138on Ask HN: What huge mistake did you make early in your career?

Ah, self sabotage. I know this all too well.

rocky1138on Windows 10 nagging users with Bing advertisements (push alerts)

The most egrigious offender was the Google+ and YouTube integration. https://johnrockefeller.net/google/

rocky1138on Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

If we chew on enough of these lozenges, will our teeth merge into one, curved megatooth?

rocky1138on Trials begin on lozenge that rebuilds tooth enamel

Perhaps in the future there will be a layer added to this pill that first dissolves the plaque.

rocky1138on Setting up a Raspberry Pi with 2 Network Interfaces as a simple router

Hey, thanks! I might actually use this for another project.

rocky1138on Setting up a Raspberry Pi with 2 Network Interfaces as a simple router

I use a similar method to share Internet with my Tandy 1000 via an old laptop I've used as a server for years. LAN via Ethernet coming in, network forwarding via iptables, and serial null modem cable to the Tandy. Unfortunately, I don't get anywhere near 750-800 Mbps but 6 Kbps :)

rocky1138on What3Words – The Algorithm

Slick site, but I'm not able to use it as I'm not in the USA.

rocky1138on GANcraft: Unsupervised 3D Neural Rendering of Minecraft Worlds

Would having a higher resolution texture pack make for better results?

rocky1138on The Net interprets privacy as damage and routes around it

Real name and required accounts ruined this. Now, everyone is too afraid to talk. Things were better, on average, when no one knew who anyone else was.

rocky1138on 68k.news: A Netscape 1.1 makeover of Google News

I would love it if this kicked off a "slow food" web movement where we all built a ton of services usable by retro hardware.

rocky1138on FileZilla now contains adware if you download from the official homepage

In KDE you can access this sort of thing with the built-in GUI file manager right out of the box. You don't need a third-party app.

1. Open Dolphin (file manager)

2. Right click in the Places section on the left to add entry

3. Type `fish://<the-address>`

4. Click OK

https://www.dedoimedo.com/computers/plasma-dolphin-fish-ssh....

rocky1138on Rockstar thanks GTA Online player who fixed load times, official update coming

Imagine a world where companies open-sourced their most boring bits of their software so we, the users, could fix the problems we find with them or extend them in new ways without having to rely on the parent company to get around to it.

rocky1138on Clearing price for supplying power to Texas grid –$31.65

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rocky1138on MouSTer Brings USB to Retro Computers

I have a home-made, bespoke version of one of these for my ST. Bought it a few years ago off eBay, I think. It works great. It's nice to have an optical mouse.

rocky1138on Coolest custom mechanical keyboards

I found it frustrating that I couldn't click the images to see higher resolution versions.

rocky1138on When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet

You may find Neos very interesting. It's an online metaverse with a turing-complete scripting language called Logix built-in. Here are some demos:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dWbm9AzgDxw

2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZqI_j6pDdjg (start here if you're a developer)

3. https://youtu.be/STZN6qTGRbQ

4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XafA4WeppxM

rocky1138on When will virtual reality take off? The $100 bet

I know I'm late to the conversation, but one of the biggest unreported problems with VR adoption is that it's impossible to show anyone what it is like to actually experience it. You can't share a video or a photo with a friend and have them understand. They have to do it to understand it.

rocky1138on Death of an open-source business model

Or follow the license and provide their changes for maintainers to merge upstream, making the original project better. Isn't that the point of GPL licenses to begin with?