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sharken··on Everything I own, owned
I think it's nearly impossible to explain the benefit of not seeing such a popup to most people.

It comes down to the joy of doing things, and if the joy of using said monitor depends on a popup not being shown, then so be it.

I hope that the popup can be removed :)

sharken··on The Productivity Mirage
More often than not, what matters is transforming a concept into working code that is good enough.

The easier part is maintaining and tweaking that code, but do not underestimate the value of the former.

sharken··on Claude Opus 5
When using the browser, what Anthropic calls Claude.ai, the memory is stored on your account on their servers.

Claude code stores memory locally on the device, similar to how a developer stores notes.

Data retention is about storing your raw conversation data.

Capabilities and Privacy settings are used to manage memory and data retention.

sharken··on How to build a circular LCD clock
In general not really, but I do understand why it's a bit underwhelming to buy the clock upfront.

With that said, the project is really cool and showcases the different watch faces well. For me that's the most interesting part, not how I construct a round LCD screen.

sharken··on EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track
Well, of course politicians will try and hide what the law is about, so I find it necessary to clearly communicate what this legislation is about.

CSAM hides behind an acronym and seems benign at first, but taking away the citizens right to private chats is anything but that.

sharken··on EU Council forces Chat Control via fast-track
Indeed, reusing "Chat Control" and giving it a new meaning is a surefire way to cause confusion.

And the underhanded way of trying to get something as controversial as this to pass, says a lot about the politicians pushing this agenda.

Chat Control is about allowing mass surveillance and removing privacy, no should be the obvious answer here.

sharken··on Claude Opus 4.8
Claude Opus 4.8 suggests "ReGRAM", which is less bad than GRAM.
sharken··on Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans
In that sense AI is a tool much like a dictionary, it enhances and I'd say improve the end result.
sharken··on Is Mozilla trying hard to kill itself?
Given the current state of the Chrome family of browsers and the anti adblocker stance from Google, i'd think that alone would guarantee Firefox a steady user base.

Not sure how users cope with Chrome-based browsers and intrusive ads.

sharken··on Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator
Not to mention a Facebook simulator :)
sharken··on Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator
Also missing (I think) are anecdotes about previous experiences involving famous people or just memorable moments in history.

Also comments where the poster shares details from their own life instead of just commenting on the topic.

But I can't really describe this "human Factor" any better than through examples.

sharken··on Show HN: I built an interactive HN Simulator
Really spooky, all comments are LLM based and something certainly feels off, but can't quite put my finger on what it is.

I think it has to do with comments that doesnt really comment on the previous comment.

Certainly one of the more interesting uses of LLMs in a while.

sharken··on Checkout.com hacked, refuses ransom payment, donates to security labs
Well said, ideally action comes first and then these actions can be communicated.

But in the real world, you have words ie. commitment before actions and a conclusion.

Best of luck to them.

sharken··on Norway reviews cybersecurity after remote-access feature found in Chinese buses
Not sure why there are no specifics, but for anyone interested this seems to the merger that was denied, along with the reasons why it was denied.

https://ec.europa.eu/commission/presscorner/detail/es/ip_19_...

sharken··on Developers are choosing older AI models
Brave indeed does block WebBluetooth by default, but it can be turned on by the user using flags.

It's by no means a new feature, but the privacy concerns outlined in this post are still valid 10 years later: https://blog.lukaszolejnik.com/w3c-web-bluetooth-api-privacy...

sharken··on How I bypassed Amazon's Kindle web DRM
It should be put into law, that when you buy something, you have the right to do with it what you want for personal use.

In the present case, Amazon clearly states that the customer is buying a book, so it should work the same way as buying a physical book.

One solution would be to buy a DRM free digital version.

sharken··on California passes law to ban ultra-processed foods from school lunches
Take your pick, could be either one of: Coca Cola, PepsiCo, Red Bull, Ferrero, Kellogg, Kraft Heinz just to name a few.

That aside, I think the law is a great step in the right direction for the US.

Hopefully it can be expanded across the US.

sharken··on One-man campaign ravages EU 'Chat Control' bill
I understand the metaphor, but there is a huge difference between a D&D player and an entity such as a government.

For starters the government is not in the habit of releasing these new powers, once it's established it will stay for a very, very long time.

And you can be sure the new powers will be used in unintended ways, which the citizens will have a hard time blocking.

So it's actually very simple: No to Chatcontrol, now and forever.

sharken··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
The incentive for a corporation leans heavily into making deals worth billions of dollars, which is also happening here.

A change of status quo in this case, will require massive loss of Disney+ subscriptions, which is not that probable.

sharken··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
Tove Jansson, the creator of the Moomins got away with it in 1944.

https://www.openculture.com/2020/11/before-creating-the-moom...

sharken··on ABC yanks Jimmy Kimmel’s show ‘indefinitely’ after threat from FCC chair
Also, there is quite a bit of money on the line, you can't really blame ABC for acting as a corporation:

https://latenighter.com/news/jimmy-kimmels-removal-comes-ami...

sharken··on .NET 10 Preview 6 brings JIT improvements, one-shot tool execution
Looking forward to playing with 'dotnet run app.cs' instead of PowerShell.

It'll probably not be really useful until multiple files support arrives in .NET 11: https://github.com/dotnet/sdk/issues/48174

sharken··on InventWood is about to mass-produce wood that's stronger than steel
Indeed, but it's almost 8.000 years until that happens, so to me it just looks unnecessary and distracting.
sharken··on GM says new battery chemistry will enable 400-mile range EVs
Absolutely, though charging speed is also hugely important.

Anywhere where you don't have access to your own charger, being able to add 100 km of range per minute, makes it possible to make the switch to an EV.

sharken··on GM says new battery chemistry will enable 400-mile range EVs
They do - a range of 800 km is possible with CATL latest battery. And about 100 km of range can be added per minute, so it's now very close to adding range as fast as petrol cars.

To me that is the turning point and not using lithium is an added bonus.

Source https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20250421-china-s-catl-...

sharken··on High tariffs become 'real' with our first $36K bill
I agree with the barn door analogy and that the US badly needs a plan for building manufacturing.

It also needs a plan for mining rare earth minerals as well as a plan for processing them.

On the flip side the deal with Ukraine for rare earth minerals might just end the war, if not Russia see this as an opportunity to get all of the territory it currently occupies.

sharken··on High tariffs become 'real' with our first $36K bill
The madness is the total reliance on cheap Chinese products, with very few or zero US alternatives. But building knowhow and sourcing rare metals will be a very tough challenge.

It seems that China has the upper hand for now, so it will be interesting to see how it plays out.

sharken··on Waymos crash less than human drivers
I think that no matter how good Waymo is doing, there is still the problem of who is responsible when a self driving is involved in a serious accident.

The only solution to that is probably to only let self driving cars onto the road, in an all-or-nothing solution.

sharken··on uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store
According to https://developer.chrome.com/docs/extensions/develop/migrate... the message is this:

June 2025: Chrome MV2 deprecation enterprise rollout

sharken··on MacBook Air M4
Apple is very dependent on using the latest process node from TSMC though. For that reason and the fact that the US cannot match what TSMC does, it all points to Taiwan dictating what kind of aid the US must provide.

I don't see the current US leadership wanting to put that in jeopardy.

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