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thefiregecko··on Ask HN: What the heck is happening with GameStop?
Do you have a source for that special exemption? Or even just keywords I can search for?
thefiregecko··on Texas Instruments sent a DMCA takedown to a site archiving data sheets
I think octopart.com does most of what you're suggesting. I would be interested to see how you could improve on it.
thefiregecko··on These breakthroughs will make 2021 better than 2020
No, dystopian would be only providing the mRNA (95% effective) vaccines. The storage and distribution requirements are already an issue in the US due to a lack of refrigerators needed to move the vaccines around.
thefiregecko··on “Cold Tube” cooling system uses half the energy of an air conditioner
This confused me for a bit. The point of the system is to prevent energy from being reflected or radiated from a surface. Systems like this have been around for a while (https://www.energy.gov/energysaver/home-cooling-systems/radi...), the news here is that this works with temperatures below the dew point because they have solved the condensation issues.
thefiregecko··on Show HN: High performance X11 animated wallpapers
Thanks for sharing this, I've been looking for options for an active wall paper that doesn't passivly wreck my performance. I look forward to giving this a try.
thefiregecko··on NewPipe – ad-free, open-source Android YouTube client
F-droid is an alternative app store consisting of open source projects. No need for jailbreaking, more information here https://f-droid.org/
thefiregecko··on Support for right-to-repair laws slowly grows
The more I learn about this the more disappointed I am. In my own experience the standard codes have always been enough to show me what needed fixing. I'm not a mechanic though so my range of experience with it isn't that large.
thefiregecko··on Support for right-to-repair laws slowly grows
> Forcing a company to have a diagnostic tool or team to identify a problem you might not have them fix is silly IMO.

As a counter point, OBD-2 works and everyone can use it.

thefiregecko··on Copyright Office Ruling Imposes Sweeping Right to Repair Reforms
In this case the only thing that is changing is a fault state and standard circuit components, not the code running on the device or the device being used. As long as the components are within spec the only problem could be environmental damage from the device being unsealed. I agree with some of the points you made, but not in the context of the previous post.