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theodric··on A practical guide to running 8x RTX PRO 6000's
Yeah, but this is HN, and none of those things are gonna 10x your B2B SaaS startup, or help you maximize shareholder value for your employer
theodric··on Emily Wilson to retranslate the Odyssey from scratch
The story states that her retranslation predates the movie, and goes on to explain that it is common for translators to revisit their work, and also that the new version does not have a publication date and is about half done. The world will have well and truly forgotten about Nolan's Odyssey by the time V2 ships.

So no, I don't think it's fair to call this piggybacking.

theodric··on Transfer files over an Ethernet patch cable
Auto-MDI/X (auto-crossover) was codified in IEEE 802.3ab-1999, the specifcation for gigE, 27 years ago
theodric··on 1960s theory that Stonehenge was a prehistoric computer
That's a simplistic, reductive, and uninformed expression of history which completely disregards the roles of the artisan, merchant, innkeeper, or any of the numerous other trades which kept early economies moving. Not everyone was a hand-to-mouth peasant farmer, either in medieval Europe, or in earlier points in history.

The building of a cathedral provided generations of employment for stonemasons, men involved in felling and shipping timber, men involved in cutting and shipping stone, as well as people responsible for feeding the workers, making and repairing their tools, etc.; and once built, the cathedral would be a draw for pilgrims, who would need places to stay, food to eat, and so on.

A cathedral provides work.

theodric··on Transfer files over an Ethernet patch cable
"Plug two computers into each other with a network cable and staticly configure the IP addresses" should not be a novel or notable enough idea to trend on HN! This is boggling.
theodric··on The startling 1960s theory that Stonehenge was a prehistoric computer
It wasn't "for the view," it was, in no particular order, and non-exhaustively:

* To provide work * To serve as a reminder of the power and authority of the church * To glorify God * To make sure all the other nearby kingdoms were aware of how much cooler you are than them

theodric··on Afterglow: Run classic After Dark screen savers on modern macOS
bUt tHeY'Re uNnEcEsSaRy, ThInK Of tHe pOwEr cOnSuMpTiOn! FaLL iN LiNe aNd dO As yOu'rE ToLd, LiNuX Is nOt aBoUt cHoIcE

That said, XScreenSaver does work properly on Wayland now, apart from locking, but I don't need locking on my personal computer in my personal office in my personal house, so that's fine by me!

theodric··on Stop Making TUIs
No. In fact, I will make another TUI just to spite this article. Maybe two.
theodric··on A joke domain purchase turned in geopolitical warfare
No, it does not. What it states is: "A well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state,"

(thus shedding light on the government's interest in the matter, since anything not illegal is legal by default)

"the right of the people to keep and bear arms shall not be infringed"

(thus confirming the right of people - which includes crazed yahoos, and excludes some but not all criminals - not the government, to have weapons)

This is the current understanding within American jurisprudence. People are of course free to disagree with it, but when it comes to laws, the government's understanding of what the law means takes precedence both de jure and de facto.

The Bill of Rights does not enumerate what a citizen is and is not allowed to do, but rather lays out a number of cases in a non-exhaustive manner in which it restricts the government from infringing on liberties that are understood to have pre-existed it.

theodric··on Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
The person who pays for the computer pays for the development software by virtue of the significant price uplift on Apple hardware relative to a similar configuration of non-Apple hardware.
theodric··on A 3D fruit fly on macOS desktop powered by the real FlyWire connectome
It's cool and all, but I have real ones in my kitchen, and I'd prefer to keep the computer room free of them if it's all the same to you.
theodric··on Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union
As I understand it:

> A person buys a handheld computer

> I make a program for the computer

> A person downloads the program directly onto their computer

> A person makes a purchase for services within my app on their computer

> Somehow Apple gets 5% of the proceeds, despite being entirely uninvolved except for the initial sale of goods

An analogous situation would be Mercedes-Benz demanding 5% of every ride booked in a taxi they manufactured, for the reason that they have to continue to make and sell parts for the vehicle, and everyone (including the EU) somehow being A-OK with it.

theodric··on How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)
To be clear, I live on a farm 12km up and down small mountains from the nearest town of any consequence, and 21km from the town with a supermarket I can afford to shop at-- so if I'm leaving for anything but exercise, it's in a car, and the fine for not being able to produce my license if demanded by a cop at a traffic stop or checkpoint is around €50. They're actually not allowed to randomly check ID for no particular reason on the street in Ireland.

Even so, I think I'd prefer to keep my fondleslab and access to all my money as separate concerns. For example, were someone to grab my phone and run (in Dublin, perhaps), I would still have everything else. If I got mugged, well then, I'm getting mugged for everything either way. Plus I prefer cash whenever possible.

theodric··on How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)
If I leave the house, I need my ID, which is in my wallet, which also contains my debit cards. Perhaps your workflow is different, but I would gain nothing from using a wallet app, so I don't.
theodric··on How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)
The "solution" is to run a patched version of GCam that allows you to select a different gallery app, e.g. https://www.celsoazevedo.com/files/android/google-camera/dev...
theodric··on HS₂ installs a plaque 40M below London to celebrate the Brunels' legacy
Circling back to the parent post: it's a shame that the standard historical marker plaque in one of the greatest cities in the world isn't something more pompous and bronze
theodric··on Picking berries is my meditation
You also cull weak animals for the good of the flock/herd, to avoid dysgenic traits from them being passed down. You also clean your house. You also peel and trim a potato before cooking it.
theodric··on Gloomberb
Some of us are just here for the æsthetics! Plus I already have the SEA100 "Centerboard" with chrome accents, and this will help complete the look.
theodric··on The Hacker's Renaissance (2025)
Ironically, the guy who soldered a Wi-Fi module to a calculator did so to gain access to AI slop with it https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2024/09/secre...
theodric··on US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide
As I said, if you're a military tasked with ensuring that your country continues to exist. I concede nothing. I doubt you'll find a single loyal military in the world that would be content for its country to fall to some random aggressor. It's the entire point.
theodric··on US Military's cyber command unit grapples with cluster of deaths by suicide
So rather than wanting to kill the USA, they merely want to bring it down? That sounds like a distinction without a difference if you're a military tasked with ensuring that your country continues to exist.
theodric··on Almost no skill required to cook a steak
3 minutes on each side at 600 watts on cast iron, throw it in a foil packet, and ignore it until the rest of the meal is done and plated.

I'll leave it to you to figure out how to unfuck AI, but I reckon 600 watts won't provide enough inference capacity.

theodric··on Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice
usbhidproxy would seem to fit the bill, then https://github.com/moonsightz/usbhidproxy
theodric··on I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux
Android doesn't have it per se, but Seedvault runs on various Android-derived systems (notably but not only GrapheneOS) and does a bang-up job of backing up both applications and data
theodric··on Show HN: I spent 2 years designing a mechanical Magic Keyboard
Sent to my rich friend. He wants 3 in white!
theodric··on New cars are getting 1.2cm longer and 0.5cm taller each year
Perhaps in the United States, but in a number of European countries, weight is a primary factor in determining annual road tax costs, which can reach into the thousands of Euros. If they keep making cars bigger, they will inevitably become heavier.
theodric··on Keychron announces first open-source firmware for gaming mice
Just remap it! If you're on Windows, SharpKeys will do that for you. https://github.com/randyrants/sharpkeys
theodric··on RTX 2080 Ti Memory Upgrade to 22 GB
I would imagine that something like LPCAMM2 for GDDR is entirely possible and will never, ever be seen because people already accept replacing an entire $10000 GPU to get another 32GB VRAM on the next generation, so why give up that guaranteed revenue stream?
theodric··on 'VPNs are lawful technical tools,' says EU Court in landmark copyright ruling
Great, I'm never getting into YC now...
theodric··on Jelly UI: Soft-body physics for native HTML form controls
It's mining Bitcoin!
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