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therealmarv

4,701 karma · joined November 19, 2013

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therealmarv··on macOS 27 Golden Gate – Review
it's okay but I wish it would be optional. Why force it on me when I don't want it? E.g. with disk space...
therealmarv··on macOS 27 Golden Gate – Review
Hmm, I remember when Ars Technica macOS reviews were the gold standard. This one isn't bad, but I miss having more in-depth information about the improvements.

In my opinion, the details here complement the Ars Technica article nicely:

https://www.macstories.net/stories/macos-27-the-macstories-r...

therealmarv··on Gemini 3.8 Flash and 3.8 Flash Cyber
On my short tests: This model is amazing and the speed makes it feel like another sort of AI.

But it's bad at code reviews (maybe it's the harness agy cli?). Could not get it to same quality level on reviews like Opus, GPT 5.6, Grok. Even tried special code review skills but no luck.

therealmarv··on Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS
This should be standard on ALL Firefox on all systems. Why is not that? Ads are a kind of security threat for a long time.

Brave is doing it, Firefox can do it too. And maybe I can recommend that kind of browser to the average Joe again.

therealmarv··on Tell HN: PayPal Blocks GrapheneOS
wait for it... I can see a future were every wallet, payment etc. app will block devices which are on custom ROMs and do not pass strong hardware integrity with blessing from Google.

I've read once that there are paid app testing labs which test if an app has root and custom ROM detection and when they don't have that it's a minus point on the report.

therealmarv··on Nvidia agrees to acquire Hugging Face for $13B
He said 2 years ago they are okay nowadays (they were not in the past).

source: https://diginomica.com/kubecon-china-33-and-third-linux-long...

therealmarv··on Devices with GrapheneOS support should be available in 2027
I just wonder how they handle full Google's certification for hardware integrity + Google Play Store with GrapheneOS. They contradict on this part on the normal GrapheneOS mod and I don't see a way how they will not on Motorola phones.

Banking apps (e.g. Revolut) block GrapheneOS actively and many other apps too.

But it will be interesting times once they are out!

therealmarv··on Google is making private AI practical with homomorphic encryption
Do you mind sharing your master's thesis? oO

Would be interesting to read it (and no judgement!)

therealmarv··on Firefox is now the last major browser that still supports uBlock Origin
I use Brave. I want Chromium under the hood.

Firefox on mobile is not good, tried it many times. I also don't trust Firefox Mobile security as much as I trust Brave/Chromium on Android.

therealmarv··on Can Intel finally beat ARM on performance per Watt?
In Germany the Dell XPS 13 2026 is 56% more expensive (over 1000 Euros) than the MacBook Neo (below 700). So the claim does not hold World wide, maybe only in US on local prices.
therealmarv··on Podman v6.0.0
Would be great to know if I can uninstall docker on Mac and just install https://github.com/containers/podman/releases and be good to go with my docker compose files ?!

I have the feeling the docker company is communicating a lot with Apple because virtualisation got better and better over the years. I wonder if podman would be a speed downgrade here?

therealmarv··on Upcoming breaking changes for npm v12
that parameter cannot be set by a package, you only can set it
therealmarv··on Upcoming breaking changes for npm v12
As if supply chain attacks could have been prevented by 2fa or passkeys always.

You want delays by x days because supply chain attacks get caught very often within 1-2 days. And if you really really want to make an exception for a zero day then that's no problem and you can still quick patch by exclusion of that rule. They don't contradict in a unsolvable problem. You want both, you get both.

therealmarv··on 245TB Micron 6600 ION Data Center SSD Now Shipping
There was once a 2.5" SSD Mushkin Source 16TB SATA drive. At its cheapest it was ~1700 USD (or 1500 EUR). That was mid 2023 (like 3 years ago!).

Nowadays it feels like that this time and price region is like decades away in the future. I was hoping I can store more data in future on modern tech like SSDs and not less.

therealmarv··on 245TB Micron 6600 ION Data Center SSD Now Shipping
Meanwhile I'm still dreaming about any consumer and affordable 32TB or even 16TB portable SSD. Innovation and market for consumers are going backwards.

Funny thing is that one of the best you can get is the Crucial (Micron) 8TB one but even that one gets more expensive. I have the feeling it will be gone completely soon.

therealmarv··on Migrating from DigitalOcean to Hetzner
That's a trend which is more and more common nowadays.

I wish the industry would adopt more zero knowledge methods in this regards. They are existing and mathematically proven but it seems there is no real adoption.

- OpenAI wants my passport when topping up 100 USD

- Bolt wanted recently my passport number to use their service

- Anthropic seems wants to have passports for new users too

- Soon age restriction in OS or on websites

I wished there would be a law (in Europe and/or US) to minify or forbid this kind of identity verification.

I want to support the companies to not allow misuse of their platforms, at the same time my full passport photo is not their concern, especially in B2B business in my opinion.

therealmarv··on Is anyone actually using OpenClaw?
I saw some non-technical people automating or creating small great tools with it which they need for their profession. These people are not programmers.

I think everybody who has basic understanding of programming and deployment better should stick to some AI coding agent like Claude Code, Codex, OpenCode etc etc.

I don't think I'm missing out by not using OpenClaw & Co.

therealmarv··on Google, Microsoft, Meta All Tracking You Even When You Opt Out
And in modern times: everybody, including big companies trust the AI APIs from

Google, Microsoft, OpenAI, Anthropic etc. etc.

sure... the contracts saying often there is no saving or learning from the AI API usage. But it's at the end like a "trust me bro" promise.

There is a saying on the internet:

The generation that refused cookies is now giving AI permission to read their emails, scan their local files, and manage their bank accounts.

It seems many have given up...

therealmarv··on I Just Want Simple S3
Settled with SeaweedFS for replacing minio and getting a good chunk of S3 feature parity. I wonder about the problems OP is posting about. Never seen that behaviour but usually only having a bunch of smaller files.
therealmarv··on Apple discontinues the Mac Pro
but even that one looks kinda outdated when looking at latest M5 Max laptops.
therealmarv··on Debunking Zswap and Zram Myths
The better distros have it (ZRAM) enabled by default for desktops (I think PopOS and Fedora). In my personal experience every desktop Linux should use memory compression (except you have an absurd amount of RAM) because it helps so much, especially with everything related to browser and/or electron usage!

Windows and macOS have it enabled by default for many years (even if it works a little different there).

therealmarv··on Google API keys weren't secrets, but then Gemini changed the rules
reminds me: Ever used Gemini API on Google Vertex Cloud API? The usage will show up like 24-48 hours later in the dashboard. So when you use Gemini's API on their Cloud me as Workspace admin cannot even track my own usage in near realtime there. Which makes me think that even Google cannot track it in realtime.
therealmarv··on Claude Code Remote Control
that's actually a good idea. Thanks, was not thinking about such a workaround!
therealmarv··on Claude Code Remote Control
On Android app it needs Claude GitHub connection with scope to act on my behalf! Otherwise it won't work in the app. Really do NOT like that!

Why does the remote control needs that? For what?

I rather use the common developer tools like termux or mosh etc. on a phone if I need that functionality.

therealmarv··on Google restricting Google AI Pro/Ultra subscribers for using OpenClaw
How about giving the user a big warning to not do that and then block the account if the user continues. This total blocks are crazy. Especially for people who use their Google account for 20+ years or something.
therealmarv··on DialUp95 – A 90s inspired nostalgia hit
it felt suddenly expensive to be online again...
therealmarv··on Terminals should generate the 256-color palette
seems this is implemented in latest iTerm2 commit https://github.com/gnachman/iTerm2/commit/39bafa8d6651865951...
therealmarv··on MiniMax M2.5 released: 80.2% in SWE-bench Verified
yes it's good. But you should also look at GLM 5 and Kimi K2.5 when looking at M2.5. It's amazing we have so many good and cheap open weight models now which are really not far behind the top models from the big US AI companies.

Anthropic Claude Code and OpenAI Codex plans are subsidised.

The Chinese open weight models hosted in US or Europe make more sense to use when you want to stay model agnostic and less dependent on a single AI company with relative expensive APIs.

therealmarv··on Show HN: I built an iOS app with all 5 major AI models for $13/mo
t3 chat, perplexity etc.
therealmarv··on Notes on Apple's Nano Texture (2025)
I've researched a little deeper. Apparently it depends on the mixture and on the model of your laptop.

I've written that because I remember of "staingate" of Apple Laptops. Apparently the 2012–2017 Retina models were really not okay with alcohol solutions.

So depending on the manufacturing year and alcohol solution percentage you can be fine with alcohol on glossy displays.

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