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uuddlrlrbaba··on Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives
Fords seem notorious for this but usually can be fixed. Have you tried driving it to a dealership and trading it in?
uuddlrlrbaba··on Growing proof that autonomous cars save lives
Is this your first introduction to an insurance pool?
uuddlrlrbaba··on DOOM Over DNS
Or how about "pedantic HN users making comments about titles"
uuddlrlrbaba··on Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models
A couple more rubber duckies on the dash should sort that right out
uuddlrlrbaba··on From M1 MacBook to Arch Linux: A month-long experiment that became permanenent
Compare their used values at 5 years
uuddlrlrbaba··on I built an app to backup Live Photos from iPhone to external hard drives
And isn't protection against fire, flood, theft or other disasters.
uuddlrlrbaba··on TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale
I love the parents in the tech community. They had unfettered computer and internet access which formed them into the successful people they are today. But they were special and their circumstance was special and their kids are not allowed to use the internet because now its bad.

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uuddlrlrbaba··on Brazil's government-run payments system has become dominant
Good? Dozens of fee free instant digital payment options sounds like a huge improvement over the outrageous network of credit/debit fees
uuddlrlrbaba··on Debts, Tech and Otherwise
Tech debt is such a flawed concept. There is no world where requirements 10 years later are the same as the MVP, or even foreseeable. You can never pay it off. Software is always changing.

Even if it were debt, debt is a tool to get you what you need today. And then you likely roll it into something down the line. Maybe you pay it off (and even then the asset still requires maintenance) Like a starter home, then upgrading to a larger home to start a family, etc, etc. Requirements and resources are in constant flux.

uuddlrlrbaba··on More users are watching YouTube on TV than mobile
Yes, the sounds of intense sleep apnea. Typically recording 4 or 5 people snoring overlaid into a harmony of sleep sound
uuddlrlrbaba··on They don't make them like that any more: the Yamaha DX7 keyboard
The DX7 is an incredible synth, but one of the joys of playing is hearing the sound change to your adjustments and the DX7 just doesn't do that. But it is great fun to feed through filter, delay and reverb pedals. Thats kind of the best of both worlds
uuddlrlrbaba··on Show HN: AirPrint Bridge: Enable AirPrint for Non-AirPrint Printers on macOS
I had something like this running from a docker container but ultimately I gave up and got an airprint native printer. Its one of those things I just don't want to tinker with when I need
uuddlrlrbaba··on Oncall shift should be Tuesday to Tuesday
I expect to be very responsible during my working hours.
uuddlrlrbaba··on RIP botsin.space
If it's not generating income consider moving it to your basement. Maybe it'll be down occasionally, but not forever.
uuddlrlrbaba··on The Death of the Minivan
You keep using SUV and CUV interchangeably. They are distinct frame designs. SUV is built on a ladder frame like a truck. CUV is built with a unibody car chassis.

CUV is far lighter duty, and far better in handling, driving dynamics and efficiency. Especially in models tuned for enthusiast drivers.

As for the efficiency of a sedan, you'll be hard pressed to convince me that putting non-cabin over the majority of the frame is an efficient design. Heck even a prius is a hatchback, not a sedan.

uuddlrlrbaba··on The Death of the Minivan
Worse than what? And why are sedans conventional? The Sedan is a terrible legacy design shape. The divided trunk and rear seats wastes a ton of space.

A wagon or sportback I can understand. And thats essentially what a small CUV is based on, along with a bit more ride height and often awd drivetrain.

The CUV is popular because it's a really functional and practical design. You don't have to spend a lot on one, but you can. Maybe test drive some more and it'll click why so many people drive them. They don't all handle poorly either, some are downright fun.

uuddlrlrbaba··on The Death of the Minivan
> There are also basically no wagons anymore. Apparently everything has to be a high-off-the-ground poor-visibility pedestrian murder machine to be profitable for the auto industry anymore.

Honestly this just indicates that you haven't seriously driven a modern CUV. What you describe sounds like a 1990 suburban.

CUVs wouldn't be so popular without being safe and easy to drive.

Sure, I'm opposed to daily driving trucks and truck frame SUVs. But thats an important distinction. The popular cars in the US today are CUVs which are built on a car chassis and generally speaking have good visibility and safety features. They are essentially scaled up wagons with awd.

uuddlrlrbaba··on Bento: Jupyter Notebooks at Meta
Mmm breakfast
uuddlrlrbaba··on Analyzing my electricity consumption
A few years back I had a Sense power meter installed and its been great. It took some time to configure and get used to, and for it to detect various devices, but now I can reliably predict my upcoming power bill. And make adjustments as needed.

Whats helpful is it shows the top power consumers. And by paying close attention to that I've cut my bill by at least 1/3.

uuddlrlrbaba··on Waymo got pulled over. What happens next in Phoenix?
The problem is software that drives an entire vehicle line is accountable. What you describe would hold an owner accountable. Like blaming a victim of a Toyota for a bug in the cruise control. But not the manufacturer of the software. It's an emerging thing and grey area for existing laws.
uuddlrlrbaba··on Ask HN: How do you organize and store your cables?
No need for velcro for storage just wrap them in a circle and then gently weave the last foot or so around the circle

I use several clear shoebox sized bins and organize by type. Usb-a, usb-c, audio hdmi, etc etc.

I tried doing ziplock bags but it became a rats nest of bags upon bags full of cables. It was a pain to find a cable quickly.

Another option for frequently used cables are wall hangers where the cables hang down like spaghetti. I use these for audio mostly

uuddlrlrbaba··on Remote shell to a Raspberry Pi at 39,000 ft
Now this is a blog post I could get into!
uuddlrlrbaba··on OpenAI Employees Call for Protections to Speak Out on AI Risks
Part of me questions the ethics of taking money as an employee to build something dangerous, and at the same time seeking protections to speak about it. If truly concerned why still work there?
uuddlrlrbaba··on The NSA advises you to turn your phone off and back on once a week
Well try owning an iPhone 15 that keeps hanging when you access the files app. Been restarting this thing every 3 or 4 days
uuddlrlrbaba··on 11 years after launch, 49M people still use their PS4s, matching the PS5
I haven't came across the PS5 only title that'll make me upgrade. GTA6 may change that
uuddlrlrbaba··on Show HN: I made a free app to calibrate your turntable by simply playing a song
comparing runtimes should do
uuddlrlrbaba··on Google Meet rolls out multi-device adaptive audio merging
Coming from a google meet org I consider the lack of "call someone" a killer feature
uuddlrlrbaba··on Show HN: Openpanel – An open-source alternative to Mixpanel
Self hosting in the cloud can be a bit counterproductive price wise.

You can run docker on a $100 USFF i7 pc and stuff 32G-64G and a big SSD in for cheap. That'll run for years and you could add a second host for redundancy. Depends on your maintenance and failure tolerance.

Or you probably already have some spare hardware, maybe an old laptop kicking around.

uuddlrlrbaba··on Coding interviews are stupid (ish)
it doesn't need to take an evening just something simple can be a great indicator
uuddlrlrbaba··on Europeans have more time, Americans more money. Which is better?
The taxes in the US are even more of a black hole considering you get essentially nothing in return
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