Hacker News: 293984j29384

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Jeep pushed software update that bricked all 2024 Wrangler 4xe models"

293984j29384 — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:57:07 +0000

I actually think your first sentence is a spot on definition for 'bricked'. However, this specific scenario does not meet the criteria you've defined. Nobody is throwing out their car because it was only temporarily disabled. Another OTA update fixed it minutes later.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Memorizing phone numbers"

293984j29384 — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 01:02:54 +0000

I think this blog post is an insight into mental illness.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "If you are reading this obituary, it looks like I'm dead"

293984j29384 — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 13:47:08 +0000

Thank you for that incredibly kind offer. I've spent the last year or so automating everything I can. I've made peace with letting go. You spend your entire life accumulating "stuff" to only realize none of it matters.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Web-based Hands-free mouse control"

293984j29384 — Thu, 25 Sep 2025 21:03:36 +0000

Does anything like this exist for Mac OS without npm as a requirement? With all the recent package compromises, I'm hesitant to use anything that requires NPM.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "If you are reading this obituary, it looks like I'm dead"

293984j29384 — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 18:12:39 +0000

As someone with ALS and won't see next year, please do not post my memoriam page to HN.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Live updates: Shai-hulud, the most dangerous NPM breach in history"

293984j29384 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 19:06:05 +0000

I scanned this discussion looking for a way to tell if you've been compromised but nothing jumped out.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Amazon has mostly sat out the AI talent war"

293984j29384 — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 11:20:02 +0000

None of what you describe would I label within the realm of 'average'

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Yoink AI – macOS AI app that edits directly in any textfield of any app"

293984j29384 — Fri, 29 Aug 2025 01:56:50 +0000

Totally this. I already pay for ChatGPT Plus and like it. Forcing their "own" AI for another $20/month is a nonstarter.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Samsung Removes Bootloader Unlocking with One UI 8"

293984j29384 — Mon, 28 Jul 2025 12:21:22 +0000

Google is first and foremost an advertising company. They're going to do whatever makes them the most profit. It always had razor wire fences unfortunately.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Somo – a human friendly alternative to netstat"

293984j29384 — Mon, 09 Jun 2025 19:25:47 +0000

Nobody is questioning what themes are available on gnome. Including a screenshot of the software running in a window that very much looks like macOS X is simply misleading.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: A toy version of Wireshark (student project)"

293984j29384 — Mon, 02 Jun 2025 17:05:45 +0000

I agree. I was trying to use Vanta’s trust management platform to prepare for an audit but instead downloaded Vanta, the toy version of Wireshark. It's very easy to mix up 400 lines of go code on github with the security platform on vanta.com.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Apple Watch with Android"

293984j29384 — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 21:43:40 +0000

I've been using cellular on an Apple Watch 8 for years in the NYC metro area and it works flawlessly.

New comment by 293984j29384 in ""BGP at home": getting a DIA circuit installed at home"

293984j29384 — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 15:52:09 +0000

Verizon made a net profit of 12 billion USB last year. The year before they made 24 billion in net profit. This is a highly profitable business.

New comment by 293984j29384 in ""BGP at home": getting a DIA circuit installed at home"

293984j29384 — Sun, 08 Dec 2024 14:49:15 +0000

Back in 2015, Time Warner Cable testified they make a 97 Percent Profit Margin on High-Speed Internet Service for residential customers. I would guess Verizon is doing okay.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Broadcastarr: Stream web content through your Jellyfin instance"

293984j29384 — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:04:38 +0000

I hope your sitting down as this might come as a bit of a shock but lots of live content is streamed via "web pages", like sports for example.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Free mortgage analysis tool to avoid getting screwed by closing costs"

293984j29384 — Fri, 22 Nov 2024 01:03:15 +0000

Why would that be a factor? This website only analyses US based loans.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Free mortgage analysis tool to avoid getting screwed by closing costs"

293984j29384 — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:05:19 +0000

I'm skeptical anyone here has actually bought a house. That's not how it works at all.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Free mortgage analysis tool to avoid getting screwed by closing costs"

293984j29384 — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 01:04:24 +0000

Except that's not how it works. You don't pay the mortgage company, you pay the seller.

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Free mortgage analysis tool to avoid getting screwed by closing costs"

293984j29384 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:16:23 +0000

Why would a name and a random property address have value before the transaction, but not after it?

New comment by 293984j29384 in "Show HN: Free mortgage analysis tool to avoid getting screwed by closing costs"

293984j29384 — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 19:37:13 +0000

What sensitive data do you think is on a loan estimate? I've received a dozen over the years and it's literally just your name and the address of the property you want to buy. Both of which are public information if you do purchase the property.