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New comment by 2III7 in "Apple announces changes for apps in the European Union"

2III7 — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 08:24:04 +0000

I haven't had any suspend/resume issues for years on laptops with Linux. I've used multiple ThinkPads and Dell XPS machines. Currently rocking an ancient MacBook air from 2014 running Ubuntu which also doesn't have any issues.

New comment by 2III7 in "How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)"

2III7 — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 09:13:41 +0000

> What do you actually do with half a terabyte of photos?

Reminisce when you get old(er). Especially if you have children.

New comment by 2III7 in "Microsoft raises Xbox prices by up to 43%"

2III7 — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:25:24 +0000

I agree with all of those points. The market unfortunately doesn't. Physical sales constitute only a quarter on the PlayStation platform (even less according to Sony). Most if not all of the top 10 games by player count are online only anyway.

If Sony does go all digital with the PS6 they'll only lose a small fraction of loyal gamers and they just don't give a fuck.

Piracy on the PlayStation? Also not gonna happen. At least not for online games and that's where the money is.

New comment by 2III7 in "Microsoft raises Xbox prices by up to 43%"

2III7 — Sun, 02 Aug 2026 19:29:11 +0000

The majority of gamers don't care. PC has been digital only for decades.

New comment by 2III7 in "The Silurian Hypothesis (2020)"

2III7 — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 21:55:20 +0000

The concrete the Romans made actually hardened over time because they used volcanic ash and quicklime which fills micro cracks by itself. Modern concrete lasts structurally only a couple of hundred years. There will be no detectable modern concrete in millions of years. It'll be decomposed to minerals in a couple of thousand years.

New comment by 2III7 in "Making"

2III7 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:57:30 +0000

Cool, you can also use a 3D printer/lathe/CNC machine to clone a mechanical patented physical item. Plagiary can be done with any existing tool/method, you don't need an LLM for that.

New comment by 2III7 in "Making"

2III7 — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:44:00 +0000

Many people have a disillusion that an LLM is something more than a tool.

New comment by 2III7 in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

2III7 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 22:20:35 +0000

Just get a golf 6 or 7 (can be had without any of the nanny features).

New comment by 2III7 in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

2III7 — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 21:40:48 +0000

I'll keep my 2014 golf mk7 thank you. Euro5, no adblue bullshit. Still gets good mileage, is still cheap to maintain even after 260k km (the biggest expense has been the dual mass flywheel with a clutchpack) and the only high tech feature is a radar based adaptive cruise control.

Considering how many mk7 golfs were made over the years it'll be easy to just get another one for the next decade. I'd also consider the Hyundai ioniq 5 or 6 which have a shortcut on the steering wheel to just disable all the nanny crap.

New comment by 2III7 in "Nobody clicks your share buttons"

2III7 — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 05:43:54 +0000

Yes you can copy the URL.

New comment by 2III7 in "Ferrari Luce"

2III7 — Tue, 26 May 2026 07:09:29 +0000

The Model S is also a plasticky shitbox from the inside. This Ferrari will be colossally better in terms of build quality, ergonomics and handling compared to the S.

New comment by 2III7 in "Show HN: We missed Winamp, so we built an audio player for macOS"

2III7 — Mon, 18 May 2026 21:03:21 +0000

What's wrong with foobar2000? Used to be one of the best music players and you could infinitely customize it.

New comment by 2III7 in "The Car That Watches You Back: The Advertising Infrastructure of Modern Cars"

2III7 — Wed, 06 May 2026 08:10:06 +0000

The ZF auto should last for the lifetime of the vehicle if serviced correctly. The engine will probably give out before the transmission.

New comment by 2III7 in "The Car That Watches You Back: The Advertising Infrastructure of Modern Cars"

2III7 — Tue, 05 May 2026 06:38:07 +0000

Still driving my 2014 Golf mk7. No ads, physical buttons, adaptive cruise, frontal collision avoidance, great reliability. Not planning an upgrade any time soon.

New comment by 2III7 in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

2III7 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:45:47 +0000

How the hell can we have more data on people replacing their batteries if the batteries are not user replaceable?

Most people want new phones because of shit software updates and marketing not because out of necessity.

New comment by 2III7 in "All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027"

2III7 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:42:31 +0000

Earlier this year I downgraded my S24 ultra to an iphone 13 mini and then to the first gen iphone SE. I replaced the battery myself on the SE and couldn't be happier. Less screen time and more IRL time. People should just use less of their phones and for battery longevity they should not let their phones go daily below 20%.

No one on this planet should use their phone more than 2 hours per day. Period. More is just plain stupid.

New comment by 2III7 in "Apple approves driver that lets Nvidia eGPUs work with Arm Macs"

2III7 — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 21:09:10 +0000

The eGPU "thing" should work on anything that supports thunderbolt as it has native support for pcie.

New comment by 2III7 in "MacBook Air with M5"

2III7 — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 19:00:39 +0000

- thermal throttling under sustained heavy load, though apparently there is the possibility to add thermal pads to get rid of throttling, probably at the expense of comfort

- no Linux support

Otherwise I agree, it is a wonderful machine. I'd replace my crappy thinkpad if I could.

My 2014 Air is still going strong for light web browsing and terminal use.

New comment by 2III7 in "The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory"

2III7 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:50:04 +0000

Imagine if we had people that actually listened to scientists, reduced their carbon footprint and changed their habits.

New comment by 2III7 in "The risk of a hothouse Earth trajectory"

2III7 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:43:48 +0000

And who are the customers of big companies driving the demand? Regular people or other companies who also produce for those people.