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New comment by 5555624 in "Ask HN: Which TV do you recommend for privacy?"

5555624 — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 22:02:40 +0000

Which is interesting, since the E247BD-FSRD is a TV and one of the first ones mentioned on their web site. It does not seem to be available anywhere, though. (The Sceptre web site says Amazon and Walmart; but, neither carries it.)

The monitors lack the tuner and the cable/antenna connector; so, if you're only playing of a computer, they should work fine.

I have two Sceptre TVs and I recommend them, as well, if you can find them.

New comment by 5555624 in "Amazon pushes up prices across the Internet"

5555624 — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 13:51:32 +0000

> walmart: still get the "technical issues" error page.

Try a different browser. I use Waterfox for most general purpose browsing and it rarely works with Walmart.com, while Chrome works fine.

New comment by 5555624 in "Windows 11½"

5555624 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:18:08 +0000

Well, it does say "Unofficial parody" on the initial, loading, screen

New comment by 5555624 in "Netherlands bracing for potentially devastating US sanctions against the ICC"

5555624 — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 12:12:03 +0000

> Just a reminder: the ICC was founded in the aftermath of WWII, when Jews had no voice and no one fighting for the

Founded in 2002. From the article: "The ICC was established in The Hague in 2002 as the court of last resort to prosecute individuals responsible for the world’s most heinous atrocities: war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and the crime of aggression. It takes on cases when nations are unable or unwilling to prosecute crimes on their territory."

New comment by 5555624 in "UFO Series Home Page: "UFO" TV Series from 1970"

5555624 — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 10:13:19 +0000

For U.S. readers, it's on Tubi (https://tubitv.com/series/300001114/ufo)

New comment by 5555624 in "Tiny $70 Xteink X3 e-reader"

5555624 — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 17:54:45 +0000

I prefer the e-ink display.

I first stared reading ebooks on my Palm Vx. I went on to a Nook, Nook Color, some no names, Kobo. Five years ago, I became disabled and no longer had a free hand to carry an ereader and did not want to carry a bag just to carry an ereader/book. I started reading on my phone.

Last April, after seeing a comment on the X4, here on HN, I decided to get one. I prefer the display and I can advance a page by pressing the button, rather than swiping the screen. It's always with me, in het same pocket as my phone/

New comment by 5555624 in "US Military disables ad trackers on troops' phones"

5555624 — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 16:10:55 +0000

The rules for DoD phones are different than the rest of the Executive Branch. I don't know if it will eventually roll out to DoD phones; but, that was what we were told and we haven't seen it yet.

New comment by 5555624 in "Since it was stripped of planetary status, Pluto’s defenders have been fighting"

5555624 — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:11:06 +0000

As fare as I'm concerned, Pluto is a planet. I've got a hand-written note from Clyde Tombaugh that says so. Back in the mid-1990s, a year or two before he died, I write him asking about some astronomers who were starting to question it.

New comment by 5555624 in "Newfoundland has a hard bread shortage, but why do they eat it?"

5555624 — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 11:23:17 +0000

Why not just make it yourself? It's just flour, water, and salt. It's far easier than yeast-based breads and easier than most quick breads, too. Two ingredient (self-rising flour and heavy cream) biscuits are about the only thing that's easier.

New comment by 5555624 in "Top amputation surgeon had own legs removed due to fetish. Were patients safe?"

5555624 — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:24:32 +0000

> Why is it that if someone wants to cut off their own healthy limbs, we are calling this a fetish rather than saying what it is, a mental illness.

I do call it a mental illness. If I came across someone that wants to amputate a healthy limb, I'd tell them they're mentally ill and need professional help. Most amputees I know feel the same way. As an amputee (RBKA, due to necrotizing fasciitis and sepsis), -I know a number of amputees and none have "wanted' to be an amputee.

New comment by 5555624 in "The Fabled Flatbreads of Uzbekistan (2015)"

5555624 — Tue, 28 Jul 2026 21:59:33 +0000

While I don't care for eggplant, I used to make an exception for Moussaka Pizza (eggplant and meatballs) from Waterford Pizza in Waterford, CT. (I believe they're still there; but, it's been 40+ years.)

New comment by 5555624 in "How to read more books"

5555624 — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 18:22:04 +0000

Get a long book, a timeless classic, and read one chapter a night.

I grew up reading all the time. About 20 years ago, I found myself reading less and less. I decided to read "The Count of Monte Cristo" again. I decided I would read one chapter a night, before going to bed, regardless of how late it was, how busy, etc, By the time I finished, reading before going to bed was a habit. I read 30-60 minutes every night before going to bed. (Read plenty of other times, too; but, no matter how the day has been, I read ever night.)

New comment by 5555624 in "New Sweden: the US's long-lost 'secret' colony"

5555624 — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 08:33:30 +0000

> But chances are, almost none of those coming realises that the US's political and ideological birthplace was once part of a little-known Swedish colony known as Nya Sverige (New Sweden).

Or they think Virginia has a strong claim to be "the US's political and ideological birthplace." The author of the Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson was from Virginia. The "Father of the Constitution," James Madison, was from Virginia. George Washington was from Virginia.

It's not like only one European country had colonies in the pre-United States.

New comment by 5555624 in "UEFA slams FIFA's 'unprecedented, unjustifiable' Balogun decision"

5555624 — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 15:59:42 +0000

FIFA also used the rule to allow Cristiano Ronaldo to play in this World Cup. Ronaldo got a red card in a World Cup qualifier, last November, for "violent conduct" (an elbow). It would have kept him out of the opening match for Portugal in this World Cup. He was issued a suspended suspension, under Article 27, allowing him to play.

New comment by 5555624 in "Costco is the anti-Amazon"

5555624 — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 12:40:18 +0000

> Here membership is unusual in that it isn't technically open to everyone, it's business and certain professions:

Price Club, a Costco predecessor was the same way.

In the early 1990s, Walmart (Sam's Club) wanted to merge with Costco. Costco said no and merged with Price Club.

New comment by 5555624 in "The Xteink X4 E-Ink Reader"

5555624 — Wed, 24 Jun 2026 18:59:05 +0000

The X4. I always have a USB-C cable handy; so, i can charge it in the bedroom, at y desk, etc.

New comment by 5555624 in "Testing the WWI concrete ships and WWII concrete barges"

5555624 — Sat, 30 May 2026 17:45:06 +0000

ASCE (American Society opf Civil Engineering) has an annual Concrete Canoe Competition. (https://www.asce.org/communities/student-members/conferences...)

New comment by 5555624 in "Google employee charged with $1M Polymarket insider trading bet on search term"

5555624 — Thu, 28 May 2026 08:37:10 +0000

They are regulated. That's why Connecticut, Arizona, and Illinois are being sued by the government. They tried to regulate these markets and the CFTC says they regulate them, not the states.

New comment by 5555624 in "Ted Turner has died"

5555624 — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:18:13 +0000

By 1980, WTCG had become "WTBS" and then "TBS SuperStation" and simply "TBS"

New comment by 5555624 in "U.S. banks may soon collect citizenship data from customers"

5555624 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 17:29:28 +0000

> Closest thing's a birth certificate[EDIT: or naturalization papers, of course, for immigrants], I guess, but that's a pain in the ass for anyone who's had a name change (lots of married women, notably) because then they need more documents.

Or a FS-240, Consular Report of Birth Abroad, from the State Department. I was born on a US military base and although I have a birth certificate, the only think I've ever been able to use it for was my REAL ID. I had to use the FS-240 for my passport, SSN, etc.