Hacker News: CTOSian

New comment by CTOSian in "Can you get root with only a cigarette lighter? (2024)"

CTOSian — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:42:22 +0000

also free arcade credits :}

New comment by CTOSian in "Kagi Translate now supports LinkedIn Speak as an output language"

CTOSian — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:55:51 +0000

input: total idiot

output: A professional with a unique approach to problem-solving who offers significant opportunities for team growth and mentorship.

Confidential health records from UK BioBank project exposed online

CTOSian — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 15:01:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/14/confidential-health-records-exposed-online-uk-biobank

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47377389

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

New comment by CTOSian in "$3 ChromeOS Flex stick will revive old and outdated computers"

CTOSian — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:29:39 +0000

Win11 IoT ;-)

The Sheffield supermarket going viral for the symphonic sound of its freezers

CTOSian — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:42:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2026/feb/18/the-sheffield-supermarket-going-viral-for-the-symphonic-sound-of-its-freezers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47060837

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by CTOSian in "Bye Bye Gmail"

CTOSian — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:50:28 +0000

no idea, do they really read any darn email on storage, or just when you use their webmail/android app?

New comment by CTOSian in "Bye Bye Gmail"

CTOSian — Sat, 24 Jan 2026 19:52:39 +0000

you can use your gmail on zoho, they have some low cost plans

New comment by CTOSian in "Microsoft May Have Created the Slowest Windows in 25 Years with Windows 11"

CTOSian — Sat, 10 Jan 2026 18:33:10 +0000

you guys def have no idea about LTSC...

Trump suggests US taxpayers could reimburse oil firms for Venezuela investment

CTOSian — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 12:12:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jan/06/trump-us-taxpayers-oil-firms-venezuela-investment

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46511333

Points: 14

# Comments: 2

Anna's Archive loses .org domain after surprise suspension

CTOSian — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 10:23:32 +0000

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/annas-archive-loses-org-domain-after-surprise-suspension/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46497164

Points: 674

# Comments: 358

Flossie, the oldest cat, celebrates milestone birthday, defying all odds

CTOSian — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 18:27:51 +0000

Article URL: https://nypost.com/2025/12/30/lifestyle/flossie-the-worlds-oldest-cat-celebrates-milestone-birthday-defying-all-odds/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46446835

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

MSX2 core for the Tang Nano 20k

CTOSian — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 15:35:54 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/RetroSilicon/MSXnano

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46345570

Points: 17

# Comments: 0

New comment by CTOSian in "Man shocks doctors with 254/150 blood pressure, stroke from energy drinks"

CTOSian — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 12:09:33 +0000

I know a guy that used to drunk a lot of frappe[0], more than 10-15/day IIRC, so friggin addicted till the day he had a seizure while driving...

[0]https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frapp%C3%A9_coffee

New comment by CTOSian in "Copy-Item is slower than File Explorer"

CTOSian — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 09:34:31 +0000

@op did you try via command prompt (cmd.exe) eg copy or xcopy ?

New comment by CTOSian in "Microsoft Will Preload Windows 11 File Explorer to Fix Bad Performance"

CTOSian — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 10:14:15 +0000

at least on some versions of 11 (tested on LTSC (24H2)) is still possible to have the w10 file explorer - with hacks...-

https://www.elevenforum.com/t/restore-classic-file-explorer-...

Convergent CTOS Source Files

CTOSian — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 22:37:05 +0000

Article URL: https://bitsavers.org/bits/Convergent/ngen/CTOS_source/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45585874

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by CTOSian in "The history of cataract surgery"

CTOSian — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 10:46:15 +0000

I know this project: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00793091?term=Chakshu%20...

but I think it is stalled/abandoned

New comment by CTOSian in "Gmail will no longer support checking emails from third-party accounts via POP"

CTOSian — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:42:51 +0000

I am using the gmail web-app to access emails from eg yahoo and outlook, well if they pull off the plug of this feature (gmail mobile app only) no big deal - sod off gmail (web app again) there is zoho that you can do this with a very small cost (abt £1/mo IIRC)

New comment by CTOSian in "Ask HN: Accessibility tools for knowledge workers with low vision"

CTOSian — Fri, 26 Sep 2025 14:48:59 +0000

bad eyes here due to corneal erosions and cataracts, but I don't use voiceover, just large fonts+ inverted contrast - on linux anyway, Gnome. I think windows have way better (quality) text2speech at least than linux

New comment by CTOSian in "ChatGPT, draw a picture of a parrot in ASCII art"

CTOSian — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 11:40:14 +0000

google gemini not better LMAO https://g.co/gemini/share/64e01b99c217