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New comment by ConfusedDog in "A Year of 3D Printing"

ConfusedDog — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:35:19 +0000

Gridfinity seems very useful. I might try it. I spent $100 on FB marketplace 2 years ago for a AnkerMake M5C with bunch of rolls of PLA. I've printed hairdryer rack, containers, Labubus as little gifts for neighborhood kids to paint over. I thought about getting a multi-color 3d printer like Anycubic Kobra S1 combo, but the wasting of plastics is holding me back. Snapmaker U1 is much better but more expensive.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Disney+ Subscribers Face a Wave of Cancellations"

ConfusedDog — Mon, 06 Oct 2025 12:15:58 +0000

While it will give a little more revenue, I suspect keeping users longer in a "self-paid trial" might ended up change their mind and keep the subscription.

The only reason I would subscribe would be an interesting movie/tv show that I cannot find anywhere else. Frankly, these days if I find those, they just go onto my backlog... then there are also my games, books, bucket list things to do backlogs. So, I'm not subscribed to anything.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Stop selling “unlimited”, when you mean “until we change our minds”"

ConfusedDog — Tue, 29 Jul 2025 11:39:48 +0000

It was not true years ago when I was using Cox. It said unlimited, but in fact had a upload/download limit. I think download was 500GB/month, upload was far less. I'm using Fios now and apparently it's truly unlimited unless my excessive usage is "unfair" to other users. I guess that kind of language is left to be interpreted by Verizon.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Ask HN: Any resources for finding non-smart appliances?"

ConfusedDog — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:21:19 +0000

I bought Whirlpool washer/dryer combo, washer is top load, both non-smart, I think it was like $600ish for both from HomeDepot. "Smart" really isn't as innovative as like improving product longevity, reducing lint clog, safety, etc. I used a smart fridge once, it won't dispense water without updating to the latest firmware. I was just glad it wasn't in my house.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (June 2025)"

ConfusedDog — Mon, 30 Jun 2025 17:36:42 +0000

I tried Isreal-Iran scenario. So, any missile faster than 1000km/h pretty much have 0% chance of intercepting it? Data obviously classified, but this simulation is pretty fun.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "CheerpJ 4.1: Java in the browser, now supporting Java 17 (preview)"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 28 May 2025 15:42:53 +0000

Yes, I'm super impressed by that.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "CheerpJ 4.1: Java in the browser, now supporting Java 17 (preview)"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 28 May 2025 15:42:22 +0000

This is really great! Thanks for sharing.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "CheerpJ 4.1: Java in the browser, now supporting Java 17 (preview)"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 28 May 2025 13:21:00 +0000

Not OP here, but it did disappear from the frontpage. I was still pondering about it and left this tab open... frankly I can't think of a good use case for it besides making legacy java apps available via browser. For gaming, I'd probably still use Unity or other game engines. For app development, I probably not gonna develop on Java 11 again which the support gonna be ending in 2026. I'm impressed by this project though.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "A crypto founder faked his death. We found him alive at his dad's house"

ConfusedDog — Mon, 12 May 2025 13:39:57 +0000

I remember being called to a dinner which was paid for (figures). A couple well-dressed but fashionable guys tried to sell a crypto that ask you play a mobile game or something to earn coins which can be converted into real crypto? or something like that. There were a couple people at the dinner I know being constantly fallen into this kind of traps, including MLM, despite their success in their businesses. Well, the dinner was good at least and I found them kind of entertaining in a mentally-ill way.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Show HN: Real-time AI Voice Chat at ~500ms Latency"

ConfusedDog — Tue, 06 May 2025 11:15:58 +0000

That's a big improvement over Siri tbh (interruption and latency), but Siri's answer generally kind of shorter than this. My general experience with Siri hasn't been great lately. For complex question, it just redirect to ChatGPT with an extra step for me to confirm. Often stops listening when I'm not even finished with my sentence, and gives "I don't know anything about that" way too often.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Browsercraft: Java Minecraft in the browser"

ConfusedDog — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:13:21 +0000

I used to love Minecraft as a kid until my kid ruined it for me. This 5-year-old loves to be in Creative mode and put me in Survival mode and set up traps and rounds of enemies for me to fight my way out. Not relaxing at all anymore.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Waymos crash less than human drivers"

ConfusedDog — Thu, 27 Mar 2025 13:00:09 +0000

Let's not let this guy build or train any AVs.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "CIA Director Reveals Signal Comes Installed on Agency Computers"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 16:37:38 +0000

I don't know how they would classify gossips, opinions, deals made by a Secretary of State with or regarding the heads of foreign nations. I'm sure it's an "extensive" investigation. Haha. Democrats probably just want to sweep it under the rug, and Republicans want to use it for favors/card in this situation.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "CIA Director Reveals Signal Comes Installed on Agency Computers"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:28:35 +0000

Pretty sure one of their phones are hacked... They like to be mobile. SCIF would be counterproductive. After Hillary and this, I think they really need to invest more into a secure mobile comm program...

New comment by ConfusedDog in "CIA Director Reveals Signal Comes Installed on Agency Computers"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 26 Mar 2025 12:14:47 +0000

If history has taught us anything (Hillary), that's just wishful thinking from people without power and political rivals. On rational side, most likely one of their phones got hacked which caused this leak. They are high profile targets after all. At their level, exactly what's the SOPs they must follow otherwise gonna get fired? They may push for policies downstream, but policies that govern them? They can just argue for precedence (Hillary) and nothing gonna come of this.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Ask HN: Any jobs that don't force you to always be advancing career wise?"

ConfusedDog — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 15:57:16 +0000

"National defense" as defense of nation's interests. Politicians can phrase it however they like. Pay is meh, benefits are pretty good if you locked into 0.4% FERS deduction prior 2013, that's like 16% annualized compounding... health insurance is getting less and less attractive by the year. Salary growth is also slow and next few years probably gonna be a big fat zero and eaten alive by inflation. Like OP said, it does feel like turning into a rock solid pillar and getting forgotten.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "My Scammer Girlfriend: Baiting a Romance Fraudster"

ConfusedDog — Fri, 14 Mar 2025 11:59:45 +0000

I was scammed out of about $4 when I was kid playing Ragnarök Online. Taught me zero trust. In hindsight, it's a cheap but effective learning experience... well, until I met my now ex-wife.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Should We Decouple Technology from Everyday Life?"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 19:36:01 +0000

When I got this job years ago, this microwave is beyond cleanable... I think everyone is just avoiding it at this point and go across the building to use a different microwave, which is also pretty gross tbh. I thought about cleaning it, but then again I don't wanna, you know, die.

New comment by ConfusedDog in "Should We Decouple Technology from Everyday Life?"

ConfusedDog — Wed, 26 Feb 2025 17:38:18 +0000

Probably a heating element to reheat the coffee or tea. I have recently considered need something like a reheating lunchbox so I don't have to use the office microwave which is always gross. I just carry a huge Zojirushi insulted water bottle for my hot water need. I don't want to lose any water capacity...

New comment by ConfusedDog in "DOGE has 'god mode' access to government data"

ConfusedDog — Tue, 25 Feb 2025 18:58:55 +0000

"USAid money is spent supporting independent journalism" is an oxymoron. When a state sponsors something journalistic, it's called propaganda... not independent. Not saying they are not heroic doing this work, this money shouldn't come from US. If they can't keep the effort alive organically, they should get help from donations. These US congressmen for God sake need to keep their hands in their own wallets, not taxpayers.

Not sure what's your point on the Politico article. It is tragic that disrupt a lot of people's lives. Like I said, it doesn't mean there's no corruption, only good is happening. Both things can be true at the same time. This thing can be tragic, Congress might get their shit together - hopefully.