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New comment by ForestCritter in "Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update"

ForestCritter — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 07:00:54 +0000

I have embroidery software and cs3 suite that won't run on linux so I'm planning an offline windows 8.1 just for them on an old computer.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Microsoft suspects some PCs might not boot after Windows 11 January 2026 Update"

ForestCritter — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 06:56:21 +0000

Fixed my son's computer by shredding all evidence of Microsoft off his computer and installing Linux Devuan OS. Fortunatly his files were all stored on his separate ssd dut to a previous issue.

New comment by ForestCritter in "How to teach your kids to play poker: Start with one card"

ForestCritter — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 04:59:28 +0000

poker, without the money, isn't much different from any other card game. We used to play poker as a family game with a butter tub of pennies that all went back into the pot when we were done. It's very similar to rummy or bridge. Part skill part luck. Like pretty much any board game.

New comment by ForestCritter in "In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month"

ForestCritter — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:57:48 +0000

Solar panels are not degradable and are piling up in toxic landfills as are windmill blades.

New comment by ForestCritter in "In a First, Solar Was Europe's Biggest Source of Power Last Month"

ForestCritter — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 21:52:51 +0000

Don't forget that they have power shortages and strict rationing in that equation. So at the end of the day they have 75% solar but it is not adequate for the population.

New comment by ForestCritter in "They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive for their customers"

ForestCritter — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:51:41 +0000

Faux fur retail costs 20-45 dollars a yard and requires a multithread overlock machine. Liner fabric costs 1-4 dollars a yard and requires less skill and a plain (single stitch) machine. Obviously they will be paying wholesale prices but the cost difference remains. The real difference in the costs between China and the US is the labour. Americans want cheap prices at the store but a living wage at their job. China is the capital of slave labour and Americans are supporting it with their wallets.

New comment by ForestCritter in "They tried Made in the USA – it was too expensive for their customers"

ForestCritter — Wed, 02 Jul 2025 13:33:51 +0000

And slave labour. Nobody cares that their cheap products are the fruit of slave labour.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Flexible RISC-V Processor: Could Cost Less Than a Dollar"

ForestCritter — Sun, 29 Sep 2024 16:44:34 +0000

Because wrapping it around a pencil is clearly a benefit(:

New comment by ForestCritter in "Airbnb's Devastating Effect on Canadian Housing"

ForestCritter — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:57:10 +0000

Most of the comments below are citing statistics for Canada or the whole Province of Quebec,not Montreal, which is like using the US housing statistics for NYC.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Airbnb's Devastating Effect on Canadian Housing"

ForestCritter — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:41:09 +0000

Tourism is a major industry in Montreal, probably as much as venice and Kyoto with year long festivals and the fact that it is an Island is also an issue.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Airbnb's Devastating Effect on Canadian Housing"

ForestCritter — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 18:36:01 +0000

Montreal is a fully developed Island. Your arguement doesn't make sense.Montreal has become unaffordable for the workers who support the tourism and blue collar industries.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Getting rid of bed bugs: trickier than ever"

ForestCritter — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:20:40 +0000

yes,actually! I am cringing right now remembering it. Nightmare of my life, we unwittingly moved into an infested house.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Getting rid of bed bugs: trickier than ever"

ForestCritter — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 00:15:19 +0000

LA's Totally Awesome carpet cleaner from the dollar tree. I was holding a bottle trying to get a stain out of my daughter's bedding and saw one. I was so mad by then I sprayed at the sucker and it instantly keeled over. No clue what's in the stuff but it saved my sanity.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Ask HN: Should I try to manufacture toasters?"

ForestCritter — Tue, 16 Jan 2024 06:10:04 +0000

If it makes you feel warm and crunchy...

New comment by ForestCritter in "Ask HN: Does Cloudflare block HN comments if you have code blocks in a reply?"

ForestCritter — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 17:13:16 +0000

cloudflare blocked me from signing in to my petflow account to buy cat food. It was in an endless verification loop. Awhile back it did the same with my paid crunchyroll subscription. I don't code, I have a very ordinary setup with a well known browser. Apparently cloudflare now owns our access to the internet and can block whom it pleases, when it pleases, no recourse. The internet is soon to be available only to those who fit cloudflare's criteria, whatever that may be, as long as companies keep buying in to the third party control.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Generation Junk"

ForestCritter — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 17:44:10 +0000

If you shop by researching brand rather than price, you will find there are still good companies out there. Lots of cheap stuff is junk, some expensive stuff is junk. Even within brands there are differences. My fancy four wide slot cuisinart toaster has survived 20 years, lots of use many moves and getting slightly squished in an overstuffed trunk and is still going strong. Cuisinart coffee makers, however, lose their marbles at any power flickering, never mind outages. We can bemoan the onslaught of junk that we keep buying and therefore helping it grow, or just maybe we could put our money into companies that still make good stuff through some consumer research instead of believing the advertised 'best deal'.

New comment by ForestCritter in "The Stroad"

ForestCritter — Fri, 01 Dec 2023 13:00:22 +0000

Town centers with a concentration of pedestrians , bikes and vehicles are going to have a higher rate of accidents no matter what you do. Separating the through traffic from the town centers kills the town centers...route 66 anybody? The focus should be on being more concientious drivers and having respect for the place you are driving in. Lack of respect isn't going to be fixed by dividing up and killing the heart of town centers.

New comment by ForestCritter in "Users Can't Speak to AI Girlfriend Because CEO Is in Jail for Arson"

ForestCritter — Sun, 19 Nov 2023 14:47:47 +0000

oooh , let's develop lots and lots of stalkers....

New comment by ForestCritter in "Topic: Discord Stealer"

ForestCritter — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 13:06:43 +0000

abusive child porn is easy to find, we should have that on a fun easy entry level site like github...it's called a slippery slope, if no moral line is drawn, where do we end up?

New comment by ForestCritter in "Topic: Discord Stealer"

ForestCritter — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 12:56:04 +0000

Not even close. It takes down a whole computer. My son downloaded a file he thought was a friend he hadn't heard from for awhile to look at the project he was working on. Had to wipe the computer. Fortunately his brother had the skills to save his files and check that they were clean. They also used his card to charge steam account stuff. Had to warn all his friends he had been infected and nuke his discord including his own server. Had to get a new bank card.