Hacker News: JimA

New comment by JimA in "FBI couldn't get into WaPo reporter's iPhone because Lockdown Mode enabled"

JimA — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 21:17:37 +0000

I generally avoid extensions that can read all sites (even if technically necessary), so use the suggestion found here [1] instead.

A few bookmarklets:

javascript:(function(){if (location.host.endsWith('x.com')) location.host='xcancel.com';})()

javascript:(function(){if (location.host.endsWith('youtube.com')) location.host='inv.nadeko.net';})()

javascript:(function(){if (location.hostname.endsWith('instagram.com')) {location.replace('https://imginn.com' + location.pathname);}})()

[1] https://www.reddit.com/r/uBlockOrigin/comments/1cc0uon/addin...

New comment by JimA in "[dead]"

JimA — Tue, 11 Nov 2025 14:48:19 +0000

What's wrong with the title? Seems 100% accurate, and the article itself was well quoted to demonstrate it.

New comment by JimA in "Netvibes.com Being Shutdown"

JimA — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 20:55:56 +0000

Yes, same company. Appears they really like the name and want to repurpose it for something shinier.

New comment by JimA in "Netvibes.com Being Shutdown"

JimA — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:01:53 +0000

Sad to see it go, has been by RSS reader for many years and haven't found a replacement that does multi-column like they do.

Netvibes.com Being Shutdown

JimA — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:01:53 +0000

Article URL: https://avatars.netvibes.com/misc/important-information.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43717929

Points: 3

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New comment by JimA in "Disappointed with the TVs at CES 2025"

JimA — Fri, 10 Jan 2025 03:30:08 +0000

It seems that many don't realize at least Samsung and LG both have an option (albeit buried deep in the menu structure) to turn off the smart TV functionality. One of the first things I did on my new set. It now powers up set to a single input and my AppleTV takes it from there.

New comment by JimA in "Show HN: Free mortgage analysis tool to avoid getting screwed by closing costs"

JimA — Fri, 15 Nov 2024 20:06:11 +0000

I tried it out with docs from my last refi. Tried both PDF and PNG files, both returned "An error occurred with processing your document. Please confirm you uploaded a valid Loan Estimate or Closing Disclosure PDF."

I also at first didn't notice there is action needed to choose between uploading a Loan Estimate vs Closing Disclosure. It doesn't seem insurmountable to have the site automatically figure out the difference between those two.

New comment by JimA in "[dead]"

JimA — Fri, 11 Oct 2024 15:03:31 +0000

Archive: https://archive.ph/7ekvB

New comment by JimA in "Glassdoor updated my profile to add my real name and location"

JimA — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 17:17:13 +0000

My name is Joe Blow and my job is a Glassdoor Bankruptcy Advocate located in Antarctica.

New comment by JimA in "Streaming service prices have more than doubled since coming onto market"

JimA — Thu, 09 Nov 2023 15:39:58 +0000

What do you use for a capture device? I'm currently using a Tivo Roamio (with lifetime subscription) and love it, but it's at least 7-8 years old so thinking about what's next. Only real complaint is remote viewing needs a really solid connection and sometimes just doesn't work.

Also a regular Plex user so would like something that integrates with it to handle antenna / live recording.

New comment by JimA in "Show HN: HackYourNews – AI summaries of the top HN stories"

JimA — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 03:49:35 +0000

#1 - Yes, much better!

For #4, I expected it work more like HN does, where it shows 30 articles but has a more button to get 31-60 and so on. At least 3 pages would be nice for those of us who keep reading past the first page.

New comment by JimA in "Show HN: HackYourNews – AI summaries of the top HN stories"

JimA — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 02:08:02 +0000

Great idea, I would also regularly use this with a few tweaks:

1) Main one - Separate stories more clearly. Maybe slightly outdent, enlarge, or bold the title, or add a little more space between stories so they don't all run together.

2) Some articles don't have content available for no apparent reason (Deciphering Mary Stuart’s lost letters from 1578-1584)

3) Filters would be nice (articles >rating, comment count, etc)

4) Collect a few more pages of articles instead of just one

New comment by JimA in "Google keeps failing its Nest customers"

JimA — Tue, 09 May 2023 13:14:55 +0000

After using a 3rd gen for 8 years, I just replaced my Nest 3rd gens with Ecobee Premiums. Used to be a proud Nest user, they even shaped my choice of a new home HVAC system to be something compatible. However, they (and their software) haven't changed since I bought them, they are stuck in 2015. Meanwhile Ecobee has been producing beautiful hardware and software that has not only caught up but surpassed the 5+ year headstart that Google/Nest squandered.

Also read Build and I'm sure Tony is just sad at seeing the opportunity lost as Nest becomes a shell of itself.

New comment by JimA in "Audiobooks on Spotify"

JimA — Thu, 27 Oct 2022 17:53:26 +0000

Regardless of the passionate feelings against Spotify, it's hard to dispute their basic premise that Apple is deliberately creating a bad user experience just to preserve their walled content garden.

The same thing applies to not being able to buy a book using the Amazon app. It's ridiculous and there is no valid argument against it other than greed. Not a fan of overregulation, but in this area I can't wait for Apple to be reined in.

New comment by JimA in "Ask HN: Why is Firefox losing marketshare and how would you save it?"

JimA — Mon, 14 Feb 2022 22:14:24 +0000

I've switched from Firefox to Edge in the past year and it's been a marked improvement. I like the cross platform compatibility and syncing works great among Mac/Windows/iOS. Edge started really poorly but has developed into a first class browser, and combining the privacy enhancements of Firefox with the performance of Chrome.

At this point, not sure why I would switch back to Firefox TBH, unless MS really screws something up. My advice would be to create a seamless cross platform browsing experience that has feature parity across all devices. Keep the privacy first strategy, and look at incorporating key add-ons (could they purchase a Bitward/1Password/LastPass?).

New comment by JimA in "Malls adding apartments to offset dwindling numbers of shoppers"

JimA — Fri, 28 Jan 2022 14:39:24 +0000

I read the title and had a vision of a "community" built in a mail - where you would walk out of your apartment and be able to visit your local coffee bar, diner, park, grocery store, etc all within a mall. That sounded fabulous and something I would be interested in. The article left me disappointed, not much happening along those lines.

New comment by JimA in "The Reason for Windows 11"

JimA — Tue, 06 Jul 2021 16:14:43 +0000

It's much easier to state that HW is "Windows 11 ready" vs saying something like HW is "Windows 10 build 2110 ready"

New comment by JimA in "Why can’t you buy a good webcam?"

JimA — Tue, 22 Dec 2020 15:58:54 +0000

This camera seems to check all of the boxes for what he was looking for. https://thorbroadcast.com/product/4k-hdmi-and-usb-e-ptz-comp...

New comment by JimA in "How to avoid Amazon: guide to online shopping"

JimA — Tue, 28 Apr 2020 01:50:32 +0000

Same story in the US. Back in the day there were multiple price engines that were super effective at finding the best price. I remember PriceGrabber and even Google Shopping being really useful.

I think the affiliate links destroyed them all, removing the incentive for them to offer the best price and instead only serve up the most profitable (to them) links.

New comment by JimA in "I Found the Best Burger Place in America, Then I Killed It"

JimA — Fri, 16 Nov 2018 19:44:23 +0000

Seems like an easy fix is to only sell prepaid burger cards. Set some number - 10x, 20x, etc. the cost of a burger.

Keeps the locals able to frequent regularly and highly discourages anyone coming just to cross it off a list.