<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: Nanzikambe</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Nanzikambe</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 19:53:29 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Nanzikambe" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "Tesla PowerWall 2 Hack"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Yes, I'm in France, I contacted the Italian reseller for this company:<p><a href="https://www.freedomwon.co.za/" rel="nofollow">https://www.freedomwon.co.za/</a><p>I got this instead of a powerwall because
1) price per kwh
2) tesla will not let you install your own powerwall, you need to go through an installer and attract all those associated costs (which are significant)
3) better integration with a mixed solar equipment install and pv array
4) powerwall does not support an offgrid installation, or at least did not when I looked into it
5) has canbus to a BMS, you're never obligated to connect to the internet</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Nov 2019 12:28:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21613791</link><dc:creator>Nanzikambe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21613791</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=21613791</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "Eastgate Centre, Harare"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Direct sunlight near equator would be a hard no for anywhere you want to work. Much rather have large/deep overhangs as this building has and most house designs integrate so you have indirect sunlight for most of the day. It will still be very very bright inside with ambient light refracted inward</p>
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<p>Victron's Multiplus and Quattro are drama free. I buried and conduited/sealed all my cabling and had zero issues.<p>Added bonus: if you use them with a CCGX and are comfortable with MQQT and/or Python there is literally nothing you can't control, automate or visualise with them. The CCGX itself is arm + linux and mostly open sourced <a href="https://www.victronenergy.com/live/open_source:start" rel="nofollow">https://www.victronenergy.com/live/open_source:start</a><p>The downsides are:
1) price but imho you get what you pay for many times over.
2) veconfigure for the multiplus itself is windows only, but  runs fine in Wine on Linux and Mac</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 Feb 2019 09:07:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19169516</link><dc:creator>Nanzikambe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19169516</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19169516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "Farm grows vegetables in a desert using sun and seawater"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The headline claim is demonstrably poorly researched and as others point out the project seems to be incredibly poor value.<p>There's a lower tech approach that's been extensively proven and in production since 1998, it produces not just veg, but firewood/biomass, shrimps, fish, fresh water and more:<p><a href="http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jan/06/news/mn-9169" rel="nofollow">http://articles.latimes.com/2001/jan/06/news/mn-9169</a>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1rPnVUME4" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_P1rPnVUME4</a></p>
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<p>Agreed. After reading the snippet of the manuscript in the OP's screen-shot this sprung to mind:<p><a href="http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of-renowned-Dan-Brown.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/10049454/Dont-make-fun-of...</a></p>
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<p>My thanks for reporting it and this clarification</p>
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<p>The lack of additional detail in this very sparse announcement really compromises users' ability to damage control effectively.<p>Would like to know if an installation is vulnerable if:<p><pre><code>    1) If Applications, PDF is set to "Always ask"
    2) Ublock and/or privoxy are used
    3) Javascript is disabled
    4) pdfjs.previousHandler.alwaysAskBeforeHandling == false
    5) pdfjs.disabled == true
</code></pre>
Also which advertising network and which Russian site would be helpful for blocklists.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2015 10:03:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10021674</link><dc:creator>Nanzikambe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10021674</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10021674</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "The new Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition is now available to preorder"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not yet</p>
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<p>Yep that works fine for my laptop. But I still need bluetooth tether for my android tablet. Sadly I still need that for essential apps (City Mapper, airline checkin apps, k9mail, chat secure)</p>
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<p>Yep, it's coming soon(tm) according to Canonical<p>source Mark's AMA: <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1j166z/hi_im_mark_shuttleworth_founder_of_ubuntu/cba28et" rel="nofollow">https://www.reddit.com/r/IAmA/comments/1j166z/hi_im_mark_shu...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 14:01:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9685920</link><dc:creator>Nanzikambe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9685920</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9685920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "The new Aquaris E5 HD Ubuntu Edition is now available to preorder"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Happy ubuntu phone user here (E4.5) will probably skip the E5 and wait for the next one if it's beefier in spec.<p>The only gripes I have with Ubuntu touch atm are:<p>1) Lack of USB or Bluetooth tethering
2) Lack of USB or Bluetooth tethering
3) Lack of USB or Bluetooth tethering
4) Lack of FDE</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2015 13:10:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9685661</link><dc:creator>Nanzikambe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9685661</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9685661</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "The CIA Campaign to Steal Apple's Secrets"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Am I missing something? Isn't their targetting of Xcode as massive as if they'd just announced they'd backdoored Gnu gcc?<p>I mean whether they've backdoored the regular version available to all or only those in use by specific developers, the implication (to me) would be that binaries/applications/etc produced would then be automatically backdoored or at very least weakened?<p>Disclaimer: I know zip about Xcode or dev in the Apple ecosystem</p>
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<p>Agreed, though I doubt this is going to be a popular opinion. I've been steadily divesting myself of pretty much all Google products because of these sort of arrogant and obnoxious decisions.<p>First it was the won't fix VPN + countless other Android bugs, then repeatedly breaking Canvas in Chrome (why do I care about this? well Chrome auto-updates for 99% of users, so when they break canvas they're breaking sites) and not least the numerous platforms and products they introduced and then dropped despite vibrant & loyal user bases.</p>
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<p>kvm/qemu + virt-manager, switched from vmware-server ages ago & never looked back.<p>Granted my needs are hardly enterprise scale, but may be worth you taking a look (if you haven't already)</p>
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<p>It requires that the user trust a 3rd party, as bad a solution as using Tor over a VPN, also requires trust in whatever cryptography and infrastructure Privatoria has in place, not to mention trusting that Privatoria will not compromise WRT to identifying users.<p>It also adds nothing WRT functionality or in ease-of-use over the TBB which is far easier to setup & get running with.<p>I'm sure there's a market for your service out there, but it definitely ain't me :) Like I said, I hope you're contributing to Tor (either the project or network) as Privatoria is effectively just monetising their efforts.</p>
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<p>A touching story, props to the author for his measured response -- the experience has to be difficult not to internalise or freak out from.<p>I wonder if the DID experience is the same as "ego death" as described after ingesting large amounts of psychedelics?</p>
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<p>Without a locked down browser this is a terrible solution compared to TBB. I hope they're at least contributing relays or exits to the Tor network.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2015 09:15:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9143353</link><dc:creator>Nanzikambe</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9143353</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=9143353</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Nanzikambe in "Privacy is at a crossroads. Choose wisely"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Fascinating, wake me up when this ethereal bill appears <i>and</i> offers protections for the privacy of all humans regardless of nationality, and not just <i>some</i> humans.</p>
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<p>As a member of the encrypt-everything clique I have to say, though Moxie has a point, Gnupg is infinitely better than alternative of nothing at all. Until someone comes up with a solution that preserves its power and flexibility and marries it with a functional UX -- I shall keep using it</p>
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<p>Totally disagree I find the present trend towards opt-in-by-default to be an anathema.<p>It's totally unreasonable that I should have to start up applications in a sandbox after each upgrade and/or hire a team of lawyers to go over the EULA/TOS to find what new & interesting ways have been found to sell my personal info.<p>(Responding to your general point btw rather than specifically against Mozilla, who compared to the alternatives do seem to care about their users privacy, nor Sync which which you have to opt in for)</p>
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