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New comment by RedCardRef in "Ask HN: Which cross platform desktop GUI to use instead of Electron?"

RedCardRef — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 11:20:36 +0000

Consider Compose Multiplatform and Kotlin Multiplatform

https://www.jetbrains.com/compose-multiplatform/

New comment by RedCardRef in "Apple bans entire dev account, no reason given"

RedCardRef — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 06:58:34 +0000

Not really the case for Android, you skip the google account setup or the amazon account setup if you are using a fire tablet and continue using the device by sideloading whatever APKs you want. Most of the times the APKs that depend on Google Play Services will continue to work fine.

I skipped the amazon account registration and directly sideloaded the Google Play apps on my fire tablet.

Even for Google TVs you can skip the setup and use the TV as is. You can sideload APKs on this as well.

AFAIK, the account setup/login circumvention is not possible on fire tv sticks/google chromecasts.

You can take a very old android device factory reset it and continue using at as an offline only device without the blessings of google or amazon. (Except FRP devices)

But that is not the case with Apple, you need to connect it atleast once to the internet to activate the device.

New comment by RedCardRef in "Google Pixels are no longer the AOSP reference device"

RedCardRef — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 17:41:29 +0000

IIRC, the microsoft store version is incapable for doing full restore from a recovery state. You need the "windows" .exe version from itunes.com

New comment by RedCardRef in "Denuvo Analysis"

RedCardRef — Tue, 10 Jun 2025 15:43:32 +0000

https://youtu.be/07NMuobVVwQ?si=6X_uZQoK11ZJcebI

https://youtu.be/1VpWKwIjwLk?si=JxjXuhJJAutXp1ww

New comment by RedCardRef in "Poison Pill: Is the killer behind 1982 Tylenol poisonings still on the loose?"

RedCardRef — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 07:09:31 +0000

Recently watched the Netflix docu series on this, J&J claimed that cyanide was not present in the factory, so there is no way the pills could have been contaminated at the factory.

Then later on one of the doctors asked J&J if a test for cyanide is done for each batch in QA at the factory. J&J said yes, each batch was tested for the presence of cyanide.

The doctor then asked, "Why were they testing for it(cyanide)?", kinda blew my mind. Implying that J&J knew cyanide contamination was a possibility at the factory itself.

New comment by RedCardRef in "GitHub MCP exploited: Accessing private repositories via MCP"

RedCardRef — Mon, 26 May 2025 21:05:41 +0000

Which provider is immune to this? Gitlab? Bitbucket?

Or is it better to self host?

New comment by RedCardRef in "I ruined my vacation by reverse engineering WSC"

RedCardRef — Mon, 12 May 2025 15:00:33 +0000

Care to share the powershell script with us?

New comment by RedCardRef in "Amazon now discloses you're buying a license to view Kindle eBooks"

RedCardRef — Sat, 22 Feb 2025 19:29:49 +0000

The ePub comes from Port Anna, then a quick sanity check via EPUB FIX [1] then finally to the official amazon.com/sendtokindle

All of the above if you want a wireless experience, you can just use Calibre and plug in the reader via USB for a smoother experience.

[1] https://kindle-epub-fix.netlify.app/

New comment by RedCardRef in "What are the best online activities to do with friends remotely?"

RedCardRef — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 04:37:43 +0000

Among Us!

people can join on mobile devices as well!

New comment by RedCardRef in "Amazon's killing a feature that let you download and backup Kindle books"

RedCardRef — Sat, 15 Feb 2025 16:04:42 +0000

This! I did this when an relatively new but obscure book was needed for work.

Read it on my kindle after removing the DRM and sent it via amazon.com/sendtokindle

New comment by RedCardRef in "Ask HN: What's Your Morning Routine?"

RedCardRef — Tue, 31 Dec 2024 09:41:38 +0000

Impressive, Very Nice! Let's see Paul Allen's routine.

New comment by RedCardRef in "Ask HN: Why does Chrome Android not support extensions/plugins?"

RedCardRef — Sun, 27 Oct 2024 14:37:03 +0000

I just use adguard as my DNS on my phone, blocks out most, not all ads!

Functionality is not limited to the browser, ads are also blocked in freemium type apps.

I also use the same DNS on my router so that I dont have to configure each device on the network.

https://adguard-dns.io/en/public-dns.html

New comment by RedCardRef in "Chillax: Sleep Sounds and Relaxing Music"

RedCardRef — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 09:59:55 +0000

App feels slick, but I feel that it needs an option to cast the music to a speaker(or google home device). I know I can connect to it via bluetooth but a native integration would be nice!

New comment by RedCardRef in "Ask HN: Balancing SaaS and Hardware Skills–Experiences and Tips?"

RedCardRef — Sat, 10 Aug 2024 07:17:20 +0000

Can you share a link to that electronics course? I am also kind of in the same boat right now. I need to use off the shelf components mainly Pi Pico and a seperate module.

Specifically, I want to get RP2040 or the newer RP2350 with another module onto a single PCB. Currently I am soldering the pins between the two modules.

I assume this should be fairly trivial since soldering and having two seperate off the shelf PCBs is what I want to eliminate.

Following this discussion!

New comment by RedCardRef in "Moments in Chromecast's history"

RedCardRef — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 06:13:54 +0000

Do you mind sharing the guide? I am already on the "Apps Only Mode", but I still get the full banner ads on the home screen.

New comment by RedCardRef in "I Quit Spotify"

RedCardRef — Thu, 01 Aug 2024 19:21:50 +0000

> It constantly offers me new music, artists with few thousands followers that are interesting and relevant.

Are they though? Is it not in spotify's best interests to stuff your discover weekly with cheap(to them) music?

I have been holding on to spotify and each monday I have been saving my DW playlists (120+ weeks and counting), but lately it has been filled with cover songs and songs that are not very relevant. I am hardly adding any songs to my favourites from the DW playlist these days, this is in contrast from earlier when I would generally favourite a few songs atleast each week from the DW playlist.

New comment by RedCardRef in "Ask HN: Hire freelancer devs, or a dev shop?"

RedCardRef — Mon, 08 Jul 2024 23:02:13 +0000

Y Combinator Startup Podcast: How To Build A Tech Startup With No Technical Skills | Dalton & Michael Podcast

Episode webpage: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ycombinator/episodes...

New comment by RedCardRef in "Ask HN: How Do SaaS Startups Choose Payment Gateways?"

RedCardRef — Sat, 06 Jul 2024 04:13:15 +0000

Currently I am considering Zoho Billing which is included in the broader suite of Zoho One. It is also available standalone.

It keeps things nice and tax compliant in my country, so that reduces overhead for me.

Apart from the major players like stripe and paypal, also consider checking out Lago.

https://www.ycombinator.com/companies/lago

New comment by RedCardRef in "Show HN: Ella – AI companion for emotional support when you're alone"

RedCardRef — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 16:46:07 +0000

I wish there was an option to export the conversation.

New comment by RedCardRef in "Company offers unofficial security patches for Windows 10 until 2030"

RedCardRef — Tue, 02 Jul 2024 06:11:25 +0000

As one of the other comments mentioned W11 IoT LTSC was released quite recently, 24H2 I belive. It is a legit general availability release obtained from the same website.