Hacker News: Whatarethese

New comment by Whatarethese in "Apple caught off guard by AI demand for Mac Mini and Mac Studio"

Whatarethese — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 15:32:28 +0000

There are so many used M4 Mac Minis for sale on marketplace for $600+ now that the people I guess got bored of the local models and decided to see if they could make their money back as they probably bought them when they were $399 on sale earlier this year. I lowball them every time.

New comment by Whatarethese in "“It works better in the app”"

Whatarethese — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 15:45:31 +0000

You can absolutely buy a Tesla and operate it for the life of the vehicle without an app or even a smartphone. They have key fobs and keycards for this purpose. Go into the store or order online. Everything can be handled by the Tesla store if you are selling the car and need to transfer it to another person.

New comment by Whatarethese in "John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment under FTC settlement"

Whatarethese — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 03:21:07 +0000

Well I guess you speak for everyone. Let's ban a persons right to repair.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Car touchscreens are cheap, not good"

Whatarethese — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 16:52:14 +0000

Maybe people should stop buying cars with crappy touch screens then? The touchscreens in my Model 3 has been amazing. Ever since I took delivery of it in 2019. Manufactures need to do better.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Astronauts told to return to ISS after sheltering over air leak repairs"

Whatarethese — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 17:47:52 +0000

Flexseal obviously

New comment by Whatarethese in "How Mark Klein told the EFF about Room 641A [book excerpt]"

Whatarethese — Fri, 01 May 2026 15:17:46 +0000

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/04/no-fly-zones-around-...

New comment by Whatarethese in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

Whatarethese — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:56:24 +0000

Apples first foldable phone. It will be a huge success.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result"

Whatarethese — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 04:41:13 +0000

It really feels like the tides are turning against the cancer that is populism.

New comment by Whatarethese in "MacBook Air with M5"

Whatarethese — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 23:43:31 +0000

Carbon fiber vs aluminum.

New comment by Whatarethese in "NASA announces overhaul of Artemis program amid safety concerns, delays"

Whatarethese — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 05:13:07 +0000

Like others have said, its easy to blow shit up and improve when you dont have congress breathing down your neck and threatening to cut your budget.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Trump's global tariffs struck down by US Supreme Court"

Whatarethese — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 16:43:56 +0000

I mean that's just a silly thing to assume with this administration.

New comment by Whatarethese in "There is unequivocal evidence that Earth is warming (2024)"

Whatarethese — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:48:27 +0000

I honestly expect this article to be taken down in if the wrong people see it.

New comment by Whatarethese in "27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates"

Whatarethese — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:35:12 +0000

Wait for a trade in special and take advantage of it. Or use it for safari only.

New comment by Whatarethese in "27-year-old Apple iBooks can connect to Wi-Fi and download official updates"

Whatarethese — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 07:34:01 +0000

This post made me boot up my 2013 MacBook Air. 800ish cycles on the battery still at 81% life. A OS update was just released 17 days ago. Amazing.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state"

Whatarethese — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 05:05:26 +0000

Maybe if congress gave a rats ass about consumer protections and privacy we wouldn't be in this spot. But money talks and shit walks.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Apple's latest attempt to launch the new Siri runs into snags"

Whatarethese — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 05:43:34 +0000

I wish I could be assigned a project and make no progress in over a decade and still have a job.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Man shot and killed by federal agents in south Minneapolis this morning"

Whatarethese — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 05:11:52 +0000

In a few short years some of these ICE workers will be brought up on charges and sentences for their crimes. Just because no one has the gaul to arrest them today doesn't mean they won't in the future. No statute of limitations here.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Minnesota officials say they can't access evidence after fatal ICE shooting"

Whatarethese — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:04:32 +0000

I frankly dont a fly f** about those users. They should seek out their safe space if they have a problem.

New comment by Whatarethese in "Eat Real Food"

Whatarethese — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:10:37 +0000

Good information and pyramid but holy moly that website is awful on desktop with a mouse.

New comment by Whatarethese in "“Captain Gains” on Capitol Hill"

Whatarethese — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 16:15:30 +0000

They should not have this ability. They can invest all they want into ETFs but nothing specific. This is such absolute bullshit. Run for congress and leave with generational wealth. Pisses me off.