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New comment by _ink_ in "A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”"

_ink_ — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 06:49:32 +0000

A browser feature I wasn't aware of for too long: long press the back button, to get a list of recent URLs, allowing you to skip anything trying to hijack the back button.

New comment by _ink_ in "How to breathe in fewer microplastics in your home"

_ink_ — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:17:04 +0000

Is there a brand that makes pullovers / hoodies, that are made 100% from natural materials?

New comment by _ink_ in "How to breathe in fewer microplastics in your home"

_ink_ — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:52:06 +0000

IIRC there was a study that concluded that boulder gyms have more rubber in the air than exits of motorways.

New comment by _ink_ in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

_ink_ — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 13:17:19 +0000

Glad that France takes the lead, that Germany fumbled. Allez Les Blues!

New comment by _ink_ in "Nowhere is safe"

_ink_ — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:40:49 +0000

With TikTok and co they already kinda did.

New comment by _ink_ in "Teardown of unreleased LG Rollable shows why rollable phones aren't a thing"

_ink_ — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 10:23:49 +0000

LG made nice phones. It was also ahead with the Optimus 3D, which could take stereoscopic photos and show them without glasses. Never understood why this didn't take off. My G6 spend a night in the ocean and was working fine afterwards. My Pixel gave up immediately after being dipped into a clear lake briefly.

New comment by _ink_ in "Has electricity decoupled from gas prices in Germany?"

_ink_ — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 15:03:09 +0000

For me personally it did not. I was a happy Tibber costumer until recently, meaning I was charged the quarterly hour spot price per kWh. The Iran War let to a significant jump in the price during the hours when renewables were low. I switched back to a traditional fixed price per kWh plan because of the high gas prices.

New comment by _ink_ in "Agent-to-agent pair programming"

_ink_ — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 06:55:11 +0000

How do you do this? Are you just switching between clis? Or is there a tool that uses the models in that way?

New comment by _ink_ in "Our commitment to Windows quality"

_ink_ — Sat, 21 Mar 2026 01:56:24 +0000

> More taskbar customization, including vertical and top positions: [...] We are introducing the ability to reposition it to the top or sides of your screen, making it easier to personalize your workspace.

This already existed. You took it away. If anything, you are back peddling and re-introducing it. But I don't care anymore. Made the switch to Linux and don't look back.

New comment by _ink_ in "Ryugu asteroid samples contain all DNA and RNA building blocks"

_ink_ — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 13:06:45 +0000

Are these building blocks not evaporated on impact?

New comment by _ink_ in "Google to provide Pentagon with AI agents"

_ink_ — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 12:07:00 +0000

Gemini: "You're absolutely right! That's my bad. Do you want me to create a press statement deflecting blame to other nations?"

New comment by _ink_ in "Roblox is minting teen millionaires"

_ink_ — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 07:08:48 +0000

> Robux - has very, very different exchange rates, depending on whether you want to buy Robux from the company, or you want to get a payout and convert your Robux to real money.

Wtf? That should not be legal.

New comment by _ink_ in "Agents that run while I sleep"

_ink_ — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 23:10:57 +0000

Thanks for sharing. What does RLM stand for? Any idea why the socket security test fails?

New comment by _ink_ in "The engine of Germany's wealth is blocking its future"

_ink_ — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:21:42 +0000

Looks like as if it was a good choice to not copy the Hartz reforma.

New comment by _ink_ in "The engine of Germany's wealth is blocking its future"

_ink_ — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 15:44:41 +0000

Wow, Denmark is leading manufacturing growth and the German government is still telling us that the hourly wage is the problem.

New comment by _ink_ in "Strike on girls' school that killed 150 in Iran 'likely' carried out by US"

_ink_ — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 11:01:10 +0000

Sickening.

New comment by _ink_ in "German police probe student poster slur against Merz"

_ink_ — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 12:51:34 +0000

Freedom of speech does not automatically allow insults. Now whether "Lick balls" towards a state leader is an insult or is allowed criticism is probably debatable, but this is what courts are for.

New comment by _ink_ in "German police probe student poster slur against Merz"

_ink_ — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 07:45:50 +0000

While I am happy to see that this causes Streisand, I am not sure why this reaches the frontpage of HN. Is there anything special?

New comment by _ink_ in "Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns"

_ink_ — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 07:40:32 +0000

I do believe people do all of that with the light on. And then there are also people who tamper with the device to deactivate the light. You can find guides for that online.

New comment by _ink_ in "Americans are destroying Flock surveillance cameras"

_ink_ — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:45:22 +0000

Why were those installed in the first place?