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New comment by askvictor in "Asus Bike Booster"

askvictor — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:57:37 +0000

That would include me, except for the fact I'm e-cycling a lot more than I would have pedaled previously (and driving a lot less)

New comment by askvictor in "Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter"

askvictor — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:55:13 +0000

By far the biggest source of carbon emissions is coal. The others make an impact too, but if we're not addressing coal, there's almost no point addressing the others.

New comment by askvictor in "Super El Niño Keeps Growing as New Forecasts Reach Record Territory Ahead Winter"

askvictor — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 07:08:08 +0000

Oil is a small proportion of carbon emissions. Coal is where it's at, and Iran has very little to do with that.

New comment by askvictor in "Asus Bike Booster"

askvictor — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 03:15:11 +0000

People with knee problems, areas with hills. An ebike is still active movement; sure you're not getting any cardio, but it's immeasurably better than driving. If this (or any ebike) is a thing that gets someone on a bike that otherwise wouldn't be on a bike, it is a good thing. For some it might be a stepping stone, for others it allows them to ride where they can't/won't ride at all.

New comment by askvictor in "Study links coffee consumption to metabolic health and sex hormones"

askvictor — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:40:10 +0000

Thanks, I got it wrong. Not sure where I got 30% from.

New comment by askvictor in "uBlock Origin is giving up the fight to keep ads off Facebook"

askvictor — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 22:37:25 +0000

I've been using fluff busting purity, though it hasn't been updated in a few months so starts to crack at the seams.

New comment by askvictor in "Study links coffee consumption to metabolic health and sex hormones"

askvictor — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 22:33:23 +0000

Decaf still has caffeine; about 30% of the original from the bean iirc.

Tea, as well as caffeine, has other compounds that are calming.

And yes, there are plenty of other compounds in coffee, as well as purely psychological effects.

New comment by askvictor in "uBlock Origin Is Giving Up the Fight to Keep Ads Off Facebook"

askvictor — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 05:11:53 +0000

This exists for facebook.

New comment by askvictor in "Turn satellite imagery into a paper globe you fold yourself"

askvictor — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 08:35:51 +0000

This was up a week ago

New comment by askvictor in "Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery"

askvictor — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 21:59:00 +0000

True, but compared to a lot of modern electronics Kobos are generally better for repairability (and that was even before the EU directive)

New comment by askvictor in "US strikes $1.2B deal to pay German firm to halt offshore wind projects"

askvictor — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:50:26 +0000

A free market that avoids externalities like climate change?

New comment by askvictor in "AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon"

askvictor — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 06:38:09 +0000

I never said most people. But it's not uncommon. I personally find it ridiculous, and hold onto my phone until it's unusable, but plenty of people in middle class Australia seem convinced that they need the new one whenever it comes out.

New comment by askvictor in "AMD acquires Taalas to boost inference performance by etching models in silicon"

askvictor — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 22:09:48 +0000

People already buy new phones every year, this just creates even more reason to do so

New comment by askvictor in "Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery"

askvictor — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:23:21 +0000

I don't believe so (unless you're getting down and dirty with the OS, which, you probably can do since it's Linux and not particularly locked down). There are all manner of partitions on there, whereas the usb just exposes the FAT data partition.

Ray Bradbury's "There Will Come Soft Rains" is set today (2026-08-04)

askvictor — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:13:13 +0000

Article URL: https://short-stories.co/@raybradbury/there-will-come-soft-rains-6k8vr4xxlnmj

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49166491

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New comment by askvictor in "Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery"

askvictor — Tue, 04 Aug 2026 01:20:31 +0000

The screens tend to be commodity items (look on AliExpress), as do batteries and sd cards, so the are a lot more repairable than most modern electronics

New comment by askvictor in "Replacing the Kobo Libra H2O Battery"

askvictor — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:16:13 +0000

I replaced the screen on my Kobo Clara hd recently after it broke; by far the hardest part was removing the old screen from the glue holding it on to the metal plate. Apparently newer models are much easier to repair.

Also, while you have it open (in fact, go and open it just to do this!), replace the internal SD card; they have a tendency to fail; my ereader had been getting very annoying with lag and random reboots until I did this, now runs like a dream. You'll need to copy your old sd card across or find an image somewhere (they exist on some forums) if it's too far gone (I got the bulk of my using DD rescue but there was a _lot_ of errors)

New comment by askvictor in "The American Grilled Cheese Sandwich Essay (2024)"

askvictor — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 08:55:19 +0000

It's convenient and makes a good colour, but I've always found it loses to butter in terms of flavour. Maybe a mix of the two would work well (like they put on banh mi, though I think that's often mayo+margarine)

New comment by askvictor in "Chinese chipmaker shares surge 470%"

askvictor — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 21:23:39 +0000

Private equity has mastered the art of running a company into the ground, hiding that fact, and handing the debt over to someone else. So there is no punishment even if your don't pay your debts.

New comment by askvictor in "The Strongest El Niño Ever"

askvictor — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 23:35:27 +0000

They're a comparatively small contributor. Greatest impact would be to shut down coal plants.