Hacker News: avtolik

New comment by avtolik in "Keep Android Open"

avtolik — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:32:51 +0000

Banks often use their app for a second factor auth. here.

New comment by avtolik in "Rcyl – a recycled plastic urban bike"

avtolik — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 20:52:32 +0000

My first bike bought with my first salaries (about 2-3 months) just turned 20 years old. It's a basic aluminum hardtail MTB. Still going strong - I do about 2-3k kms per year.

New comment by avtolik in "Immich v2.0.0 – First stable release"

avtolik — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 08:23:28 +0000

I haven't heard of this app before, so I looked around their site and docs. I was mildly interested in trying it out until I saw the requirements: "A system with at least 4GB of RAM and 2 CPU cores.", but recommended 6 GB of RAM. Why does an image storage solution needs so much RAM?

New comment by avtolik in "Nuclear: Desktop music player focused on streaming from free sources"

avtolik — Wed, 03 Sep 2025 17:33:16 +0000

If I have a choice between two apps that do the same thing and are roughly equal on features, I usually go with the non-Electron one. In this case I use the Wacup music player.

New comment by avtolik in "Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026"

avtolik — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:11:44 +0000

I am honestly surprised how many people here think this is a bad idea. I wonder why is that.

New comment by avtolik in "Bulgaria to join euro area on 1 January 2026"

avtolik — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 08:10:32 +0000

No, in your example this will be a reduction of the price.

New comment by avtolik in "Tesla seeks to guard crash data from public disclosure"

avtolik — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 15:51:19 +0000

Well, we don't have FSD in Europe, and in US, I guess the children don't walk to school.

Windows is getting support for the 'USB-C of AI apps'

avtolik — Mon, 19 May 2025 16:38:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/news/669298/microsoft-windows-ai-foundry-mcp-support

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44031622

Points: 2

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New comment by avtolik in "Apple and Meta fined millions for breaching EU law"

avtolik — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 11:17:09 +0000

Because in a case of monopoly, the people can not vote with their wallet.

New comment by avtolik in "How much do you think it costs to make a pair of Nike shoes in Asia?"

avtolik — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 21:06:16 +0000

Of course. There are three NATO nations and Georgia on the Black Sea, and there is no war in their waters. The Black Sea is not very productive fish-wise, but this is another topic.

New comment by avtolik in "The CRPG Renaissance, Part 5: Fallout 2 and Baldur's Gate"

avtolik — Sat, 22 Mar 2025 09:52:36 +0000

I have replayed Fallout 2 like 20 times.

I checked your claim about the steam charts. Currently the 30-Day Avg for Fallout 2 is 159 and for Fallout 3 - 376 players. I wouldn't call this a huge win. F2 is much older and the graphics are not aging well.

New comment by avtolik in "Aluminum Batteries Outlive Lithium-Ion with a Pinch of Salt"

avtolik — Thu, 06 Feb 2025 18:29:17 +0000

I read last week that about 40% of the electric cars produced now are with LFP batteries.

New comment by avtolik in "Stripe Alternatives Comparator"

avtolik — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 09:31:35 +0000

It looks like a bunch of links. It will be more helpful if some comparison is provided. Otherwise I can just google for alternatives.

New comment by avtolik in "The tragedy of running an old Node project"

avtolik — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:57:09 +0000

Why do you think so? I have 10+ years old Java/Maven projects that build and run fine.

New comment by avtolik in "DOJ will push Google to sell off Chrome"

avtolik — Tue, 19 Nov 2024 08:04:52 +0000

> The trajectory for Firefox doesn’t look good at all (and it’s completely dependent on Google too).

Can you elaborate on this? I am using Firefox since it was released, and it is getting better, not worse.

New comment by avtolik in "Apple to Face First EU Fine Under Bloc's Digital Markets Act"

avtolik — Tue, 05 Nov 2024 22:23:49 +0000

Taxing monopolies at a higher rate. Not a bad idea actually.

New comment by avtolik in "DiyPresso: DIY Espresso Machine"

avtolik — Thu, 12 Sep 2024 19:34:42 +0000

This looks cool and hackable. I wonder though how much control over the pressure you can get with a vibratory pump.

New comment by avtolik in "When EV startups shut down, will their cars still work?"

avtolik — Sun, 08 Sep 2024 19:11:48 +0000

In Eastern Europe there are a few places that an emulated Tesla server software is being run. And you can buy a car, say from US, and they will patch (hack?) it to use their server. I don't know how good it is feature wise, but it is good enough that the cars drive around.

So to your point - you can probably use a car after the manufacturer is gone or stops supporting a vehicle. But this comes with a risk of trusting these not very legal enterprises.

New comment by avtolik in "I Quit Spotify"

avtolik — Mon, 12 Aug 2024 07:24:39 +0000

What problems? The articles says "profit margins are hitting new highs, up to thirty per cent."

New comment by avtolik in "Hundred Rabbits is a small collective exploring the failability of modern tech"

avtolik — Fri, 02 Aug 2024 12:33:10 +0000

while I get and mostly agree with your point, their boat is 40+ years. And may last 40 more if properly maintained.