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New comment by britneybitch in "Docker-OSX: Run macOS VM in a Docker"

britneybitch — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 22:42:33 +0000

I hate to give Apple any ideas... but I've always wondered why macOS/iOS support falling back to software rendering, when all of their devices ship with a known GPU configuration. Without that fallback, getting the OS running on non-Apple hardware would take a lot more work.

New comment by britneybitch in "Analog Chess"

britneybitch — Fri, 13 Jan 2023 18:35:01 +0000

I imagine it's pretty powerful to put your queen on the corner of 4 squares so it can capture along two ranks and two files.

New comment by britneybitch in "Fuckup Nights – Series of events where stories of failure are shared"

britneybitch — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 17:42:35 +0000

At least it's on-brand.

New comment by britneybitch in "FTX pre-mortem overview"

britneybitch — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 14:08:24 +0000

If I knew I only had a few weeks/months of freedom left, I'd spend my time doing something other than writing blog posts.

New comment by britneybitch in "Windows OS Security"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:54:55 +0000

Last I checked, mDNS didn't support Windows (requirement for our household) but it looks like it does now. I'll play with it next time I set up a new machine.

New comment by britneybitch in "Windows OS Security"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:56:16 +0000

> NETBIOS is still used in modern stuff, no?

Even as a Linux guy I like to have netbios enabled since it gives you automatic DNS entries for all the hostnames on your network. I love being able to `ssh me@my-nas` without having to deal with hosts files and static IPs.

New comment by britneybitch in "Windows OS Security"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:52:59 +0000

No security key, just my face. That link also seems to say it can be used without an online account. Hence my question.

RISC-V SBC VisionFive 2 Officially Shipped

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:48:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.starfivetech.com/en/site/new_details/976

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=34339752

Points: 144

# Comments: 103

New comment by britneybitch in "The CPSC is on a mission that has nothing to do with safety"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:35:43 +0000

There's also losses when transporting electricity. A pipe can be made perfectly airtight, but a wire cannot be made perfectly efficient*

*Yes I know about superconductors, that doesn't apply here

New comment by britneybitch in "The CPSC is on a mission that has nothing to do with safety"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:25:52 +0000

https://www.angi.com/articles/how-much-should-it-cost-instal...

> It typically costs between $400 and $1,500 to install a range hood, with the average being $750. Installing a ductless range or a replacement range hood with existing ductwork falls on the lower end. Installing a ducted range hood with new ductwork comes in near the high end.

New comment by britneybitch in "The CPSC is on a mission that has nothing to do with safety"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 15:19:34 +0000

To be fair the problems with gas stoves have been known for a while now. It's even made its way to HN a few times. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25332332

New comment by britneybitch in "Windows OS Security"

britneybitch — Wed, 11 Jan 2023 14:23:26 +0000

> Connecting with Microsoft accounts is only useful to enable Windows Hello. Otherwise, use local accounts only.

I have a Surface Pro 4 with Windows 10 and a local-only account, and I log in with Windows Hello. Is that unusual or deprecated in Windows 11 or something?

New comment by britneybitch in "Microsoft eyes $10B bet on ChatGPT"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 16:09:24 +0000

Likely OpenAI wants to retain control of their company. If they keep 51%, they have a majority stake.

New comment by britneybitch in "Coinbase cuts staff by a further 20%"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:59:35 +0000

Fair enough. I was criticizing their consumer side and the exchange specifically. I don't know anything about their business products.

New comment by britneybitch in "Coinbase cuts staff by a further 20%"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:56:13 +0000

Afaik they support the backwards-compatible parts, but nothing new. I'm talking specifically about "Receive to P2WPKH/P2WSH" in this chart:

https://en.bitcoin.it/wiki/Bech32_adoption#Exchanges

New comment by britneybitch in "Coinbase cuts staff by a further 20%"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:46:33 +0000

Coinbase is technologically kind of a joke. Their matching engine is crap. They haven't even adopted bech32. They just do the bare minimum to keep things working for 99% of users, and for the unlucky 1% they follow the same customer support strategy as Google (aka automated emails but no actual humans). Unfortunately Coinbase is YC and they do a lot of marketing, so people who are just getting started tend to think they're a frontrunner.

If you want an exchange that keeps up with the ecosystem you should use someone else. Kraken qualifies: https://blog.kraken.com/post/13502/kraken-now-supports-insta...

New comment by britneybitch in "The number of banks willing to do business with the crypto industry is shrinking"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 03:19:31 +0000

To change the algorithm, all three of miners, users, and nodes would have to agree to the change. If there is any disagreement, the network continues running under current consensus rules.

In fact, a majority of miners did try to strongarm a fork 5 years ago, and they failed, because the users did not agree. There was even been a book written about it. https://www.amazon.com/Blocksize-War-controls-Bitcoins-proto...

If they tried again, they would fail again -- literally nobody would agree to a fork whose purpose is to enrich miners at the users' expense.

New comment by britneybitch in "Canada buys 88 F-35 fighter jets for $14.2B"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 02:04:33 +0000

88 is also the number of keys on a piano. Maybe Canada is a big fan of Beethoven? Or maybe they just bought the exact number they needed without worrying what conspiracy theories internet commenters would dream up.

New comment by britneybitch in "The number of banks willing to do business with the crypto industry is shrinking"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:48:56 +0000

Alan Kay was one of the few people in 1974 qualified to make predictions about computers. I'd compare that to Andreas Antonopoulos making predictions about bitcoin in 2011. I wouldn't trust your average journalist's predictions in either situation.

New comment by britneybitch in "The number of banks willing to do business with the crypto industry is shrinking"

britneybitch — Tue, 10 Jan 2023 01:40:09 +0000

I think he means the compelling aspect is its fixed monetary policy. Gold deposits can be discovered (Uganda) or asteroids mined. Governments actively change their monetary policy. But bitcoin, for the first time in history, sets monetary policy in stone and gives all participants perfect information (in the game theoretic sense). I'm not saying that's overall good or bad, but it certainly makes predicting the future easier!