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New comment by childofhedgehog in "Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users"

childofhedgehog — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:39:52 +0000

Honda isn’t a premium car manufacturer, but also can you please show a source for “all premium car manufactures digitally id their components and will not accept 3rd party replacements.” I know plenty of mechanics and while OEM is usually the way to go there are many aftermarket parts that get installed regularly.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Volkswagen started blocking GrapheneOS users"

childofhedgehog — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:37:29 +0000

The reason diesel folks delete emissions is because the way the new diesel motors are set up actually kills the motor. Buying a new motor (or a whole truck!) is extremely expensive. Now if the automotive industry came out with an efficient diesel that also ran well for more than 100k miles, we’d see a lot less deletions.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "UK set to announce social media ban for under-16s"

childofhedgehog — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:20:06 +0000

How is it “obviously about the kids”? Is it because they mentioned them? I would argue it will impact the kids but this isn’t being done for their benefit, it’s being done to regulate what we have access to as a whole. Slippery slope coming up!

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Dangerous hormone-disrupting chemicals found in US breast milk samples"

childofhedgehog — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 15:17:04 +0000

These chemicals are so prevalent that there is no way to avoid them without legislature in a country that is destroying the ability to CHOOSE motherhood. So we’re setting ourselves up for forced births where the babies have no choice but to ingest these chemicals which negatively impact them. Hopefully this research leads to action to prevent this, but will likely get swept under a rug.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "AI Is Upending One of Finance's Cushiest Jobs"

childofhedgehog — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 23:28:42 +0000

https://archive.is/PVzDw

New comment by childofhedgehog in "A Farmer Donated Land to Turn into a Park. The City Is Building a Data Center"

childofhedgehog — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 17:38:34 +0000

Having natural spaces within communities is vital for mental health. For example, Central Park in NYC is a vital resource for the city allowing people to enjoy nature close to home. Kids need places to go and play. Adults need space to recreate. Pets need space too. Why would you want to have no green spaces within your community?

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Mornings and nights no longer exist at 47C: A day in the hottest place in India"

childofhedgehog — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:18:03 +0000

We know that cutting down trees increases heat and intensifies drought but we continue to do it, how bad do things need to get before we reverse course?

New comment by childofhedgehog in "DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode"

childofhedgehog — Wed, 27 May 2026 22:14:46 +0000

How do you get the inclusion/exclusion to work? My last few attempts to use “-x” really didn’t exclude what I expected, and almost all the results had “x”. I have seen massive changes since 2005.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Google changes its search box"

childofhedgehog — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:19:59 +0000

The inability to do a proper search with “-x” x being a word you want excluded from the results but I can being able to have a convo about summary results is just mindblowing. I miss proper search. What’s everyone using for alternatives?

New comment by childofhedgehog in "The map that keeps Burning Man honest"

childofhedgehog — Thu, 07 May 2026 14:18:15 +0000

So a giant party can clean up after itself, but 4th of July in Tahoe for example is a toxic mess. I wish more people would practice these principles. It’s impressive how well this is cleaned up.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Police Have Used License Plate Readers at Least 14x to Stalk Romantic Interests"

childofhedgehog — Fri, 01 May 2026 16:44:34 +0000

It’s not surprising that no one is reviewing usage of these tools proactively, but it is disappointing. EDIT: typo

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Can I disable all data collection from my vehicle?"

childofhedgehog — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:39:38 +0000

You can adjust the ECU for these 80s and 90s cars and “flash” them like anything else. There’s just a lot less settings! Not sure about the 70s but I’m sure some resto-mods also allow for this.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Kyoto cherry blossoms now bloom earlier than at any point in 1,200 years"

childofhedgehog — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:51:53 +0000

I had visited to see the cherry blossoms in 2017 and felt that we were going too early but actually made it for the peak. It’s scary how quickly the dates are shifting. I wonder what impact the earlier blooms have on the trees over the coming years, as this does not seem to be natural.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Facebook Has a Health Scam Problem"

childofhedgehog — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 14:53:54 +0000

https://archive.is/TcZ0X

Is it just me or should advertising medication just be illegal as a whole? If you need meds you should talk to your doctor.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Period tracking app, Flo, found to be selling user data to Meta"

childofhedgehog — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 12:28:42 +0000

Why would anyone think that a non-HIPPA compliant app would keep medical information private to the level of security needed for medical data? Flo has definitely breached user trust, but that trust seems misplaced from the get-go.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Microsoft says bug causes Copilot to summarize confidential emails"

childofhedgehog — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:21:29 +0000

> However, this ongoing incident has been tagged as an advisory, a flag commonly used to describe service issues typically involving limited scope or impact.

How is having Copilot breach trust and privacy an “advisory”? Am I missing something?

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife"

childofhedgehog — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:56:14 +0000

It makes suggestions as based on other photos and the location, this is what I was referring to. No idea if anyone ever confirms IDs for the pictures.

I have not tried Seek, but also just know to double check any iNat recommendations when I get home if I’m not 100%.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Labyrinth Locator"

childofhedgehog — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 19:52:19 +0000

This is really awesome! I learned about walking labyrinths at a retreat last year and have had a hard time finding public ones locally - this has given me some great options within a 30 minute drive. I have already shared this with at least one other labyrinth lover, and will be sharing with more. Thank you for making the map usable on an iPhone - lots of sites mess this up.

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Show HN: Wildex – Pokémon Go for real wildlife"

childofhedgehog — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:48:11 +0000

I mostly use iNaturalist for foraging mushrooms, and have found it’s somewhat unreliable unless I already have an idea of what I’m looking for. How is this app set up for mushroom IDs? Sounds really fun and I love the concept but given some mushrooms are quite dangerous correct IDs are vital. I assume this also applies to plants?

New comment by childofhedgehog in "Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android"

childofhedgehog — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:56:04 +0000

If you long press the lock button and volume increase at the same time you can turn the new iPhone off. I can’t imagine doing 5 clicks to do this!