Hacker News: creaturemachine

New comment by creaturemachine in "Meta enables ADB on deprecated Portal devices [video]"

creaturemachine — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 14:17:10 +0000

It's insane that you can still buy the things.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

creaturemachine — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 13:00:42 +0000

True, but the solution isn't to put another car on the road. Show that it's still possible, be the change and all that.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

creaturemachine — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:46:24 +0000

Pick-ups and drop-offs? You walked yourself home, used your bike, or took the bus. This getting driven around is most ridiculous.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Several injured in Boeing 787 nose-gear collapse in Frankfurt"

creaturemachine — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 16:24:41 +0000

And New Glenn. This guy gets around!

New comment by creaturemachine in "I am retiring from tech to live offline"

creaturemachine — Fri, 29 May 2026 15:10:45 +0000

Congratulations! Tech doesn't have to be the end goal. Personally I can't wait to shake this industry and find a new path in retirement.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Netherlands blocks US takeover of vital digital supplier"

creaturemachine — Tue, 26 May 2026 13:53:46 +0000

By that we mean, send a whitehouse crony over to throw a temper tantrum on Dutch soil.

New comment by creaturemachine in "A 0-click exploit chain for the Pixel 10"

creaturemachine — Fri, 15 May 2026 16:02:30 +0000

A golden age of prisons and debt collectors.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Tesla is recalling its cheaper Cybertruck because the wheels might fall off"

creaturemachine — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:02:34 +0000

You get better regenerative braking performance out of FWD or AWD. Since typically the front brakes do most of the work, it makes sense to have that energy go into the motor rather than friction braking.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Kids bypass age verification with fake moustaches"

creaturemachine — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:02:29 +0000

This is the new version of being IDed while in your 30's.

New comment by creaturemachine in "iOS 27 is adding a 'Create a Pass' button to Apple Wallet"

creaturemachine — Tue, 05 May 2026 13:24:28 +0000

Google wallet did this from day one.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027"

creaturemachine — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:23:30 +0000

There's no coming back from 0% chemically. Running li-ions that low results in physical damage.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027"

creaturemachine — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:17:59 +0000

Remember ios 10.2.1? Batterygate?

New comment by creaturemachine in "Removable batteries in smartphones will be mandatory in the EU starting in 2027"

creaturemachine — Mon, 04 May 2026 16:07:47 +0000

Yes, people are so addicted to scrolling their idiotic looping videos that they take their phones in public pools. Saw it myself.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Windows Server 2025 Runs Better on ARM"

creaturemachine — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 15:00:33 +0000

One could also call it tuning.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Running a Minecraft Server and more on a 1960s UNIVAC Computer"

creaturemachine — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 17:13:40 +0000

Not enough dedotated wam for all that.

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

creaturemachine — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 17:38:01 +0000

"You're browsing it wrong." This and other bizarre behaviours are why you'll never catch me using the thing.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Artemis computer running two instances of MS outlook; they can't figure out why"

creaturemachine — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 21:22:17 +0000

ILOVEYOU was in 2000 and behaved that way. I remember we just shut off our Exchange servers until there was a fix. Email was still new enough that the world didn't implode.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Artemis II is not safe to fly"

creaturemachine — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:21:34 +0000

But they dodge taxes, so they're effectively spending it anyway.

New comment by creaturemachine in "EMachines never obsolete PCs: More than a meme"

creaturemachine — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:32:34 +0000

I went as far as sourcing a SCSI drive with a dedicated card just to get results. Fond memories of clicking Burn and slowly backing away from the desk to let it do its thing.

New comment by creaturemachine in "Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency"

creaturemachine — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 17:01:41 +0000

I'm in Canada, and I definitely experience winter. My child walks to school. Boots work far better in snow than four tires and a steel box.