Hacker News: datpiff

New comment by datpiff in "Imgur's community was in revolt"

datpiff — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 16:13:58 +0000

that was somethingawful

New comment by datpiff in "Marines now have an official drone-fighting handbook"

datpiff — Wed, 06 Aug 2025 08:07:26 +0000

We're not likely to see the footage where someone destroys the drone

New comment by datpiff in "DA, sheriff, who shared woman's nude photos on phone are covered by QI"

datpiff — Fri, 14 Feb 2025 16:45:57 +0000

I think you've missed out a crucial detail of the joke...

New comment by datpiff in "Fogus: Things and Stuff of 2024"

datpiff — Mon, 23 Dec 2024 16:20:43 +0000

The History of Wordstar is there for the second year in a row :)

New comment by datpiff in "Vintage digicams are an artistic statement"

datpiff — Tue, 03 Dec 2024 10:41:52 +0000

The article is about the aesthetics of old cameras but doesn't include a single image.

New comment by datpiff in "Julia Child's Kitchens"

datpiff — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 08:31:05 +0000

> Jamie Oliver started promoting first themselves and then others on Youtube

He had multiple TV cooking shows before Youtube even launched

New comment by datpiff in "How Alexa dropped the ball on being the top conversational system"

datpiff — Thu, 13 Jun 2024 09:59:22 +0000

> A smart speaker is almost an essential device among my group of friends.

You live in a bubble

New comment by datpiff in "Pyrophone"

datpiff — Tue, 11 Jun 2024 13:30:42 +0000

Look Mum No Computer already has: https://www.lookmumnocomputer.com/flamethrower-organ/

New comment by datpiff in "Things the guys who stole my phone have texted me to try to get me to unlock it"

datpiff — Wed, 05 Jun 2024 10:32:06 +0000

aka "I read it online"?

New comment by datpiff in "Eight years of organizing tech meetups (2023)"

datpiff — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 10:04:40 +0000

Also because a "marathon" format is more compatible with student lifestyle, and a bit alien to anyone working a job.

New comment by datpiff in "Japan's push to make all research open access"

datpiff — Fri, 31 May 2024 09:49:40 +0000

It's almost as if they're speaking a different language

New comment by datpiff in "The Scully Effect"

datpiff — Fri, 31 May 2024 09:30:59 +0000

The movies were much less successful than the TV series. The series was definitely hugely popular in Western Europe at least, I can't speak for the whole continent.

Yep, the PDF/study is US-based (and funded by 21st Century Fox lol) " The sample was demographically representative and weighted to be representative of women in the U.S. population based on age (25 and older), STEM involvement, and viewing of The X-Files" https://web.archive.org/web/20180605152837/https://impact.21...

New comment by datpiff in "Ask HN: I have many PDFs – what is the best local way to leverage AI for search?"

datpiff — Fri, 31 May 2024 09:13:58 +0000

I was hoping someone would make this point. A lot of digital archiving is just delaying tossing things - a hard drive is easier to deal with than boxes of paper. The contents can still be useless.

When it comes to a search solution - what kind of searches have you done in the past? What kind of problems did you come across? If the answer to either is "none" you are planning on building a useless system.

New comment by datpiff in "AI headphones let wearer listen to a single person in a crowd by looking at them"

datpiff — Wed, 29 May 2024 09:48:59 +0000

> Not to mention, it probably takes a couple of years to get the certification for a device. So, any device to market is easily 2-3 years old tech by definition.

Approval can be quicker for hearing aids as there are already works-alike devices on the market. 510(k) clearance takes less than 6 months.

New comment by datpiff in "Show HN: I made a free app to calibrate your turntable by simply playing a song"

datpiff — Tue, 28 May 2024 15:14:08 +0000

> Are essentially all albums perfectly in tune with A 440 hZ? For example with classical music, I understand that 442 is also used, baroque is sometimes at 415, and 432 has been common as well? I don't know about pop but I can't help but wonder if some artists have intentionally chosen something other than 440 over the decades.

No they are not all tuned to 440Hz. This is really evident if you play an instrument and want to play along with an album.

New comment by datpiff in "Show HN: I made a free app to calibrate your turntable by simply playing a song"

datpiff — Tue, 28 May 2024 14:57:17 +0000

Older recordings on analog media also can have timing error at the recording stage or duplication stages.

New comment by datpiff in "Show HN: I made a free app to calibrate your turntable by simply playing a song"

datpiff — Tue, 28 May 2024 14:52:41 +0000

Models targeted at DJs will have variable speed adjustment on the front panel to allow beat-matching. Some turntables for home listening will have 2 or 3 speeds with a fine adjustment for calibration.

Rates will be off due to manufacturing tolerance or mechanical wear (i.e. a loose belt slipping on a motor).

Most people don't worry about it.

It doesn't really vary album-to-album, unless you have some ridiculously heavy records that slow the motor.

New comment by datpiff in "Refurb Weekend: Canon Cat"

datpiff — Tue, 28 May 2024 10:12:00 +0000

> A CR2032 is surprising for a computer from 1987, given that AFAIK PC mobos didn't have them until the 90s at the earliest.

Nintendo Famicom cartridges started using them the same year, 87. PCs probably didn't need the space-saving advantage until a few years later.

New comment by datpiff in "Are commercial "third places" a dying breed?"

datpiff — Wed, 22 May 2024 12:58:46 +0000

Isn't Starbucks business very heavily biased towards takeout orders? They have higher through-put on coffee sales if all the seats are full - how many people leave without ordering if the seats are in use?

New comment by datpiff in "On the trail of my identity thief"

datpiff — Mon, 20 May 2024 09:41:25 +0000

“Forget the fake IDs adolescents used to get into bars,” says Georgia State’s David Maimon, who is also head of fraud insights at SentiLink, a company that works with institutions across the United States to support and solve their fraud and risk issues. “Nowadays fraudsters are using sophisticated software and capable printers to create virtually impossible-to-detect fake IDs.” They’re able to create synthetic identities, combining legitimate personal information, such as a name and date of birth, with a nine-digit number that either looks like a Social Security number or is a real, stolen one. That ID can then be used to open financial accounts, apply for a bank or car loan, or for some other dodgy purpose that could devastate their victims’ financial lives."

Does this seem a little far-fetched? The reporter lost $5000 - a lot of money! - but if it required a high-tech impossible-to-detect fake ID, layers of shadowy criminal gangs and cash mules it seems like there won't be a huge profit left. It seems more likely that this kind of fraud is much less sophisticated, and is exactly the same technology used by adolescents to get into bars.

This feels like another argument that this is an unsolvable problem, and banks are helpless against mysterious dark web hackers. Dive bars are held reasonably accountable over verifying identity, it seems crazy that we accept that banks can't/won't do the same.