Hacker News: decryption

New comment by decryption in "Every new car sold in the European Union must include a driver monitoring camera"

decryption — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 03:06:34 +0000

I have an EX30 in Australia and it's been excellent in regards to its driver attention system. Never had any false alerts. If anything it's not accurate enough as when I look away it sometimes doesn't warn me! Crazy how we can have such different experiences in the same vehicle, presumably with the same software.

New comment by decryption in "Google Declaring War on the Web"

decryption — Thu, 21 May 2026 01:43:15 +0000

Execs where I work seem to think we will just keep writing stuff, LLMs will scrape it and that will influence what people see in their version of Google/ChatGPT/etc. So nothing changes in their mind, just that the audience is a bot, not a human. As a writer, this sucks.

New comment by decryption in "The rise and fall of IBM's 4 Pi aerospace computers: an illustrated history"

decryption — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 22:06:03 +0000

You mentioned in the post that you "received a stack of 4 Pi marketing brochures and articles". Do you plan to scan these and place them on your website or the Internet Archive? I'd love to read them!

New comment by decryption in "My Homelab Setup"

decryption — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 21:22:58 +0000

16GB would be plenty. I've got like a dozen services running on an 8GB i7-4970 and it's only using 5GB of RAM right now.

New comment by decryption in "Toyota’s hydrogen-powered Mirai has experienced rapid depreciation"

decryption — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 03:25:59 +0000

I'm surprised it's only 65%. There's hardly anywhere to fuel these things up and the price of hydrogen isn't exactly a bargain.

New comment by decryption in "CXMT has been offering DDR4 chips at about half the prevailing market rate"

decryption — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 21:56:47 +0000

That explains the cheap DDR4 DIMMs on AliExpress. Can get 2x 16GB DDR4-3200 DIMMs for A$252 delivered to Australia. A local PC store has same spec “name brand” RAM for around $380-$400.

https://a.aliexpress.com/_mssanU1

The Rise and Recent Decline of Tesla's Share of the U.S. Electric Vehicle Market

decryption — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 20:56:58 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mdpi.com/2032-6653/16/2/90

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46801384

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

Show HN: Laptop Stickers – cheap individual short run stickers

decryption — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 03:26:16 +0000

My friends and I love putting stickers on our laptops, but most printing companies have a minimum order of a single design. I have a little hobby where I print and cut multiple single designs in one order at home and get great results. Perfect for folks who want to decorate and personalise their laptops!

You can get a dozen or so stickers for just AUD$20 (approx USD$14, €12, £10) and free worldwide shipping.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46714912

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

New comment by decryption in "Publish on your own site, syndicate elsewhere"

decryption — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 22:14:52 +0000

My experience is that bosses read my blog, then when they or a fellow manager need to hire someone, have reached out to me asking me to apply. So it cuts both ways - maybe your shitty boss sees you blogging and sharing your experience, but a good boss will see that and go "I want this passionate and curious person to work for me".

New comment by decryption in "Volvo Centum is Dalton Maag's new typeface for Volvo"

decryption — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 23:51:30 +0000

Volvo Cars is still publicly traded. Ticker symbol is VOLCAR B on the Swedish NASDAQ: https://au.finance.yahoo.com/quote/VOLCAR-B.ST/

Geely owns around 79% of the shares, with the rest split up between pension funds and private equity.

New comment by decryption in "Getting bitten by Intel's poor naming schemes"

decryption — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 22:35:49 +0000

I have been stung by the exact same socket name bullshit from Intel and it is infuriating.

New comment by decryption in "Making macOS Bearable"

decryption — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 03:56:22 +0000

This is what I am hoping Apple does with iOS and the Mac. iOS becomes the mainstream operating sytem and Mac is the "pro" operating system.

New comment by decryption in "Nearly 90% of Windows Games Now Run on Linux"

decryption — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 11:36:19 +0000

Apple did! The Game Porting Toolkit does (I think) what you're talking about and what Steam did for Linux.

https://developer.apple.com/games/game-porting-toolkit/

Why it hasn't taken off, I have no idea.

New comment by decryption in "Unsafe and Unpredictable: My Volvo EX90 Experience"

decryption — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 02:40:40 +0000

I have a 2024 Volvo EX30, driven it about 11,000km. It uses the same computer system platform as the EX90 and while it's not fantastic (my previous Tesla is superior), it's better than most EVs I've driven and hasn't given me any problems. I love the car, so it's a shame the more expensive and "luxury" EX90 is plagued by these issues.

That said, Volvo Canada really needs to lift its game and just give the guy a new car already. Hope the bad PR and lawsuit gets Volvo to realise their mistake, apologise and refund him.

New comment by decryption in "MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today"

decryption — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 21:47:44 +0000

Did not expect this post to get so popular - I added a bunch more images I found I was saving for a second post on a rainy day, so go back and reload the page for more 1-bit pixel art goodies :-)

New comment by decryption in "MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today"

decryption — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:02:08 +0000

I wish I knew what Acius was or is too!

New comment by decryption in "MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today"

decryption — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 10:01:01 +0000

Yep, I upscaled them by 400% so they’re easier to view on modern displays.

MacPaint Art from the Mid-80s Still Looks Great Today

decryption — Sat, 12 Jul 2025 08:45:15 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.decryption.net.au/posts/macpaint.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44540402

Points: 1057

# Comments: 196

New comment by decryption in "Trying to find meaning in owning an old Mac"

decryption — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:45:51 +0000

That little replica Mac is very cute - the flying toaster screensaver is a nice touch. Is that running on a Pi Zero or something?

New comment by decryption in "Trying to find meaning in owning an old Mac"

decryption — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 11:42:47 +0000

Totally agree. I recently re-read Revolution in the Valley (Andy Hertzfeld's memoir of working on the Mac) and I absolutely got same same vibe you described. It's also hard not to be in awe of someone like Bill Atkinson - RIP legend. I just wanted to experience first hand the work this team made, rather than just reading about it, looking at screenshots or using it via an emulator. Maybe I'll learn something, or worst case, just a sense of appreciation of the shoulders of the giants we stand on.