Hacker News: delfugal

New comment by delfugal in "Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month"

delfugal — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 04:24:54 +0000

Well, that ends DISCORD. Add to hosts file with 0.0.0.0 DNS

Why would any sane person allow this tracking and cross tracking and selling of our private info? Ridiculous for a commenting service.

New comment by delfugal in "Converting a $3.88 analog clock from Walmart into a ESP8266-based Wi-Fi clock"

delfugal — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 23:17:25 +0000

WWVB Self Setting Analog clock on Amazon is $34.99. Dozens of styles. No DHCP to configure. It just works. But cool HN try.

New comment by delfugal in "Please just try HTMX"

delfugal — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 21:22:09 +0000

What you need is more f-bombs in your article.

New comment by delfugal in "I fed 24 years of my blog posts to a Markov model"

delfugal — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 19:15:57 +0000

Should call it Trump Speech Generator. Loads of gibberish.

New comment by delfugal in "Harnessing America's heat pump moment"

delfugal — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:31:35 +0000

Installed a Minisplit to heat/cool a 1,000 sqft large work area. My average monthly electricity cost is maybe $30 to heat or cool. The tech in these are amazing.

New comment by delfugal in "Testing the Raspberry Pi 500+'s new mechanical keyboard"

delfugal — Sun, 28 Sep 2025 00:41:57 +0000

Noisy does not mean good.

Old Cherry keywitches in Wyse Terminals and computers were the best keyboards ever. They had a great feel with barely there faint click. Totally nothing like the CLONK CLICK that people think made those early IBM keyboards popular. I always hated them. If you're copying a keyboard an old Wyse keyboard from say a WY50 terminal or Wyse386 PC clone and copy that.

New comment by delfugal in "Do not download the app, use the website"

delfugal — Sat, 26 Jul 2025 02:29:19 +0000

100%

New comment by delfugal in "Airpass – Easily overcome WiFi time limits"

delfugal — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 13:38:31 +0000

AirPass? I had that wrong. Maybe because I just had lunch.

New comment by delfugal in "TI to invest $60B to manufacture foundational semiconductors in the U.S."

delfugal — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 13:23:18 +0000

Plans "to invest" can always change. Appears someone has been promised a tax break along with Mar-a-lago chocolate cake.

New comment by delfugal in "Elizabeth Holmes Partner Rakes in Millions for New Blood Testing Machine"

delfugal — Sun, 11 May 2025 00:10:34 +0000

Sounds like Siemens will be getting a big order for Blood Testing machines.

New comment by delfugal in "Mark Zuckerberg says social media is over"

delfugal — Thu, 24 Apr 2025 15:37:08 +0000

sudo nano /etc/hosts page down, add 0.0.0.0 facebook.com 0.0.0.0 linkedin.com 0.0.0.0 adobe.com Ctrl z

Life is so much better now.

New comment by delfugal in "Adobe deletes Bluesky posts after backlash"

delfugal — Sat, 12 Apr 2025 13:51:49 +0000

Adobe has perfected digital blackmail.

After using and promoting their products for years to create our work, the switch off access to view or print any of it unless we keep paying blackmail monthly fees.

I don't want to edit my old work, but to lock me out of viewing it is nothing short of BLACKMAIL. As people change jobs or retire, they lose all access to their work. Sick.

New comment by delfugal in "LibreOffice downloads on the rise as users look to avoid subscription costs"

delfugal — Fri, 28 Mar 2025 13:36:19 +0000

I wish they'd make LibreQuickbooks.