Hacker News: diebeforei485

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Judge bars Kars4Kids from broadcasting 'misleading' ads in California"

diebeforei485 — Fri, 15 May 2026 20:05:15 +0000

Hopefully I never have to hear their annoying song ever again.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Apple's intentional crippling of Mobile Safari"

diebeforei485 — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:16:22 +0000

I want location permissions for web apps installed to the home screen to be separate from Safari.

I want to auto-deny websites asking me for location permissions. But I want to be able to grant location permissions to installed web apps on a case-by-case basis just like with regular apps.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement"

diebeforei485 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:24:11 +0000

I think this is OK. It allows for more long-term planning. 6 months will fly by.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Bitchat for Gaza – messaging without internet"

diebeforei485 — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 19:11:15 +0000

Wasn't Jack Dorsey working on this as well?

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Are touchscreens in cars dangerous?"

diebeforei485 — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 22:48:27 +0000

Voice control is the safest, and Tesla's voice control is good.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Slack has raised our charges by $195k per year"

diebeforei485 — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:02:19 +0000

It's OK to end a discount program, but not by threatening to delete everything with 7 days notice.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "When Knowing Someone at Meta Is the Only Way to Break Out of "Content Jail""

diebeforei485 — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 18:58:58 +0000

It's important to have your own website, so you can post updates there. Use Meta to let people know that there is an update on the site.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "I feel Apple has lost its alignment with me and other long-time customers"

diebeforei485 — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 10:39:53 +0000

Apple still issues software updates for many years beyond the competition. I have a 9.7" iPad Pro from 2016 (mostly a youtube and music device now) and I received a security update today. That is dedication to long time customers.

The products have matured. Comparing to last year's product makes no sense because most people don't buy new products every year

A lot of people buying the 17 are coming from the 12 or earlier, and it is a significant upgrade.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "macOS Tahoe"

diebeforei485 — Mon, 15 Sep 2025 23:49:24 +0000

I usually wait a couple weeks for the bugs to be worked out before installing.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:02:31 +0000

That's not "seeing around corners", that's just sensor placement and can also be done with cameras. Tesla's side cameras on the front are in a similar location.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sun, 14 Sep 2025 00:01:44 +0000

The bay area situation is different - they are waiting for California approval to not have someone in the drivers' seat. This is different from Texas. But you don't have to be an influencer or brand fan. Anyone can download the app, verify their location, get on a waitlist, and get off the waitlist sequential order.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017"

diebeforei485 — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:58:33 +0000

That is basically their goal, which is why they opened their patents and their chargers.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "[dead]"

diebeforei485 — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 23:57:34 +0000

Good. He's a criminal.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017"

diebeforei485 — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:09:51 +0000

The article is referring to EV market share, which is a useless metric. The whole point of Tesla opening their patents and their chargers was to encourage more companies to make EV's, which would necessarily imply a drop in Tesla's EV market share.

The metric that I would like to see is Tesla's market share of the auto market in general (regardless of fuel type).

I like the new Model 3 and Model Y. It is unfortunate that they didn't do a facelift for the Model S and X. I know they've updated the motors and batteries and interior, but unless you look closely the Model X looks pretty much the same as it did in 2016.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla market share in US drops to lowest since 2017"

diebeforei485 — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 05:09:25 +0000

No, because Tesla has a much higher baseline

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 15:49:39 +0000

Seeking Alpha (this author anyway) is also wrong. They don't have data, and there are tons of examples of Waymo making mistakes, hitting buses, etc.

None of this is independent reporting. They're reading the same social media posts and repackaging them into articles. None of these authors are based in Austin where robotaxi is.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 02:29:54 +0000

> Why not shift liability?

Because being a passenger in a driverless vehicle is a much better user experience than being a driver. You can be on a zoom call, sleep, watch a movie or TV show or scroll TikTok, get some work done on your computer, wear a VR headset and be in a different world, etc etc. Tesla would make a lot more money, and could charge a lot more for FSD.

They aren't doing that yet because they aren't ready yet. It's why they still have humans in the robotaxi service.

There are no doubts in my mind that they will do it probably next year. The latest version of FSD on the new cars is very, very impressive.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sun, 07 Sep 2025 02:23:13 +0000

Both Gizmodo and Electrek are wrong.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 23:48:49 +0000

The difference is liability. If you're riding a Waymo, you are not at all liable for what the vehicle does. If there is a collision, you don't need to exchange your insurance info or name or anything else (regardless of who is at fault). You are not allowed to be in the drivers seat.

Tesla has chosen to not (yet) assume that liability, and leave that liability to the driver and requires a driver in the drivers seat. But someone in the drivers seat can override the steering wheel accidentally and cause a collision, so they likely will require the drivers seat to be empty to assume liability (or disable all controls, which is only possible on a steer by wire vehicle, and the only such vehicle in the world is Cybertruck).

Tesla has not asked for regulatory approval for level 4 or 5. When they do, it'll be interesting to see how governments react.

New comment by diebeforei485 in "Tesla changes meaning of 'Full Self-Driving', gives up on promise of autonomy"

diebeforei485 — Sat, 06 Sep 2025 23:38:16 +0000

The article is wrong. What happened is that they added some highway-capable ridehail vehicles, and only those vehicles have the safety person in the drivers seat. Frederic (the author) lives in Canada, he doesn't have access to any recent version of FSD.