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New comment by drpfenderson in "MeshCore development team splits over trademark dispute and AI-generated code"

drpfenderson — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:06:44 +0000

Thankfully there is an open-source client, which has pretty much all the features of the main client as well as some extras.

https://github.com/zjs81/meshcore-open

New comment by drpfenderson in "The Everdeck: A Universal Card System (2019)"

drpfenderson — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 16:48:58 +0000

I went down the rabbit hole of alternative games for this deck, and saw Mü mentioned in the forums with some tips alongside a table. Hopefully that helps, though I did notice someone commented about needing to remember the point values.

https://boardgamegeek.com/geeklist/303652/more-games-playabl...

New comment by drpfenderson in "How does fentanyl get into the US?"

drpfenderson — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 17:52:02 +0000

Seemingly, the major failure there was having the one part (decriminalization) without the other - crucial - part (treatment and support).

The support and treatment structures have remained essentially unchanged since Measure 110 passed, with holdups to funding and logistics at almost every level of the state's government. Oregon was already ranked almost dead last in addiction treatment, and that hasn't budged. I can't see how it would work without this other critical piece.

Oregon Public Broadcasting (OPB) has some good coverage about this failure from the first couple years (which was never really rectified): https://www.opb.org/article/2022/05/24/oregons-measure-110-i...

Also worth noting is that research has found no association with with Measure 110 and crime, and crime has been steadily falling since the measure was passed. (along with most other metro areas in the USA) https://www.opb.org/article/2024/01/24/portland-crime-violen...

New comment by drpfenderson in "An Introduction to Knowledge Graphs"

drpfenderson — Tue, 12 Mar 2024 15:03:47 +0000

The website is using a javascript library to override the default system scrolling behavior. It creates what feels like, at least to me and some others in these comments, an unresponsive scroll animation that does not match the behavior of essentially all other apps on my device. This is called scrolljacking, and is generally discouraged as it tends to ignore the behavior the user has configured at the device or OS level.

New comment by drpfenderson in "Miles Davis and the recording of Kind of Blue"

drpfenderson — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 16:02:32 +0000

Great suggestions! I would expand that list with a couple more modern recommends, like Kamasi Washington, Shabaka And The Ancestors, Nubya Garcia, or even Portico Quartet. Some Jazz/fusion-adjacent acts as well, such as BADBADNOTGOOD, The Comet is Coming, or Thundercat. The genre is thriving today.

New comment by drpfenderson in "Vinyl records are now outselling CDs"

drpfenderson — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:53:06 +0000

Well, the main reason, as I stated, is ideological. That it is not encumbered by patents, like mp3 is/was. The "paper cone" example was the most extreme hyperbole that came to mind. I just think it's neat that I would still have tunes, even in that extreme, unlikely situation.

However, in response to that: This past winter my apartment went without power for over 3 days, thanks to frost damage taking out major parts of our grid. UPC ran out of power in a couple hours, phones near the end of the day, any rechargables near mid-second-day. It was really nice to have the hand-crank player with built-in speaker while huddled up under a heavy blanket and reading. The same experience even more recently while staying at a fairly remote cabin, without streaming, signal, or convenient power. Had board games, a handful of records, and a nice lantern. Good times.

New comment by drpfenderson in "Vinyl records are now outselling CDs"

drpfenderson — Fri, 22 Oct 2021 21:24:56 +0000

This is probably the main reason I tend to purchase my favorite music as vinyl. It is one of the few formats that is unencumbered by major patents, hardware requirements for the most basic listening, and roadblocks on the decryption/decoding side. If I want to hear a record in the most dire of circumstances, I can manually spin it with my hands and use a needle and paper sheet shaped into a cone. The record is, itself, a visual waveform representation of the music in one of its most straightforward forms.

The power can be out, no batteries around, no computer in sight, and I can still handcrank my music on a portable set. And I own it, DRM-free.

And, as mentioned above, most records now come with a code for a digital copy of the album. Best of both worlds.

Bitwarden Completes Third-Party Security Audit

drpfenderson — Mon, 12 Nov 2018 15:28:48 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.bitwarden.com/bitwarden-completes-third-party-security-audit-c1cc81b6d33

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=18433144

Points: 298

# Comments: 142

New comment by drpfenderson in "Swedish Police Raid the Pirate Bay, Site Offline"

drpfenderson — Tue, 09 Dec 2014 20:46:06 +0000

So....what happened to the "raid-proof" server array they were talking about in September? (https://torrentfreak.com/the-pirate-bay-runs-on-21-raid-proo...)

New comment by drpfenderson in "Google Web Drive in the works?"

drpfenderson — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 06:33:52 +0000

They only shut down new registrations. As they stated, they will continue to allow previous users to use the service "indefinitely".