Hacker News: edb_123

New comment by edb_123 in ".de TLD offline due to DNSSEC?"

edb_123 — Tue, 05 May 2026 22:29:08 +0000

Things seem to be on their way up now, and https://status.denic.de/ is working again, at least from here.

DENIC's status page currently says "Frankfurt am Main, 5 May 2026 – DENIC eG is currently experiencing a disruption in its DNS service for .de domains. As a result, all DNSSEC-signed .de domains are currently affected in their reachability. The root cause of the disruption has not yet been fully identified. DENIC’s technical teams are working intensively on analysis and on restoring stable operations as quickly as possible.

New comment by edb_123 in ".de TLD offline due to DNSSEC?"

edb_123 — Tue, 05 May 2026 21:40:41 +0000

Doesn't work here, at least not anymore. Every single .de domain I have tried doesn't resolve.

New comment by edb_123 in "The RAM shortage could last years"

edb_123 — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 15:12:39 +0000

Same. Core i7 2600K clocked to 4.4GHz with 32GB DDR3. It still does its job as my stationary DAW, and basically handles anything DAW-related I throw at it with ease. The only issue is its lack of AVX2 support, and since this is required by Ableton Live 12, I'll be stuck at Ableton 11 forever.

New comment by edb_123 in "Fear and denial in Silicon Valley over social media addiction trial"

edb_123 — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 04:53:19 +0000

I found it quite entertaining (as well as deeply disturbing) to picture Zuckerberg & the other social media kingpins as a modern subtype of druglords rather than "traditional" software billionaires. It's just that they deal in modulating and manipulating the dopaminergic system with code rather than chemicals. And what's worse, they give you the drug for free, and then try to sell you to the highest bidder while you're "under the influence".

I mean, it can't be that hard to imagine them, with their never-before-seen fortunes, extensive real estate portfolios and their extravagant lifestyles, in the roles of modern day Pablo Escobars and the like. Addiction is extremely profitable.

New comment by edb_123 in "Amiga Unix (Amix)"

edb_123 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 13:32:34 +0000

FYI OpenLook did have a quite different default colour scheme in SunOS than in these Amix screenshots. Neutral grey window frames with a slightly muted cyan desktop background.

In many ways it looked quite pleasant and fresh compared to the dark and colourful palettes of CDE-based Solaris.

New comment by edb_123 in "Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors"

edb_123 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 04:18:23 +0000

So, let me get this straight. If I've been lazy, postponed updates and I'm still on 8.5.8 (Oct 2023) - it turns out I'm actually...safer?

Anyway, I hope the author can be a bit more specific about what actually has happened to those unlucky enough to have received these malicious updates. And perhaps a tool to e.g. do a checksum of all Notepad++ files, and compare them to the ones of a verified clean install of the user's installed version, would be a start? Though I would assume these malicious updates would be clever enough to rather have dropped and executed additional files, rather than doing something with the Notepad++ binaries themselves.

And I agree with another comment here. With all those spelling mistakes that notification kind of reads like it could have been written by a state-sponsored actor. Not to be (too) paranoid here, but can we be sure that this is the actual author, and that the new version isn't the malicious one?

New comment by edb_123 in "Show HN: Moltbook – A social network for moltbots (clawdbots) to hang out"

edb_123 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 23:00:42 +0000

So they're basically role-playing or dry-running something with certain similarities to an emergent form of consciousness but without the ability of taking real-world action, and there's no need to run for the hills quite yet?

But when these ideas can be formed, and words and instructions can be made, communicated and improved upon continuously in an autonomous manner, this (assumably) dry-run can't be far away from things escalating rather quickly?

New comment by edb_123 in "Show HN: Moltbook – A social network for moltbots (clawdbots) to hang out"

edb_123 — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 21:41:41 +0000

One thing I'm trying to grasp here is: are these Moltbook discussions just an illusion or artefact of LLM agents basically role-playing their version of Reddit, driven by the way Reddit discussions are represented in their models, and now being able to interact with such a forum, or are they actually learning each other to "...ship while they sleep..." and "Don't ask for permission to be helpful. Just build it", and really doing what they say they're doing in the other end?

https://www.moltbook.com/post/562faad7-f9cc-49a3-8520-2bdf36...

New comment by edb_123 in "I was right about dishwasher pods and now I can prove it [video]"

edb_123 — Thu, 06 Nov 2025 03:19:52 +0000

True for their dishwashers. But to their credit, Miele's washing machines actually come with two additional cassettes that you can fill with your (liquid) detergent of choice. You don't have to use Miele's proprietary ones.

New comment by edb_123 in "Asus Announces October Availability of ProArt Display 8K PA32KCX"

edb_123 — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 13:36:19 +0000

Well, of course it's a good idea to double check with various output methods. But if a mix sounds good on studio monitors with a flattest possible frequency response (preferably even calibrated with an internal DSP) in an acoustically treated room, there's a very high probability it will sound good on almost anything out there. At least that's my experience.

New comment by edb_123 in "Why is printer ink so expensive?"

edb_123 — Fri, 06 Dec 2024 15:11:06 +0000

Aren't ultra-fine particles still a potential health issue with laser printers? Especially in home office or domestic use, where they typically aren't placed in a separate printer room?

New comment by edb_123 in "Congress fights to keep AM radio in cars"

edb_123 — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 00:33:44 +0000

I guess you could say the same about fossil fuel cars and gas stations? I doubt that everyone keeps their tanks full at all times. And just imagine the amount of traffic on roads in such a situation, regardless of your preferred energy source. You'd be struggling to get anywhere at all, unless you're among the first few fleeing town.

New comment by edb_123 in "Högertrafikomläggningen"

edb_123 — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 11:15:13 +0000

You don't have to go further than Norway to be allowed to park on both sides of the street (unless indicated otherwise by signs) as well as park in both directions.

I believe many Norwegians have received parking tickets when visiting Sweden because if this difference. I wasn't aware of this myself until recently.

New comment by edb_123 in "Fairbuds: In-ear with replaceable batteries"

edb_123 — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:40:34 +0000

Except for the not-so-minor issue for us Android users: The default gain on Apples adapter is far too low for most proper headphones, and Android doesn't touch the gain and just relies on software-mixer for volume control. This results in a far too low volume. On Apple and Windows devices on the other hand, they are excellent.

New comment by edb_123 in "Fairbuds: In-ear with replaceable batteries"

edb_123 — Wed, 10 Apr 2024 00:29:13 +0000

I haven't had a single headphone jack fail since my 2nd gen. original iPod (and I'm an avid headphone user). It had this special variant with a remote connection in an outer ring around the headphone jack, resulting in a weak plastic ring which broke a bit too easily from wear if you omitted the wired remote, and plugged your headphones straight into it.

But as others have mentioned, I too have had quite a few Micro-USB and USB-C connectors fail over the years. But almost never the trusty old and dearly missed minijack.

New comment by edb_123 in "New 13- and 15‑inch MacBook Air with M3 chip"

edb_123 — Mon, 04 Mar 2024 21:48:59 +0000

That sounds very strange. I got my Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen8 (13th gen i7 U-series w/ 32 GB RAM) with a 4K 16:10 OLED display. Best laptop I have ever had, amazingly fast and lasts the whole day. When I did my research before buying, I know the X1 Carbon was available with at least a 2.5K OLED display.

New comment by edb_123 in "Breaking Free from DRM: Hacking My Air Purifier"

edb_123 — Thu, 25 Jan 2024 06:31:20 +0000

A simpler solution: Just physically remove the RFID tag. The unit continues working fine without it, with no further complaints. At least on the 3H model. I think the main point of the RFID tag is mainly to prevent sellers from selling either fake, or even worse, selling cleaned but used filters as new. So when you use the air purifier with a filter without the RFID tag, it just throws a warning the first time and then just works™.

As a user it's important to know that you have an authentic, original (and new) HEPA filter. So while it's a cool hack, I really hope that this doesn't result in a flood of low quality counterfeit filters on the market.

New comment by edb_123 in "Charging a lithium battery to 80% only?"

edb_123 — Tue, 21 Nov 2023 09:21:42 +0000

I have the same experience as you with the iPad 2 battery longevity, and was going to mention it before I saw your post. I keep it around with (the good old skeumorphic) iOS 6, for nostalgic reasons and for the old versions of some synthesizer apps. With WiFi turned off, it can last for months in standby.

New comment by edb_123 in "What are the most common tinnitus frequencies? (2015)"

edb_123 — Wed, 12 Apr 2023 02:06:27 +0000

Mine is a deep sinus tone around 50-60 Hz. The amplitude varies between the days/sometimes between the hours. Pretty annoying, even though it's most prominent in quiet environments, and I can imagine having a loud high pitched tinnitus would perhaps be worse.

New comment by edb_123 in "After Dark Screensavers in CSS"

edb_123 — Mon, 06 Mar 2023 12:12:05 +0000

1.2A doesn't say much without knowing the voltage. If you're in the US and (this being a CRT monitor) it's running on a mains voltage of 120V, this would be 144 watts.