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New comment by emersonrsantos in "The Myth of the ThinkPad"

emersonrsantos — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 06:07:04 +0000

I have a 2020 Lenovo Legion and boy, those things last. I can easily open it to clean it (did it last month), add/remove memory or storage without specialized tools or software. All that I need is built into the bios (like disable battery for service, disable hybrid Intel Graphics/Nvidia to use just the GPU, disable secure boot), and the bios is still getting updates. I understand the price tag, especially for enterprise because every big manufacturer does this.

New comment by emersonrsantos in "Is Northern Virginia still the least reliable AWS region?"

emersonrsantos — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 01:56:15 +0000

Glad to use us-west-2 for reasons.

New comment by emersonrsantos in "Using FreeBSD to make self-hosting fun again"

emersonrsantos — Mon, 03 Nov 2025 01:01:10 +0000

I have used FreeBSD back in 1999 to provide hosting services for a company that I have worked. Web server, DNS, POP/SMTP, FTP and squid cache proxy .it was used also internally for DHCP and NAT routing (since we had only one public IP). Just configured it like an appliance and never had a problem, even uptime was counted in months (exception was package and kernel upgrades).

The Rosenhan Experiment: On Being Sane in Insane Places

emersonrsantos — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 21:56:54 +0000

Article URL: https://web.archive.org/web/20041117175255/http://web.cocc.edu/lminorevans/on_being_sane_in_insane_places.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45785783

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

FizzBuzz Enterprise Edition

emersonrsantos — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 22:06:55 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/EnterpriseQualityCoding/FizzBuzzEnterpriseEdition

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45533595

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Builder.ai's AI Companion Natasha Was Indian Workers, Now Bankrupt

emersonrsantos — Tue, 03 Jun 2025 01:11:29 +0000

Article URL: https://80.lv/articles/builder-ai-s-ai-companion-natasha-was-actually-indian-workers-now-bankrupt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44165210

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Status vs. Wealth: Why the Rich Don't Act Rich

emersonrsantos — Thu, 23 Jan 2025 22:22:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wealest.com/articles/status-vs-wealth

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42808664

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

ELKS: Linux for 16-bit Intel Processors

emersonrsantos — Sat, 04 Jan 2025 19:23:43 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/ghaerr/elks

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42596983

Points: 213

# Comments: 114

The Factor Programming Language (Modern Forth)

emersonrsantos — Sat, 28 Dec 2024 21:33:13 +0000

Article URL: https://factorcode.org/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42534949

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Bocker: Docker implemented in around 100 lines of Bash (2015)

emersonrsantos — Sat, 23 Nov 2024 23:18:51 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/p8952/bocker

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42224670

Points: 398

# Comments: 114

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emersonrsantos — Wed, 23 Oct 2024 22:24:54 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/erikwiffin/0.30000000000000004

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41929809

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by emersonrsantos in "Are retrocomputers best left on or off?"

emersonrsantos — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 05:30:47 +0000

So better to turn it on sometimes, without power cycling so much, to keep the electrolyte fluids wet, to extend the equipment life. Let it rot and dry and it will.

New comment by emersonrsantos in "Are retrocomputers best left on or off?"

emersonrsantos — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:57:36 +0000

That's true, but in many cases, it's not the integrated circuits (ICs) that fail, because they tend to be quite reliable. It's more often the capacitors, resistors, storage devices and power supply components that degrade over time. Capacitors, in particular, can fail due to heat, aging, or voltage surges, which can lead to failure in devices even if the ICs are still in good condition. Power sources can also fail due to wear on these exact components.

New comment by emersonrsantos in "Are retrocomputers best left on or off?"

emersonrsantos — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 04:35:50 +0000

Old components are still (and will be) manufactured, since so many old tech depends on it, like refrigerators, air conditioners, washing machines, microwave ovens, ...