Hacker News: fernie

New comment by fernie in "GitHub Compromised"

fernie — Wed, 20 May 2026 05:56:04 +0000

Nah GitHub/MS doesn't allow SSH keys for their internal stuff. You have to use git-credential-manager, which enforces MFA

New comment by fernie in "BYD Seal 08 debuts with Blade Battery 2.0: 1,000km range, 5-min charging, 684hp"

fernie — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 15:27:24 +0000

As a person that's been all electric since 2019, I've always been curious why everyone wants this.

It's really rare for me to drive 700km in one day. What kind of commute do you have?

New comment by fernie in "Running local LLMs offline on a ten-hour flight"

fernie — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 16:06:40 +0000

The keyword being "comfortable".

Most certainly avoidable, unfortunately.

New comment by fernie in "BYD is seeing a flood of new EV buyers"

fernie — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 23:21:27 +0000

The fall of Rome took like 400 years...

New comment by fernie in "GOG is getting acquired by its original co-founder"

fernie — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 19:09:49 +0000

I can assure you that offline installer you got today from GOG will not work on Windows 20 or whatever OS will be the dominant for PC in 30 or 60 years time.

New comment by fernie in "Self-hosting is being enshittified"

fernie — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 04:26:40 +0000

And you can upgrade in future to match your actual needs instead of wasting money trying to front load costs for no benefit.

You can buy a “lightly used” Dell Optiplex with 8gb RAM for like $40 which will cover all your self hosting needs today.

New comment by fernie in "Microsoft Edge is starting to annoy me big time"

fernie — Sun, 03 Sep 2023 20:28:11 +0000

Linux has this impression because most people use it as an aftermarket OS.

If you buy a device that's designed to run Linux from the start from say, the good people over at System76.com, you'll get a much smoother experience.