Hacker News: foepys

New comment by foepys in "German police name alleged leaders of GandCrab and REvil ransomware groups"

foepys — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 19:13:05 +0000

It also has something to do with the so called "Hackerparagraph" [1] under which whitehat hacking is basically impossible in Germany. Even writing a program that could potentially be used for hacking is a crime. If you followed the law word for word the authors of e.g. curl could be charged under this law.

1: https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vorbereiten_des_Aussp%C3%A4hen... [de]

New comment by foepys in "Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11"

foepys — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 14:43:24 +0000

It does. You can also do it by hand via the right-click on tab menu

New comment by foepys in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

foepys — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:14:56 +0000

Not illegal per se in Germany but you won't find a legal job that doesn't require you to have a bank account. Benefits will also only be paid electronically (exceptions for some asylum seekers apply).

You also cannot get a tax refund or pay taxes without a bank account.

New comment by foepys in "Writing code is cheap now"

foepys — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 09:50:32 +0000

A study last year concluded that while AI coding feels faster it actually isn't. At least in mid 2025.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44522772

New comment by foepys in "Sub-$200 Lidar could reshuffle auto sensor economics"

foepys — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:29:54 +0000

Not only that but vibrations play a big part as well, especially on ICE vehicles.

New comment by foepys in "I fixed Windows native development"

foepys — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:00:12 +0000

Since .NET 10 still doesn't support Type Libraries quite a few new Windows projects must be written in .NET Framework.

Microsoft sadly doesn't prioritize this so this might still be the case for a couple of years.

One thing I credit MS for is that they make it very easy to use modern C# features in .NET Framework. You can easily write new Framework assemblies with a lot of C# 14 features. You can also add a few interfaces and get most of it working (although not optimized by the CLR, e.g. Span). For an example see this project: https://www.nuget.org/packages/PolySharp/

It's also easy to target multiple framework with the same code, so you can write libraries that work in .NET programs and .NET Framework programs.

New comment by foepys in "I fixed Windows native development"

foepys — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 13:51:06 +0000

That's not correct. You don't have to give your credit card details or even be logged in but you are still required to have any Visual Studio license. For hobbyists and startups the VS Community license is enough but larger companies need a VS Professional license even for the VS Build Tools.

How strict Microsoft is with enforcement of this license is another story.

New comment by foepys in "Skip the Tips: A game to select "No Tip" but dark patterns try to stop you"

foepys — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:52:30 +0000

But they also have over a billion cash at hand. I imagine at that scale and customers being private, the amount is pretty stable and Starbucks can just do whatever with this since it's extremely unlikely that customers demand all their money back at once.

New comment by foepys in "Germany's Merz admits nuclear exit was strategic mistake"

foepys — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 04:51:43 +0000

This is typical CDU conservative talk from Merz. He is on a war path with anything Angela Merkel did because she saw him as politically inexperienced and shunned him. So he had to work for Blackrock.

The CSU (the Bavarian equivalent and permanent coalition partner of the CDU) is also demanding to reactivate nuclear power plants but at the same time is not willing to store any spent nuclear fuel. The CSU is also notoriously anti renewables and does not want new power lines in their "beautiful scenery" to get the renewable power from northern Germany to Bavaria.

New comment by foepys in "Linux is good now"

foepys — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 11:59:00 +0000

I don't know what you are doing but I have my Arch Linux running since about 2013. I needed to intervene a few times, I think 4 times in total but the base installation in from 2013, now nearly 13 years ago.

New comment by foepys in "After 15 years, I use Outlook as my build pipeline"

foepys — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 19:09:53 +0000

Sometimes it's not about doing nothing but only being allowed to do the same stuff over and over again to do because there is "no budget" to rewrite the codebase to automate the process.

New comment by foepys in "F-Droid and Google’s developer registration decree"

foepys — Mon, 29 Sep 2025 09:25:41 +0000

Google will require you to authenticate with your real name and/or government ID which is something a lot of FLOSS developers don't want to do.

New comment by foepys in "OpenWrt: A Linux OS targeting embedded devices"

foepys — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 18:56:40 +0000

OpenWISP states in its docs that you should be running at least 20 devices to make it worth it. [1] So it's not supposed to be a easy way to manage a few devices for home users.

> However, OpenWISP may not be the best fit for very small networks (fewer than 20 devices), organizations lacking IT expertise, or enterprises seeking open-source alternatives solely for cost-saving purposes.

1: https://openwisp.org/faq/#suitable

New comment by foepys in "GitHub is no longer independent at Microsoft after CEO resignation"

foepys — Tue, 12 Aug 2025 12:07:04 +0000

Yes: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43936992

New comment by foepys in "YouTube to be included in Australia's social media ban for children under 16"

foepys — Wed, 30 Jul 2025 12:36:54 +0000

Try replacing "social media" with "fast food" and think about how hard that would be for parents to control.

New comment by foepys in "Electric cars produce less brake dust pollution than combustion-engine cars"

foepys — Thu, 24 Jul 2025 04:20:50 +0000

Are you driving fast(er than with a ICE vehicle) in corners? Since EVs have a very low center of mass, drivers tend to take corners a lot faster than they would in ICE vehicles which is very hard on the tires.

A friend got hit by this as well and since readjusting his driving style (read: not flying through corners for the fun of it) he gets more (but still not equal) miles on his EV's tires before he needs new ones.

New comment by foepys in "At Amazon's biggest data center, everything is supersized for AI"

foepys — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 17:06:38 +0000

True for heating but warm water is in demand all the time.

New comment by foepys in "At Amazon's biggest data center, everything is supersized for AI"

foepys — Fri, 11 Jul 2025 15:47:04 +0000

Using heatpumps you only need a little electricity to heat quite a few homes with district heating.

But there probably is no nearby district to be heated.

New comment by foepys in "Officials concede they don't know the fate of Iran's uranium stockpile"

foepys — Mon, 23 Jun 2025 17:21:09 +0000

Because it would have catastrophic consequences on the world order. Normalizing nuking your opponent will invite Russia to nuke Ukraine, China Taiwan, and North Korea South Korea. The USA will not let Israel nuke anybody.

New comment by foepys in "Car companies are in a billion-dollar software war"

foepys — Mon, 12 May 2025 07:15:02 +0000

I have a VAG ICE vehicle and had a problem with the navigation system not working. When I brought it in to get it fixed, they apparently put a completely new version of the software on the hardware.

Suddenly everything was fast. No slow lags anymore. System is ready even before I start the engine. Navigation now zooms smoothly. Voice recognition is finally working 95% of the time and only tripping up on hard words.

I don't know how many different software versions are out there but apparently they are working on system speed without changing the hardware. Maybe I got an early access version and they are waiting for data before they push it to all vehicles.