Hacker News: fraXis

New comment by fraXis in "Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes"

fraXis — Tue, 12 May 2026 16:03:59 +0000

I would recommend WindowBlinds to achieve the "grey, boxy UI" look. As for a Windows 2000 theme out of the box, I am not sure, but I know it can make your Windows 10/11 UI look and behave like Windows XP.

There is a custom skin editor as well, so you can tailor the look of Windows to anything you choose, so you can probably get very close to the Windows 2000 look you are seeking.

https://www.stardock.com/products/windowblinds/

New comment by fraXis in "Movies Are Too Long"

fraXis — Sat, 09 May 2026 22:27:38 +0000

The Sphere version of WoZ is intentionally shorter. It is 75 minutes, compared to the original's 101 minutes.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wizard_of_Oz_at_Sphere

Instagram Encrypted Messaging Ends on Friday, May 8

fraXis — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:49:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/05/05/psa-instagram-encrypted-messaging-ends-may-8/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48024160

Points: 103

# Comments: 52

Elon Musk confirms xAI used OpenAI's models to train Grok

fraXis — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 20:32:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/921546/elon-musk-xai-openai-trial-model-distillation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47967847

Points: 13

# Comments: 4

Affected by This LastPass Breach? How to Get a Cut of the $24.5M Settlement

fraXis — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 19:05:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pcmag.com/news/affected-by-this-lastpass-breach-how-to-get-a-cut-of-the-245m-settlement

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47605101

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by fraXis in "Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis"

fraXis — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 20:05:44 +0000

That game sounds interesting. What is it called? I only saw Beavers Be Damned when I searched Steam.

Rufus devs blame Microsoft for blocking new Windows 11 ISOs resulting in IP bans

fraXis — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 04:14:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/windows/rufus-developers-blame-microsoft-for-blocking-access-to-the-latest-windows-11-isos-windows-insiders-met-with-an-ip-ban-after-attempting-to-download-latest-builds

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47043644

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

CEO Jensen Huang said he wants employees to stop coding

fraXis — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:51:24 +0000

Article URL: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/technology/tech-news/after-ceo-jensen-huang-said-he-wants-employees-to-stop-coding-nvidia-give-all-its-30000-engineers-access-to/articleshow/128254883.cms

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46996405

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

Sam Altman celebrates ChatGPT following em dash formatting rules

fraXis — Fri, 14 Nov 2025 22:20:21 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2025/11/forget-agi-sam-altman-celebrates-chatgpt-finally-following-em-dash-formatting-rules/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45932845

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by fraXis in "I tried every todo app and ended up with a .txt file"

fraXis — Wed, 13 Aug 2025 04:49:13 +0000

+1 for TickTick. It gets the job done and I love that I can set reminders for my tasks that I can snooze from my Apple Watch or computer desktops instead of having to rely on Apple Reminders.

The Browser Company's AI browser now has a $20 subscription

fraXis — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 00:36:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/news/756427/browser-company-dia-pro-ai-pricing

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44832111

Points: 7

# Comments: 2

New comment by fraXis in "Show HN: HackerNewt – Breadth-first exploring HN client for iOS"

fraXis — Tue, 01 Jul 2025 17:20:32 +0000

Nice job! Will you be releasing an Android version?

New comment by fraXis in "uBlock Origin is no longer available on the Chrome Store"

fraXis — Tue, 11 Mar 2025 21:26:36 +0000

If you like Arc, I suggest trying Zen Browser. It looks and behaves just like Arc, but it has the benefit of upgrades and support. Arc Browser has almost been abandoned because they are working on a new product.

https://zen-browser.app