Hacker News: frankzander

New comment by frankzander in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

frankzander — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:25:02 +0000

Interesting one.

New comment by frankzander in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

frankzander — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:21:10 +0000

Alcohol is always poisonous (but mixed with methanol quite a bit more poisonous ) :-)

New comment by frankzander in "How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'?"

frankzander — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:26:12 +0000

But beware if someone say to them Microslop ... they don't like it if someone other make up new names :-)

New comment by frankzander in "99% of adults over 40 have shoulder "abnormalities" on an MRI, study finds"

frankzander — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 21:36:20 +0000

got a similar advice ... "in your age we find almost every time something abnormal"

New comment by frankzander in "50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player"

frankzander — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 16:03:43 +0000

Tbh I would like to have a donation button on a artist website so I can donate and than download the album I like where I like.

New comment by frankzander in "Fahrplan – 39C3"

frankzander — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:34:56 +0000

That example is a really good one I also stumbled upon. Feels like a Indymedia meeting.

New comment by frankzander in "Fahrplan – 39C3"

frankzander — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:32:24 +0000

That have to be the tolerance they're everywhere talking about

New comment by frankzander in "Fahrplan – 39C3"

frankzander — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 10:26:03 +0000

I can fully relate ... back in the days there wasn't much (at least I don't remember) of "this kind" of ppl and everything was just hacking. However I can imagine what you mean. At the end this growing craziness does not change any time soon so you are right ... "finding the folks that fit you" is maybe the best advice (and this hasn't to be the CCC). Fortunately the interesting talks are often recorded so nobody has to attend who don't want in order to get the interesting stuff.

New comment by frankzander in "Fahrplan – 39C3"

frankzander — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 08:39:13 +0000

this wasn't the point ... the point is that the whole thing is getting more and more political and less technical and fun. I was at the camp and some congresses in the past and they where always fun but nowadays it seems like it's like a political movement event for certain strands and ideologies and way less fun and interesting things (thou there are gems) and it seems that you have to think a certain way or at least accept certain positions even if it's not your position because otherwise you are silly or something else.

New comment by frankzander in "Fahrplan – 39C3"

frankzander — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:42:59 +0000

From year to year more politics and less interesting stuff.

New comment by frankzander in "Rob Pike goes nuclear over GenAI"

frankzander — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 07:39:53 +0000

I'm sure he's prompting wrong.

New comment by frankzander in "What is the nicest thing a stranger has ever done for you?"

frankzander — Sun, 14 Dec 2025 08:01:06 +0000

Giving me a simple bottle of water when I was in need

New comment by frankzander in "Doing Rails Wrong"

frankzander — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 06:41:57 +0000

and the problem is that if you apply for a job in this area you have to know them all +10 years experience with all the frameworks and backend stuff, sql, docker

New comment by frankzander in "Linux phones are more important now than ever"

frankzander — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:52:42 +0000

Very much thanks for this text. This makes much sense. I don't think regulation would help ... only ppl who show their raised middle finger to this vendors. I mean this scenario is the scenario ppl thought of when TPM came up ... a fcking closed up device and you are in the hands of the vendors.

New comment by frankzander in "Linux phones are more important now than ever"

frankzander — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:40:13 +0000

What does it have to do with the regulations? Does they forbid open phones?

New comment by frankzander in "Linux phones are more important now than ever"

frankzander — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 08:39:35 +0000

I've always assumed that there is some money related intend behind this. But I can't figure out what money reason it is.

New comment by frankzander in "Linux phones are more important now than ever"

frankzander — Tue, 16 Sep 2025 06:30:42 +0000

What I don't get (plz help me) is why out of a sudden this vendors close up their phones and why is Google going this way? What's their intend?

New comment by frankzander in "Apple pulls iPhone torrent app from AltStore PAL in Europe"

frankzander — Tue, 02 Sep 2025 13:27:20 +0000

if you don't have root it's always theirs. I wonder why ppl just accept this.

New comment by frankzander in "New research reveals longevity gains slowing, life expectancy of 100 unlikely"

frankzander — Sun, 31 Aug 2025 11:04:32 +0000

Good point. Glad someone pointed this out

New comment by frankzander in "How I code with AI on a budget/free"

frankzander — Mon, 11 Aug 2025 06:21:58 +0000

You are the product no matter how much you pay tbh