Hacker News: g8425

New comment by g8425 in "M5Stack Launches PaperMono"

g8425 — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 18:29:11 +0000

I wouldn't anticipate too much from m5stack. They have a habit of developing products that are well designed from a physical standpoint... but when you try to develop with them one finds that the software and support needed to achieve your goals are half-baked and downright annoying. UIFlow1/2, I'm looking at you...

For reference, see the M5dinmeter

New comment by g8425 in "Fairphone is now officially available in the United States"

g8425 — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 05:50:28 +0000

I purchased a Fairphone 6 thinking I was going to solve a lot of issues I had with more popular phone models. This has not been the case. I think that when all is said and done, Fairphone will have done more to hurt the concept of device repairability than help it.

Examples: Within a month of purchase, the little upper speaker grill/mesh sticker fell out. Now this is why I bought a Fairphone - a few clicks, a few days wait and a few screws later and I can easily replace it... not the case. They wanted me to warranty/send in my phone for a sticker replacement on "the world's most repairable phone." Not a great first impression.

Another system update they shipped bricked my sim card. No support, no help, just me with a permanent fear of installing any updates in the future.

New comment by g8425 in "FCC pays $340k/year to keep 100's of empty Alaska buildings wired for internet"

g8425 — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 06:27:06 +0000

I checked the prices for a round trip in December - $1200+ per passenger. I can't imagine how much it would be without a subsidy.

New comment by g8425 in "Amazon to stop selling 'hooligan e-bikes' in California"

g8425 — Tue, 12 May 2026 06:06:47 +0000

Interesting. Where I live, the "hooligan" e-bikes are primarily owned and operated by groups of older retirees who refuse to separate themselves from pedestrians. When one mixes the two, any speed is dangerous.

New comment by g8425 in "Diverse organic molecules on Mars revealed by the first SAM TMAH experiment"

g8425 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 06:14:58 +0000

Shouldn't this link directly to the paper in question, instead of... Shuffles papers... Courthousenews?

New comment by g8425 in "Adobe modifies hosts file to detect whether Creative Cloud is installed"

g8425 — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 07:26:09 +0000

I'm very interested in moving away from after effects - hearing of your success is encouraging! Can you recommend any resources for making the jump?

New comment by g8425 in "Zero ZGC4: A Better Graphing Calculator for School and Beyond"

g8425 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 07:18:42 +0000

Wow these are beautiful machines - thanks for the tip!

New comment by g8425 in "The First Compact Disc Player: Sony's 1982 CDP-101"

g8425 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 06:51:03 +0000

What a beautiful piece of hardware. I'd love to see a comeback of this design style.

New comment by g8425 in "What Happened to Fry's Electronics"

g8425 — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 08:31:52 +0000

The highlight of my childhood (not to mention the basic consumer education for my eventual career in computing) was wandering the aisles of the Fry's in Campbell, CA. When that wasn't possible, I would spend hours reading the massive advertising spreads in the Sunday Mercury News, building my dream computer. Truly, my best buys... were always at Fry's! Guaranteed.