Of course it wouldn't be bullet proof, but it would help in general to not let people personify the machine. Just a step into a better thing. At the same time it should be relatively easy to replace unquoted "I" and "me" with "This machine". At least it should be easier to find where it falls off the rails.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45187349

Points: 42

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From https://fosdem.org/2025/faq/#registration

> Q: I plan on visiting FOSDEM, where can I register?

> No registration is required.

> Q: How much does a entry ticket for FOSDEM cost?

> Attendance is free, including access to all talks and facilities.

Sorry if it seems not empathic enough, that was not my intention. I know that the use of such drugs may be medically necessary.

Edit: To serious answers: I was wrong, I stay corrected.

  ^struct whatever

It may seem stupid or counter productive, but it is easy and good enough. YT Music is a clear upgrade for those users.

I think YT Music makes more sense than many of the Google initiatives and it will continue to make sense as long as they will have deals with music labels.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42505436

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> Wait a minute, this list goes to 17, yet the intro only mentions 14! I actually did that because a couple might overlap and a couple of them are half-approaches, and that last one is just here for fun. Besides, as I learn more approaches and add them to the list, the title will get more and more out of date anyway.

I am interested in Vale and it feels very promising, though because my interested in bootstrapping I don't like that it is written in Scala. I know, that is shallow, but that's a thing that limits my enthusiasm.

If you are like me and don't like jumping around between notes and text and you prefer to read the notes anyway, here is a little snippet you can run in Web Inspector's Console:

  document.querySelectorAll(".slice-contents a[data-noteid]").forEach(e => {document.querySelectorAll('.slice-notes [data-noteid="' + e.attributes["data-noteid"].nodeValue + '"] p').forEach(p => {p.style.fontSize = 'smaller'; e.parentNode.insertBefore(p, e)}); e.remove() })

I love the design I have in my current car - Renault Laguna 3. The HVAC control panel is between air vents and on the top it has three buttons: Soft, Auto and Fast. I like how it uses words with no negative connotations (it could be Slow and Hard). Soft is for it to be quiet, Auto is the most common setting for me and Fast is self-explanatory, though also recommended if you have passengers on the backseat. Then there is the current temperature (and other HVAC settings) display and finally very comfortable and big up/down rocker switches to change the temperature with a 0.5°C resolution. I usually do not change the temperature much. A knob seems to invite changes for people who do not understand a concept of a thermostat.

Then there is AC off, closed circulation, fan speed and air distribution buttons. Right below this are buttons for quick defogging (I don't know how to call it) and the back window heating. Buttons that do not change the state shown on the LCD display have their little LEDs to signify their state.

You can see it in action here: https://youtu.be/oNHvtI_8A5w?t=12