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New comment by herbst in "If coding has been solved, why does software keep getting worse?"

herbst — Sat, 25 Jul 2026 06:25:16 +0000

I stopped with Microsoft buying minecraft. But before that they didn't change but add things.

I can't remember a single time I was disappointed because something changed.

New comment by herbst in "Who's afraid of Chinese models?"

herbst — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:51:21 +0000

Still not "normal" if you come from a more free place where things like this really don't matter at all.

New comment by herbst in "Who's afraid of Chinese models?"

herbst — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:51:25 +0000

Ex. https://apertus.ai

A swiss one. No idea if it's any good but it's there

New comment by herbst in "Who's afraid of Chinese models?"

herbst — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 06:49:58 +0000

If you post content like this you likely to get refused entering the US. I realize it doesn't apply to US citizens but it's also not like everyone can say what they want and get away with it.

New comment by herbst in "REO Trucks I4 4WD Pickup Truck Starts at $21,500"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:49:00 +0000

There are many great EV cars. But when you have a trailer or caravan we still talk about a heavily reduced range (and often they aren't allowed to pull at all, or weight limits get a problem, at least in Europe)

New comment by herbst in "Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro?"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:43:01 +0000

I didn't know that. I've got told it's a proprietary format while got shown the insta360 app.

Good to know, and reconsider!

New comment by herbst in "Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:41:35 +0000

I basically had the choice between this and no laptop at the time ...

New comment by herbst in "Reviving a 15-year-old netbook with Arch Linux"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:38:32 +0000

Same here! I still have it in has tiny laptop bag, back then it worked wonderfully for me as a mobile Linux development machine. I had more battery lifetime than with ANY machine after that (10+ hours screen time), but to fair I only run the bare minimum on it.

However the charging broke and I never got around trying to repair it.

New comment by herbst in "EU ban on destruction of unsold clothes and shoes enters into application"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:10:16 +0000

> Who pays for the logistics cost of moving and stocking these products in discount stores and giveaway centers?

All the examples I know of (Austria, Switzerland) are social clubs/associations (whatever that is called) and DO NOT depend on tax payer money.

New comment by herbst in "Is this the end of the once-mighty GoPro?"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 15:28:30 +0000

I'd love to film in 3d. But being dependent on a single app of a single company (that is not even a good app right now) is literally the worst feature for a hardware I could imagine.

New comment by herbst in "LG monitors silently install software through Windows Update without consent"

herbst — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 13:02:29 +0000

As if the world needs more reasons to understand that windows is activly making your life worse. Step by step.

New comment by herbst in "Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID"

herbst — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:46:48 +0000

I heard same argument with telegram (however I wouldnt consider it to be Russian tech these days) but yes. Choose your poison, basically. And some entities definitely seem(ed) less evil to our society than others.

New comment by herbst in "Europe's company websites are mostly served by US vendors"

herbst — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 12:41:35 +0000

So only in 2 smaller countries the "majority" is US served? That's what I read in that graphic

New comment by herbst in "Microsoft Can Track Users via a Windows Device ID"

herbst — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 11:46:07 +0000

I know people who avoid US tech and happily use Chinese or Russian tech here in central Europe. Not trusting US tech isn't new, it just gets a lot worse

New comment by herbst in "Solar rail could become common in Europe after successful trial in Switzerland"

herbst — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 18:46:26 +0000

To be fair, swiss train tickets cost a lot of money too.

New comment by herbst in "The Vespa at 80: Why the Italian scooter remains the coolest thing on 2 wheels"

herbst — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 14:04:16 +0000

I had a 50cc and also could do wheelies. I loved my Vespa, it was always ready for whatever I wanted to do. Sometimes 45kmh, in a warm day even 55.

New comment by herbst in "Ask HN: Who is quitting? (July 2026)"

herbst — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 14:04:16 +0000

Quit 10 years ago. In the meanwhile I tried building my own things, first few years have been poorly the last few have been great. Never give up people :)

New comment by herbst in "What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis"

herbst — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 16:52:56 +0000

> If it doesn't have immediate side effects for a given person it's unlikely to have them later

Why would this sentence make any sense?

New comment by herbst in "What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis"

herbst — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:25:00 +0000

I lost weight by changing my eating habits (which definitely wasn't easy but doable) and have family who used GPT with different results. So a little of both I guess.

I stand by my words that just using Ozembic without changing your habits on the way can't be the right way. And as far as I know studies suggest that that is actually the case. Like with any diet really

New comment by herbst in "What Ozempic does to the gut-brain axis"

herbst — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 18:22:30 +0000

I mean the idea is that GPT helps to reduce appetite while you learn to eat properly. Not to take GPT the rest of your life.