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New comment by istumbler in "Ask HN: So what happened to Facebook "localhost" tracking?"

istumbler — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 18:20:59 +0000

“A network interface which allows processes on the same internet host to communicate without the need for a network connection”

New comment by istumbler in "Apple Does Not Include a Charger with All New MacBooks in UK and EU"

istumbler — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:36:09 +0000

> I don’t understand why [THE EU] need to make things harder on themselves

FTFY

New comment by istumbler in "Ask HN: Why is "Tea" still on the App Store after so many data breaches?"

istumbler — Thu, 31 Jul 2025 03:47:42 +0000

I wonder if they will approve my new apps: “Ezzy” and “Cray” where people can rate dates for how easy it was to get them into bed and how crazy they were during and/or after.

New comment by istumbler in "Cellphone radiation is harmful, but few want to believe it: researcher"

istumbler — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:23:10 +0000

You're thinking like a physicist, not a professor trying to get attention for their wackadoodle theory

New comment by istumbler in "Cellphone radiation is harmful, but few want to believe it: researcher"

istumbler — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:22:02 +0000

It also ignores that each successive generation of wireless is lower power than the last, so the will be more antennas, but operating at much lower power, for a lower effective dose.

New comment by istumbler in "Cellphone radiation is harmful, but few want to believe it: researcher"

istumbler — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:18:59 +0000

Wait until they hear about cosmic rays and neutron flux…

New comment by istumbler in "Cellphone radiation is harmful, but few want to believe it: researcher"

istumbler — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 16:18:30 +0000

All very speculative, note that these findings never come from physicists or engineers working on wireless technologies.

If cell phones caused even a small increase in cancer rates we would be seeing a massive epidemic, what we see instead is a steady decline in overall cancer rates: https://www.statista.com/statistics/184566/deaths-by-cancer-...

KitBridge – Write Apps for MacOS, iOS and TvOS in Ojb-C or Swift

istumbler — Mon, 20 Aug 2018 22:53:44 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/alfwatt/KitBridge

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=17804827

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by istumbler in "Ask HN: How do you detect license infringement on closed source software?"

istumbler — Sat, 11 Aug 2018 21:48:17 +0000

There are also tools which are platform specific. On macOS, for e.g., the Mach-O format can be disassembled by `otool`, for objective-c projects (and maybe Swift) you can use `class-dump`

Find the IP of your local router in seconds, then scan the network

istumbler — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:22:54 +0000

Article URL: http://localrouter.net

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15708986

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

iStumbler Release 103: Real Time Map of Your Wi-Fi Networks

istumbler — Wed, 15 Nov 2017 23:10:38 +0000

Article URL: https://istumbler.net

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15708907

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by istumbler in "Dot-com party madness (2000)"

istumbler — Tue, 17 May 2016 01:14:33 +0000

This brings back memories.

Also, what an amazing link graveyard.

Of course, Salesforce.com is still with us.

Automatic Labs. lays off 28% of its workforce, aims for profitability in 2017

istumbler — Tue, 17 May 2016 01:12:56 +0000

Article URL: http://venturebeat.com/2016/05/13/automatic-lays-off-28-of-its-workforce-to-refocus-on-achieving-profitability-next-year/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=11710743

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by istumbler in "Wi-Fi Assist: a $5M Mess"

istumbler — Sat, 24 Oct 2015 21:29:21 +0000

Ok ok ok. I've updated the article a few times to fix copy errors, if you have specific suggestions I'd be happy to hear them. It's very hard for most people to copy-edit their own text when it's still fresh.