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

jakzurr — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 16:25:15 +0000

Thanks - really got my attention. And, the video makes me sick.

I'm still looking at my 10 year-old LG monitor with suspicion, now, but I'm thinking (hoping) it's just too old...

New comment by jakzurr in "Backtrack-Free Cursive"

jakzurr — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 20:34:12 +0000

Really nice article (& website). This goes into my scrapbook.

Still use cursive after 60 years, though nowadays, less on paper, and more using Gboard (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gboard). (It reads my handwriting better than I can, but I still keep looking for something better.)

New comment by jakzurr in "OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router"

jakzurr — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 13:38:24 +0000

arggg, here comes my hardware lust again...

New comment by jakzurr in "The Apple Disk II Controller Card (2021)"

jakzurr — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 02:51:26 +0000

Awesome, awesome. My old copy of "Beneath Apple DOS" is still sitting on a shelf across the room - this brings the memories flooding back.

New comment by jakzurr in "I'm building a Space Cadet Pinball Machine! [video]"

jakzurr — Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:54:44 +0000

I'd completely forgotten, but this brought it back. In the 70's, the father of a friend in high school was building a plane in the basement. I remember there were pieces spread all over, and my friend was telling me how much easier it was, as his father was using all metric system measurements.

New comment by jakzurr in "Help I accidentally a wigglegram"

jakzurr — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:30:07 +0000

Whew... the continuous motion started triggering migraine symptoms until I closed the window.

But it does have a nice 3d effect. For me, the cycle speed seems excessive. I believe someone suggested tying wiggle effect to mouse movement?

New comment by jakzurr in "Whole cross-sectional human ultrasound tomography"

jakzurr — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 17:06:11 +0000

Heck yeah! Thanks for posting.

New comment by jakzurr in "Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can't Show You"

jakzurr — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 17:44:10 +0000

Thanks mentioning acrylics. Now I'm wondering if new technology will eventually improve our printing to allow better colors in news media, and even in prints in art exhibits?

Does anyone have any comments on the future of printed media?

New comment by jakzurr in "A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)"

jakzurr — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:52:07 +0000

ok, that's amazing - glad ya saved the pic at least

New comment by jakzurr in "Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length"

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:21:47 +0000

The article is still pretty cool, even though the discussion brings up some issues with their arithmetic.

New comment by jakzurr in "From Chesterton's fence to Chesterton's gap"

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:13:18 +0000

I probably would have agreed 50 years ago, but it's a bit hard now. Fortunately, select-all boosted the contrast nicely. ;)

New comment by jakzurr in "Making 'food out of thin air' (2024)"

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 13:07:03 +0000

I just think it's pretty amazing.

New comment by jakzurr in "A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)"

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:49:53 +0000

thank god we weren't still using paper tape & punch cards, everything was old crt terminals, and online storage (though not very much)

New comment by jakzurr in "A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)"

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:47:53 +0000

Used several of these at school in the 90's. IIRC intro classes used VAX/VMS (was the machine called VAX-1170?). But all the higher undergrad classes used Unix on PDP-11/70's, like in the picture. Of course, I hardly ever saw one up close. :p

New comment by jakzurr in "Certain Ultra-processed Foods more Addictive than Others"

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:12:22 +0000

Another ultra-processed foods article; last I found was earlier this year.

Certain Ultra-processed Foods more Addictive than Others

jakzurr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 12:12:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/17/health/addictive-ultraprocessed-foods-wellness

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48569288

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by jakzurr in "Toxic chemical leak at a manufacturing facility in Orange County"

jakzurr — Sun, 24 May 2026 01:07:24 +0000

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garden_Grove_chemical_leak

New comment by jakzurr in "Neutron scattering explains why gluten-free pasta falls apart (2025)"

jakzurr — Sat, 23 May 2026 11:57:50 +0000

OK, fun article. But holy smokes, when I first read the title, I thought it was saying, "GF pasta falls apart because of neutron scattering." Whew!

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

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New comment by jakzurr in "Help I accidentally a wigglegram"

New comment by jakzurr in "Whole cross-sectional human ultrasound tomography"

New comment by jakzurr in "Where to Find the Colors Your Screen Can't Show You"

New comment by jakzurr in "A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)"

New comment by jakzurr in "Subterranean fungi networks more than 100 quadrillion km in length"

New comment by jakzurr in "From Chesterton's fence to Chesterton's gap"

New comment by jakzurr in "Making 'food out of thin air' (2024)"

New comment by jakzurr in "A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)"

New comment by jakzurr in "A brief tour of the PDP-11, the most influential minicomputer of all time (2022)"

New comment by jakzurr in "Certain Ultra-processed Foods more Addictive than Others"

Certain Ultra-processed Foods more Addictive than Others

New comment by jakzurr in "Toxic chemical leak at a manufacturing facility in Orange County"

New comment by jakzurr in "Neutron scattering explains why gluten-free pasta falls apart (2025)"

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