Hacker News: kQq9oHeAz6wLLS

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "The $8 Linux Computer (2022)"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:02:40 +0000

Like a Linux phone?

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "The $8 Linux Computer (2022)"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 16:02:00 +0000

For reference, for those of you who prefer to learn things via ska punk music from the 90s...

https://youtu.be/AEKbFMvkLIc

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Motorola Signature 27 with GrapheneOS support"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 23:13:36 +0000

Yes, it's a well-known fact that manufacturers will sacrifice all the goodwill they've accumulated over the years for a little short term profit. /s

I'm not saying none of them do, but you've made a heckuva blanket statement there with zero citation.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:25:54 +0000

Sounds like inventive to not let that infrastructure disappear.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Electrification Could Cut Global Energy Use in Half"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 14:25:07 +0000

It's interesting that, as of the time of writing, most of the replies to you are to point the blame at the cheap cost of natural gas, and the implied "fix" is to increase the cost of natural gas, rather than suggest ways to make electric cheaper.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:48:23 +0000

The "almost Biblical" line comes from the fact that - before he knew what variety it was - he read about a similar wheat mentioned in the Bible.

That phrase is actually in the article.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:42:10 +0000

There are US-based sellers of ancient wheat (both berries and milled flour) as well.

Here's one that I learned about via their YouTube channel

https://mtranchrescue.com/products/7-s-true-whole-wheat-flou...

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "An Italian farmer found some unknown seeds in his attic and planted them"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:40:00 +0000

From what I understand, most "ancient" grains had far less gluten; it's the modern variants that have caused the widespread gluten issues we see today.

That's obviously an oversimplification.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Casio Watches of the 1980s"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 20:01:31 +0000

> I am not in a wealth bracket to afford wearing mechanical watches.

The excellent Seiko 5 can be had in a wide variety of styles, many for under $100. Seriously, they're very good.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Dolly Parton's Imagination Library"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 20:16:57 +0000

If you like coffee, Dolly has a line via Community Coffee (which makes great coffee) called Cup of Ambition, and a portion of each sale goes to the Imagination Library.

https://www.communitycoffee.com/pages/dolly-partons-cup-of-a...

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Now Google says it might use your Gmail and Google Photos data to target ads"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sat, 24 Oct 2026 02:24:11 +0000

I tried Immich, but it doesn't play well with multiple users and external storage.

I've had limited success with Memories on Nextcloud.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "We are all living inside of an obscure sci-fi film from 1970"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 22:21:16 +0000

Maybe this is where freeing oneself from God leads. The question then would be - are you better off?

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Dogs seem to agree with humans that 'bouba' is round and 'kiki' is spiky"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 21:20:21 +0000

FTA:

> The second experiment, which involved 19 other dogs, was identical in design except that the owners wore headphones playing rock music to stop them from hearing the 'Bouba' and 'Kiki' sounds. The idea here was to remove any owner cues the dogs might have been following.

So they at least attempted to account for it.

Also, why do owners feel the need to unleash their dogs at you in self defense? This is very strange.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Tesla Roadster"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 01:02:40 +0000

Really? Everyone is talking about it. Did you know Porsche announced a new supercar on the same day? Most people don't, but even non-"car people" can't stop talking about Tesla's flying car.

So the publicity is arguably priceless.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Tesla Roadster"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 00:50:58 +0000

They actually did, but they filled the trunks with concrete to level them out in flight.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Delta’s Biscoff cookies were supposed to be temporary"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:35:18 +0000

As an American, I say good! Every country should have their own identity.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "'Jonathan' is the oldest land animal on Earth"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 02:16:31 +0000

Y'all see Trump and Elon in everything.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Treachery in the Rodin Museum 3D scan verdict"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:20:33 +0000

I wonder if this will change now that camera-enabled glasses are becoming more common.

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "Treachery in the Rodin Museum 3D scan verdict"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 04 Oct 2026 14:10:43 +0000

Yes, but we've clearly seen the value and effectiveness of French law here...

New comment by kQq9oHeAz6wLLS in "OpenAI Feared "Optics" of what might appear on Hacker News"

kQq9oHeAz6wLLS — Sun, 27 Sep 2026 14:05:27 +0000

I think it's more likely to affect aspiring authors, rather than established ones.

Sadly, like keeping track of "attempted burglaries"[0], it's impossible to know the extent.

[0] how do you count attempts where the burglar was unsuccessful/left no trace and nobody was home to notice the attempt?