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New comment by kefabean in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

kefabean — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:19:57 +0000

I purchased Mudita Kompakt phones for my kids when they started secondary school. There has been some pushback but overall it’s been a success.

The fact that they occasionally forget to take it with them or they leave it downstairs when they go to bed, makes me comfortable that it doesn’t have addicting properties.

And, because it’s android any apps demanded by school can easily be side loaded.

New comment by kefabean in "Cloudflare is down"

kefabean — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:03:16 +0000

Looks like it's resolved now.

Cloudflare is down

kefabean — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:25:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cloudflarestatus.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48370719

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by kefabean in "EV Stupidity Checklist"

kefabean — Fri, 29 May 2026 22:59:44 +0000

And e) although more relevant for wing mirrors, you can also move your head around to change/increase the field of view if needed. Try doing that with a camera + screen.

New comment by kefabean in "Wired headphone sales are exploding"

kefabean — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 08:45:04 +0000

Totally agree, as an iPhone user it’s literally the only ‘innovation’ that would make me lust after a new device.

New comment by kefabean in "Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today?"

kefabean — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 18:08:26 +0000

I also have fond memories of gallo pinto in Costa Rica from 1997 but when I describe it to family they just look at me blankly in mild disgust. Would love to know what the secret sauce is.

New comment by kefabean in "Backing up Spotify"

kefabean — Sun, 21 Dec 2025 09:28:02 +0000

That’s if they pretend to stream the music. If they are using throwaway free accounts I imagine they can download the DRM-stripped files much more quickly.

Disney to invest $1B in OpenAI, allowing use of characters in video

kefabean — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 15:21:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/business/2025/dec/11/disney-open-ai-sora-video-deal

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46232477

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Artificial intelligence research has a slop problem

kefabean — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 07:11:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/dec/06/ai-research-papers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46189311

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by kefabean in "iPhone dumbphone"

kefabean — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 22:58:56 +0000

Email bubbles? Rookies.

(you know you can make those bubbles go away?!)

Mudita Kompakt minimalist phone for tweens (dumbphone plus) [YouTube] [video]

kefabean — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 08:02:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmVUIGr-bus

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44498046

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by kefabean in "Father Ted Kilnettle Shrine Tape Dispenser"

kefabean — Sun, 01 Jun 2025 08:57:48 +0000

One of my favourites https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Z4fBbhyzE9A

New comment by kefabean in "Who killed the rave?"

kefabean — Wed, 08 Jan 2025 19:03:17 +0000

> To support that, it looks like music festival attendance is going up over the years.

This isn't global nor is it specific dance music but at least in the UK, festivals are struggling and have declined significantly since the beginning of covid - 204 festivals have disappeared since 2019: https://www.aiforg.com/blog-database/72-uk-festivals-cancell...

New comment by kefabean in "Reverse-engineering my speakers' API to get reasonable volume control"

kefabean — Sat, 27 Jul 2024 11:51:10 +0000

In a similar vein, I was delighted to discover that my rather elderly Audiolab M-DAC (used as a pre-amp) exposes its master volume control over USB digital input when plugged into a RPi.

Although I don't use USB for audio (rather buggy) the control interface works perfectly.

I duly created a websockets API that allows me to remotely control the volume over wifi via a phsyical rotary controller. Allows me to conceal all the hifi equipment in a cupboard upstairs but remotely control it from a knob downstairs in the kitchen.

Like the OP I also implemented volume limits to prevent accidental damage to the speakers (primarily from twiddles by little fingers)....works a treat!

New comment by kefabean in "CrowdStrike Update: Windows Bluescreen and Boot Loops"

kefabean — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 08:51:55 +0000

Indeed, far more damage caused than any actual malware!

New comment by kefabean in "By harnessing wind power, high-tech sails can help cut marine pollution"

kefabean — Sun, 09 Jun 2024 09:01:50 +0000

Jevon’s paradox?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jevons_paradox

New comment by kefabean in "Windows 10 wallpaper was physically built and photographed (2015)"

kefabean — Thu, 23 May 2024 08:20:49 +0000

But it has the air of the banal. For something supposedly so creative it seems to totally lack....creativity. I suppose 100% in keeping with a tech company's vision for what a computer desktop should look like.

New comment by kefabean in "BreakTime: Running Breakout inside Google Calendar"

kefabean — Thu, 14 Mar 2024 00:03:26 +0000

Now that’s what I call a productivity hack!

New comment by kefabean in "Zed, a collaborative code editor, is now open source"

kefabean — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 21:32:00 +0000

I do agree it's very zen using zed.

As you say the interface is elegant and distraction free by default, no twiddling required to get a happy place.

So far I've only used it for my personal projects and don't yet have full muscle memory, but weirdly even the keyboard shortcuts seem more intuitive.

New comment by kefabean in "The humble brilliance of Italy's moka coffee pot (2018)"

kefabean — Tue, 23 Jan 2024 10:15:11 +0000

They are indeed hypnotic to use, cheap and quite practical.

The trouble is I've never been able to get coffee to taste as good out of one of these compared to almost any other method of making coffee - eg. filter, espresso, French press. I'm not sure whether it's my technique, the grind I use, or something intrinsic to the process itself.