Hacker News: krieger_857

New comment by krieger_857 in "The 'papers, please' era of the internet will decimate your privacy"

krieger_857 — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 19:21:58 +0000

use linux then, use a vpn, there's always a workaround

New comment by krieger_857 in "Windows 11 New Media Player Uses 3.5x More RAM, Charges for Popular Video Codecs"

krieger_857 — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 02:23:06 +0000

itunes on windows still leaks memory like a water hose, it can go up to 4gb listening to online radio

New comment by krieger_857 in "Apple boss Tim Cook says prices to rise due to memory chip costs"

krieger_857 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:56:00 +0000

they still exists, although google is phasing out some of the Go line of apps

New comment by krieger_857 in "Apple boss Tim Cook says prices to rise due to memory chip costs"

krieger_857 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 21:50:44 +0000

10 to 30 usd aprox

New comment by krieger_857 in "Preparing for KDE Plasma's Last X11-Supported Release"

krieger_857 — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 19:41:43 +0000

(?) they didn't say otherwise

New comment by krieger_857 in "What we lost when we stopped letting kids leave the front yard"

krieger_857 — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:11:23 +0000

I agree, here in Chile, at least where I live, children play outside all the time. Maybe it's an internet thing where people have a massive disconnection from reality (To various degrees of course).

New comment by krieger_857 in "Your phone is about to stop being yours"

krieger_857 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 15:57:25 +0000

>> they do not actually give the user access to general purpose computing in the sense that the users can control exactly what computations the device is going to execute

i don't think we were talking about grandma use case

New comment by krieger_857 in "LinkedIn uses 2.4 GB RAM across two tabs"

krieger_857 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:40:42 +0000

I know right? Talk about missing the point. Honestly, I think everyday HN is closer to a reddit comment section.

New comment by krieger_857 in "The Slow Death of the Power User"

krieger_857 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 15:47:22 +0000

I wonder if that pretentiousness is present in other fields.

New comment by krieger_857 in "Smartphone market forecast to decline this year due to memory shortage"

krieger_857 — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 14:32:14 +0000

what phone is that bro?

New comment by krieger_857 in "Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”"

krieger_857 — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 03:54:58 +0000

Microsoft 365 Windows+Copilot (Formerly Windows 12) (New)

New comment by krieger_857 in "Are we stuck with the same Desktop UX forever? [video]"

krieger_857 — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 21:15:10 +0000

because of perception and personal preference. To some it may be bland and boring, to others, the opposite; But many, I'd say the majority, are indifferent to some degree.

The classic computer experience hasn't changed much fundamentally and most users are content as long as their most used programs are pinned to the taskbar/dock