Hacker News: majjam

New comment by majjam in "iPhone Typos? It's Not Just You – The iOS Keyboard Is Broken [video]"

majjam — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 20:53:18 +0000

Mine still does that, I just press and hold on the spacebar and can move the cursor around, are you sure its no longer available on your phone?

New comment by majjam in "Vegetable stock: my secret lover (2011)"

majjam — Mon, 11 Mar 2024 20:52:41 +0000

How do people strain their stock? I use a seive with a muslin in which I then squeeze to get all the juices, but its unweildy and messy.

New comment by majjam in "I'm fed up with it, so I'm writing a browser"

majjam — Fri, 22 Sep 2023 06:46:49 +0000

I could have written this, except for the being a good enough programmer to write a browser that is. I wonder if the author has heard of the ladybird browser? https://ladybird.dev/

New comment by majjam in "Privacy Nightmare on Wheels’: Every Car Brand Reviewed by Mozilla"

majjam — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 12:24:22 +0000

What else is there to buy?

New comment by majjam in "UK's infrastructure is too expensive: Railways, Trams, and Roads all cost more"

majjam — Sat, 26 Aug 2023 18:28:56 +0000

Id also suggest that France is much less densely populated than the UK - less inhabitants to work around.

New comment by majjam in "Man spends entire career mastering crappy codebase"

majjam — Thu, 03 Aug 2023 13:45:47 +0000

Would you mind expanding on what you mean by ‘dark developer’? I could guess from context but Id appreciate your definition if you dont mind.

New comment by majjam in "LazyVim"

majjam — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 20:44:09 +0000

Thank you!

New comment by majjam in "LazyVim"

majjam — Mon, 17 Jul 2023 10:02:06 +0000

Would you mind sharing it? Im just getting to grips with vim so any pointers towards some simple improvements would be much appreciated.

New comment by majjam in "Shop Class 2.0: Rethinking High School to Accelerate Electrification"

majjam — Tue, 11 Jul 2023 20:07:49 +0000

You might find this HN discussion interesting, its full of good explanations for different electrical concepts: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=26362492

New comment by majjam in "Windows Update Restored: Fix Windows update on Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, and XP"

majjam — Fri, 07 Jul 2023 19:21:03 +0000

Does anyone have any experience with 0patch? I use it to keep a couple of old Win7 systems patched but it makes me nervous…

New comment by majjam in "The iPad was meant to revolutionize accessibility"

majjam — Sun, 25 Jun 2023 19:06:03 +0000

Seconded, this is what I do.

New comment by majjam in "Submarine missing near Titanic used a $30 Logitech gamepad for steering"

majjam — Tue, 20 Jun 2023 21:09:33 +0000

I believe the bbc provides its shows internationally via other channels, for e.g. https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/take-me-to-titanic/

New comment by majjam in "IKEA-Oriented Development"

majjam — Mon, 19 Jun 2023 19:38:58 +0000

They dont build em like that any more (from wood).

New comment by majjam in "Show HN: 77 Year old launches SaaS platform today. Seeks feedback"

majjam — Sat, 17 Jun 2023 00:51:13 +0000

“If that time holds true as we grow the sellers savings are between $22,000 and $60,000 or event more depending on your home value.”

Should be ‘even more’ I think :) nice site!

New comment by majjam in "GPT-4 Can Use Tools Now–That’s a Big Deal"

majjam — Fri, 16 Jun 2023 20:54:42 +0000

Isn't that showing wanting to switch browser, not search engine?

New comment by majjam in "IKEA Redesigns Its Bestsellers"

majjam — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 22:26:44 +0000

I purchased an Ikea Pax cupboard and joined it to its twin (same model) which Id been given by a neighbor. The old one was solid wood whereas the new one was not.

New comment by majjam in "Apple Pay’s long road to paying off is getting shorter"

majjam — Tue, 25 Apr 2023 13:12:03 +0000

I agree, though I suspect HN is going to be a tough crowd :)

New comment by majjam in "Microplastics are finding their way into fruit and vegetables as they grow"

majjam — Sat, 07 Jan 2023 19:23:26 +0000

The article says so: “ Sewage sludge is the byproduct left behind after municipal wastewater is cleaned. As it is expensive to dispose of and rich in nutrients, sludge is commonly used as organic fertiliser in the US and Europe.”

New comment by majjam in "Ask HN: What is your new year's resolution?"

majjam — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 12:53:39 +0000

Please can you explain to me what 100 n-count means?

New comment by majjam in "Surviving disillusionment (2020)"

majjam — Sat, 31 Dec 2022 12:48:35 +0000

- Facial recognition being used in Uyghur concentration camps (1)

- Crypto being used to scam People

- Doorbell cams providing the police with a neighborhood cctv system (2)

I could go on :(

1)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uyghur_genocide#Use_of_biometr...

2)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ring_(company)#Police_partners...