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New comment by module1973 in "Where Did Earth Get Its Oceans? Maybe It Made Them Itself"

module1973 — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 18:26:53 +0000

Earth made water.. right.. and a big explosion made the earth? How stupid do you think we all are?

New comment by module1973 in "Ask HN: I'm fed up with my Chromecast/Google TV. What are my options?"

module1973 — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:42:21 +0000

Why even have an Ask HN tab at all? You can find anything out from independent research or develop it yourself. I guess when you are promoted as CEO of ycombinator you can get rid of the tab altogether and we can all slow clap for you. Good luck!

New comment by module1973 in "Ask HN: I'm fed up with my Chromecast/Google TV. What are my options?"

module1973 — Tue, 12 May 2026 15:37:11 +0000

Thanks for all the info. After some more research, I think what I might be looking at as one of the better options is KDE Plasma Bigscreen on an old CPU plugged in the HDMI since it's rumored that they are about to roll out a release fairly soon. This way I would have access to a browser (I guess) for streaming apps and also have YouTube with no ads. Other solutions all had some significant drawbacks it seems like or weren't fully implemented.

New comment by module1973 in "Ask HN: I'm fed up with my Chromecast/Google TV. What are my options?"

module1973 — Mon, 11 May 2026 21:12:06 +0000

I think optimal system configuration takes more than a simple one page Google search. It builds upon the successes and failures of what curious people have already tried. anyway.

New comment by module1973 in "Ask HN: I'm fed up with my Chromecast/Google TV. What are my options?"

module1973 — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:52:38 +0000

What I don't understand is what the actual hardware needed to run on a "regular" TV is. Do I need to buy a Raspberry Pi 4, connect via HDMI and cross my fingers that my TV remote will work with whatever open source TV software is out there? I am surprised that I can't find something more like a complete product for sale with software + dongle + remote.

New comment by module1973 in "Ask HN: I'm fed up with my Chromecast/Google TV. What are my options?"

module1973 — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:46:33 +0000

More like horror movie ads show up for my toddler between watching Zoboomafoo and Little Bear, that was the last straw. I know there are other solutions for that particular problem like DNS ad blockers but I am ready to move on to a completely new and less tracky system.

Ask HN: I'm fed up with my Chromecast/Google TV. What are my options?

module1973 — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:22:39 +0000

I like the chromecast hardware and the nice remote, but I want a more "open-source"-y solution, something like a chromecast but that allows for custom TV software. What are my options?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48098687

Points: 5

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New comment by module1973 in "Backblaze has stopped backing up your data"

module1973 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 14:56:49 +0000

Time to make the move over to linux and use Duplicati with Backblaze or any other bucket. You get the benefit of encrypted backups, have more control over what to back up, and will be notified upon failure.

New comment by module1973 in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

module1973 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 19:13:34 +0000

Am I going to have to wait 24hrs to have Google's malware and spyware forceloaded onto my phone, or is this a different category of malware?

New comment by module1973 in "Give Django your time and money, not your tokens"

module1973 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:13:49 +0000

It's like every new innovation at this point is exacerbating the problem of us choosing short term rewards over long time horizon rewards. The incentive structure simply doesn't support people who want to view things from the bird's eye view. Once you see game theory, you really can't unsee it.

New comment by module1973 in "Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act"

module1973 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 14:13:32 +0000

that is correct the parents are meant to pass on morals and parent the child. If the parents fall through, there is the community such as church, neighbors, schools etc. The absolute last resort is government or law enforcement intervention, and this should be considered an extreme situation. But as John Adams noted, "Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people" -- in other words, all these laws start to rip at the seams when the fabric of society, the people who make up the society no longer have morals. But I appreciate this article in general, we need to fight against mass surveilance at all costs.