Hacker News: newdee

New comment by newdee in "Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra"

newdee — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 22:56:04 +0000

This is false in my experience. You can use the cli to clear the quarantine bit, or you can take the (admittedly annoying) trip to system preferences to override. This is rarely something I need to do; most software is already signed and notarised.

Also not at all equivalent to being forced into linking an online account before being allowed to use your computer at all.

New comment by newdee in "The seed oil panic is hurting my cardiac patients"

newdee — Sun, 24 May 2026 17:24:57 +0000

The sugar you get from fruit is also accompanied by fiber, water and other nutrients. Also harder to overeat and generally gets released into the bloodstream more slowly. I think the argument here is to eat less (highly) processed food in favour of whole foods.

New comment by newdee in "I love Linux, but I can't quit Windows"

newdee — Sat, 16 May 2026 12:32:35 +0000

> They are either solvable without a comp sci degree, or (and this is the important part) simply ignorable while still being able to use the computer

If this were true there’d be no need for IT/tech support services.

New comment by newdee in "Mullvad exit IPs are surprisingly identifying"

newdee — Fri, 15 May 2026 22:07:09 +0000

Have you taken a look at Mullvad’s browser?

New comment by newdee in "Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features"

newdee — Wed, 13 May 2026 23:40:53 +0000

Agreed. Recommendations to use Arch-based distros especially. My personal recommendation, which has ended up sticking for a few Linux-curious gamer friends, has always been Bazzite.

New comment by newdee in "Metal Gear Solid 2's source code has been leaked on 4chan"

newdee — Mon, 04 May 2026 00:42:13 +0000

Do you think this leak will harm sales of the Switch 2 version?

New comment by newdee in "UK to permanently ban future generations from buying cigarettes"

newdee — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 16:32:38 +0000

Why not?

New comment by newdee in "Vercel April 2026 security incident"

newdee — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 07:32:41 +0000

> Vercel’s internal OAuth configurations appear to have allowed this action to grant these broad permissions in Vercel’s enterprise Google Workspace.

This was an interesting tidbit too. If true, this means that Vercel’s IT/Infosec maybe didn’t bother enabling the allowlist and request/review features for OAuth apps in their Google Workspace.

On top of that, they almost certainly didn’t enable the scope limits for unchecked OAuth apps (e.g limiting it to sign-on/basic profile scopes).

New comment by newdee in "Vercel April 2026 security incident"

newdee — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 19:52:45 +0000

It looks like the app has already been deleted

New comment by newdee in "Apple Silicon and Virtual Machines: Beating the 2 VM Limit (2023)"

newdee — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:18:49 +0000

Yes and many people choose differently to you and that’s ok. They are free to do so.

New comment by newdee in "Apple Silicon and Virtual Machines: Beating the 2 VM Limit (2023)"

newdee — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 09:09:40 +0000

macOS* VMs. And if you don’t care about that, is it no longer solid?

New comment by newdee in "How to get better at guitar"

newdee — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 06:56:25 +0000

The universe didn’t offer a manual, but mankind has largely arrived at some orthodoxy for the most efficient and ergonomic ways to fret, bend, pluck, tap, strum, etc. In many cases, these are objectively better techniques to use once mastered, but they’re not the only way.

New comment by newdee in "German implementation of eIDAS will require an Apple/Google account to function"

newdee — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 09:24:44 +0000

Genuinely curious to hear what great value you think is being delivered to society by adtech.

New comment by newdee in "Hold on to Your Hardware"

newdee — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 09:09:30 +0000

It would be if it wasn’t also universally shit.

New comment by newdee in "Apple announces new Mac sales record following MacBook Neo launch"

newdee — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 09:38:15 +0000

Very neat looking device for the price you paid, but you do not mention how (and I have doubts that) it competes in the areas of:

Fit and finish (not being made of creaky plastic) Display brightness & colour representation Battery life Trackpad Keyboard

For a portable these are just as important as “the numbers”for most people and definitely more noticeable. Perhaps not the case for you though!

New comment by newdee in "Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill"

newdee — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:25:54 +0000

And then only trusted devices with an “acceptable” posture and valid manufacturer attestation can participate! Hellscape.

New comment by newdee in "Illinois Introducing Operating System Account Age Bill"

newdee — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 00:23:06 +0000

Yes, parental controls already exist. You’re up and down this thread advocating for this particular bill, but what does the technical solution actually look like to you beyond the controls already available? And with regards to account creation specifically, what do you see as a workable solution that isn’t defeated by a “pinky swear”?

New comment by newdee in "Ghostty – Terminal Emulator"

newdee — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:53:17 +0000

Cmd+F ! Thank goodness!

New comment by newdee in "Jeffrey Epstein exchanged 447 emails with Elon Musk"

newdee — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 10:31:41 +0000

“Low IQ people”

I just had to look at your post history.

Yep.

New comment by newdee in "Resizing windows on macOS Tahoe – the saga continues"

newdee — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 09:23:29 +0000

If I recall, you just hold option whilst clicking the green button and you get the old behaviour