Hacker News: nipperkinfeet

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Netflix Prices Went Up Again – I Bought a DVD Player Instead"

nipperkinfeet — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 22:23:03 +0000

16+ years with my setup. Seedbox + Private tracker + RSS plugin + SyncThing + Dell MFF

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis"

nipperkinfeet — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 18:31:55 +0000

It is surprising that such a large number of people continue to fall victim to fraud at the cinema. High-quality televisions and sound systems are now available at a reasonable price. It has been 12 years since I last attended a movie screening. All content will be available on-demand within a month of the theatrical release. Popcorn maker at home and drinks.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Apple Needs to Copy Samsung's New Security Smartphone Screen ASAP"

nipperkinfeet — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:37:54 +0000

Do people really care if someone looks at their phone like that? Especially when the apps themselves spy on everything you do?

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Thanks a lot, AI: Hard drives are sold out for the year, says WD"

nipperkinfeet — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 14:42:37 +0000

I no longer feel obligated to apologize for holding on to older devices for a long time. I have several desktops and laptops that are all still usable.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Discord just killed anonymity"

nipperkinfeet — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:29:58 +0000

I hope this horrible, bloated service finally dies.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Show HN: A free online British accent generator for instant voice conversion"

nipperkinfeet — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 00:25:07 +0000

Failed to generate speech. Please try again. :(

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Chrome extensions spying on users' browsing data"

nipperkinfeet — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 22:08:35 +0000

Stylus is a good alternative to Stylish. I keep my extensions to a minimum, and I turn off the ones I don't need until I need to use them. The only extensions I have turned on all the time are uBlock, Humble New Tab Page, and Stylus.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Discord Alternatives, Ranked"

nipperkinfeet — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 22:23:49 +0000

IRC is the best. :)

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Microsoft account bugs locked me out of Notepad – Are thin clients ruining PCs?"

nipperkinfeet — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 21:23:36 +0000

Most of all, first-party apps from Microsoft have been ruined by them. Use alternatives when possible.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Why do RSS readers look like email clients?"

nipperkinfeet — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 23:52:22 +0000

Websites like this are exactly the reason why I use RSS, and it looks like email clients. The web page is overly complex and requires excessive scrolling.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Android’s desktop interface leaks"

nipperkinfeet — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:50:50 +0000

Put it straight into Killed by Google.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux"

nipperkinfeet — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:49:46 +0000

Windows 11 isn't terrible, as long as you go back to how it was in Windows 10. Disable everything introduced in 11.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Native Instruments enters into insolvency proceedings"

nipperkinfeet — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 00:47:37 +0000

Sell it to Ableton or Image-Line Software.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Nova Launcher added Facebook and Google Ads tracking"

nipperkinfeet — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:56:25 +0000

I was unaware that Nova was still in existence. My current preference is for Lawnchair.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Kraków, Poland in top 5 worst air quality worldwide"

nipperkinfeet — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 01:48:01 +0000

I can't blame them. They're having a harsh winter. What else can villages do to keep warm without some eco-friendly nonsense that doesn't work?

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "Apple Creator Studio"

nipperkinfeet — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:16:55 +0000

All these companies can go to hell with their subscription traps.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "AI generated music barred from Bandcamp"

nipperkinfeet — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 22:13:47 +0000

Good news! It just degrades the quality of service. Now its hard to separate AI music in Spotify.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "OneDrive just deleted all of my files"

nipperkinfeet — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:56:38 +0000

That's horrible! I've heard similar horror stories about other cloud synchronization software. Lesson learned. I don't trust the cloud, and to rent someone else's server. I create my own local backups and don't rely on anyone else. I've been doing the same thing for over 26 years and have never lost anything.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "How I archived 10 years of memories using Spotify"

nipperkinfeet — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 00:48:50 +0000

For me, Spotify is only for discovery. I've been collecting MP3s of my favorite tracks for over 25 years, long before streaming became popular, and I still do it today. I organize my collection by the year each track was created using a folder structure on my hard drive instead of playlists, and it's all stored locally. I could go even further with this amazing software called MP3tag. Audio Dedupe is great at finding duplicates.

New comment by nipperkinfeet in "How I block all online ads"

nipperkinfeet — Mon, 08 Dec 2025 01:31:31 +0000

I use uBlock on desktop and laptop with Dan host files. AdGuard DNS on Android, or Firefox Mobile with uBlock extension. Even Edge on mobile has extension support now.