Hacker News: nntwozz

New comment by nntwozz in "Flat Chair by Sara Paculdo"

nntwozz — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 12:39:52 +0000

I came here to post the same thing, this is the only thing that matters.

"I want to see it work on a person. I want to see a negative before I provide you with a positive."

- Tyrell, Blade Runner 1982

New comment by nntwozz in "AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint"

nntwozz — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 22:16:34 +0000

Oh man… that's a rude awakening.

I can't help but feel the whole Apple privacy PR will be blown in the future where some report will come out that Apple has been logging and sharing user data with NSA since 2001.

New comment by nntwozz in "AliExpress runs silent WebAudio fingerprinting that breaks Bluetooth multipoint"

nntwozz — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 11:54:38 +0000

This is the way. It's prudent to treat apps with skepticism, it's unfortunate it's come to this.

I study Apple's Privacy Nutrition Labels religiously every time I consider installing an app.

I like the ones with "Data Not Collected".

New comment by nntwozz in "The End of an Era"

nntwozz — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 13:08:13 +0000

WALL-E captured this sentiment.

New comment by nntwozz in "IMAX vs. IMAX 70mm: The difference between these two cinema formats"

nntwozz — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 11:37:01 +0000

I go to IMAX to see less smartphones show up during the movie.

The rest is just icing on the cake.

New comment by nntwozz in "Ancient Rome's version of Google Maps: how long to reach the beach"

nntwozz — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 12:13:33 +0000

I'd like to add they were also doing all that wearing leather sandals.

Imagine the Roman army with Adidas Ultraboost.

New comment by nntwozz in "Giant trees have no trouble pumping water to top branches: new research"

nntwozz — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 09:34:50 +0000

But but… physics—space and time etc?

— Carl Sagan

New comment by nntwozz in "24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)"

nntwozz — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:04:43 +0000

I will add this to my repertoire :)

I had a good laugh listening to the sample at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Phonautograph

The sound is very pure indeed.

New comment by nntwozz in "CarPlay Is Additive"

nntwozz — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 11:00:32 +0000

I considered buying a new 2-DIN CarpPlay stereo for my 2003 Suzuki Grand Vitara but went with a simple 12V LENCENT Bluetooth V5.4 FM Transmitter instead that plugs into the cigarette lighter socket.

The reason was that the original stereo has a custom shape that fits the dashboard, it's rounded and the fascia is apparently easy to crack when removing.

I attach my phone with a CD-mount that goes into the CD-player (I hate those vent-mounts) and then I just connect the radio to whatever frequency the FM transmitter is set to.

It works surprisingly well, I was skeptical at first reading some negative reviews but I'm super satisfied.

The signal never cracks but YMMV, I have it set to 87.5 in rural Sweden and it sounds perfectly clear in the domain of 128 kbit MP3.

I'm a sound guy but I think with the poor sound isolation of the car and the OK speakers it sounds perfectly adequate and even a bit nostalgic— it's how I remember car trips in the 90s and early 2000s.

It costs €30-40 and I also get a USB-C PD and a second USB-QC 3.0 on the device.

Simple and keeps everything original in the car.

New comment by nntwozz in "24-bit/192kHz music downloads and why they make no sense (2012)"

nntwozz — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 17:05:43 +0000

This is perfect, thank you this goes straight into my long-term memory bank.

On a tangent, whenever someone mentions LP sounding warmer or whatever I like to point out that I prefer wax cylinders (a.k.a. phonograph cylinders).

New comment by nntwozz in "Canyon HUD helmet for road riding"

nntwozz — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:58:46 +0000

Oh no I forgot to charge my helmet.

Also, helmets are meant to be replaced every couple of years as the materials deteriorate (UV/heat) and the protection dissipates.

As we like to say, dentist helmet.

New comment by nntwozz in "Never Give Them Your Face"

nntwozz — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 17:06:18 +0000

The battle is lost, technological determinism is an unstoppable force.

Once the camera was invented the die was cast.

"Technological determinism is the theory that a society's technology drives the development of its social structure, cultural values, and history."

New comment by nntwozz in "Renting a sewing machine from the library"

nntwozz — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:24:33 +0000

Hey baby, wanna see my sewing machine? I can add a gusset anywhere you want.

New comment by nntwozz in "I indexed 669 GB of my GoPro videos using my M1 Max computer and local ML models"

nntwozz — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 01:08:58 +0000

I was meandering through the comments about to leave the topic when my interest suddenly piqued upon reading the word porn.

New comment by nntwozz in "Leaving Mozilla"

nntwozz — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:05:25 +0000

Dat feeling when reading "IRC (an open protocol)" on HN—the parenthesis being necessary to explain IRC.

Makes me think in 10 years time the web will all be discord-like data silos behind infernal subscriptions and/or dark patterns with ads.

What a wonderful thing we've created.

New comment by nntwozz in "EY Canada published a cybersecurity report and most citations were hallucinated"

nntwozz — Sat, 30 May 2026 20:02:46 +0000

This is a whole 'nother level of user hostility, never before have I seen anything like it.

New comment by nntwozz in "Cars collect a startling amount of data about you"

nntwozz — Fri, 29 May 2026 10:47:56 +0000

So you're telling me Mad Max is actually utopian?

New comment by nntwozz in "Ferrari Luce"

nntwozz — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:23:06 +0000

Ive was great when Steve was there to tell him no.

New comment by nntwozz in "Gnutella: A Protocol Outliving the World That Created It"

nntwozz — Mon, 25 May 2026 20:35:06 +0000

On a tangent OiNK's Pink Palace never died either, if you know you know…

The high seas have never been better.

New comment by nntwozz in "My two-part desk setup (2025)"

nntwozz — Sat, 23 May 2026 18:50:54 +0000

Tolomeo detected.

Michele De Lucchi & Giancarlo Fassina (1987)