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New comment by petemill in "What we call "age verification" is actually mass surveillance"

petemill — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 16:13:33 +0000

Sounds like what a government issued card should be used for, which seems fine

New comment by petemill in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

petemill — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 08:27:16 +0000

It's not social isolation it's creating a learning experience filled with resistance instead of handing everything on a platter

New comment by petemill in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

petemill — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:50:53 +0000

I'm currently in the "misguided" group as I parent 3 kids under 10 but I appreciate your viewpoint. I had similar experience and want my kids to learn that sense that they can accomplish anything by just learning how to do it from others on the internet. But still, everything today is offered on a platter. There's little resistance to overcome. No installing, no files, no configuration. I think that's what we accomplish by giving the technology step by step, starting with offline machines with CD ROMs. If they can just Google any game ever made and play it in-browser in a JS emulator then where's the learning and the struggle before the reward?

New comment by petemill in "Retro-Tech Parenting"

petemill — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 02:44:16 +0000

The difference is more of those people can use local file management than the new generation joining office environments.

New comment by petemill in "Screenshots of Old Desktop OSes"

petemill — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:12:06 +0000

Risc OS is the GOAT

New comment by petemill in "Apple is enforcing an old App Store rule against a new kind of software"

petemill — Wed, 06 May 2026 23:33:27 +0000

It's a shame we let ourselves get to this point where creativity is limited by the walled gardens we've almost fully accepted as "worth it".

New comment by petemill in "I spoke to AI agent Claude [video]"

petemill — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:41:14 +0000

Bernie Sanders asks Claude about AI, privacy and trusting companies with data.

I spoke to AI agent Claude [video]

petemill — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 18:41:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h3AtWdeu_G0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47458803

Points: 3

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New comment by petemill in "From $479 to $2,800 a month for ACA health insurance next year"

petemill — Mon, 25 Aug 2025 17:15:16 +0000

Having experienced both, and needed both, I certainly have more positive things to say on the socialized version than the privatized version. Does the US system not hopelessly strain people by its cost? Does the US system not require positive rate of insurance payers to sustain it?

New comment by petemill in "U.S. government takes 10% stake in Intel"

petemill — Fri, 22 Aug 2025 22:34:14 +0000

> Intel needs to start thinking long term instead of short term profits

Which is what the last CEO was in the middle of doing and he got fired just recently because they couldn't stomach it

New comment by petemill in "How Many School Shootings? All Incidents from 1966-Present"

petemill — Sun, 23 Feb 2025 05:13:10 +0000

Looks more like the rate of increase started going up in 2018

New comment by petemill in "Crossing the USA by Train"

petemill — Mon, 28 Oct 2024 11:11:46 +0000

Why wouldn't you want to use the SBA airport? It's lovely, scenic and has quite a few routes and airlines these days.

New comment by petemill in "Chicken Egg Production (2019) [video]"

petemill — Sat, 02 Mar 2024 20:39:26 +0000

What role did capitalism have in this revelation for you? I don't think it caused the chicken so perhaps you're referring to the Internet which most certainly was not due to capitalism.

New comment by petemill in "A Linux OS that boots to LLAMA2 and has a startrek like UI"

petemill — Tue, 03 Oct 2023 15:01:13 +0000

Wrong characters for the LCARS-like interface!

New comment by petemill in "Consumer software is expected to be next fast-growing segment (1994)"

petemill — Sat, 22 Jul 2023 17:49:08 +0000

Important in terms of adoption.

New comment by petemill in "Dementia risk linked to blood-protein imbalance in middle age"

petemill — Fri, 21 Jul 2023 16:03:21 +0000

Tylenol / Acetaminophen / Paracetamol is not an NSAID. Ibuprofen and Aspirin is.

New comment by petemill in "New in Chrome 113"

petemill — Wed, 03 May 2023 20:37:37 +0000

We already have response editing. You can save a file in devtools and set up workspace folders to override responses at any url.

New comment by petemill in "Mercedes-Benz will build a $1B EV fast-charging network in the US"

petemill — Fri, 06 Jan 2023 17:38:57 +0000

Maybe the bucket size is what is hoped for vs what exists already

New comment by petemill in "How to stop junk mail"

petemill — Sun, 05 Jun 2022 01:17:12 +0000

It didn't even accept my social security number complaining that the number was too high...

New comment by petemill in "Apple’s hidden flight tracker app"

petemill — Mon, 30 May 2022 04:51:17 +0000

Google has had this for maybe 10 years. Type a flight number in to google and get the exact same info.