Hacker News: plussed_reader

New comment by plussed_reader in "US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement"

plussed_reader — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 13:48:51 +0000

Connected is a euphemism for inside trading; someone with knowledge of future actions. With the pedotus giving access via his crypto grift who knows?

New comment by plussed_reader in "iPhone 17 Pro Demonstrated Running a 400B LLM"

plussed_reader — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:49:41 +0000

I don't want to put information into a black box of mystery that can then be used for other monetization purposes. I am still waiting for a realistic local solution.

New comment by plussed_reader in "US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement"

plussed_reader — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:59:42 +0000

Do you actively trade on a 401k or other savings instrument or do you leave it up to the bank/brokerage?

New comment by plussed_reader in "US SEC preparing to scrap quarterly reporting requirement"

plussed_reader — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:15:13 +0000

But on what time scale? Before a few connected entities make a profit or after?

New comment by plussed_reader in "Please do not A/B test my workflow"

plussed_reader — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:13:37 +0000

I read the article saying they were testing service changes on paying users without knowledge or explicit consent of the user, that the user had to test and determine why they perceived their sevice changed.

That is a dark pattern to inflict on users expecting consistent output.

New comment by plussed_reader in "AirPods Max 2"

plussed_reader — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:08:54 +0000

Did those headphones have a band over the top?

New comment by plussed_reader in "Show HN: Thermal Receipt Printers – Markdown and Web UI"

plussed_reader — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 03:07:30 +0000

I troubleshoot thermal printers for work and the error is rarely in the hardware. I have no issue with this work request; TPs are deterministic and predictable.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Please Do Not A/B Test My Workflow"

plussed_reader — Sat, 14 Mar 2026 14:13:33 +0000

Informed consent for a paying user is inconvenient?

New comment by plussed_reader in "New iPad Air, powered by M4"

plussed_reader — Tue, 03 Mar 2026 14:37:49 +0000

The profiles work fine in Apple Classroom mode. Just a question of SSD space for the active profile(s) and a cloud source that can be used to swap them around if the SSD saturates.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Apple is crossing a Steve Jobs red line"

plussed_reader — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 00:35:37 +0000

This 'red line' was quite apparent around 10.14 when macOS and iOS were set on the collision course we see today in Ta-hoe. So much wasted visual space in the last 5 releases, making room for touch.

I doubt we'll see a pseudo macOS mode on mobileOS, but the mirroring for iOS in the last 2 major releases of macOS is just a jump to the left of local emulation.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Ask HN: How do I give back to people helped me when I was young and had nothing?"

plussed_reader — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 21:00:48 +0000

Be good to your neighbor and try to mentor the motivated. Inculcate the same lessons they gave you in others.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Show HN: Typed-FFmpeg 3.0–Typed Interface to FFmpeg and Visual Filter Editor"

plussed_reader — Thu, 29 May 2025 14:20:10 +0000

For the unitiated where was the conflict?

New comment by plussed_reader in "TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale"

plussed_reader — Sat, 26 Apr 2025 01:17:10 +0000

I pretty much subscribe to your list, with the further caveat the router I got for Comcast service has a USBA network drive port that can run a 64GB thumbstick of content. A single piece of content can serve 5 devices this way before you start seeing buffering issues. Great for car trips.

New comment by plussed_reader in "TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale"

plussed_reader — Wed, 23 Apr 2025 14:01:08 +0000

I was learning dos command line on my grandfather's lap at 3/4.

Reminds me of the time I tried using pkunzip to expand a shareware demo and filled the C drive on accident.

You could be taught to use those machines respectfully, if you knew games were available.

What does a family computer with minimal internet access look like in the constantly connected modern era?

New comment by plussed_reader in "TikTok is harming children at an industrial scale"

plussed_reader — Thu, 17 Apr 2025 15:10:30 +0000

Is there a modern parent sysadmin reference?

I miss portability of settings; configuring restrictions for an mdm is soul sucking.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Why Layoffs Don't Work"

plussed_reader — Sun, 09 Mar 2025 17:06:12 +0000

What was the age range of the referred 2023 sample of workers?

New comment by plussed_reader in "Zelensky leaves White House after angry meeting"

plussed_reader — Sat, 01 Mar 2025 07:33:52 +0000

I look at the regulatory capture of tech in the US and applaud the EU regulation that can't get traction in the companies' originating country.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Nvidia’s $589B DeepSeek rout"

plussed_reader — Wed, 29 Jan 2025 15:57:32 +0000

Your reply doesn't read like a refute to me, mnky9800n.

New comment by plussed_reader in "Why is homeschooling becoming fashionable?"

plussed_reader — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:55:25 +0000

I thought it was, "those who can't teach,"?

New comment by plussed_reader in "Nvidia’s $589B DeepSeek rout"

plussed_reader — Tue, 28 Jan 2025 14:54:18 +0000

Is that what we can call Project2025?

Creativity from constrained minds?