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New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Tenda firmware (multiple versions) contains hidden authentication backdoor"

puzzlingcaptcha — Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:11:00 +0000

I am still using their Powerline adapters and FWIW they have been very reliable.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "The Disappearance of Japan's Animators"

puzzlingcaptcha — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:35:36 +0000

Akane Banashi was probably the best directed show this season.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Vinyl succumbs to Loudness War: more than just collateral damage (2025)"

puzzlingcaptcha — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 13:04:04 +0000

People consistently perceive louder music as better quality. That's why volume matching is critical in any audio equipment testing.

Under the Trump crypto playbook, the family always wins

puzzlingcaptcha — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 11:59:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/under-trump-crypto-playbook-family-always-wins-investors-dont-2026-06-09/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48459954

Points: 10

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New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Chuwi Minibook X"

puzzlingcaptcha — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:15:46 +0000

Starlite Mk IV is my favourite "netbook" successor. 0.9 kg, 11.6 1080p IPS display and Linux-first, with coreboot. Unfortunately it is a couple years old by now and you can feel that (Intel N5030 and 8GB of RAM). Sadly the company changed the form factor of Mk V to a detachable but if you can live with that it's also an option.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "I made a million dollar product from my dorm room (2025)"

puzzlingcaptcha — Fri, 29 May 2026 12:23:35 +0000

A lot of people picked up building mechanical keyboards as a hobby during COVID. It probably wouldn't have the same impact today.

Why Tesla's AI trainers don't trust its self-driving tech – or its safety stats

puzzlingcaptcha — Thu, 28 May 2026 11:21:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/investigations/why-teslas-ai-trainers-dont-trust-its-self-driving-tech-or-its-safety-stats-2026-05-28/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48307404

Points: 16

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New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "I hate soldering"

puzzlingcaptcha — Fri, 15 May 2026 06:37:07 +0000

I didn't, thanks for the heads-up!

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "I hate soldering"

puzzlingcaptcha — Tue, 12 May 2026 13:06:02 +0000

Few new ICs are made available in DIP format. So you basically have to do SMT at some point.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "StarFighter 16-Inch"

puzzlingcaptcha — Wed, 06 May 2026 18:47:25 +0000

I suppose that depends on how recent is what you consider recent. I'd have hoped with the coreboot upstreaming effort they would keep official releases coming a bit longer.

You can see the last release for Starlite Mk IV is from 2024: https://fwupd.org/lvfs/search?value=starlite

These seem to be the SKUs they are building roms for: https://github.com/StarLabsLtd/firmware/tree/capsules/roms

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "StarFighter 16-Inch"

puzzlingcaptcha — Wed, 06 May 2026 13:34:17 +0000

Their Horizon model is probably closer to a Mk IV successor than Mk V. I would consider it as an upgrade path.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "StarFighter 16-Inch"

puzzlingcaptcha — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:15:32 +0000

I've learned to love numpad when I spent some time working in France. On AZERTY layouts you need to press SHIFT for each regular number.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "StarFighter 16-Inch"

puzzlingcaptcha — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:11:37 +0000

StarLabs predates Framework by a couple years. Framework just does advertising to geeks better.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "StarFighter 16-Inch"

puzzlingcaptcha — Wed, 06 May 2026 07:03:13 +0000

FWIW I have had a StarLite Mk IV for three years now and haven't run into a single issue with it (except maybe the speakers being quite poor).

Unfortunately the company stopped releasing firmware updates for it soon after they launched Mk V. I don't know if it can be still built from source for the older devices.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Heat pump sales rise across Europe"

puzzlingcaptcha — Mon, 04 May 2026 20:05:08 +0000

You might still get the most out of it when the AMOC collapses.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Sodium-ion EV battery breakthrough delivers 11-min charging and 450 km range"

puzzlingcaptcha — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 06:45:46 +0000

Technically, you can turn off the sun with a nuclear winter. But in that case your main problem would be starvation anyway.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Jury told that Meta, Google 'engineered addiction' at landmark US trial"

puzzlingcaptcha — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:16:22 +0000

"But if we don't engineer addiction, China will beat us to it! It's a national interest!"

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Discord will require a face scan or ID for full access next month"

puzzlingcaptcha — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 08:40:09 +0000

Thanks, I'll just keep using XMPP MUCs like a caveman I am.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Custom Firmware for the MZ-RH1 – Ready for Testing"

puzzlingcaptcha — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 08:08:30 +0000

HSALF backwards reads FLASH but Sir68k is just a very diligent guy.

New comment by puzzlingcaptcha in "Berlin: Record harvest sparks mass giveaway of free potatoes"

puzzlingcaptcha — Sat, 31 Jan 2026 22:25:32 +0000

Crop futures are already a thing. Potatoes are traded on EEX for example: https://www.eex.com/en/markets/agriculturals/potatoes