Hacker News: rentzsch

New comment by rentzsch in "Help Keep Thunderbird Alive"

rentzsch — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:45:53 +0000

Nice insight and links. I wonder how Hack Club (501(c)(3)) does it.

New comment by rentzsch in "The Health Hazards of Plug-In Air Fresheners (2017)"

rentzsch — Thu, 08 Apr 2021 04:43:52 +0000

read https://scienceblogs.com/angrytoxicologist (RIP)

New comment by rentzsch in "Distrusting StartSSL"

rentzsch — Sat, 12 Apr 2014 23:01:36 +0000

I think this is Langley's post tptacek is referencing: https://www.imperialviolet.org/2012/02/05/crlsets.html

New comment by rentzsch in "Mac OS X - The state of the file system (2011)"

rentzsch — Thu, 14 Nov 2013 14:21:24 +0000

Sadly ZEVO looks to be in trouble, if not dead [1]. Even Don Brady (the lead engineer behind ZEVO) has reluctantly returned to HFS+ on 10.9 [2].

[1] http://jollyjinx.tumblr.com/post/64863395820/time-to-say-goo...

[2] https://twitter.com/DonJBrady/status/393028766554812416

New comment by rentzsch in "Wireless devices go battery-free with new communication technique"

rentzsch — Tue, 13 Aug 2013 20:41:12 +0000

Am I the only concerned that once a few billion of these energy parasites are deployed everyone will have to have to use more energy to broadcast the same signal the same distance?

New comment by rentzsch in "I Wish Nest Did More Than Thermostats"

rentzsch — Sat, 04 May 2013 04:21:30 +0000

This is where Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) with web tech (ideally) and/or Apps (practically) could shine: the sprinkler system could vend a much better software UI to our smartphones than the hardware UI it's currently offering.

New comment by rentzsch in "Expunging Google"

rentzsch — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 04:00:02 +0000

I've barely used it, but http://librelist.com seems like a potential Google Groups replacement.

New comment by rentzsch in "Time Capsule for $25 (Using Raspbery Pi)"

rentzsch — Fri, 30 Nov 2012 18:29:13 +0000

I agree with your analysis, and that doesn't even include the value of your time.

However Time Capsules run hot and have a nasty habit of burning out every two years or so. I presume the Pi + external drive would run cooler and have a much longer life.