Hacker News: rpgbr

New comment by rpgbr in "Zuckerberg's Increasingly Bizarre War on Whistleblowers"

rpgbr — Sat, 27 Jun 2026 16:51:47 +0000

Just like in Justice, where every suspect always say they are to blame when they did commit a crime.

(It's a great book, Mark and co. are more awful people we thought they were.)

New comment by rpgbr in "Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads"

rpgbr — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:09:25 +0000

Devs reading this, please start making your apps less memory hungry.

All the people running any computer appreciate.

New comment by rpgbr in "Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads"

rpgbr — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:02:59 +0000

Ask every Windows 11 or Google consumer that doesn't give a damn for AI and, yet, has been almost forced to use Copilot and Gemini…

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:16:29 +0000

Why this post was flagged?

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:14:51 +0000

I wasn’t trying to convincing anyone anything. But that these glasses with cameras are pretty popular among pervs is a fact.

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:07:13 +0000

No, it wouldn’t.

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 00:02:22 +0000

Blog owner here. The notification prompt uses standard browser support for this. I know many people don’t like, but there are some that appreciate getting updates this way.

FYI, every major browser has a global switch to disable notification prompts like my blog did. It works as expected.

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:52:34 +0000

90s’ moms were right all along!!

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:50:04 +0000

None of those mentioned in this post will ever read it. I wish I could persuade Zuck to be a less awful person…

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:45:59 +0000

You use normal glasses to see better. You buy a smart glass to record people without their knowledge. The only thing similar in these objects is that your wear them on your face.

New comment by rpgbr in "Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too"

rpgbr — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 23:42:59 +0000

Whatever, man. Making fun of those losers is the least damage we can cause to them. No need to defend the Zucks and co. like they were kids (although I agree they behave like children).

Tacky men with ridiculous glasses want you to wear them too

rpgbr — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 20:59:15 +0000

Article URL: https://manualdousuario.net/en/smart-glasses-ugly-tacky/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48636100

Points: 122

# Comments: 162

I almost got hit by a car

rpgbr — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 14:04:28 +0000

Article URL: https://manualdousuario.net/en/almost-hit-by-a-car/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48585562

Points: 5

# Comments: 4

New comment by rpgbr in "Apple Intelligence may become mandatory in iOS and macOS 27"

rpgbr — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 00:38:51 +0000

Note that the alert isn’t about being able or not to disable Siri. It’s about Apple Intelligence. Those are two different things. You can disable Siri AI and you’ll still have Apple Intelligence in other OS surfaces.

Apple Intelligence may become mandatory in iOS and macOS 27

rpgbr — Wed, 17 Jun 2026 20:23:00 +0000

Article URL: https://manualdousuario.net/en/apple-intelligence-mandatory-ios-macos-27/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48576307

Points: 26

# Comments: 20

Firefox Android Play Integrity check hits custom ROMs

rpgbr — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 12:05:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2026/06/mozilla-firefox-android-google-play-integrity

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48475061

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by rpgbr in "Brazilian Internet Forum (FIB16) in Belém, Pará: A Visual Tour"

rpgbr — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:13:42 +0000

This week I attended the Brazilian Internet Forum, in Belém, Pará, part of the Amazon forest region. It was delightful. I couldn't watch the discussions, because I was there for a job, but I managed to take some pictures of the event and also Belém. Hope you enjoy!

Brazilian Internet Forum (FIB16) in Belém, Pará: A Visual Tour

rpgbr — Fri, 29 May 2026 18:13:42 +0000

Article URL: https://manualdousuario.net/en/brazilian-internet-forum-fib16-belem-pictures/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48327070

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Nothing has changed on Instagram; Meta has always read your DMs

rpgbr — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:03:53 +0000

Article URL: https://manualdousuario.net/en/instagram-e2ee-encryption-dm/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094453

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by rpgbr in "Brazil's Pix payment system faces pressure from Visa and Mastercard"

rpgbr — Fri, 08 May 2026 16:27:17 +0000

Pix isn't intended (yet) for foreigners to use. It's mostly for local Brazilians, and here it's brilliant: free for personal use, really fast (frequently instantaneous, has a 10 second limit), and accessible (every major bank and most of the smaller ones supports it).

I can understand why Visa and Mastercard are worried. Apple is as well, since it refuses to support Pix in Apple Pay, which is mandatory in Brazil. But honestly? Fuck these companies. (Sorry about my French, I couldn't think of another way to put it.)