Hacker News: seam_carver

New comment by seam_carver in "The AV2 Video Standard Has Released (Final v1.0 Specification)"

seam_carver — Sun, 31 May 2026 06:52:57 +0000

use the enhanced h264-ify to block the av1 stream, av1 takes a lot of cpu

iOS 18.7.9 cuts off iPhone 11 and later

seam_carver — Mon, 11 May 2026 18:39:55 +0000

Article URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/127111

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48098929

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by seam_carver in "Distributing Mac software is increasing my cortisol levels"

seam_carver — Mon, 11 May 2026 03:54:33 +0000

You know what they say, win32 is the most stable linux api.

New comment by seam_carver in "Chrome's AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage"

seam_carver — Mon, 11 May 2026 03:46:59 +0000

messenger.com won't allow new sessions on any browsers afaik. https://www.facebook.com/messages works fine

New comment by seam_carver in "Chrome's AI features may be hogging 4GB of your computer storage"

seam_carver — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:28:41 +0000

I recently switched to Safari, I'm actually very impressed by how well it works.

New comment by seam_carver in "Distributing Mac software is increasing my cortisol levels"

seam_carver — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:24:46 +0000

Honestly, I kind of support this lack of backward compatibility. So many apps I use from big companies are still Intel based and leaving tons of performance on the table. This will finally force them to change when Rosetta is deprecated.

Open source apps are all native.

macOS 26 adoption rate lower than prior macOS versions

seam_carver — Sat, 09 May 2026 23:13:27 +0000

Article URL: https://forums.macrumors.com/threads/tahoe-adoption-rate.2474641/page-2

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48079226

Points: 14

# Comments: 2

New comment by seam_carver in "Distributing Mac software is increasing my cortisol levels"

seam_carver — Sat, 09 May 2026 20:01:50 +0000

Isn't code signing even harder/more expensive on Windows?

New comment by seam_carver in "iOS 18.7.3-18.7.6 were withheld from most devices; iOS 18.7.7 is enabled for all"

seam_carver — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:18:39 +0000

"Note: We enabled the availability of iOS 18.7.7 for more devices on April 1, 2026, so users with Automatic Updates turned on can automatically receive important security protections from web attacks called DarkSword. The fixes associated with the DarkSword exploit first shipped in 2025."

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793

I speculate withholding security updates from iOS 26 compatible devices still on iOS 18 to force people to update didn't work out due to Liquid Glass resistance.

iOS 18.7.3-18.7.6 were withheld from most devices; iOS 18.7.7 is enabled for all

seam_carver — Fri, 01 May 2026 14:18:39 +0000

Article URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/100100

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47975097

Points: 2

# Comments: 4

New comment by seam_carver in "iOS 18.7.3-18.7.6 were withheld from most devices; iOS 18.7.7 is enabled for all"

seam_carver — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:03:31 +0000

iOS 18.7.3-18.7.6 were withheld from most devices; iOS 18.7.7 is enabled for all

seam_carver — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 04:03:31 +0000

Article URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47907228

Points: 20

# Comments: 5

New comment by seam_carver in "Apple releases iOS 18.7.7 to patch DarkSword for iOS 26 compatible devices"

seam_carver — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:47:11 +0000

This is highly unusual since iOS 26 compatible devices didn't get iOS 18.7.3-18.7.6

Apple releases iOS 18.7.7 to patch DarkSword for iOS 26 compatible devices

seam_carver — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:47:11 +0000

Article URL: https://support.apple.com/en-us/126793

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47841358

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by seam_carver in "Not buying another Kindle"

seam_carver — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 21:39:22 +0000

Side tangent: I’m the developer of Kindle Comic Converter. Kindle updates 5.19.2+ have completely broken the sideloaded manga reader with bugs like huge margins, pages being on the wrong side in 2 page landscape mode, no panel view, no % read tracker, and laggy page turns. I’ve documented the problems here and the first report was 60 days ago. https://youtu.be/Eo6K7omlE7g

And I haven’t even touched all the problems with normal sideloaded books like broken embedded/publisher fonts.

And the 11th gen seems to have the final update be 5.19.2 so there is no hope of future fixes.

Kindle settings > help > contact us > email/call if you want to voice complaints.

New comment by seam_carver in "Understanding the FFT Algorithm (2013)"

seam_carver — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 20:34:56 +0000

If anyone is interested, I made a video about my favorite application of the 2D discrete Fourier transform, where it's used to erase rainbows on manga screen tones on color eink Kaleido 3 on Kobo Colour: https://youtu.be/Dw2HTJCGMhw?si=hlhwHv0qB6SoMha9

New comment by seam_carver in "Fixing a monitor that goes black, off or blinks due to static electricity (2023)"

seam_carver — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:05:01 +0000

My Mac Mini M2 sometimes blinks in November months. I've replaced my display cable recently with an HDMI to DVI cable with ferrite cores from monoprice, I'll see if it makes a difference this November.

New comment by seam_carver in "Amazon Is Pulling Support for Kindles from 2012 or Earlier"

seam_carver — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 20:15:34 +0000

68 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47678320

22 comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690049

New comment by seam_carver in "Kindle to end store downloads and registering for 1st-5th gen kindles in May"

seam_carver — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 16:18:05 +0000

Later discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47690049

New comment by seam_carver in "Amazon rewards loyal Kindle devotees by closing the book on old e-readers"

seam_carver — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 23:41:19 +0000

And I haven’t even touched all the problems with normal sideloaded books like broken embedded/publisher fonts.

Kindle settings > help > contact us > email if you want to voice complaints.