Hacker News: shad0wca7

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Investigating How Long-Distance Couples Use Digital Games to Facilitate Intimacy"

shad0wca7 — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 22:21:36 +0000

I credit ESO for helping with my LDR over 7 years. Time on the phone wouldn’t have been the same. With games you are doing things together and sharing experiences.

It is quality time in a reduced quality world.

New comment by shad0wca7 in "[dead]"

shad0wca7 — Mon, 20 Mar 2023 12:20:02 +0000

Leads from AI were never something we considered - begs the question how this will be managed (exploited) in the future and how to ensure it is fair and balanced!?

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Running LLaMA 7B on a 64GB M2 MacBook Pro with Llama.cpp"

shad0wca7 — Sat, 11 Mar 2023 12:26:49 +0000

Since the quantization requires more ram than running it, why can’t the quantized models be uploaded for use by those with 16-32gb?

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Libr: An open source alternative to Tumblr"

shad0wca7 — Tue, 25 Dec 2018 11:10:48 +0000

“Completely free and open, apart from if you want to say things that might offend people who don’t share your views”

If you’re going to say that a platform is free and open, allow it to be so.

This seems like a quick rush to generate interest for a cryptocurrency (LibrCoin). Not buying it.

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Home Network Segmentation: A Must in the IoT Era – CKD3, LLC"

shad0wca7 — Wed, 17 Oct 2018 05:55:12 +0000

Cybercriminals?! What a poorly written article. Multiple “firewalls” in a home and nothing about VLANs?

That being said, it is good practice and something I’ve implemented in my home - thankfully my Unifi / pfsense setup makes this very manageable.

New comment by shad0wca7 in "The unsolved secret of David Jones' perpetual motion machine [video]"

shad0wca7 — Sat, 30 Dec 2017 14:45:17 +0000

Could it be something simple like a combination of measures designed to allow it to rotate for an extremely long time: - Vacuum enclosure (remove air resistance) - Perfectly balanced wheel (reduce bearing wear) - Excellent quality bearing / lubrication - Small electric motor & battery to provide enough force to allow for continuity once started externally

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Baffling ABC maths proof now has impenetrable 300-page ‘summary’"

shad0wca7 — Sun, 10 Sep 2017 16:05:51 +0000

This reads like an academic paper created by 'machine learning' to be unintelligible yet look legitimate at-a-glance...

Choosing the correct data for successful predictive maintenance

shad0wca7 — Wed, 02 Aug 2017 11:21:37 +0000

Article URL: http://info.senseye.io/blog/6-tips-on-choosing-the-correct-data-for-successful-predictive-maintenance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14909630

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Reduce machine downtime, embrace prognostics

shad0wca7 — Fri, 14 Jul 2017 15:45:16 +0000

Article URL: http://info.senseye.io/blog/reduce-machine-downtime-embrace-prognostics

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14770676

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by shad0wca7 in "How to force manufacturers to take IoT security seriously?"

shad0wca7 — Mon, 10 Apr 2017 13:38:50 +0000

The healthy technology market will force IoT manufacturers to take security seriously. It is not the job of a government to punish a corporation for failing to implement what should now be basic tenets of product quality and suitability.

The loss of customers and reputation should a major security concern arise is a serious market driver and calls for regulation will only ensure that nobody does anything until a multitude of governments agree on a standard. As further food for thought, do you honestly trust the government to make the best choices for your security as a private citizen?

Effective prognostics and what it means for you

shad0wca7 — Fri, 07 Apr 2017 11:14:51 +0000

Article URL: http://info.senseye.io/blog/effective-prognostics-and-what-it-means-for-you

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14058752

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Introducing FreeNAS Corral"

shad0wca7 — Wed, 15 Mar 2017 21:12:43 +0000

I've been using FreeNAS 9.10 for just under a year now having originally moved from Ubuntu Server. Its feature set, ease of use and stability really is incredible. Can't wait to try Corral out.

Predictive analytics isn't useful for predictive maintenance

shad0wca7 — Fri, 10 Mar 2017 08:49:29 +0000

Article URL: http://info.senseye.io/blog/predictive-analytics-isnt-useful-for-predictive-maintenance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13837247

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

The top 3 barriers to predictive maintenance

shad0wca7 — Wed, 08 Feb 2017 12:49:12 +0000

Article URL: http://info.senseye.io/blog/the-top-3-barriers-to-predictive-maintenance

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13597808

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Condition monitoring techniques, an overview

shad0wca7 — Mon, 23 Jan 2017 17:52:08 +0000

Article URL: http://info.senseye.io/blog/condition-monitoring-techniques-an-overview

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13464125

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by shad0wca7 in "MacOS Sierra – Report lack of battery life as a bug"

shad0wca7 — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 13:41:52 +0000

Reporting it as a bug is a direct method of feedback - this trimming of functionality (for little good reason) shouldn't be accepted.

MacOS Sierra – Report lack of battery life as a bug

shad0wca7 — Tue, 20 Dec 2016 11:50:58 +0000

Since time immemorial, laptops have been able to show the expected battery time remaining based on the current usage profile. This is well understood by users and useful in order to gauge how they are using their systems (and adjust accordingly).

The removal of the battery life indicator from the latest build of macOS Sierra is a bug. The explanation from Apple (https://9to5mac.com/2016/12/13/why-apple-is-removing-time-remaining-battery-life-estimates-macbook-pro/) is pure flim-flammery, showing nothing but contempt for the intelligence of their users.

Report this nonsense for what it is - a usability bug: https://bugreport.apple.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=13219036

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

New comment by shad0wca7 in "GPU glitches in 2016 MacBook Pro models"

shad0wca7 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:36:25 +0000

As a side issue to the current crop of first-adopter issues (I'll wait till this model is on its second generation - then I'm sure it will be a great piece of kit). I was thinking about the outrage concerning the denomination of 'Pro' on these models - with people crying that they're no longer suitable for 'Pro' use but I think I've come to the conclusion that the 'Pro' user of 5 years ago is a dying breed - Apple sees a future where they no longer exist.

Think about it - music production, video editing, photo editing, graphic design, coding.. These are all things which used to be considered extremely difficult but have now been made easier with fantastic, accessible software. Huge amounts of specialist hardware are no longer necessary or indeed desirable in these fields and the new MacBook Pro recognises this - software development (and other areas) are moving increasingly to the cloud and a huge development machine is no longer a necessity..

I'd suspect that Apple sees the future of its products and services in the cloud and the machines it provides will be slightly different gateways to that future.

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Everyone who can now see your entire internet history, including the taxman"

shad0wca7 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 17:30:32 +0000

What would the benefits of this be over a dedicated VPN service?

New comment by shad0wca7 in "Everyone who can now see your entire internet history, including the taxman"

shad0wca7 — Fri, 25 Nov 2016 10:13:32 +0000

Now is an excellent time to set up a custom home router (I'm thinking pfsense to send all traffic through a VPN).

The excuse of "if you have nothing to hide, you have nothing to fear" is not only intellectually feeble; it permits a gradual erosion of civil liberties that can easily find the average citizen on the wrong side of the law should any agency casually find it convenient for them to be so. It is a snowball.

On that note. What VPN services are recommended and has anyone got some good guides to this?