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New comment by solstice in "AgentFM – A single Go binary that turns idle GPUs into a P2P AI grid"

solstice — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 14:01:08 +0000

Having just reread Daemon by Daniel Suarez this hits differently. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daemon_(novel))

New comment by solstice in "Direct Win32 API, Weird-Shaped Windows, and Why They Mostly Disappeared"

solstice — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 13:17:39 +0000

Oh yeah. Browsing the submissions and forums on customize.org are among my first forays into the internet.

New comment by solstice in "Fuck the cloud (2009)"

solstice — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 09:01:17 +0000

Well have you uploaded them to archive.org?

New comment by solstice in "Netflix Prices Went Up Again – I Bought a DVD Player Instead"

solstice — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:57:10 +0000

Maybe because they are significantly more finicky than DVDs to set up for playing in VLC for example. You need to download a key list of all released bluray movies from a slightly sketchy website, put it on a folder in the system somewhere and only then does it work.

I'm not sure if it's easier using jellyfin etc.

New comment by solstice in "RAM Has a Design Flaw from 1966. I Bypassed It [video]"

solstice — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 07:04:43 +0000

Is there a reason you can think of why AMD, Intel etc. would not want to do this?

Really enjoyed the video and feel that I (not being in the IT industry) better understand CPUs und and RAM now.

New comment by solstice in "Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?"

solstice — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:47:47 +0000

The use of AI assistants in genealogy is interesting. There seems to be a lot of activity in that area

New comment by solstice in "Ask HN: Any interesting niche hobbies?"

solstice — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 11:04:38 +0000

I dig the electroduotone. Congrats!

Have you heard of electronicos fantasticos? It's this band from Japan who make incredible music with instruments they made themselves.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A0VYsiMtrNE

New comment by solstice in "Haunted Paper Toys"

solstice — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 07:57:05 +0000

Those look delightful! Eg for the next RPG session. On Google, the search term "papercraft" yields a lot of other results with easy to assemble models

New comment by solstice in "Book review: There Is No Antimemetics Division"

solstice — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:04:38 +0000

The author changed names for the revised edition to increase the distance to the SCP wiki.

New comment by solstice in "Book review: There Is No Antimemetics Division"

solstice — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 11:57:44 +0000

Isn't there also a physics angle to antimemes (as portrayed in TINAD)? Self-erasing information sounds like a reduction of entropy and should therefore be a violation of the Second Law of Thermodynamics, no?

New comment by solstice in "If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now"

solstice — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:28:04 +0000

Thank you!

New comment by solstice in "Estonia to relaunch Skype as Europe's sovereign platform"

solstice — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 15:30:55 +0000

Another reason is that "skyping" is such a cromulent word that event today I still catch me using it in conversation with colleagues and friends.

New comment by solstice in "If You Need a Laptop, Buy It Now"

solstice — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 14:43:38 +0000

What models or classes of models would I be able to run on that hardware?

I've asked myself that question while looking at some of the models on this: site https://laptopparts4less.frl/index.php?route=common/home

New comment by solstice in "The Return of the Energy (as) Weapon"

solstice — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:33:44 +0000

Article title is slightly misleading, as its meaning is "Energy as a weapon". So nothing about lasers etc.

New comment by solstice in "The Strait of Hormuz Oil Shock Is Now Heading West"

solstice — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 08:58:43 +0000

I'd like some credible source for the Japan claim, please. Per https://www.jluggage.com/blog/fact-check/japan-buying-oil-in... it is a rumour.

New comment by solstice in "Personal Encyclopedias"

solstice — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 14:57:57 +0000

With video gen AI you might even get an animated movie out of it...

New comment by solstice in "Personal Encyclopedias"

solstice — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:49:32 +0000

wow, thank you!

New comment by solstice in "Personal Encyclopedias"

solstice — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:04:04 +0000

I've also started thinking about this. Can you share some templates or other tips on how to do this?

New comment by solstice in "The EU still wants to scan your private messages and photos"

solstice — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 11:02:34 +0000

The proposal was rejected: https://chaos.social/@maxim/116294966670838045

New comment by solstice in "Migrating to the EU"

solstice — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 14:23:52 +0000

Oof, what a drag