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New comment by somehnguy in "DoorDash to acquire Instacart"

somehnguy — Thu, 29 Oct 2026 18:01:40 +0000

Of course you have that freedom. Others also have the freedom to judge or condemn that lack of impulse control and/or laziness.

New comment by somehnguy in "Disney Raising Prices Days After Confirming Ads Will Now Show Up on Every Tier"

somehnguy — Fri, 23 Oct 2026 15:50:16 +0000

Most even remotely modern Intel chips can transcode a few 4K streams without breaking a sweat due to the integrated graphics/QuickSync.

I purchased one of those $150 tiny machines on Amazon specifically for the Intel integrated graphics so my Plex server can transcode easily. All media is another one of my servers, shared via NFS.

New comment by somehnguy in "We want you to build the next Git platform on Cloudflare"

somehnguy — Sat, 03 Oct 2026 21:24:47 +0000

Free marketing

New comment by somehnguy in "Automatic Transmission – a data-privacy study of connected vehicles"

somehnguy — Fri, 02 Oct 2026 03:40:20 +0000

There is a massive difference between "driving in a way they don't like" and "driving dangerously". The former does not imply the latter.

New comment by somehnguy in "Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026"

somehnguy — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:07:21 +0000

A long time ago I would collect the magnets before discarding. Then it occurred to me that I've never had any use for them, so they were just more junk in a box.

They're cool, but I don't bother anymore - usually when I need neodymium magnets I need a specific size or shape anyway.

New comment by somehnguy in "Backblaze drive stats for Q2 2026"

somehnguy — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:25:18 +0000

Physically destroy using whatever method you prefer (preferably something fun) and throw away.

What else is there to do?

New comment by somehnguy in "DraftKings Is Using AI to Behaviorally Target Chronic Gamblers"

somehnguy — Tue, 29 Sep 2026 20:01:42 +0000

> Do you actually enjoy the smoke in your mouth, burning your eyes and lungs?

Many years ago when I smoked - yup, sure did. I loved the entire experience, except maybe going outside in the middle of winter.

New comment by somehnguy in "Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges"

somehnguy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 15:17:34 +0000

That does sound like a fun project! Not on an appliance that I rely on working 24/7 though. Maybe an idea to apply to a broken unused one.

New comment by somehnguy in "Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges"

somehnguy — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:42:12 +0000

Smart appliances just seem like a ticking time bomb.

I want my appliances to last far longer than devices like my phone or computer.

There is absolutely no way these manufacturers will continue updating them even close to as long as I want to own them. So then you're stuck with an insecure and functionally useless, bad looking (in my opinion) appliance. That you paid extra to own and see ads on.

New comment by somehnguy in "I don't like passkeys"

somehnguy — Fri, 18 Sep 2026 13:45:29 +0000

I guess it's a good thing my bank doesn't have a free web hosting service

New comment by somehnguy in "XCancel service is suspended until further notice"

somehnguy — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 13:55:57 +0000

I don't visit his website. That's the whole point.

New comment by somehnguy in "I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold"

somehnguy — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:21:19 +0000

It is, yeah. The owners manual for my current vehicle seems to mostly contain walkthroughs about the infotainment and other tech features. The section related to maintenance is tiny in comparison.

You're probably aware of this already but luckily a lot of service manuals can be found online in PDF form.

Somewhat related but I was going through an older relatives belongings not too long ago to help cleanup and found a bunch of old manuals for various household things. The detail included in them was beautiful to see - full wiring diagrams, mechanical diagrams, etc.

New comment by somehnguy in "I fixed a tractor using John Deere's self-repair service. Farmers aren't sold"

somehnguy — Sat, 12 Sep 2026 14:02:50 +0000

Yeah the owners and service manuals are two very very different things. You won't be performing much maintenance with the owners manual besides the absolute basics, like checking your oil.

The cheap OBD2 readers lack the vast majority of data and tools you would want to use for service as well.

There are aftermarket options but most manufacturers want you to subscribe to their service tools - often charged per monthly plus an additional a fee per VIN it touches. These cost in the hundreds to thousands. It can be pretty frustrating as a shadetree mechanic.

New comment by somehnguy in "Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables"

somehnguy — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 23:39:32 +0000

I use cable velcro ties. A big roll of them is cheap.

New comment by somehnguy in "'Old Person Smell'"

somehnguy — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:58:30 +0000

Unfortunately vinegar was unsuccessful for me. I tried that, borax, and baking powder - all on different washes of course without any change. The laundry sanitizer immediately fixed the problem.

New comment by somehnguy in "The car industry A/B tested selling a car with and without CarPlay"

somehnguy — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 21:56:21 +0000

That not an option in modern vehicles. You can either have good tech or bad tech - not no tech.

New comment by somehnguy in "'Old Person Smell'"

somehnguy — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 13:57:10 +0000

Something that made a night and day difference to all my athletic clothing is adding laundry sanitizer to the wash load.

We noticed our running clothes developing this very strong sickly sweet/sweaty smell and it would not go away. Spent time deep cleaning the washer and dryer to no avail.

We now add Lysol laundry sanitizer (just 1 cap, not the recommended 2) to every wash load and the smell completely went away instantly.

I still don't know why all the clothing suddenly developed that smell - I went my whole life without needing to do anything special to my athletic clothes until then.

New comment by somehnguy in "Google Antigravity TOS: 3rd party usage can get Google account suspended"

somehnguy — Thu, 03 Sep 2026 14:48:59 +0000

I haven't touched Google's AI suite due to this. I need to migrate my email away from Google - the stakes are too high.

Luckily I use a custom domain so accounts won't need to be updated, just emails exported and DNS changed.

New comment by somehnguy in "Debugging my new network, when 10 Gigabit Ethernet Runs at 300 Megabits"

somehnguy — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 17:38:12 +0000

Yes - I think in cases where you have a good wireless setup at home it's actually preferable to not hardwire the TV. It's easy to get better performance over wifi when the port is only 100mbps.

New comment by somehnguy in "Micron announces $10B research hub in Boise"

somehnguy — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 13:43:09 +0000

As someone who lives local to the Clay construction site - I'm not sure how they could be bringing it up any faster. The site is working pretty much 24/7 and progress is very visible week over week.