Hacker News: sunshineforever

New comment by sunshineforever in "Classified tank specs leaked on War Thunder game forums again"

sunshineforever — Mon, 11 Oct 2021 03:59:15 +0000

You might be surprised to learn that a lot of meth smokers are into very basic glassblowing.

New comment by sunshineforever in "The only skin care that works? science video response (2020)"

sunshineforever — Mon, 23 Aug 2021 22:17:55 +0000

Retinol!

available at dollar tree for one dollar!

New comment by sunshineforever in "OnlyFans to block sexually explicit videos starting in October"

sunshineforever — Fri, 20 Aug 2021 10:03:30 +0000

I've just learned about the UK internet blocks.

Is it true that torrent sites are blocked for adults and consensual BDSM like spanking is considered illegal pornography?

I can't really believe it till I hear it from a person.

I had no idea. This completely changes my view of the UK and the world suddenly seems much darker.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Terrorist watchlist exposed via misconfigured Elasticsearch cluster"

sunshineforever — Wed, 18 Aug 2021 22:49:06 +0000

It's so ironic that you think they are falsely putting right-wing people on the list when historically it has been leftists to receive such treatment.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Psst: Fast Spotify client with native GUI, without Electron, built in Rust"

sunshineforever — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:30:43 +0000

So does this version not have advertisements or something?

New comment by sunshineforever in "TikTok requests access to devices on local network"

sunshineforever — Tue, 17 Aug 2021 03:05:04 +0000

Wait, so using a program like wireshark to scan a network is illegal in and of itself??

I thought you had to use the information nefariously for there to be a crime.

How can receiving broadcasts be illegal?

New comment by sunshineforever in "U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes"

sunshineforever — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:33:28 +0000

I would strongly prefer a car with such features.

New comment by sunshineforever in "U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes"

sunshineforever — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:32:29 +0000

I think it's early to be adding stuff like that to government mandated driving tests when these cars are only theoretically available to the ever dwindling middle class and above. Unless my circumstances change there's no chance I'll be in one for at least 10-15 years.

New comment by sunshineforever in "U.S. opens probe into Tesla’s Autopilot over emergency vehicle crashes"

sunshineforever — Mon, 16 Aug 2021 22:25:54 +0000

I wonder, how does the autopilot safety record compare to driving in similar conditions to those which AP is typically used (open highway, good weather).

New comment by sunshineforever in "Bottled water is 3,500 times worse for the environment than tap water"

sunshineforever — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 19:01:38 +0000

Really old pipes will be carrying your water in a calcified layer

New comment by sunshineforever in "[dead]"

sunshineforever — Sun, 15 Aug 2021 03:28:37 +0000

"Most people today regard America’s experiment with alcohol prohibition as a national embarrassment, rightly repealed in 1933. So it will be with the closures and lockdowns of 2020-21, someday. "

I don't think so.

Everyone seems to forget that the purpose of the lockdown was to make time to prepare enough ventilators for those that the disease would effect seriously. It definitely went on for way longer than it needed to I'm not complaining.

I also think the whole covid experience has had an overall positive effect on society. It has been a negative effect for people like landlords or businesses owners who exploited their employees.

Things have been shaken up, and the situation is still developing from that input.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Buddha and Mind"

sunshineforever — Sat, 14 Aug 2021 01:29:56 +0000

Can you link to this story?

New comment by sunshineforever in "Apple's child protection features spark concern within its own ranks: sources"

sunshineforever — Fri, 13 Aug 2021 09:58:52 +0000

This is exactly how I feel to a T. It's intangible to explained but I'm not a criminal and I'm not on probation. Apple as zero business scanning my phone for anything and I don't want that to be done.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Internet of Snitches"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:50:11 +0000

What the heck is "little women bootleg dvd" doing on there?

CP?

New comment by sunshineforever in "Internet of Snitches"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:32:59 +0000

Thank you so much!

I remember reddit being stumped by this question years ago.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Internet of Snitches"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:22:20 +0000

Authoritarianism doesn't only swing in the liberal direction. Until the last generation most authoritarian policies were of the conservative sort.

And with regards to this specific debate, being tough on crime and (largely unnecessary conspiracy level) fear over pedophilia are both conservative darlings.

The 2nd amendment has typically been the only love of conservatives.

Where were they when the police illegally searched us in dozens of ways, or when free speech was limited to easy to ignore "free speech zones"?

They've only clamoured to defend free speech once the right to freely abuse weaker social classes was at risk of being taken away.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Internet of Snitches"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:07:21 +0000

So how are we going to stop this if it becomes a reality for 99% of phones sold?

I'm very poor- like on and off homeless poor- and I would be willing to pay up to $200 for a free phone, but I couldn't go higher. I dearly hope that it doesn't become the case that any "free" phone isn't a luxury like current privacy oriented phones.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Internet of Snitches"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 20:00:28 +0000

"You should have control over your own computers. Your phone should be your castle. True control means controlling your hardware and software. It means picking hardware that doesn’t depend on absolute trust in a vendor for its security, but gives you control over your own security so you don’t have to ask the vendor’s permission to use the computer how you wish. It means using a free operating system that lets you install whatever software you want and remove any software you don’t."

Has this ever been the case even since the very beginning of smartphones?

New comment by sunshineforever in "Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time'"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 09:01:48 +0000

Absolutely!

I don't have anything to add but this is the be all, end all.

New comment by sunshineforever in "Climate change: Curbing methane emissions will 'buy us time'"

sunshineforever — Thu, 12 Aug 2021 08:44:14 +0000

I personally think the only way to handle climate change will be to force the more selfish US citizens to change their lifestyles. Just being realistic I don't think they will change without a civil war type scenario. Or the threat of a war.

They won't listen unless they are forced to. Period.