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New comment by throwaway1777 in "I just want an 80×25 console, but that's no longer possible"

throwaway1777 — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 05:35:16 +0000

Getting an old machine is the way. I can’t think of why I would want this and I’m old so I don’t think it’s coming back.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Cloudflare Radar: AI Insights"

throwaway1777 — Mon, 01 Sep 2025 15:49:41 +0000

You can if you have a stronger identity layer.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Why are anime catgirls blocking my access to the Linux kernel?"

throwaway1777 — Thu, 21 Aug 2025 01:41:55 +0000

I doesn’t require a ground up rework. The easiest idea is real people can get an official online id at some site like login.gov and website operators verify people using that api. Some countries already have this kind of thing from what I understand. The tech bros want to implement this on the blockchain but the government could also do it.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Toyota cuts 2023 EV sales forecast by nearly 40%"

throwaway1777 — Fri, 03 Nov 2023 05:10:11 +0000

You realize one has nothing to do with the other right? They make a hybrid version of almost every model in the lineup. They are leaning into fucking hybrids mate.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "I've overlayed stays on a light pollution satellite map"

throwaway1777 — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 19:37:41 +0000

It is a chicken and egg problem as people won’t walk their dogs outside as much in an unsafe area

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education"

throwaway1777 — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:28:39 +0000

Yes it is. People forget this because they live in a bubble. It’s like remote work, nice for the laptop class, but not possible for the person growing your food and manufacturing your tesla.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Home schooling's rise from fringe to fastest-growing form of education"

throwaway1777 — Tue, 31 Oct 2023 15:26:45 +0000

There’s a whole spectrum of “home schooling”. At one end you have parents teaching their own kids, maybe using some online resources, libraries etc. but for many it is more like group schooling which is almost like a charter or private school where you join with other “home” schoolers but don’t have a traditional teacher and administration, it’s basically the remote work approach of school vs the in-office approach. Then you have actual private schools with a more traditional building and teaching method. And finally you have public schools, the default choice which used to be seen as the gold standard in terms of equal opportunity, but let’s forget about that because schools are “indoctrinating” kids now.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "The Cloud Computer"

throwaway1777 — Thu, 26 Oct 2023 15:21:14 +0000

Also because you can be fired at any moment.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "San Francisco is becoming a tech hub again, Y Combinator CEO says"

throwaway1777 — Sat, 21 Oct 2023 02:41:35 +0000

Not in the areas with good schools…

New comment by throwaway1777 in "San Francisco is becoming a tech hub again, Y Combinator CEO says"

throwaway1777 — Thu, 12 Oct 2023 15:47:10 +0000

It’s really not though, you just can’t have a 4000sq foot house here, you get a 1000sq ft apartment or you commute in. 200k income won’t buy you a nice house in Austin or Miami without a commute either.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Weight-loss drugs seem like another bit of sci-fi becoming fact"

throwaway1777 — Sat, 09 Sep 2023 18:09:52 +0000

That applies to lots of things. Most kids don’t like broccoli the first time they try it either. Tastebuds are adaptable. The effects are more important.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Weight-loss drugs seem like another bit of sci-fi becoming fact"

throwaway1777 — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:39:18 +0000

Because coffee is awesome if you avoid the negative effects like sleep disruption?

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Weight-loss drugs seem like another bit of sci-fi becoming fact"

throwaway1777 — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:37:58 +0000

Also processed junk food got way more cheap and common and unhealthy right? almost everyone’s brain is wired to love sugar and salt, and we found good ways to hack that.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Weight-loss drugs seem like another bit of sci-fi becoming fact"

throwaway1777 — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 19:35:10 +0000

Now that your energy has improved are you exercising and eating better?

New comment by throwaway1777 in "California moves to decriminalize use of magic mushrooms, other psychedelics"

throwaway1777 — Fri, 08 Sep 2023 03:45:44 +0000

Shrooms aren’t usually part of this cycle. You’re thinking of meth & heroin/fentanyl

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Arduino raises $22M Series B round"

throwaway1777 — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 15:38:22 +0000

You do realize this is what people always say when this happens? Nothing you said is reassuring, it’s basically “trust us guys”

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Internet-connected cars fail privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla"

throwaway1777 — Thu, 07 Sep 2023 01:38:16 +0000

Most cars still have the steering wheel controls from what I’ve seen regardless of screens. I think even teslas have some steering wheel buttons

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Internet-connected cars fail privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla"

throwaway1777 — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:32:46 +0000

You’re old. Almost no one has that muscle memory anymore. Hell almost no one listens to the radio anymore, people listen to Spotify or podcasts.

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Internet-connected cars fail privacy and security tests conducted by Mozilla"

throwaway1777 — Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:31:57 +0000

It’s the same in the US, you just correctly identified that it’s not an issue for the vast majority of people outside of the data collection concerns (which most people also don’t care about)

New comment by throwaway1777 in "Indiana lost more than 260 acres of wetlands since rolling back protections"

throwaway1777 — Thu, 31 Aug 2023 02:56:09 +0000

Did they build housing on them or what?