Hacker News: throwaway81998

New comment by throwaway81998 in "Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others"

throwaway81998 — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 10:08:37 +0000

This is terrifying. Aren't Backblaze users paying per-GB of storage/transfer? Why should it matter what's being stored, as long as the user is paying the costs? This will absolutely result in permanent data loss for some subset of their users.

I hope Backblaze responds to this with a "we're sorry and we've fixed this."

Ask HN: Which web browser are you using and why?

throwaway81998 — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:50:24 +0000

It feels like a lot of new web browsers have been coming out lately. Curious to hear why anyone's using any of the non-major browsers. What's are the compelling features that might convince someone to switch?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46128030

Points: 10

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New comment by throwaway81998 in "Crypto got everything it wanted. Now it's sinking"

throwaway81998 — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 03:06:40 +0000

https://bitcoindeaths.com/

New comment by throwaway81998 in "Show HN: Gerbil – an open source desktop app for running LLMs locally"

throwaway81998 — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 04:15:51 +0000

Thanks for the reply, I'll give Gerbil a try.

New comment by throwaway81998 in "Show HN: Gerbil – an open source desktop app for running LLMs locally"

throwaway81998 — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 00:18:09 +0000

Serious question, not a "what's the point of this" shitpost... My experience with local LLMs is limited.

Just installed LM Studio on a new machine today (2025 Asus ROG Flow Z13, 96GB VRAM, running Linux). Haven't had the time to test it out yet.

Is there a reason for me to choose Gerbil instead? Or something else entirely?