Hacker News: tssva

New comment by tssva in "Trump signs downsized AI order after weeks of reversals"

tssva — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 17:34:40 +0000

If AI is going to be regulated those regulations should be debated in public and based upon the resulting laws passed by the legislative process and not determined by royal decree.

New comment by tssva in "California moves to exempt Linux from its age-verification law after backlash"

tssva — Tue, 26 May 2026 13:02:32 +0000

This is ridiculous. Either this is a vital child safety requirement that needs to apply to operating systems regardless of origin or it isn't and shouldn't apply to any operating system.

New comment by tssva in "Louis Rossmann offers to pay legal fees for a threatened OrcaSlicer developer"

tssva — Sun, 10 May 2026 23:14:02 +0000

My daughter is an architecture student and needed a 3d printer to help with making models for her studio class. She had no desire to learn the ends and outs of 3d printers. She wanted something easy to use and reliable. The Bambu Labs printer I bought her has been just that.

New comment by tssva in "BYD overtakes Tesla and Kia as the best-selling EV brand in key overseas markets"

tssva — Wed, 06 May 2026 21:43:00 +0000

Not getting an Elon Musk seems like a massive positive.

New comment by tssva in "Acetaminophen vs. ibuprofen"

tssva — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:27:38 +0000

Nationalized healthcare systems can reap the longterm savings from preventive care. I have had 4 different for profit insurance companies over the last 5 years because of job changes, my employer switching insurance providers and retirement. Such frequent changing of health insurance providers means that there is no guarantee that any insurance company will reap the benefit of providing me with better preventative care than required by law.

New comment by tssva in "Kernel code removals driven by LLM-created security reports"

tssva — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 16:17:17 +0000

If they are drivers for devices from the last century which nobody even uses anymore why keep them in the kernel when they, as shown by LLMs, are potential sources of security vulnerabilities? Seems more logical to take the action being taken and remove them.

New comment by tssva in "John Ternus to become Apple CEO"

tssva — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 15:28:47 +0000

I'm in the US and it is far from amazing for me.

To get to my home you take an exit off a toll road and where the exit splits continuing straight or going to the right you continue straight to a stop light where you take a left and in 1/4 mile take a right into my neighborhood. Apple Maps will tell you to go to the right instead of going straight merging on the road and continuing through 2 stop lights, taking a u-turn at a 3rd light and then backtracking to take the right into my neighborhood. Google Maps gives the correct directions.

In the closest major city Apple Maps will give directions instructing you to perform u-turns on streets where u-turns are legal but practically impossible. Google Maps will instead correctly direct you so such risky u-turns are not needed and you actually arrive quicker.

That is just two examples. I have many more I could provide.

New comment by tssva in "Veracrypt project update"

tssva — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 12:25:28 +0000

Has your Apple account been suspended for the last few years?

New comment by tssva in "What changes when you turn a Linux box into a router"

tssva — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 20:22:12 +0000

Respectfully the scenario you want to present seems to change. The title you submitted this under doesn’t have any mention of switching, firewalls, dhcp server or WiFi access point.

Then the actual title of the article mentions routing and switching but not a firewall, dhcp server or WiFi access point. Then at the end you seem to change the goal to being a WiFi router but really you have presented more steps than required for that. You have also setup switching, a firewall and a dhcp server which are not required to be a router with WiFi access point.

New comment by tssva in "IBM Announces Strategic Collaboration with Arm"

tssva — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 06:23:22 +0000

There were also PC compatible systems based around ISA backplanes. This was especially common for industrial computers but Zenith/Heathkit made ISA backplane based systems for the business and consumer markets. I own a Zenith Z-160 luggable computer from 1984 which uses an 8 slot 8-bit ISA backplane. 1 slot is occupied by a CPU card which also has the keyboard connector. My system has 2 memory cards which each provide up to 320k along with a serial and parallel port. Zenith sold a desktop version of this as the Z-150. They later released models based upon 16-bit ISA backplanes. I think but am not sure of the top of my head that the last CPU they produced a 16-bit card for was the 486.

New comment by tssva in "Show HN: Channel Surfer – Watch YouTube like it’s cable TV"

tssva — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 17:11:14 +0000

There are greasemonkey scripts available which hide shorts from appearing.

New comment by tssva in "Volvo Proposes 100-Mile Plug-In Hybrids for Drivers with Range Anxiety"

tssva — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 17:59:33 +0000

I don’t have an EV and will not purchase one anytime soon. I would be interested in purchasing an extended range hybrid. I’ve had this discussion with many of my friends and most are not ready to purchase an EV but like myself are interested in a plug-in hybrid. A 100 range allow for all my local driving to be electric and I could still do my long range driving without adding the additional time for charging. I do drives of 9 - 13 hours at least 8-10 times a year and some years more often. Those drives are already long enough. I don’t want to add the additional time charging takes. Over that long of a drive the time adds up.

New comment by tssva in "The TSA's New $45 Fee to Fly Without ID Is Illegal"

tssva — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:08:17 +0000

There is no legal requirement to show id or answer any questions to establish identification before flying. In other words there is no extra work required by law which the fee would cover.

New comment by tssva in "JuiceSSH – Give me my pro features back"

tssva — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:58:40 +0000

I have been unable to find a SSH app for iOS that I like since I switched from Android. Just one of many reasons I will be switching back to Android for my next phone.

New comment by tssva in "Qualcomm CEO pockets 15% pay rise as profits fall 45%"

tssva — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:16:59 +0000

The article mentions a one time tax charge which resulted in the reduction in profits but doesn't explain the context of the tax charge. Likely because it doesn't fit the narrative the author tried to create. Qualcomm chose to take a one time non-cash tax charge of $5.7 billion to take advantage of changes in the tax code which were part of the Big Beautiful Bill enacted last year. By taxing the charge their effective tax rate and cash tax payments moving forward will be reduced. In other words they traded short term profits for increased long term profits. Meta similarly took a $15.9 billion charge for the same reason. Many other companies have already done the same or are expected to. Especially those which have large R&D investments.

New comment by tssva in "Qualcomm CEO pockets 15% pay rise as profits fall 45%"

tssva — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:58:20 +0000

They didn't mess up badly. They choose to take a one time non-cash tax charge of $5.7 billion which will allow them to take advantage of a recent change in tax law to achieve a lower effective tax rate and lower cash tax payments going forward. Meta did something similar taking a $15.9 billion non-cash tax charge to take advantage of the same changed tax laws. Many other companies have already or are expected to do the same.

New comment by tssva in "PicoPCMCIA – a PCMCIA development board for retro-computing enthusiasts"

tssva — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 22:24:35 +0000

If you have a PowerBook with SCSI support you can use a BlueSCSI v2. Besides emulating SCSI storage devices it can emulate a Dynaport SCSI/Link network device to allow wifi connectivity for Macs running classic Mac OS. https://bluescsi.com/docs/WiFi-DaynaPORT

New comment by tssva in "X-shell – Complete web based terminal component"

tssva — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:23:24 +0000

NetSarang Computer has been offering a commercial ssh client named Xshell since the mid 2000s. They have a copyright on the name. You may want to consider renaming the project to avoid potential future issues.

New comment by tssva in "50% of U.S. vinyl buyers don't own a record player"

tssva — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 01:22:43 +0000

Anecdotal data from my Gen-Z daughter, currently a college freshman, is that they want the cover art. Her dorm room walls are decorated with vinyl albums in frames where they cannot be listened to.

New comment by tssva in "Stewart Cheifet, creator of The Computer Chronicles, has died"

tssva — Fri, 02 Jan 2026 00:23:41 +0000

I never read a copy of Computer Shopper.