Hacker News: velocity3230

New comment by velocity3230 in "I'm switching my phone from Android to Linux"

velocity3230 — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 21:54:05 +0000

It's possible. I run GrapheneOS and pay with it via NFC. The issue is finding the right provider and app.

In the UK we have Curve and, I believe, plenty of European banks have apps that work natively too.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Google will expand age checks on Android worldwide till the end of the year"

velocity3230 — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 06:39:05 +0000

But not in the same league as GrapheneOS.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Google broke reCAPTCHA for de-googled Android users"

velocity3230 — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:34:28 +0000

Sound advice.

New comment by velocity3230 in "I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok"

velocity3230 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 21:30:04 +0000

GrapheneOS allows for this. It's called Contacts Scope.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Swift 6.3"

velocity3230 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 07:01:22 +0000

"something"

New comment by velocity3230 in "Apple Business"

velocity3230 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 22:40:04 +0000

Garmin.

New comment by velocity3230 in "macOS 26 breaks custom DNS settings including .internal"

velocity3230 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 06:47:02 +0000

Pihole's not an OS, it's an application/service.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Meta Platforms: Lobbying, dark money, and the App Store Accountability Act"

velocity3230 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 20:23:32 +0000

It's a slippery slope, my friend. Take care now.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Canada's bill C-22 mandates mass metadata surveillance"

velocity3230 — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 06:59:56 +0000

Because everyone's head is stuck in their phone, doom scrolling.

New comment by velocity3230 in "FrameBook"

velocity3230 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:53:49 +0000

* OpenPrinter has entered the chat.

https://www.opentools.studio/

New comment by velocity3230 in "The Brand Age"

velocity3230 — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 22:46:38 +0000

I don't know why anyone would want to be rich and famous.

Rich and anonymous is where it's at.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Motorola announces a partnership with GrapheneOS"

velocity3230 — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 19:04:44 +0000

I have NFC payments on GrapheneOS.

The problem isn't the OS, it's the payment providers not providing support.

New comment by velocity3230 in "An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward"

velocity3230 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 22:59:50 +0000

In the very first section, "you're", "you're" and "your". The first two used correctly and the third incorrectly.

New comment by velocity3230 in "Infrastructure decisions I endorse or regret after 4 years at a startup (2024)"

velocity3230 — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 07:33:34 +0000

LGTM stack?

New comment by velocity3230 in "Amazon's Ring and Google's Nest reveal the severity of U.S. surveillance state"

velocity3230 — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 22:33:45 +0000

Isn't Waze owned, operated and share infrastructure with Google Maps?

New comment by velocity3230 in "Fix the iOS keyboard before the timer hits zero or I'm switching back to Android"

velocity3230 — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 22:57:02 +0000

Matrix

New comment by velocity3230 in "Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors"

velocity3230 — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:47:44 +0000

Qubes OS?

New comment by velocity3230 in "BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp"

velocity3230 — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:27:21 +0000

Install a Matrix client and run a WhatsApp bridge and you can.

Is it trivial? No.

Is it possible? Yes, I do it.

New comment by velocity3230 in "BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp"

velocity3230 — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:25:19 +0000

In a roundabout way, you can.

Today, I could write a Python script to connect to my Matrix Synapse server and send a message to rooms bridged to WhatsApp via the `mautrix-whatsapp` bridge.

New comment by velocity3230 in "BirdyChat becomes first European chat app that is interoperable with WhatsApp"

velocity3230 — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 08:05:04 +0000

Encrypted metadata is in the works.