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New comment by wingworks in "Teaching my neighbor to keep the volume down"

wingworks — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:44:22 +0000

Usualy doesn't work. Needs a specific type of dog, and the right device. Most of the ones sold online are scams.

New comment by wingworks in "Teaching my neighbor to keep the volume down"

wingworks — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:23:33 +0000

I'm sure it depends on demographic/country etc, but I've lived in Apartments where everyone was considerate, no loud neighbours, no smokers. Everyone just peacefully co-existed. (I've also experienced the opposite, and unfortunately, it is more common.)

New comment by wingworks in "Teaching my neighbor to keep the volume down"

wingworks — Sun, 01 Feb 2026 23:19:35 +0000

Yeah, it's a bit worrying that some people don't seem to understand that just because you enjoy smoking, doesn't mean the rest of the units downstream of you want to breath it in too.

New comment by wingworks in "Apple reports fourth quarter results"

wingworks — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 02:09:49 +0000

Shill it out my dude. I want to know where the good stuff is hiding.

New comment by wingworks in "Apple reports fourth quarter results"

wingworks — Sat, 01 Nov 2025 02:06:54 +0000

I mostly use a computer because you can get a better idea what is a good deal, and fits in my budget. If I had stacks of cash, I could easily see myself booking everything via my phone.

But I'm too much of a penny pincher..

But I do often only pre-book the first night/s accom, then book the rest as I travel and know where I will be when. But I do travel with my laptop, and often will park up somewhere and hotspot it, to find that days accom. (+ I get cash back deals on computer)

New comment by wingworks in "The last European train that travels by sea"

wingworks — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 22:31:55 +0000

I took the train from Copenhagen to Stockholm a few years back. I remember getting on the train and then all of a sudden we were boarding a boat, and got kicked out of the train while they transited the across the ocean.

I really liked it, was a cool experience, and an easy way to get on a boat. IDK if it's still like this. I hope it is.

I had checked google maps before the trip and saw a bridge so figured the train would go over that, but looks like it's car only bridge. Was a pleasant surprise.

New comment by wingworks in "TextEdit and the relief of simple software"

wingworks — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:12:16 +0000

If you're a Mac person, 100% try out iina if you haven't yet. Kinda like VLC, but way more Mac like.

New comment by wingworks in "TextEdit and the relief of simple software"

wingworks — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:11:36 +0000

Irfanview is amazing!

New comment by wingworks in "What happened to Apple's legendary attention to detail?"

wingworks — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:10:48 +0000

I'd have so many of these weird issues on Android (pixel), is why I switched to iPhone a few years back, it's been a much smoother ride ever since. iPhone isn't perfect, but it's way more "just works" then android was for me.

Also, I have the iPhone 15 Pro (iOS 26.0.1), never had the black screen on camera open yet. That's the kinda thing I'd get on Android.

New comment by wingworks in "What happened to Apple's legendary attention to detail?"

wingworks — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 21:04:48 +0000

I only have 2 USB-C ports, and most of the time I have nothing plugged in (but power). Sometimes ethernet USB-C when moving large files.

New comment by wingworks in "Apple M5 chip"

wingworks — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 20:44:02 +0000

Yeah, the things that AppleScript can do is so crazy. I've fully automated keeping 1 tab in Chrome logged into a website that insists on logging me out every hour or something. (not banking or anything)

New comment by wingworks in "M5 MacBook Pro"

wingworks — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:28:46 +0000

I get the comment about Docker. Not being able to share memory with docker makes it a pain to use to run things alongside mac, unless you have mountains of ram.

New comment by wingworks in "Mac Source Ports – Run old games on new Macs"

wingworks — Wed, 15 Oct 2025 19:22:19 +0000

Ahh bummer, couldn't find Blobbo on the list. It was the best old mac game!

New comment by wingworks in "American solar farms"

wingworks — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 22:34:04 +0000

Yeah, that is my understanding too. Usually the inside the plant the radiation is lower than many other industrial places too. But my concern is when things go wrong (like flooding in Japan) the radius of which it can effect can be quite large and take a long time to recover.

New comment by wingworks in "American solar farms"

wingworks — Mon, 13 Oct 2025 21:56:02 +0000

In theory I wouldn't mind living next to nuclear. I say in theory, because we've seen too many times when someone cuts corners, or has deadlines or poorly trained staff on site, that when things go wrong, they can sometimes go very very wrong.

New comment by wingworks in "A macOS terminal command that tells you if your USB-C cable is bad"

wingworks — Thu, 09 Oct 2025 02:33:19 +0000

You could do this with the free tier. It's fairly generous.

New comment by wingworks in "Show HN: Autism Simulator"

wingworks — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 05:48:27 +0000

Sorry, thought someone else would chime in. But I've known people who need to sit in the same place. Doesn't need to be the "best" spot, just the same spot. Not all autistic people are like that.

From my personal experience most can be flexible, they may have a preference (stronger than "normal" people) to xyz spot, but will sit elsewhere if it's already taken.

New comment by wingworks in "Show HN: Autism Simulator"

wingworks — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 22:15:04 +0000

Count yourself lucky. It's no fun on the autism train. Everyone has there issues, and I can only comment on my own experience, but it's thus far not been great.

New comment by wingworks in "Show HN: Autism Simulator"

wingworks — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:37:27 +0000

> Is it really a thing for some people that you need to sit on the same place always?

Yes, yes it is.

New comment by wingworks in "Show HN: Autism Simulator"

wingworks — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 20:25:42 +0000

Most of what you'd do is the last thing I'd want to do (I have autism). You don't say if you have autism or not, but going by what you just said I would guess not.