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New comment by xkzx in "Everyone knows your location: tracking myself down through in-app ads"

xkzx — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 16:10:12 +0000

Screen brightness can identify weather you are outside or inside.

New comment by xkzx in "First time a Blender-made production has won the Golden Globe"

xkzx — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 12:18:10 +0000

As a person from Latvia who uses blender, I am quite proud of this achievement. Saw the film a month ago, it is truly great and will certainly watch it again. Suggested to all ages.

I think with the popularity and the new budget they will rerender it, as it could be better.

New comment by xkzx in "Ask HN: My son might be blind – how to best support"

xkzx — Thu, 19 Sep 2024 08:20:10 +0000

I used to volunteer in a youth camp where some of the participants were blind. As a challenge, everyone spent at least a day blindfolded. Me as well, and to be honest, I got the hang of it relatively quickly. Within 4-5hours I could navigate the building, eat, go to the toilet etc. and my other senses got more keen. It was truly an interesting experience. Not all is bad. You might not know what it is like, so I suggest you try it yourself. Of course, you will need other people that see around you that day, but it will sure give a closer perspective to what your kids life might be.

Once in a while I still meet one of the blind kids from the camp (he is 22 now, he was 14 then) and I have to say that he is truly amazing. He echolocates, rides a bike, finished University studying law. went to US, learned English there. Now he wants to know Russia better, so he is going solo on the Transsiberian express. Just to see what it is like.

Best of luck!

New comment by xkzx in "A Different Kind of Disc Brake: 1949 Chrysler (2023)"

xkzx — Tue, 06 Aug 2024 06:30:26 +0000

Looks more like a typical manual car clutch setup, but interesting anyhow. Definitely more complex than the modern equivalent. Would not want to work on these..

New comment by xkzx in "Study puts fermented foods, not fire, as pivotal moment in human brain growth"

xkzx — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:24:50 +0000

Same thing as humans like, sugar.

New comment by xkzx in "Study puts fermented foods, not fire, as pivotal moment in human brain growth"

xkzx — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 07:23:59 +0000

No, I mean enzyme drink. They are called differently all over the place. They are similar to kombucha, just without all that disgusting shroom in a jar thing.

New comment by xkzx in "Study puts fermented foods, not fire, as pivotal moment in human brain growth"

xkzx — Wed, 20 Mar 2024 05:59:08 +0000

I make fermented fizzy enzyme drinks at home all the time, no soft drinks anymore. It has to be all the time as it is a perpetual drink. You buy on of those fancy hipster live enzyme drinks, but you never finish it. Just and juice, sugar, jam - whatever what bacteria like and it continues fermentation. At room temperature. Every two days it is ready again, drink it, feed it. If it is too active, put it in a fridge. I try to spread it as people have forgotten this.

New comment by xkzx in "SiFive: The road ahead (post layoffs)"

xkzx — Mon, 30 Oct 2023 09:38:17 +0000

That's one really big s%^& sandwich.

New comment by xkzx in "Why car wheels are so flat these days"

xkzx — Wed, 14 Sep 2022 04:37:57 +0000

The flatness in this case is the outer surface of the aluminium rim. And as a rim enthusiast, I can agree that the modern flatness is less appealing than compared to those in the past.

New comment by xkzx in "Lenovo ThinkPad 25 Leak: The Anniversary ThinkPad – Specs and Pictures"

xkzx — Sat, 23 Sep 2017 13:05:28 +0000

The hinges don't seem to be right. I like what Lenovo did with the p50 and p70 using the old hinge design, but this is just some marketing, not a top notch product.

I actually like the new keyboard more, so I don't really get the nostalgia. I use a x220 and I got a x230 for my girlfriend, so comparisons are made daily.