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For a decent amount of the older android / CarPlay usb implementations - you can also buy little WiFi / USB dongles that perfectly enable wireless CarPlay - I’ve used them now on a few vehicles and they have been perfect !
I still find it wild that Tinned Fish Reviews, the parent channel of King Arthur can get 240k subscribers on YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnM8PMUe_Kmp4-Ohq4V7Vdw

I must admit though I agree with you - the videos are kinda amusing !

Yep - I've got the UGREEN FineTrack Slim G Wallet Tracker Card in my wallet and it's perfect.

Love the fact that it's rechargeable - although a little bit annoying that it's with a USB to proprietary connector.

https://www.amazon.co.uk/UGREEN-Ultra-Slim-Rechargeable-Comp...

Re:Buy Your Own Space Selfie [video] on Friday November 29, 2024 @06:28PM (#42278037)
An awesome idea from Mark Rober !
Re:Fraudsters steal 22 tonnes of high-value cheddar on Saturday October 26, 2024 @12:12PM (#41955669)
Damnit, you got me with that one !!
Re:KidPix on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @12:35PM (#40729857)
Wow what a trip down memory lane - I was obsessed with this as a child !

The sounds of each tool instantly transport me back !

I really hope that when Apple is forced to open up access to competing app stores that there will be a setting for me to ban sideloads or downloads on my parents devices.
Re:Ask HN: Favorite Podcast Episodes of 2023? on Wednesday December 27, 2023 @01:51PM (#38785163)
I’ve really been enjoying the “Safety Third” podcasts from William Osman and co - not particularly informational but very entertaining, especially given most of the guys are from a science and engineering background.

Darknet Diaries is also one I recommend - Jack is a great host and storyteller.

Don't think it's particularly innovative really - a lot of electricians in the UK are now installing the Quinetic - https://www.quinetic.co.uk/ - system and it works really well in terms of wireless switches.

Mostly it's not to save the cost of the actual cable - but to save the install cost on an old brick building, where installing a new switch requires fairly extensive work to the house and brickwork.

Re:macOS Sonoma is setting records for update size on Monday December 04, 2023 @04:31AM (#38515320)
At a guess I would say probably using OCLP - https://github.com/dortania/OpenCore-Legacy-Patcher - lots of life left in old Mac’s using that tool !
Re:Acquia, My Drupal Startup on Saturday December 02, 2023 @04:26AM (#38497314)
Oh wow e107 takes me back to my early days of working on websites for my latest gaming obsession !
I just don't pick up the phone to numbers that are not saved in my contacts anymore - seems to have saved me a tonne of hassle.
Re:The Steam Deck OLED spot ad was made with Steam Deck OLEDs on Monday November 13, 2023 @06:11PM (#38256632)
Great to see OBS also being used on this one - although I imagine setting up and configuring that many instances of OBS must have been a bit of a pain.
I fully suspect though that the people who do want Amazon Key and the people who are happily defrauding Amazon are not one and the same.

I realise that there are the porch pirates who are another issue entirely!

I think that some of their more recent decisions have been questionable - but there is still no doubt in my mind that you get a lot for your money, even if you do have to troubleshoot a little bit more than more pro stuff...
Re:Using Goatse to Stop App Theft on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @11:46AM (#37930376)
It's explained on this page about how his blogging system works - https://joshcsimmons.com/post/H4sIAAAAAAAA%2F3xV227cRgx911cQ...
Re:The Anatomy of a Smart Bulb on Monday October 09, 2023 @03:31PM (#37824365)
For anyone interested in more of this sort of stuff - including ways to modify some brands so they are not being driven as hard, it's always worth to check out Big Clive on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/@bigclivedotcom

Re:Ask HN: What's the coolest physical thing you've made? on Wednesday August 09, 2023 @03:45PM (#37067492)
Just wanted to add - I absolutely love watching your videos, thanks so much for all of the effort you put in !
Owned and developed by Milestone I believe.
Re:Lo-Fi ATC on Monday March 13, 2023 @05:51PM (#35143408)
This is fantastic- somehow works so perfectly as background noise for working in my home office.
Re:British Motorway Database on Saturday January 14, 2023 @10:44AM (#34381135)
I've driven past this farmhouse a fair few times and also believed the urban myth - quite nice to know the actual reason for it's existence !
Re:Cybiko on Saturday January 07, 2023 @03:45PM (#34292577)
Damn that takes me back - I begged my parents for one, eventually got one and found out that there was no one to actually message.

Definitely remember being a little bit addicted to Cylandia and eventually found another person at my school who had one.

Re:Ask HN: LastPass Alternatives on Monday December 26, 2022 @10:26AM (#34138306)
1Password for me - not overly happy that they moved over to a subscription based pricing, but I’ve been using it for years now and it works well across all of my devices.
Re:OneCoin co-founder pleads guilty to $4B fraud on Tuesday December 20, 2022 @02:06PM (#34070730)
I must admit - I really love the delivery of CoffeeZilla’s videos, really interesting coverage of a lot of this kind of thing, something that traditional media tends to gloss over.
Re:This to That on Saturday December 10, 2022 @03:18AM (#33930944)
I love simple sites like this - it's a shame that google seems to punish sites like this that contain information that is not often updated (because it does not need to be).
Re:Ask HN: How do you read articles and newsletters? on Sunday November 27, 2022 @04:28PM (#33767178)
I use Feedbin - https://feedbin.com for both my RSS feeds and email news letters - I find it works really well and allows me to favourite things as and when I wish to read them again.
Re:Disassembling an Amazon Blink Mini Camera on Sunday November 20, 2022 @03:49PM (#33685133)
Lots of RTSP cameras available - which would do exactly what you want and leaves you fairly open to whatever software you choose to implement on the server to share the feed.

I use lots of the Ubiquiti Cameras - I’ve had lots of success using them without the UniFi Protect controller app purely as RTSP devices.

Re:Gas Leak in the Baltic Sea on Tuesday September 27, 2022 @08:10PM (#33002805)
I mean it’s probably quite tricky to keep a constant eye on every KM of both pipelines - but given the number of surveys involved just to get NS2 to a state where it could originally be pressurised - before they went bankrupt. I would say you could at least do semi regular inspections using ROVs.

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