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Re:Introducing Ad Blocker for Firefox on iOS on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @04:10PM (#49527443)
Even worse, two weeks back when the first news appeared (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49319633), I had access to the ad blocker for about a week (and turned it on), but after a few days the option disappeared...
Re:Pebble Mega Update – July 2026 on Friday July 17, 2026 @05:14AM (#48945032)
What functionalities are limited on iOS? I'm curious, because I'm considering Pebble watch as I'm disappointed with Garmin.
Re:NPM packages from Red Hat have been compromised on Monday June 01, 2026 @10:07AM (#48357050)
pip has recently added a similar option, i.e.

`pip install --uploaded-prior-to P7D pre-commit`

https://pip.pypa.io/en/stable/cli/pip_install/#cmdoption-upl...

Re:Trademark violation: Fake Notepad++ for Mac on Monday May 04, 2026 @07:19AM (#48007239)
Original announcement and discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47916964
Re:Hacker News.love – 22 projects Hacker News didn't love on Monday February 23, 2026 @12:12PM (#47125231)
I'm sorry, but that's a pass for me. I can't even read the first story about Dropbox, cause at one point it just jumps to the next story.
Re:YouTube Is Down on Wednesday February 18, 2026 @03:35AM (#47058711)
If you are subscribed to channels, I really recommend using Subscriptions instead of home page. Otherwise, you may miss videos from your favorite creators just because YT decided so.
This is the way. If a user does not have YT Premium, watching 500 hours earns the creator from $0.5 to $5. Patreon/merch is way more effective in supporting your favorite authors.
Re:What's New in Python 3.15 on Sunday December 21, 2025 @04:45AM (#46343569)
The comment you mention applies to source code encoding and it's obsolete for Python 3 since the beginning. This is about something else: https://docs.python.org/3.15/whatsnew/3.15.html#whatsnew315-...
Re:Just Use Curl on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @11:10AM (#45656794)
I love the second part of your tip, thank you.
Re:Just Use Curl on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @10:55AM (#45656600)
For the record, since version 7.82.0.
Re:Making Every Windows 11 PC an AI PC on Friday October 17, 2025 @05:08PM (#45622088)
I'm not going to lie, seeing all these comments complaining about W11, people not wanting to upgrade from W10, exploring possibility to migrate to Linux and then THIS title, I laughed. Well played, Microsoft, well played...
Re:M5 MacBook Pro on Thursday October 16, 2025 @05:52AM (#45603421)
Firstly, I have not complained about Linux, did I? Even more, I'm about to switch to Linux on my desktop, thanks to Microsoft and their EOS for "the last Windows version ever". Secondly, I suspect power users hardly ever find any OS perfect for their needs, there are always some customizations.
Re:M5 MacBook Pro on Wednesday October 15, 2025 @03:09PM (#45597056)
> That has terrible ergonomics for anyone using a non-US keyboard, though - the backtick is immediately above the option key so to hit together with CMD requires clawing together your thumb and little finger.

That's true, hence why I remap it to a "proper" key, above Tab with:

  $ cat ~/Scripts/keyboard_remapping.sh
  #!/bin/bash
  
  hidutil property --set '{"UserKeyMapping":
      [{"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000064,
        "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x700000035},
       {"HIDKeyboardModifierMappingSrc":0x700000035,
        "HIDKeyboardModifierMappingDst":0x7000000E1}]
  }'
Re:Debian 13 "Trixie" on Saturday August 09, 2025 @04:30PM (#44849916)
Isn't this the feature of /tmp? I set my default download location in Firefox to /tmp exactly for this reason, so that all the junk gets automatically removed after some time. Also, whenever I need a temporary Python script or test a package, I create a venv under /tmp.
Re:I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C on Saturday August 09, 2025 @02:57PM (#44849111)
No, I didn't. Maybe it's not a bad idea. I read about the issue on the internet and it seems pretty common issue that sooner or later hits most of Instincts Solar gen 1.

I contacted Garmin support since I've seen that in some of the cases they offered generous discounts for newer models or even gave them for free, but in my case they offered me to pay almost a full price for refurbished Instinct Solar gen 1, that most probably would have the same issue after some time.

Re:I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C on Saturday August 09, 2025 @02:50PM (#44849060)
They were for me, i.e. at work in the office where definitely I don't want to have sound notifications on. And since my phone usually lies on a desk, I don't want vibrations there either.
Re:I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C on Saturday August 09, 2025 @02:51AM (#44844585)
I was also a happy Garmin Instinct Solar user. It is until after two years it started to turn off whenever it vibrates. I disabled vibrations, but it's reduced to an expensive step counter now.
Re:The Genius Device That Rocked F1 on Monday July 21, 2025 @01:15AM (#44631978)
I think it was mostly due to an enlarged fuel tank, as there is no refuelling during races. Also, energy recovering system, batteries, the whole hybrid system. This post has great size comparison: https://www.reddit.com/r/formula1/comments/1i16g7e/f1_car_si...

It looks like the nose got longer as well, I assume this is for crashworthiness.

But this should not change the time when the thing (comment, link) has been posted, should it?
Re:uv downloads overtake Poetry for Wagtail users on Monday March 17, 2025 @06:10AM (#43386784)
Both dependency management and project isolation are available in a standard Python 3 installation, also out of the box, without 3rd party tool dependency - `pip` and `python3 -m venv`. Admittedly, they work slower, but fast enough for me, especially that I do not run these commands every hour.
While I'm in Firefox camp, I hate the sensational half-truths in this comic. And why does it impersonate the original creator and Google Chrome team?
This is also present in my 4a, perhaps it's a feature of Android 13.
Supposedly, I've removed downloaded update using instructions from https://wiki.rossmanngroup.com/wiki/Pixel_4a_Battery_Perform... - hopefully this will stop popups:

>Users can delete an already downloaded (and not yet installed) update: Settings -> Apps -> All Apps -> Google Play Services -> Storage and cache -> Manage Space and from there on delete all data through the "Clear all data" button.

I'm getting prompts to restart in order to update. So far (~2 weeks), I was able to dismiss them.
Great comment, even though I'm concerned whether my Pixel is a ticking bomb now. The update has been downloaded to my device, but before installing it, I decided to check Reddit and found out the battery issues. Since then, I'm dismissing the update prompt, praying to not miss-click.

The article got it wrong - even before the update has been published, Google already sent e-mail to registered users with a note that the upcoming update may reduce battery life and offered either battery replacement or money: https://support.google.com/pixelphone/answer/15701861 But the results people post are way beyond anyone expected.

Re:Little Snitch feature nobody knows about on Friday January 24, 2025 @04:12PM (#42816986)
Well, here's me, so not everyone.
Re:Orbit. Mozilla's AI Assistant for Firefox on Tuesday December 31, 2024 @02:29AM (#42557134)
I just checked these benchmarks results few days ago - am I reading this wrong or (apart from Assorted DOM) Firefox loses in most of the tests?
Related: original story from one year ago - https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38788360

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