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Re:OTape on Sunday November 01, 2026 @02:38AM (#50323442)
> What am I missing?

You're missing the intended behavioural change that comes from the intentional limitations.

Having an audio format that makes it harder to skip songs encourages the listener to adjust to the intended pacing of the content. That's the point.

Re:Show HN: I rebuilt Kubernetes for ESP32 microcontrollers on Saturday October 31, 2026 @02:24AM (#50313710)
Thank you for working on this. The most impressive part for me is getting Kubernetes running on such low spec hardware. I can't think of a use case I have for Kube32 at the moment, but I do have use cases for Kubernetes running on a small amount of RAM. Is there any chance of porting this back to x86/x86-64 PCs or ARM SBCs? For example, being able to run this on a cluster of Raspberry Pis would be interesting as it would free up more RAM for applications.
Re:It took me nine years to hack my Xbox 360 on Thursday October 15, 2026 @03:46AM (#50100566)
> Hacking the console is complete.

No it's not. For starters the recently released softmod does not work on all Xbox 360 revisions.

Re:New PlayStation 5 Console Jailbreak Released on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @05:49AM (#49906606)
https://www.corsair.com/uk/en/explorer/glossary/what-is-resi...

"When a game is running, the CPU needs access to a graphic card’s memory, and by default it can only access 256MB at a time. However, resizable BAR removes the size limitation so the CPU has access to all of a GPU’s memory, theoretically allowing for improved performance. This adjustment lets the CPU request much larger chunks of data from the GPU, which can improve performance in games that can benefit from this change."

Re:postmarketOS Rebrand: Nura on Sunday September 27, 2026 @06:35PM (#49871501)
Contributing may be easier, but stopping the project becoming a harder-to-debug mess is more of a priority.
Re:postmarketOS Rebrand: Nura on Sunday September 27, 2026 @06:34PM (#49871495)
No, the "postmarketOS" name came about to indicate that it's an OS to keep older devices working for longer (i.e. providing active support after the support from the manufacturer has ended).
> Biomass is zero carbon.

Not correct. Biomass includes burning wood from new growth forests. If the trees were kept in the ground they would be carbon sinks rather than carbon stores, therefore the overall effect is an increase in emissions. Furthermore, there's energy expended in prepping the wood (e.g. turning the trees into wood pellets ready to burn) and in transporting the wood to the biomass power station.

Re:Jemalloc 5.4.0 on Friday September 18, 2026 @02:00AM (#49750627)
Why is this on the HN front page? Is there something particularly noteworthy about this release?
> but I won't be able to re-play the excellent version that I played through last year

Why not? The future of game preservation for games not distributed on disc is probably going to be based around hard disk images, with some kind of overlay filesystem mechanism to allow choosing between different games without relying on standard installations. Will it be legal? Probably not. Will it happen? I suspect it will.

This book may also be of interest:

https://nostarch.com/microcontroller-exploits

Re:Git hosting that never leaves Europe on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @10:50PM (#49620235)
Haha, got to be the Russians right, EU is clearly beyond valid criticism. /s
Re:Git hosting that never leaves Europe on Tuesday September 08, 2026 @10:48PM (#49620226)
> Do you think the Egyptians called it Europe?

You haven't given any dates, but if you're talking about ancient Egypt, i.e. the Egypt before 0AD, then yes. The term "Europa" was used to refer to the continent around this time by the Greeks, and I don't see why Egyptian people wouldn't have picked up on a useful term they didn't have before.

Re:Git hosting that never leaves Europe on Sunday September 06, 2026 @01:48AM (#49583687)
> at the time that you fervently hope the EU comes to its (clearly deserved, Mr Putin) end

I find it funny you think the only reason people would want the end of the EU is if they're a Russian agent. The EU has very little to do with defence. Perhaps your argument would hold more weight if talking about NATO, but even then it's not necessary for countries to be members of NATO in order to collaborate on protection when their collective security interests align.

Re:Git hosting that never leaves Europe on Sunday September 06, 2026 @01:40AM (#49583645)
> Europe hasn't always existed as a concept, and its longevity is unknown.

Europe is the name of a continent. What reason(s) would there be to change the name of a continent?

In contrast, the EU is a trading block, set up to foster greater pan-European trading relations. It's not the only pan-European institution. For example, the Council of Europe ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Council_of_Europe ) is a separate pan-European institution, set up in 1946 which was before the EU or any of the predecessors of the EU, and amongst other projects was behind the formation of the European Court of Human Rights. I bring this up to highlight that we do not need the EU in order to have collaboration between European countries.

Re:Git hosting that never leaves Europe on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:47PM (#49579461)
> In Europe people generally use “Europe” and the EU interchangeably.

In Europe some people generally and incorrectly use "Europe" and the EU interchangeably. Europe existed far before the EU and will continue to exist after the EU finally comes to an end.

Re:I Want a Wife (1971) [pdf] on Saturday September 05, 2026 @02:43PM (#49579426)
> Trash still needs to be taken out, groceries bought, etc further pushing you towards the stuff outside of parenting.

Who told you these are jobs you can't equally share with a partner?

Re:I Want a Wife (1971) [pdf] on Saturday September 05, 2026 @03:20AM (#49573989)
> and expectation once the baby is born.

This can be resolved by choosing a better man as a partner, one that is supportive and willing to be an equal partner. I understand finding someone that fulfills that as well as this person also being someone you're attracted to and compatible with socially is challenging, but I have seen relationships like this before so I know it's possible.

> I don't understand why they don't just hold another referendum and undo everything.

I see you follow the EU model of democracy; keep putting matters up for a vote until you get the result you want.

Despite what you may have been led to believe, there's still a substantial number of British people that reject EU membership, and this goes beyond the "racist" and "economically illiterate" arguments that remainers typically fall back on. I would suggest you do what your predecessors did not and consider the consequences of losing.

Re:Iceland rejects reopening talks on EU entry on Sunday August 30, 2026 @05:56AM (#49497228)
Why?
> Cut throat, self aggrandizing, and a bit of a selfish asshole are all traits that lead to positive outcomes in these roles.

Press X to doubt.

In my experience, with those types of leaders, success happens despite them not because of them. Someone in a leadership role may have built a strong team around them that can counteract their own toxic behaviours, and they may try to take credit for the successes of their team, but they aren't bringing out the best in that team. Toxic workplaces often start with toxic leadership.

Re:Repair Cafe – Fix Your Broken Items on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:27AM (#49342524)
I live in the UK and we have a decent network of repair spaces here, including in my home city.

As for one in Austin TX, closest I could find is this:

https://www.austintexas.gov/resource-recovery/fix-it-austin

However, there's nothing stopping you from setting one up if you see the value in it.

Re:Fairphone 6 and PostmarketOS working main camera on Tuesday August 18, 2026 @03:17AM (#49342448)
> PostmarketOS can't partner with any OEM/ODM

Where did you get this idea from?

Re:Microsoft raises Xbox prices by up to 43% on Monday August 03, 2026 @10:58AM (#49156661)
> Piracy on the PlayStation? Also not gonna happen.

Piracy has a long history on the PlayStation, going all the way back to the PS1. Every PlayStation (home console and handheld) has had a mod/homebrew scene, including plenty of access to pirated games. I don't see why the PS6 would be any different, regardless of whether the games are distributed digitally or not. The only difference is that more people will be drawn to it if the prices of games are kept high through no second hand market.

Re:Microsoft raises Xbox prices by up to 43% on Monday August 03, 2026 @01:12AM (#49151457)
It's not just to do with profit, there are other factors involved. For example, AI companies placing large orders is good for RAM manufacturers as it's easier to plan production schedules. The RAM industry is fairly volatile in terms of it being hard to predict demand. That's just one additional factor, there are others.
Re:Microsoft raises Xbox prices by up to 43% on Sunday August 02, 2026 @03:51PM (#49147683)
Except the increase in prices is not tied to M2 in this case. It's clearly a matter of supply not matching demand, as a result of changes in priorities of computing equipment manufacturers. You don't have to look at M2 to understand that Micron, Samsung and SK Hynix deprioritising DDR memory over HBM for AI data centres has led to the rapid increase in prices for consumer-grade RAM.
Re:Microsoft raises Xbox prices by up to 43% on Sunday August 02, 2026 @03:46PM (#49147649)
There are a few points to raise here.

Firstly, yes PC is mostly digital only, but there is at least competition between PC gaming marketplaces, which helps to restrict anti-consumer practices like deleting content that gamers have paid for.

Secondly, some of the competitors in the PC gaming space allow for physical backups of installation media, which helps with game preservation. For example, if a game is bought on GOG, the installer is mostly/always one that can be backed up onto physical media.

Thirdly, while it's true most gamers have moved away from physical media, it still has value. For example, second hand games allow for more people to take part in gaming than could otherwise (legally) do so. Taking away physical games won't stop people on low incomes from wanting to game, and is likely to lead to a resurgence in game piracy. Not exactly the outcome game industry leaders are likely to welcome.

Re:Amiga 1000: Ten years ahead of its time on Thursday July 23, 2026 @07:52PM (#49029637)
10 years ahead of it's time for affordable home computers. You have to take the target market into account. To use an analogy, most people accept that Gran Turismo on the PS1 has great graphics for it's time, despite releasing months after Scud Race on Sega Model 3 hardware, because it's accepted that what's impressive for a 70s/80s/90s console is not what's impressive for arcade hardware.

The X68000 was basically arcade-class hardware in a PC form factor, with a price to match. There are reasons why Capcom used X68000s as their dev machines for CPS1 games.

Re:Amiga 1000: Ten years ahead of its time on Thursday July 23, 2026 @12:58PM (#49024758)
The X68000 was amazing, but it was also around double the price. Amiga A1000 was around $1300 in 1985, Sharp X68000 was around $2500 in 1987. The Amiga A500 was released in 1987 and was even cheaper than the A1000 for an equivalent spec.

If I'm paying double the price, of course I'd expect better performance, but Amigas gave great value for money between the mid 80s and early 90s.

Re:Are we offloading too much of our thinking to AI? on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @01:27AM (#48916604)
Those 3 statements only work if you have short-term thinking. For example, there's no taking into account the gradual atrophy in skills that come from excessive tool use.

To use an analogy, imagine you are fluent in reading/writing/speaking a foreign language. Over time, if you don't regularly use that foreign language, or you use a tool to translate to that foreign language, you gradually lose fluency in that language. It may be more efficient for a translator to use a tool like Google Translate or similar to translate between languages, but there are clearly downsides to doing so, and proofreading the produced contents is not enough to compensate for those downsides, as reading what someone/something else wrote is easier than writing it yourself.

Re:OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @02:40AM (#48828389)
That's cool, it's obviously not meant to compete with modern router ASICs but it's an impressive achievement for a hobbyist.

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