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Re:Tell HN: Please stop sending AI-generated job applications (whoishi...
on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @01:37AM (#37761204)
ctrl + f “in conclusion”
Re:Devs learn rival Godot engine in a week to poke fun at Unity
on Friday September 29, 2023 @09:51PM (#37712148)
I like this idea and hope it “goes viral” to keep the Godot hype train steaming ahead.
Anything that keeps open source software in the spotlight is worth at least the 40c it’ll cost to get this game on Steam.
Re:Insomnia wiped all user data, forcing users to use their cloud
on Thursday September 28, 2023 @02:54PM (#37693990)
https://github.com/hoppscotch/hoppscotch
Self-hosted and open source.
Re:Introducing Proton CAPTCHA, the world’s first censorship-resistant ...
on Thursday September 21, 2023 @04:53PM (#37604163)
Proton Mail Bridge lets you use a third party email client.
Re:OSS Game Engines are increasing their stars on GitHub due to Unity'...
on Tuesday September 19, 2023 @04:04AM (#37566858)
I’ve been enjoying all the new discussions, comparisons, and content surrounding open source game engines.
Even if it’s clickbait or shallow content, it still raises the awareness of these tools.
Re:Godot Development Fund
on Thursday September 14, 2023 @10:30PM (#37517549)
Does Godot make enough money to be picky about sponsors?
Re:Phaser: A fast, fun and free open source HTML5 game framework
on Wednesday September 13, 2023 @03:43PM (#37500842)
I made a seat map for a stadium here in New Zealand about 7 years ago using Phaser. It’s still in use today.
https://www.skystadium.co.nz/whats-on/find-my-seat
It’s nothing spectacular, nor is it particularly well built, but it was a solution I successfully proposed as my first job at a local web development agency which was already half way done trying to build the seat map with HTML map and area tags.
Re:Android 14 blocks all modification of system certificates, even as ...
on Wednesday September 06, 2023 @05:29PM (#37411594)
It made me realise that these huge and reputable Android ROM developers will still treat your phone like a toy, and are therefore completely untrustworthy.
Re:Android 14 blocks all modification of system certificates, even as ...
on Tuesday September 05, 2023 @03:34PM (#37396641)
The two things that stopped me from using custom Android ROMs:
1. Discovered that emergency calls would crash the phone (during an emergency)
2. The LineageOS April Fools prank.
Re:Very, Very, Few People Are Falling Down the YouTube Rabbit Hole
on Thursday August 31, 2023 @04:54AM (#37334292)
Perhaps it wants to rage-bait you into watching and commenting on the video.
After you’ve seen the two 15s ads, of course!
Re:Namecheap to increase .COM and .XYZ prices
on Tuesday August 22, 2023 @02:10AM (#37219242)
Is Cloudflare known for constantly starting up and shutting down products left, right, and centre though?
Re:YouTube no longer suggests videos if your ‘watch history’ is turned...
on Saturday August 19, 2023 @05:05AM (#37186917)
I’ve had watch history disabled for years, and the suggested videos were always perfectly fine.
Now I have zero ability to discover new channels, and already my engagement is much lower since I’m limited to what I’m subscribed to, or whatever random search query I make.
My YouTube experience is significantly degraded now.
Fortunately, they appear to have created more interfaces for mass deleting old comments and likes / dislikes, so I’ve been utilising that too.
I look forward to seeing what else they punish me for, for using the settings and tools they provide.
Re:An airline said her bag was lost, her tracker said otherwise. She f...
on Sunday August 06, 2023 @04:13PM (#37026117)
> “you need to provide a telephone number, which is linked to your real-world identity”
What country do you live in? I can go to my local supermarket and buy dozens of pre-paid SIM cards with pocket change.
If you’re somehow associating your literal identity to a phone number, it sounds like you must be in a pretty heavy surveillance state.
Additionally, if you’re worried about being tracked, I hope you don’t carry a phone whatsoever.
Re:An airline said her bag was lost, her tracker said otherwise. She f...
on Sunday August 06, 2023 @03:54PM (#37025928)
I used to catch the bus instead of flights, but it’s just not worth the few dollars saved.
People stink. People eat hot stinky food. Oh, and there’s only one toilet here and we’re only stopping for a few minutes. Oh and this stop doesn’t have food options suitable for my dietary needs.
A 12 hour bus trip vs a 1 hour flight?
I’ll always take the flight now.
Re:Show HN: I made a customizable iOS browser for minimalists and myself
on Sunday July 23, 2023 @03:14PM (#36838656)
I agree, and find it quite overstimulating too. I’m not even sure what it’s trying to show me.
Re:Anytype – open-source, local-first, P2P Notion alternative
on Thursday July 20, 2023 @04:46PM (#36806525)
Surely that’s just the nature of IPFS, right?
Re:Study: 87% of classic video games are not legally available
on Monday July 10, 2023 @03:38PM (#36671831)
Then everyone will just use an auto-reply service.
Re:BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support
on Monday July 10, 2023 @01:14AM (#36662390)
No it's definitely going to be proper open-source: https://community.anytype.io/t/sprint-review-58-59-60/9754?u...
Re:GPTrolley – Who Would GPT Save in the Trolley Problem?
on Monday July 10, 2023 @12:37AM (#36662157)
The results are often very uninteresting or thought provoking.
Re:Google Search's Death by a Thousand Cuts
on Monday July 03, 2023 @03:28PM (#36577703)
> The funny thing is the site which should have been removed like the of Stackoverflow spam clones
Absolutely. I have a browser extension installed specifically to block domains that are this type of spam from my Google search results, and I’m adding to it almost weekly.
Come on Google, you’re seriously ranking that as front page worthy?
Re:File over app
on Monday July 03, 2023 @04:25AM (#36570261)
This makes me think of the following static site generators that use a file-based structure to generate navigation:
Re:Steam Deck now the global #1 top seller on Steam
on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:19PM (#36555354)
But why get the Steam Deck 2 when you could wait a little longer and get the Steam Deck 2 Episode 1?
Re:Steam Deck now the global #1 top seller on Steam
on Saturday July 01, 2023 @05:05PM (#36555223)
So they’re putting it on sale now but still won’t sell it in many countries?
E.g Australia and New Zealand are still having to buy them from unauthorized resellers.
Re:BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support
on Thursday June 29, 2023 @07:44PM (#36528406)
Ah, good point, sorry, it's just released in Public Beta this month, and opening the source code is Coming Soon™
Re:Gitlab AI is going head to head with GitHub Copilot
on Thursday June 29, 2023 @04:48PM (#36526492)
> that would save copy/pasting repeated variable names into tests, logs, etc
This is all it takes for me to get value out of my subscription. It's saving me time by anticipating my next test / block of code based on what I've previously written, and that saved time really adds up.
Sure it's not "Jesus take the wheel" level AI yet, but time is money, and so is my sanity.
Re:BlockSuite: An open-source Notion-like editor with multiplayer support
on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @03:39PM (#36511544)
You could always check out AnyType: https://anytype.io/
Open-Source, E2E encrypted, offline first, syncs to all your devices via IPFS so no centralized server, etc.
No usernames or email addresses either.
Re:I Moved My Gmail to Proton. It Was Surprisingly Easy
on Wednesday June 28, 2023 @02:45AM (#36503165)
You can use their first party tool called Import-Export: https://proton.me/support/export-emails-import-export-app
Re:Write with AI in Google Docs
on Wednesday June 21, 2023 @07:06PM (#36425965)
Here’s the Product Announcement blog post from March: https://workspace.google.com/blog/product-announcements/gene...
Re:Thief taped photos of his victims faces onto a DUMMY bypass facial ...
on Monday June 19, 2023 @06:27PM (#36397235)
That’s not how Face ID works. Face ID uses geometric data to map your face.
It doesn’t use photos.