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Re:A Nipkow Disk Mechanical TV Simulator on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @07:25PM (#48563692)
Would have been cool to include an animated example.
I assume they're going to use it on Apple.com, the same way that they were using backdrop-filter to simulate the frosted glass on earlier iOSes
Re:Smuggling arbitrary data through an emoji on Wednesday February 12, 2025 @01:23PM (#43028156)
The emoji is gone but the content is still there.
Re:GPT-4o with scheduled tasks (jawbone) is available in beta on Tuesday January 14, 2025 @06:12PM (#42705217)
Considering my iPhone alarm still sometimes fails to go off (it just shows the alarm screen silently), I'd be inclined to believe you.
Re:A Tour of WebAuthn on Friday December 27, 2024 @05:03PM (#42526483)
In Chrome Devtools, in the bottom panel, you can select WebAuthn, click Enable virtual authenticator environment, and create all the test passkeys you desire.
Re:Show HN: Pb2zig – Pixel Bender to Zig Translator on Wednesday October 25, 2023 @05:06PM (#38018379)
I used to use Pixel Bender before I could write stuff in Stage3D instead. Neat stuff!
Re:Show HN: AI VTuber Platform on Wednesday October 18, 2023 @10:42AM (#37929410)
No examples?
Re:Ask HN: Why do we need "Passkeys" on Monday October 16, 2023 @10:46PM (#37909906)
You can add passkeys for each device (e.g. Windows Hello) or use cloud-synced keys (iCloud, Google, 1Password, probably more)
Something you have: Your phone

Something you know: Your pin

Something you are: Your FaceID/Fingerprint

Re:The Password Game on Tuesday June 27, 2023 @11:29AM (#36494281)
It means sum, so 55555 would work
Re:ELO Everything on Monday June 19, 2023 @01:20PM (#36393783)
Elo isn't an acronym/initialism.
Because DOM access would have bloated the MVP, and you _can_ access the DOM through JS.
Re:Passkeys now support external providers on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:31AM (#36227252)
my mistake
Re:Ask HN: Why do so many VR games move the camera now? on Wednesday June 07, 2023 @10:05AM (#36226932)
Joystick movement personally never made me feel sick but it would sometimes nearly make me fall over. Turns out having your environment suddenly shift without moving can make your body react appropriately by trying to catch its balance.
Re:Passkeys now support external providers on Tuesday June 06, 2023 @12:13PM (#36215004)
> I have one (1) Windows PC and one (1) iDevice. Can I get these to sync? Or do I need an Android phone for that?

Yes. In Chromium-based browsers, at least. Your browser will display a QR code which you scan with your phone. Your phone will display a list of accounts you can sign in with, you select one, authenticate, and you're logged in. Firefox support isn't here yet.

Re:Svelte is migrating from TypeScript to JSDoc on Wednesday May 10, 2023 @03:05PM (#35891941)
TS can generate d.ts files from JS files that use JSDoc
Re:Google Introduces Passkey Authentication on Thursday May 04, 2023 @03:06PM (#35820546)
The way it works with desktop is that the browser displays a QR code, and scan it with the camera app, which allows you to register or log in.
Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @05:37PM (#35808121)
You could also try your password, I guess.
Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @04:38PM (#35807451)
It can be used on both Android and iOS. Desktop machines can display a QR code which you scan with your device. Passkeys are backed up to the cloud using E2E encryption. If you get locked out of that device, you can do the same thing as when you lose your password.
Re:Passkeys: The Beginning of the End of the Password on Wednesday May 03, 2023 @10:12AM (#35802633)
Passkeys are unique per Relying Party, in this case, google.com can only access passkeys for google.com. They can't even enumerate them, all they can do is pop up a dialog and wait for the user to select one.
i noticed some of the great lakes are missing
Re:3dfx: So powerful it’s kind of ridiculous on Sunday March 05, 2023 @09:43AM (#35029983)
100 billion operations per second, what are we at now, 100 trillion?
Re:Passkeys for Infrastructure on Tuesday February 21, 2023 @12:54PM (#34884303)
Passkeys are just built on top of WebAuthn, which can also use generic platform authenticators such as touchid or windows hello, or fido authenticators like a yubikey.
Re:Bitwarden Acquires Passwordless.dev on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @02:40PM (#34431893)
Probably the same thing that happens when you forget your password. Hit the "forgot your password" link, get a confirmation email, create a new passkey
Re:Bitwarden Acquires Passwordless.dev on Wednesday January 18, 2023 @01:41PM (#34430964)
I don't think Apple is trying to own the name passkey. Quote from this video: https://developer.apple.com/videos/play/wwdc2022/10092/

> Here are some guidelines for how to refer to passkeys in your apps and websites. "Passkey" is a generic, user-visible term. This video focuses on Apple's implementation, but as I've just shown you, other major platforms have already started building their own support for passkeys. "Passkey" is also a common noun, like "password." In English, this means it's lowercase and gets pluralized like "password" would. I have a passkey for my account, and I can go to Settings to view all of my accounts with passkeys.

Re:Rant: Year of Linux on the Desktop (2022) on Sunday January 01, 2023 @10:07AM (#34206811)
It may be worth trying again. On the latest version of WSL2 I've had success in running stuff like Firefox right out of the box.
Re:Complete Rewrite of ESLint on Monday November 28, 2022 @08:59AM (#33773706)
Probably so they can run it through ESLint
Re:Adding a hinge to a Game Boy that God never intended on Tuesday November 15, 2022 @02:36PM (#33613885)
I don't get how they got it so clear and without support marks.
Re:Weird monitor bugs people sent me in the last 5 years on Sunday August 28, 2022 @02:39PM (#32630813)
The URL of this page made me realize Firefox is happy to display spaces in URLs where Chrome will not.
Re:Ask HN: Which password manager do you use? on Thursday June 23, 2022 @10:33AM (#31849649)
1Password, it's the perfect combination of security and convenience for me

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