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Re:Third Editor Fired in Elsevier's Citation Cartel Crackdown on Wednesday April 29, 2026 @03:00PM (#47952808)
Oh yeah, it's a fine post! Interesting read. But I don't think it's that silly to say that success for a person who espouses these views is success for the views themselves, and that a tone-shift might arise if gradually, more and more posts about inoffensive topics written by "Mr. Don't Worry About It ;)" make their way onto the front page.
Re:Portland's Exploding Liberty Bell on Friday February 07, 2025 @07:14PM (#42979017)
Ah, yeah, a note that it remains unsolved might help with reader expectations. I didn't find that it affected my experience that much, but I can understand why it would.
Re:Portland's Exploding Liberty Bell on Friday February 07, 2025 @04:06PM (#42977484)
If you love a niche blog and some quality writing, I would strongly recommend!
Re:Ask HN: Things to Do on My Phone on Thursday November 28, 2024 @11:42AM (#42266656)
If you want something a bit more out of the box than simply playing a game, give animating a spin! Just a simple flipbook-style animation app, there should be plenty out there. No need for pose-to-pose or anything at first, just try abstract, straight-ahead animation. If you find yourself gaining an interest, it's easy enough to pick up knowledge as you need it (if you do want a jumping-off point, I'd recommend Alan Becker's series[1] on the 12 principles of animation).

It's incredibly fun bringing even the simplest of things to life, and really rewarding getting to look back and see how your understanding of motion and weight grow over time.

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4

I'm definitely not the target market for this, but I do want to say that this really scratches an itch for something that should exist, and I really want to compliment you on how fantastic the execution is! Very clean look in both the physical and digital realms, and I really appreciate just how fully featured it is! It really seems like the ideal version of what this product would be. Also love the idea of the bookmark pattern. Out of curiosity, is that customizable too?
I wonder if the title should be amended to clarify this- I feel as though one would assume from the title that this is imagery from humans.
Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? on Saturday October 19, 2024 @07:03AM (#41887129)
Thank you so much for writing all this up! It'll take me a bit to get to it, but if you'd like I'll keep you posted on if I have any luck!
Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? on Saturday October 19, 2024 @07:01AM (#41887116)
Oh hey, now there's an interesting thought! Thank you!
Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @02:18PM (#41862035)
Oh hey great! This might be really helpful. I've actually also got an LG TV upstairs, I'll have a peek at this, could be very helpful!
Re:Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV? on Wednesday October 16, 2024 @02:18PM (#41862027)
Thank you very much! I will keep that in mind.
Re:Power-over-skin on Tuesday October 15, 2024 @11:46PM (#41855412)
Here's an open access article on the same topic: https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3654777.3676394

Ask HN: Tips for Hacking a TV?

I've got a spare television lying around (specifically, a Samsung UN24H4500), and I thought it'd be fun to take a crack at seeing what I can do with it. The only hitch is that I've never really done any hardware hacking before, so I don't really know where to start!Any tips and pointers would be much appreciated, in terms of common ways to search for and exploit vulnerabilities, or the...

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Re:Internet Archive: Security breach alert on Wednesday October 09, 2024 @09:43PM (#41794695)
Damn, I had no idea about this. Definitely would've changed some things had I known that emails were public.

This honestly seems like a bit of a design flaw.

Re:Hacker News RSS on Friday October 04, 2024 @12:08PM (#41742819)
Not sure about you, but I'd use it with an RSS reader.
Re:Teen Subcultures Are Fading. Pity the Poor Kids on Wednesday February 21, 2024 @10:32AM (#39455024)
What an amazingly shallow way to look at the half-connected, sedentary nature the internet has wrought upon The Youth. "We've shifted from one way of splitting hairs to a different hair splitting method, and this more casual, less committed hair-slitting approach is a failure"? Riveting.