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Re:Germany: Ex-spy chief arrested for espionage on Tuesday October 06, 2026 @03:03PM (#49982606)
That case keeps on giving. It's the weirdest case of entitled people and at every turn there is something new.

If you turned that into a script, no one would take it because everything in it is insane.

I mean, fair. I want something like the TNG Enterprise computer, that works for me within the parameters I set. That, for me, is cool.
Not at all, if you are happy, go for it. I might look into something like hermes, that seems to fit my bill more.
I get the appeal of agents, I do. This is the future stuff we always wanted. But I cannot get myself to give one of these things access to my bank account or allow it to do price comparsion and shopping without oversight. Or access to my email or chat history.

I just do not trust any of them, not with my money or with access to my conversations.

Re:Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC on Monday September 28, 2026 @09:12AM (#49877396)
is there a list of public instances one could join somewhere? I kind of want to dip into irc again. it was peaceful.
Re:Meta VR Glasses on Thursday September 24, 2026 @03:37AM (#49827467)
Meta could have something great, but I fear they will stand in their way. I have the oakley meta glasses, and the quality of the camera and sound is fantastic. But the software is horrible. It's a walled garden where only Meta-friends are allowed to play. So, Spotify yes, Tidal, Deezer or others, No. It supports Garmin, but not Corros, Suunto or Polar.

If they had the courage to open up their plattform for external developers like Apple or Android (not even talking about open APIs), they could have an amazing ecosystem. Currently, it feels like a car with a stuck handbrake.

Sell it as "protein tuna" and you can even markup the prices!
Of course it's Deutsche Bank, I am sure nothing shady will come of that.
oh, someone bought a pineapple and wanted to try it?
BF2 and Battlefield: Vietnam were my top 2 BF games. Loved the radio in BF:V and the ability to airlift stuff. Also, I really enjoyed the commander mode in BF2, that was ahead of its time.
the second one are fantastic, i think i have 5+ distributed through the house and in several bags. 100 % agree, the garmin cable sucks, but at least they seem to be fine with 3rd parties offering different solutions.
i hope they get one to DC Rainmaker, he has imho one of the most comprehensive testing framework for smartwatches.

i love the repairability but it should be a usable watch as well.

Re:What happened to TheNumbers.com on Friday July 24, 2026 @03:26AM (#49032249)
prediction markets were a huge mistake.
Re:Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @05:23AM (#48989941)
plex runs on most of the commercial NAS you can buy as a simple click-install-works packet, even on the cheap CPUs. It is a very slick tool, but I am happy I moved everything over to jellyfin.
That was wild.
Re:Chuwi Minibook X: the netbook we deserve on Monday June 01, 2026 @03:19AM (#48353588)
I loved the Netbook class; the MSI Wind was such a fun device that you could take everywhere. Decent battery, good screen and fantastic keyboard.
>> Atomic power keeps rising in cost.

> Why? And why won't those same factors increase all energy generation and delivery costs?

Wikipedia has a good article on it that explains it https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cost_of_electricity_by_source

and I don't think that includes the cost of trash storage. Someone has to pay for that.

Re:Heat pump sales rise across Europe on Tuesday May 05, 2026 @05:27AM (#48020043)
it makes sense combined with solar, I think. Hot weather usually means a lot of solar energy you can ideally use to cool your home. I still wonder why there isn't as much PV activity in Greece. I see solar water heaters on nearly every roof, but not solar energy.
No. the battery storage will deliver more power than the plant.

But, there are other issues: Atomic power keeps rising in cost. The plant was decomissioned and to turn it back on, you would basically have to rebuild it from the ground up - with people and knowledge that does not exist. Also, you would need the fuel from some place - as with oil and gas, you are depended on that place, since you can't easily switch uranium.

We would need about 55 power plants in Germany. At its height, Germany had 38 plants, all of that trash is still not solved. And we are not even thinking about the lawsuits that the reactivation or building of new plants would entail. People are suing against solar farms, what do you think a Nimby would be triggered by a nuclear plant?

In addition, none of these plants can be insured, all the risk is with the tax payer. As russia currently shows, you are also creating about 50 targets that to destroy a country. You don't even have to send a rocket, a few drones with grenades will make sure the plant has to shut down.

Personally, I do not want them. I remember Tchernobyl and the fallout afterwards. We have alternatives, like these battery storages, and can use water, wind, solar and hydrogen to not create potential nuclear issues, i am fine with that.

< For batteries you would likely go to 100 to 1000s of locations.

Yes, ideally de-centralized and build where power is generated. A battery park can be set up almost anywhere, a power plant not so much.

Nevertheless, I like the idea of using these old plant sites for storage, they have pretty good connections to the grid, so it makes a lot of sense. Can't use that space for anything else, really.

I'm looking forward to have a more extensive Kagi API and link that to Lumo. I tried it with Claude and it works pretty well but is too expensive right now. I would love to have more flexibility.
Is there a polymarket bet that they have been abducted into some billionaire's lair? There is a lot of Bond-type villain vibe going around there.
Re:Hold on to Your Hardware on Friday March 27, 2026 @07:14AM (#47541270)
I knew the time for my cable box would come!
Re:Migrating to the EU on Monday March 23, 2026 @03:00PM (#47493688)
If you use their domain, its a paint and you need to do the steps you mention. If you have your own domain for emails, its basically a line in the dns settings and your emails go to the new provider. Everyone should own their E-Mail domain
Re:Migrating to the EU on Monday March 23, 2026 @07:35AM (#47488052)
Uberspace is solid and a lot of fun to try stuff out. For domains, i would also recommend inwx.com, they have been around for ages, good prices and no-fuzz admin stuff.
i would follow that up with: Why do americans have so many cameras in their homes? not just afroman, but i see so many videos form surveilance cameras in living rooms etc, isn't that considered creepy?
I have exactly the same feeling. Lower Decks is one of my favorite star trek shows, and I normally don't click with animated series.

So, I hope for some of that magic with firefly, they've earned it by keeping that series relevant for 20+ years.

Re:I'm losing the SEO battle for my own open source project on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @07:26AM (#47246493)
kagi has you on first place, and the github project as #2.
I will never tell my real age if possible. I especially love free forms for entry, because then I can be born in the 1800s. Surprisingly few services have an issue with that.
Re:Jolla phone – a full-stack European alternative on Monday March 02, 2026 @06:41AM (#47216710)
The preorder did hit 10k, this is the normal order screen

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