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Re:Unfavorable Semicircle on Monday February 23, 2026 @09:38PM (#47132168)
The author answered https://x.com/unfavorablesem/status/1534873756119736321/phot... There is even a subreddit for it r/UnfavorableSemicircle
Cars don't work in dense places.
Re:There's a ridiculous amount of tech in a disposable vape on Wednesday January 14, 2026 @04:24AM (#46614031)
The complexity of a can isn't as extreme as a disposable ARM chip, but it is still quite a sophisticated mass produced object. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUhisi2FBuw

Many daily life, single use objects have a lot of thoughts put into them: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pj0ze8GnBKA

Re:New Pebble Device on Tuesday December 09, 2025 @04:29PM (#46210928)
Maybe it's the ring that is dumb?
Re:Autism should not be treated as a single condition on Friday December 05, 2025 @06:21AM (#46159819)
> normal people

We usually use the term "neurotypical". Autistic people aren't abnormal, the are different.

Re:Frequently Asked Unicycling Questions on Tuesday December 02, 2025 @05:13AM (#46119647)
This reminds me of this excellent article:

Sex, aggression, and humour: responses to unicycling Sam Shuster compares men and women’s responses to the sight of a unicyclist

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC2151169/

The first thing you should consider doing with you old device is selling or giving them away. This helps lowering the need for manufacturing more hardware, it prevents the hardware becoming e-waste in a drawer, and it put pressure on the market to lower it's prices. Sure, you can reuse as a NAS, but someone probably needs it more.
Re:Show HN: Boing on Sunday November 30, 2025 @06:29AM (#46095785)
Nice, could you share how you implemented it?
Re:Apple announces the ultra-slim iPhone Air on Tuesday September 09, 2025 @03:42PM (#45187665)
I attempted to replace my 13 mini's battery today using the iFixit kit. I broke the OLED panel doing so. Removing the screen take much more force than I though. I did this hopping to keep my iPhone maybe 2 more years. Now I am waiting for ordering the 17 next Friday. I will have to manage having half of my screen being white until then...
> Since then, he's used it as his daily driver, putting on at least 120 kilometres a day driving from his home in Wyses Corner, N.S., to Halifax and back each day of his working life.

120km per day of commuting is crazy to me. I work from home and occasionally do a 14km bicycle commute to the office.

Re:We're bringing Pebble back on Tuesday January 28, 2025 @05:01AM (#42850658)
I'm very happy, I will buy it if it has the same spirit has the previous ones. I loved my Pebble Time, I am not sure why I sold it. It was just what a smart watch was supposed to be, not a mini smart phone on your wrist. Buttons instead of touch screen. Long battery life. Always on display. Simple to use.
I can already see the sign "No manual driving allowed" at the entrance of highways.
Sell it? If you keep it until it’s worth nothing, it is equivalent to throwing it away.
Re:Apple Watch Ultra 2 Hacked on Sunday February 18, 2024 @10:12AM (#39419674)
Don’t forget: it’s never the victim’s fault, no matter how careless they are.
Unlike water, we can decide how fast a car ca go.
I do not think your comparison is valid. Unlike a knife, a car can implement a max speed limit without impacting its usefulness.
Re:DIY Night Clock Projector (2018) on Monday December 25, 2023 @05:12PM (#38766650)
It could be set with an allowed list of friends and family only. The idea for me would be to know if it's worth looking at my phone if someone I care about tried to reach me, or if I can keep my eyes closed a bit longer instead. I absolutely do not want an email or Slack messages counter, of course. But in any case, maybe you are right, and it's a bad idea entirely...
Re:DIY Night Clock Projector (2018) on Monday December 25, 2023 @04:04PM (#38766087)
I love this. I would really like to have a clock like this with the outside temperature and maybe a counter for unread messages.
> This mechanism is similar to barcodes and QR codes in the sense that the information is encoded geometrically, but it doesn't need to be scanned visually.

They really need to give more details on this. Maybe there is some RF voodoo here, but I find it hard to believe it is practical. Also, how much data can be stored? And aren't most RFID tag programmable? If this requires a laser to be programmed, it might be a significant downside compare to the chip version.

Re:EU tells Apple to open everything up to its rivals on Wednesday September 27, 2023 @06:04AM (#37672580)
Is this a thing with moms using an android phone? I don't think it is.
This one is simply not made for you then. I can see how it could be perfect for micro mobility, for going to the train station or for doing a few kilometres in a dense city. But it’s clearly not made for long distances. The size of the seat and the wheels clearly shows this is meant to be portable while compromising on how it rides.
Re:Slack Is Down on Thursday July 27, 2023 @07:02AM (#36891779)
To avoid checking by habit, I simply uninstall the app entirely during my time off.
Re:Loneliness is stronger when not alone on Tuesday June 20, 2023 @09:46AM (#36403889)
I think I am same as you. I recently noticed that listening to birds singing make me feel incredibly melancholic. I was very lonely for a few years. I was listening to the singing a lot when I was at my place, and now I have associated birds singing and loneliness. It is unfortunate that something so calming and beautiful now makes me feel sad. It has become the sound of loneliness to me.
Does anyone know about a Python equivalent of this?
Re:Google Announces Pixel Tablet on Friday May 12, 2023 @05:37AM (#35913939)
Last time I bought a Google device was a Pixel C end of 2016 as present for my dad. It was supported up to Android 8, released in 2017, and then Google decided this device was obsolete and would never get the next Android release. I am done with Google hardware. I bought my dad an iPad Mini since, as a replacement, I sure it will be updated for much longer.
Gaz stove have almost no upside compared to induction stove in most cases. Some elements of answer about why the adoption of induction is behind in the USA: https://youtu.be/hX2aZUav-54
Re:Can a Human See a Single Photon? on Friday January 20, 2023 @10:22AM (#34454273)
Is there a link with Visual snow syndrome?
Re:Show HN: HN Avatars in 357 bytes on Monday March 14, 2022 @12:24PM (#30674366)
Thanks, I felt bad about spamming here.

I Am a Developer, Sorry

When meeting someone, it is common for this question to be asked at some point: "What do you do for a living?" Depending on your answer when asked this question, you may see a range of reaction. Some occupation will cause awe, others indifference. But for a number of reasons, telling about your occupation may also give you contempt in return. If you have experienced this before, then talking...

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