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Every cig exec lied under oath and only received monetary fines.
The Hidden Driver of Formula 1 (F1 Aerodynamics) - Willem Toet & Francesco Del Citto. Good detail around CFD usage and config at Sauber.
Re:New OS aims to provide (some) compatibility with macOS on Friday November 21, 2025 @10:00AM (#46005200)
Maps, news, stocks are all installed by default and supported by ads. Opting out eliminates personalization. One needs to install an app like lulu to block background calls even with personalization turned off. This started with the twitter integration many years again and while social is no longer tightly integrated, the philosophy around user fingerprinting “while not being tied to your identity” is still very much alive and well in a default macOS install.
Re:New OS aims to provide (some) compatibility with macOS on Thursday November 20, 2025 @08:06PM (#46000051)
Mac OS without the background ads garbage or the constant blocking of call-home requests would be nice.
Re:Red Alert 2 in web browser on Thursday November 20, 2025 @12:37PM (#45995272)
Panzer Dragoon Saga is also lost. Probably a lot of games like that.
Re:Pimped Amiga 500 on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @11:56AM (#45981862)
I had an old Tandy and the instruction manual touted “10MHz of Intel processing power!”

Still makes me smile.

Re:Ultima VII Revisited on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @11:48AM (#45981757)
The updated camera angle is the killer feature for me. That’s the only issue I have with the original and I had that same issue when it came out.
Re:Ultima VII Revisited on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @11:47AM (#45981743)
The only reason to play that version is the SotN unlock for the PSP and even then, easier to just download the PSX iso.
Not just that, I think it was summoner 2 which means she’d have to be real committed!
A guy I know proposed to his wife in the end credits of summoner. They’re still happily married afaik.
Re:Ion: Modern System Shell in Rust on Monday November 17, 2025 @06:03PM (#45959453)
"It is written entirely in Rust, which greatly increases the overall quality and security of the shell."

Is this true? I don't know Rust so I'm probably missing context. Obvious kudos to OP for writing a shell.

Re:Google is killing the open web, part 2 on Monday November 17, 2025 @03:35PM (#45957993)
I think the person you’re replying to was referring to the partial support of XML instead of the xslt part.
Re:I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla on Friday November 14, 2025 @10:44AM (#45927925)
Many years ago now, Mozilla hired an adtech exec to run the show and I arrived at the conclusion that Firefox would be staffed by for-profit thinkers in direct conflict with their non-profit foundation. That’s the moment I stopped donating. I daily drive Orion as even though Kagi is for profit, they have managed to keep trash out of their free version.
Re:Valve is about to win the console generation on Wednesday November 12, 2025 @11:17PM (#45910564)
This is really cool. I still play my series X on occasion but tend to prefer the experience I get from my Saturn and Dreamcast when I load a game and it plays without needing to update. Every time I turn on my Xbox or PC with steam/GOG I have to wait for an update of some kind.
Having raised more than $100M myself, I’m not sure I would call VC money a reward. However, VC money should be allocated in part to massive upside science experiments. PE money is focused on things already figured out.
Re:A Fond Farewell from Farmers' Almanac on Monday November 10, 2025 @01:56AM (#45873172)
Um…that’s how I skim them. I buy them. Sorry for the confusion.
Re:A Fond Farewell from Farmers' Almanac on Thursday November 06, 2025 @11:43PM (#45843617)
I skim both almanac products each year. Both have helpful little home tips and quite a bit of gardening advice. Sad to see them go.
Re:Dillo, a multi-platform graphical web browser on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @05:30PM (#45828969)
It still has great looking icons, a proper boarder bevel, and real scroll bars. Thank you!
Re:Google Removed 749M Anna's Archive URLs from Its Search Results on Wednesday November 05, 2025 @02:19AM (#45820282)
Edit: after the 3rd page

Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/18552824/1436/united-st...

For fun what Gemini says: “The notion that Google explicitly admitted to "deprioritizing good results to sell more ads" is a common interpretation of these documents and expert testimony.”

Google hides the most relevant results on the 3rd page. It was confirmed in trial disclosures a few months ago. Their concern isn’t public search.
Re:Guideline has been acquired by Gusto on Monday November 03, 2025 @07:08PM (#45806052)
I tend to agree. However, Guideline (an excellent service imo) has admiral class vanguard funds which aren't always available in rollover IRA accounts. I hope Guideline doesn't go away or become exclusively Gusto (irrespective of what they said in the announcement).
Re:LLMs Can Get "Brain Rot" on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @11:46AM (#45670910)
I think it's funny/logical how research suggests LLM use makes the user—who is writing more content for the LLM to consume, of course—less intelligent, which makes the system get less intelligent over time.

Sugar, alcohol, cigarettes, and LLMs.

Re:Jaguar Land Rover hack cost UK economy an estimated $2.5B on Wednesday October 22, 2025 @10:18AM (#45669540)
My mechanic friends say the same. The Range Rover is the best looking suv imo and looks over shop time for those that can afford it. That said, no mechanical issues with my 2020 sport.
Re:ChatGPT Atlas on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @07:52PM (#45663277)
That’s funny. Your phrasing reminds me of a Zappa line “dumb all over and a little ugly on the side”.
Re:LLMs Can Get "Brain Rot" on Tuesday October 21, 2025 @05:47PM (#45662138)
I recently saw someone on HN comment about LLMs using “training” in quotes but no quotes for thinking or reasoning.

Making my (totally rad fwiw) Fiero look like a Ferrari does not make it a Ferrari.

OpenAI also literally announced that they send data to law enforcement after a judge told them they had to do so.
I was just thinking about this movie on Friday while at a concert. Lorna Shore, awesome show. Anyways, the person in front of me was watching an overweight person (purpose of the niche I suspect which is why I mention it) do their daily chore routine (laundry, cleaning, etc) on tiktok. After the video was finished, my fellow concert attendee quickly went to Amazon and purchased the iron in the video. No links clicked, just serious chore fomo leading to a purchase. All while standing 3 feet from a circle pit/wall of death/etc while Lorna Shore was playing 20 ft from their face.
Re:Gore Vidal: American Prophet on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @07:09PM (#45521669)
That’s part of a series no? I’ve not read it in a very long time.
Eventually an open source project will jailbreak these devices like they did Nintendo devices with similar enshitification tactics.

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