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Re:When did Google get so f-ing weird? on Sunday September 27, 2026 @09:17PM (#49872450)
A small search engine with a tiny user base is paying another search engine enough that it is paying enough tax on received money to fund a war? How does that make any sense? I also hate the war, I'm not on any side, but this just doesn't make any sense.
Re:I can't stop thinking about Papua New Guinea on Tuesday September 15, 2026 @07:57AM (#49711196)
I don't think they even have electricity, let alone the internet.
Re:Android 17 and higher includes a Memory Limiter on Thursday September 03, 2026 @06:49AM (#49548375)
Android 17 and higher includes the Memory Limiter, a system service that monitors and limits the memory usage of application processes using Linux cgroup v2. More memory consumption will be counted as a bad behaviour: https://support.google.com/googleplay/android-developer/answ...
Re:Play Store blocks AuroraStore, hurting GrapheneOS users on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @11:26PM (#49531366)
I use the Droid-ify client and rarely get issues: https://f-droid.org/en/packages/com.looker.droidify/
Re:Tether: iMessage, SMS, etc. on Linux on Sunday August 30, 2026 @02:10AM (#49496107)
The website is so hard to read for me. The font weight should be more :(
A model bundled in your phone can do the translation, you're thinking too much of it.
I have it. I sometimes hate the fake screws on it, but I love it.
Re:VLC for Unity now supported on Linux on Monday July 27, 2026 @08:28AM (#49068696)
I've 3rd party cookies blocked and it works just fine. Have you disabled all cookies?!
Where have all the good men gone and where are all the gods?
Re:Decoding the obfuscated bash script on a Uniqlo t-shirt on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:59AM (#48829923)
They're referring to the font on the T-shirt.
Re:Real-time map of Great Britain's rail network on Monday July 06, 2026 @08:15AM (#48803576)
Re:FUTO Swipe – A new swipe typing model on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @07:29AM (#48658171)
Tap on the language, a scrollable list of layouts comes on top.
Re:MapComplete – Contibute to OpenStreetMaps on Thursday June 11, 2026 @11:54AM (#48492082)
I use this app fairly regularly to locate public toilets (I walk 15-20 km daily in random directions after getting down a random bus stop in my city) and have contributed some locations as well.
Re:Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left on Tuesday June 02, 2026 @11:51PM (#48379692)
I want to do the same, but how does one migrate to a different E-mail provider? The current email address is in use in uncountable places, how will all of that change?
"Americans", do they own the entire American continent?
Re:Ghostty – Terminal Emulator on Sunday March 01, 2026 @07:53PM (#47212543)
This is not about it being a hobby, ghostty is the sanest terminal emulator currently available for MacOS where you can just install and start using it. Customising your terminal doesn't need to be your hobby anymore.
Re:Termux on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @04:18AM (#46868586)
Re:Termux on Tuesday February 03, 2026 @04:15AM (#46868552)
There's an app "Material Files", there you can add SSH servers as storage locations and then copy paste files as if the locations are mounted in your phone.
Re:Ask HN: What did you find out or explore today? on Thursday January 15, 2026 @04:47AM (#46630318)
If you haven't yet, find `git rerere` as well