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Re:New solar desalination breakthrough makes fresh water without toxic...
on Sunday May 31, 2026 @05:47PM (#48350083)
I wonder what can have better potential efficiency, a classic solar panel and an electric boiler/dryer, or these devices?
Re:US healthcare still stupidly expensive, with pathetic outcomes, stu...
on Sunday May 31, 2026 @05:41PM (#48350029)
I think the industry itself would be more than happy to classify nurses and doctors as non-essential and drop them.
Imagine the profit margins where you don't have to pay salaries to them.
Re:Websites have a new way to spy on visitors: analyzing their SSD act...
on Sunday May 31, 2026 @05:35PM (#48349977)
That's basically just a research, theoretical attack vector. It doesn't mean it's viable for general purpose old school mass privacy invasion
Re:'Backrooms' Stuns with $81M Debut
on Sunday May 31, 2026 @05:31PM (#48349957)
That really shows the hunger for original stories and IC among cinephiles.
Major studios were too afraid to produce something fresh instead of numberless sequels and reboots in the last decade or so.
Re:Space Cadet Pinball on Linux
on Monday May 11, 2026 @06:55AM (#48093376)
I wonder if they didn't bundle Doom with Windows 95 because, by those days' standards, it was a pretty scary and violent game, and they didn't want to deal with any possible backlash?
Re:Guitar tuner that uses phone accelerometer
on Monday May 11, 2026 @06:48AM (#48093336)
I mean yeah, that's cool as a fun project. And I've also heard about a project that used accelerometers as microphones for surveillance. And while it's doable, even the cheapest crappiest mic would do a much better job at recording sounds for whatever is your goal.
Re:Show HN: Countries where you can leave your MacBook at a random cof...
on Sunday May 10, 2026 @07:19AM (#48082953)
I voted "yes" for Antarctica, because that is the only place I'm confident about.
But seriously, I don't think this website solves the problem of knowing "which countries you can simply leave your laptop at a Starbucks, and where you can't".
It's just a rough indicator of percepted crime rate among a nation.
Re:All phones sold in the EU to have replaceable batteries from 2027
on Tuesday April 21, 2026 @08:25AM (#47847811)
I wish they actually standardised the USB-C with actual data transfer and charging protocols inside, not just the physical shape of the port. It's a total mess these days. Why PD and QC are even different protocols? Why there are USB 2.0, USB 3.0 and then there are 3.2 gen 1 and 3.2 gen 2? And what about Thunderbolt?