coronadisaster's comments

coronadisaster | 4 years ago | on: Tesla Packs 50B Transistors onto D1 Dojo Chip

Is that a lot?

coronadisaster | 4 years ago | on: Jeff Bezos’ NASA Lawsuit Is So It’s Crashing the DOJ Computer System

“We have tried several different ways to create 50-megabyte files for more efficient filing, all without success thus far.”

I would believe they aren't incompetent if I read this 20 years ago

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Apple Agrees to Pay $113M to Settle 'Batterygate' Case over iPhone Slowdowns

> if a high load were to be applied, the last 20% would be inaccessible

you are saying that they don't know how to calculate battery percentage left?

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Apple's 15% Deflection Tactic

I thought I was the only one thinking similarly on HN

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: DEA Pursues Vast Expansion of Patient Surveillance

> The US does massively over-prescribe opioids.

Jail the doctors. They are getting bribes from drug companies.

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Five Eyes and Japan call for Facebook backdoor to monitor crime

I thought that they already a big pipe going from Facebook to the NSA...

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: At JPMorgan, productivity falls for younger employees at home

> But as software products grow more complex and the actual value more vague

most popular software tend to decrease in quality with time... engineers are just looking for something to do and add stuff that can sometime be of negative value

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

My dynamic IP address with Comcast is pretty much static but I guess it is not a guarantee... I can get it to change by spoofing my router MAC address though.

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Ask HN: Sendgrid is breaking my product. What to do?

I don't see how switching to a reputable email service could negatively impact you, but I might be wrong

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: I lost €4k in a Facebook scam

I think that it is pretty screwed up that browsers allow this "feature"...

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Raspberry Pi as a local server for self hosting applications

I use a VPN + static IP or DDNS to get access to my home cloud/server (both the VPN and DDNS can be setup on my router). Also, there are free DDNS providers.

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: I lost €4k in a Facebook scam

If you want to see where Google search results really point to, you can right click it and then hover over it to get the real destination... it's been like this for 15+ years (google changes the destination on-click).

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Riding the RISC-V wave

nvidia and open aren't compatible

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Oblique Strategies

Looks like there are a few decks available on eBay

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Oracle Wins Bid for TikTok in U.S.

Android and iOS are more widespread, therefore an easier/better target for your government.

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Amazon’s Alexa for landlords is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen

Only if you pay by credit card but I dont know if they allow that

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Amazon’s Alexa for landlords is a privacy nightmare waiting to happen

The ones that ask for cash are probably trying to avoid some taxes... I didn't pay cash for my rent in the USA.

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: How Big Oil Misled the Public into Believing Plastic Would Be Recycled

but my last bins lasted more then 10 years and got re-used weekly

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Apple: Apps should not require users to opt into tracking to access content

Can they trick you into thinking it is required?

coronadisaster | 5 years ago | on: Drone firm DJI promises 'local data mode' to fend off US government's mooted ban

> These are not internet-attached devices, they shouldn’t be spying on us.

Should all internet-connected devices spy on us?