littleweep's comments

littleweep | 1 year ago | on: What Parler Saw During the Attack on the Capitol

A reminder: if you are ever caught in a mob be wary of taking on a mob mentality

littleweep | 1 year ago | on: How I Experience Web Today (2021)

Good reminder, I’ll give it a download again.

littleweep | 1 year ago | on: Synthetic diamonds are now purer, more beautiful, and cheaper than mined

Tangentially related: Does anyone in the HN community have a recommendation for a reputable place for obtaining a lab-grown diamond for an engagement ring?

littleweep | 2 years ago | on: Homebrew Website Club

Same in safari on iOS 16

littleweep | 2 years ago | on: Earth beyond six of nine planetary boundaries

I guess until govts realize enviromental security is national security...

littleweep | 3 years ago | on: Apple unveils all-new MacBook Air, supercharged by the new M2 chip

This is surprising! Thought they would have found a way to extract more money from people.

littleweep | 3 years ago | on: It's time to bring back the AIM away message

IIRC that was the original intention of Twitter -- in the beginning the prompt was "What are you doing?" and you were supposed to update with something like "Out for a hike" and not so much hot takes on politics.

littleweep | 3 years ago | on: Morrowind 20-year anniversary book

Have you played Elden Ring? That has brought me the same wonder Morrowind brought me decades prior.

littleweep | 3 years ago | on: The Tools I Use to Write Books (2018)

Thank you for sharing.

littleweep | 3 years ago | on: The Tools I Use to Write Books (2018)

Curious, what are your habits for writing a book?

littleweep | 3 years ago | on: See's Candies is Warren Buffett’s ‘dream’ investment

As a big Coca Cola fan WB has no problem with corn syrup.

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter Account Gets Hacked

This

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Twitter Account Gets Hacked

Not the first time this has happened. Why isn’t there 2FA required for sign in?

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Black Friday/Cyber Monday Live Map

Buy put options and show us how right you are?

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Why did modern humans take so long to settle in Europe?

Inhospitable conditions when compared to temperate climates?

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: California aims to ban recycling symbols on things that aren’t recyclable

Interesting to come across the word “bugbear” — would you mind sharing which part of the world you are posting from? I’m not sure if I’ve heard that word before.

Edit: is LDN London?

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Apple announces first states to adopt driver’s licenses and IDs in Apple Wallet

You present problems. What are the solutions in your view?

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Is Hacker News a good predictor of future tech trends?

If so, we might have (actually) seen the year of the Linux desktop.

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: 38% of remote workers work from bed

Can you please link the model?

littleweep | 4 years ago | on: Facebook has sold 4M Quest 2 headsets in the US, recall docs reveal

My problem with VR is that I wear glasses — I never could get comfortable with a headset over my glasses.