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Rabbit holes on the metal archives.

Nit: it's "Modular"

> We are all on the autistic spectrum I hope you're not being serious here because this is patently false and diminishes the experience of those who are actually on the spectrum. I…

HN doesn't take too kindly to jokes.

It's the market. Tesla is way overpriced. Now that the market is contacting, money is moving to value instead of speculation.

Been there, done that. However, the worst position to find yourself in is partial traction. A few customers, giving you that slight bit of hope to keep grinding. Then after 5 our m…

There are bound to be wild psychoactive mushrooms near you. Do some research and then do some bushwalking (or hiking if you prefer). Mushroom hunting is cathartic. https://www.shro…

I'm relieved you got out of the kidnapping business.

At least, valuation-wise, I agree. We've been on a ridiculous, risk-on market rally for a decade and a half, fuelled by incredibly cheap money and plenty of discretionary excess, a…

Wasn't Yoshi from Tekken?

Kindred spirit. I particularly love variable variables and exploit them often. Some would call it abuse I guess.

Honestly, Xubuntu and then forget about it for the next decade. I get it, xfce doesn't have the "cool" factor but it just works and keeps on doing so.

I'm not sure what problem you're experiencing here. Your engagement has dropped (likes and clicks, etc) because people are engaging with other accounts that are just there to get "…

I used to work in eeg and eye tracking software (for neuro-motor rehabilitation and control of robotic arms). Using gaze for fine control is very difficult and terribly unnatural d…

I too have left professional software. Still code to do my own data analysis and stuff, but I feel the same as you. New challenges, more time for the kids and hobbies and less stre…

Specifically, FF ability to use hardware graphics Accel. Like I said, chromium is fine but the trade-off is unacceptable.

I avoid tech that I don't need. Internet phone, home automation, smart *, iPads (are they even a thing anymore?), Subscription services, games, digital entertainment, etc. For me, …

Sadly, even this is getting harder. I'm running voidlinux on an old 32bit eeepc with 8gb of ram. Mostly, everything is ok for a kids computer except for web browsing. FF simply can…

I wrote about this problem a few years ago. Even more relevant today: https://www.psychstudio.com/articles/research-participation

Not just cameras. They're just one small part in the overall degradation of privacy. Constant surveillance _is_, unfortunately a reality. Dystopia right before our very eyes.

That's the price of libre!