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There are some amazing graphics here. These are images users would see very rarely: usually only on the initial installation. (A Sparkle app update would usually run for the rest o…

That Squirrel screenshot is fascinating: what happened to the traffic light controls? https://unsung.aresluna.org/_media/as-a-windows-user-its-a-v...

I love this: the sound effects oddly are what really make it. It was quite something clicking a flight, turning round to see behind it, and recognising my location. What surprised …

And Delphi came along and used the same layout, so an interfaced Delphi object has beautiful COM interop.

> Supporting iPadOS 16.4 or later presents additional challenges because Hypervisor support was removed from the iPadOS XNU kernel Why would they do that? It seems to have prevente…

15 upvotes - yet not one comment that this skill is in Chinese! I personally cannot and would not load skills I cannot read myself. That said - very nice output results.

I like the goal and don't like sharing my ID online. I'm simply not sure how this would work - suppose I need to send my passport somewhere (such as an online visa application), wh…

Aren't flat roofs at strongly increased risk of leakage? And need to be sealed very, very carefully? More than just looking crap in 30 years (agreed they do now) I worry, what abou…

Would a redacted ID be accepted by anywhere that asks for an ID? You mention hotels but I can’t imagine a hotel not wanting my actual real passport. Same with visa (also mentioned …

But just imagine if they'd spent this time making them easy in UIKit.

That is a very nice explanation. Thankyou!

So that would be 'rio'?[0] I can find screenshots but haven't found much that explains how or why it's different -- what I've read explains it's not how it looks so much as how it …

> Using GeometryReader makes it clear he is living in the past He seems to phrase it as though he has to, that he falls back because nothing else works. What would you suggest inst…

I found the essay quote, > We have been so desensitized by a hundred and fifty years of ceaselessly expanding technical prowess that we think nothing less complex and showy than a …

AI-written :( But if true the thesis as I understand is: Oracle is dependent on OpenAI, and so is on shaky ground. I skimmed the article but struggle to read through the Claude-ism…

Sometimes I wonder what testing these giant companies do for features. A week ago Facebook's language translation broke. Results come back in the original language or a mix. How co…

Interesting but the Claude-written essay could have been half the length had a human spent time on it. It even notes right at the end that Claude wrote it. I applaud the honestly b…

Is this some kind of fictional scenario? The front page does not make it clear. 'This is the story of...' sounds like a historical review.

Isn't that a mischaracterisation of the goal and the actual implementation? Avoiding social networks is restricting away from unhealthy spaces, not preventing social interactions p…

That was a tough read, but in all the verbiage I do not see it identifying the same code or area as the real genuine human on lore.kernel. For those who can understand Claude bette…

I love the SteamFace Machine UI -- you don't see interfaces made with that level of care and artistry often any more. It looks a really nice library, somewhat surprised I haven't h…

We released CodeBot, which is an AI agent specifically for Delphi, yesterday.[0] So not widely applicable (yet) for most readers. However, we've been pretty open with its data. I h…

Question for lawyers of HN. Is there legal liability for this? I can’t help thinking if I casually blogged about a computer or software I was responsible for hacking into multiple …

So many questions here but: > the package was downloaded and run on 15 real systems. One of these systems was a scanner belonging to a real security company … that routinely instal…