compootr's comments

On: Show HN: A personal YouTube frontend based on yt-dlp

[compootr]

I think mister tracerbulletx has drank the stupid juice. its not a problem with developers (and products/apps the developers make), it's with google, not allowing downloads even when you pay a subscription

On: Y Combinator urges the White House to support Europe's Digital Markets Act

[compootr]

everything's so partisan and not nuanced today - tons of people go with the idea "the [political party] are 10,000% correct, and nothing you say can make me think otherwise!!

i don't like any one party or group unconditionally. while I have a leaning, nuanced opinions on issues can be a good thing :)

On: Ask HN: How did the internet discover my subdomain?

[compootr]

security through obscurity just isn't. keep your shiz up to date and use proper access controls!

On: Material Theme has been pulled from VS Code's marketplace

[compootr]

Reading the commentary, this guy seems unhinged. He thinks he owns literal hex codes

he sucks at tech and has driven away everyone good at it. I don't use his software, but I hope he gets out of this episode soon (and learns he didn't invent material!)

[ukuina → compootr]

> He thinks he owns literal hex codes

Pantone would like a word.

[donatj → ukuina]

Pantone is a lot more than hex codes, it's a whole system of material science for colors.

[Dylan16807 → donatj]

Pantone does a lot of legitimate work, but also they pretend to own the hex codes for their colors.

[Krutonium → donatj]

Yep - Give them a Pantone Color and a Material, and they can tell you how to get that material in that exact color.

[Waterluvian → Krutonium]

I dunno. I asked for the Pantone of neon brown on transparent aluminum and they stopped returning my calls.

[moralestapia → Waterluvian]

You should do stand-up comedy.

[joquarky → Waterluvian]

Neon brown is orange :)

[Telemakhos → compootr]

Someone else described him as a lunatic. But, this is a security issue, and you shouldn't assume that someone who is successfully putting malicious code into developers' IDEs around the world is unhinged or a lunatic, but rather cunning and deceptive (or a front for an intelligence agency). It's not paranoid to have such suspicions about someone who is getting malicious code into developers' tools.

[Bjartr → Telemakhos]

> unhinged or a lunatic, but rather cunning and deceptive

These aren't mutually exclusive.

On: Keeping our free tier sustainable by preventing abuse

[compootr]

hack v2: call it AI

On: Keeping our free tier sustainable by preventing abuse

[compootr]

As for abuse, I made myself a tool to give myself quintillions of email addresses (not using plus addressing) on gmail.com

I use this to sign up for a service with a unique email that is basically my junk box, but the email is its own unique entry in my password manager

On: Trump says he will check amount of gold stored at Fort Knox

[compootr]

https://archive.today/7oUWl

On: Kindle is removing download and transfer option on Feb 26th

[compootr]

something something library genesis

On: U.K. orders Apple to let it spy on users’ encrypted accounts

[compootr]

I disagree. Apple is a hardware company but TT is a shithole social media

in other words, you store much more data on a phone versus a doomscrolling app[*]

*: unless you make videos and publish PII in them :)

On: Show HN: Hollow – A Customizable Digital Workspace

[compootr]

> The decision to keep Hollow closed source isn’t about restricting users, it’s about ensuring stability while maximizing customization through plugins and themes. you can extend it freely using the plugin system, much like how browsers allow extensions without requiring users to alter their source code.

This is the worst take about open source software I've seen in a while.

First impressions are everything, and as it stands, I 100% do not trust you as a sole developer. Like seriously, as a dude truing to get adoption of your project, WTF is wrong with you? why are you scared of the boogieman of releasing source code?

do you write code badly and will feel attacked by others reading it?