lowlevel's comments

On: Show HN: Clocksimulator.com – A minimalist, distraction-free analog clock

[lowlevel]

I laughed, but then I saw the l. Nice job though...

[user_timo → lowlevel]

Could you tell more about "but then I saw the l" when you mean by that?

[user_timo → lowlevel]

Im happy if I got you smiling :)

On: Microsoft Office renamed to “Microsoft 365 Copilot app”

[lowlevel]

Maybe just so they can count office usage as Copilot usage.

[adastra22 → lowlevel]

They already do, as if you go to office.com you get redirected to copilot and have to hunt for the unintuitive link in the sidebar to actually find Office.

[1718627440 → adastra22]

Sorry, I install MS Office from massgrave.

[passwordoops → lowlevel]

This makes the most sense

On: Investors expect AI use to soar. That's not happening

[lowlevel]

Over and over again, we see there is no one willing to call a spade a spade.

On: Apple nears $1B Google deal for custom Gemini model to power Siri

[lowlevel]

... and has widely been regarded as a bad move.

On: Bank of England flags risk of 'sudden correction' in tech stocks inflated by AI

[lowlevel]

…about time the bullshit walks.

On: No_color: Disabling ANSI color output by default

[lowlevel]

I have been disabling colour for 30 years… and it’s always a pain in the butt. Glad to see this acknowledged at least.

On: Rivian CEO Doubles Down on Decision to Not Offer Apple CarPlay

[lowlevel]

I’ve had four cars with air play/android auto now… never even tried it,

On: Samsung confirms it will begin showing you advertisements on refrigerator screen

[lowlevel]

Samsung doesn't make anything good in the way of appliances anyway... so, pretty easy to avoid this bs.

[zaphirplane → lowlevel]

Aren’t they one of the top screen manufacturers, eg tv

On: Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions

[lowlevel]

I had one blow up on me on the highway... but I can't really give it up...

[instagib → lowlevel]

Enough bad experiences here too. The heat that comes through in a desert is far too much.

On: Volkswagen reintroducing physical controls for vital functions

[lowlevel]

This is happening on other cars with electronic door handles too... not just Tesla.