mrkickling's comments

On: Meta’s AI smart glasses and data privacy concerns

[mrkickling]

Only for stationary cameras. Filming/photographing with a non-stationary camera is allowed as long as it is not in a sensitive situation (in their home, in the toilet/changing room/etc).

[Y-bar → mrkickling]

So I can mount my security camera on a WallE-like chassis to randomly drive around my property and I am no longer under the same strict regulation? What exactly made you come to that conclusion when IMY considers things like dashcams to be under the regulations of privacy and GDPR?

On: TikTok's 'addictive design' found to be illegal in Europe

[mrkickling]

Similar, but at least headphones uses fewer of your senses

On: Space Elevator

[mrkickling]

You didn't even mention the music!

On: Meta-analysis of 2.2M people: Loneliness increases mortality risk by 32%

[mrkickling]

Do you not believe that mental well being is affected by loneliness? And that mental well being could affect mortality?

On: A 37-year-old wanting to learn computer science

[mrkickling]

You might be right but I also think writing down your goals can be useful if you want to achieve them.

On: There's no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) (2021)

[mrkickling]

It says in the wikipedia article that the quote comes from the show.

On: There's no such thing as a tree (phylogenetically) (2021)

[mrkickling]

Ok, but all plants have leaves so you would only have to agree on what a plant is. You are trying to make a point but it makes no sense.

EDIT: you could also have totally separate definitions on what wood and leaves are without talking about trees or plants, don't you think?

[hshshshshsh → mrkickling]

Sure. But when most people think of plants they already use a tree like thing as mental model.

People who have only seen non tree plants doesn't exist.

And nor does any non tree plant leaves help you generate a tree leaf.

On: Facebook-owned sites were down

[mrkickling]

When I do dig instagram.com I get an A response for this IP: 31.13.65.174 or similar addresses, which leads to an empty page.

On: Former NSA Hacker Describes Being Recruited for UAE Spy Program

[mrkickling]

The celebrity nudes (if you're referring to the fappening) were mainly phishing attacks from someone claiming to be icloud.

I believe this episode talks about it: https://darknetdiaries.com/episode/34/

On: I like e-readers now

[mrkickling]

I bought a Kobo Aura in 2013 or 2014. It handles epubs/mobis perfectly while PDFs are a terrible experience, but what impresses me is that the device works just as well as it did 8 years ago. The battery life is weeks or a month, the (modest) performance feels as good as when I bought it and no updates has screwed it up. I guess it is because it specializes in one specific task and tries to be nothing else than just that.

[wahlis → mrkickling]

I have the exact same experience. Like many readers here on HN i love to get new gadgets. I've been looking for an upgrade for several years now just for the sake of it. But, the device is still rock solid and newer ones don't add any relevant additional extra value to motivate the decision. Since I read several books per week my Kobo Auro One is the single best purchase I've ever made. :)

[NoGravitas → mrkickling]

For what it's worth, KOReader does a much better job with PDFs on Kobo than the stock reader (Nickel). PDFs with large page size and complex layouts (like multicolumn that's periodically interrupted by images not in the text flow) are still Not Great, but more manageable.

[wlesieutre → mrkickling]

I replaced a Nook with an Aura One after the page turning buttons started failing. On the one hand the main thing I miss is the page turning buttons, which were great in the winter because I could read a book with my hands under a blanket and the book above it. But on the other, the Kobo should last longer without that failure point.

It's waterproof too, though again being touch only and no buttons it's not great to turn pages if it's wet.