annoyingnoob (u/annoyingnoob)

annoyingnoob commented on Cassette tapes are making a comeback? theconversation.com/casse... · Posted by u/devonnull

jghn · 12 days ago

I lived through vinyl, 8-track, cassettes, and CDs. I digitized all of my music over 20 years ago and no longer even own a physical media playback device. I can't fathom going back. Digital or bust.

annoyingnoob · 12 days ago

I would especially not go back to tape. sssssssssssssssssssssss

annoyingnoob commented on The VPN panic is only getting started theverge.com/tech/827435/... · Posted by u/cebert

Snakes3727 · 23 days ago

It baffles me that parents have become so lazy they don't even want to monitor what their kid does anymore online, and instead expect the government to do all the work.

I remember when my daughter wanted to play Roblox with some friends I sure as shit did my best to monitor and lock down that horrible thing. Same with just general internet monitoring. Whenever she wants to play some game or something I research it.

I have sat down with her countless times and yeah she has broken my trust a few times and she looses access to the internet.

annoyingnoob · 23 days ago

Kids need room to explore the boundaries and fail, it is part of growing up.

annoyingnoob commented on New gel restores dental enamel and could revolutionise tooth repair nottingham.ac.uk/news/new... · Posted by u/CGMthrowaway

ptrl600 · 2 months ago

Well until this stuff comes out I'll keep using smuggled FDA-unapproved Novamin toothpaste. Atonement for my neglect

annoyingnoob · 2 months ago

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7068624

annoyingnoob commented on Subvocalization: Toward Hearing the Inner Thoughts of Developers (2011) [pdf] chrisparnin.me/pdf/emg.pd... · Posted by u/faqriansyah

annoyingnoob · 2 months ago

Trust me, you don't want to see in there.

annoyingnoob commented on Samsung makes ads on smart fridges official with upcoming software update arstechnica.com/gadgets/2... · Posted by u/stalfosknight

verdverm · 2 months ago

Hopefully DNS level ad blocking will help here, and even more hopefully consumers will reject smart appliances. I'd never buy one

annoyingnoob · 2 months ago

I'll never ever buy a 'smart' appliance. I'll go caveman first. Keeping food cold and/or cooking it does not require the Internet.

annoyingnoob commented on Austrian ministry kicks out Microsoft in favor of Nextcloud news.itsfoss.com/austrian... · Posted by u/buyucu

annoyingnoob · 2 months ago

Nextcloud is great, easy self-hosting, lots of features.

annoyingnoob commented on Acrobat is intrusive, slow and non-customizable vincentuden.xyz/blog/pdf-... · Posted by u/vincent-uden

annoyingnoob · 2 months ago

Adobe is trash, bloated, over-priced software that is mostly DRM. Paying customer? Adobe hates you, but not your money.

annoyingnoob commented on ChatControl: EU wants to scan all private messages, even in encrypted apps metalhearf.fr/posts/chatc... · Posted by u/Metalhearf

nikkwong · 3 months ago

I don’t know if it’s complete fearmongering to imagine a scenario in the future where chemical or biological weapons are easier to manufacture and therefore execute attacks. Hundreds of people died in Europe last year due to terrorist attacks, and compared to where our species will eventually be, many of the technologies used in these attacks are still in their infancy. The world may evolve, but the scriptures that evangelize future jihadists won’t, so the incentive to be a martyr will always exist. I just looked it up and Europe has a very bad track record at stopping attacks—of 54 planned terrorist attacks in 2024 only 19 were averted by intelligence. 35 were carried out successfully. The threat may come from factions other than just jihadists in the future, too. I agree that this is not something we have to worry about now, which is why I stated that I’m hypothesizing in the original comment. But I think it’s a bit less far fetched than a near term alien invasion :-)

annoyingnoob · 3 months ago

The ultimate surveillance state cannot keep you ultimately safe.

annoyingnoob commented on Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search anycrap.shop/... · Posted by u/kafked

annoyingnoob · 3 months ago

https://anycrap.shop/product/an-all-seeing-eye-device-that-a...

annoyingnoob commented on Fuck up my site – Turn any website into beautiful chaos fuckupmysite.com/?url=htt... · Posted by u/coloneltcb

xg15 · 4 months ago

Are we sure this isn't just Trump's usual webdesign?

annoyingnoob · 4 months ago

Comic Sans does not seem like a joke there, it is somehow fitting.