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deviation commented on I now assume that all ads on Apple news are scams kirkville.com/i-now-assum... · Posted by u/cdrnsf

deviation · 6 days ago

Nice - Another post shaming Apple for a problem which the entire internet faces.

I'll load up Facebook right now and get the same things. Google? The same.

And to no surprise, ads like these break Apple's ad content guidelines[1].

OP should figuratively put down the video camera and go perform CPR. Report the Ad. Make the internet a better place.

[1]: https://support.apple.com/en-au/guide/adguide/apd527d891a8/1...

deviation commented on Nepal's Mountainside Teahouses Elevate the Experience for Trekkers smithsonianmag.com/travel... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

hermitcrab · 24 days ago

I think it is just the draw of the word 'Everest'. I heard that you can't even see Everest from much of Everest base trek. Perhaps someone who has been can verify that?

deviation · 24 days ago

It's true. Usually, the first time you see Everest is from the Everest View Hotel (a small hike up from Namche Bazaar) -- so around day 3, depending on your speed -- and then once or twice more on the approach to Gorakshep.

From there, you either hike up the Kala Patthar view-point which has that famous panoramic view of Everest, basecamp, and all the surrounding peaks... Or you trek around the canyon and begin the approach to EBC itself.

deviation commented on Nepal's Mountainside Teahouses Elevate the Experience for Trekkers smithsonianmag.com/travel... · Posted by u/bookofjoe

deviation · 24 days ago

I always love reading about Nepal. I've been a handful of times, for various short climbs and for some far longer 30+ day expeditions.

If you're reading this and need a short escape from life, I really recommend looking into doing the trek to EBC. It's extremely accessible (and cheap), and I've personally seen people as young as 8 y/o and as old as 80 y/o doing it and having the time of their lives.

I've been all over the world. Antarctica, climbing in Pakistan, trekking through the Middle East... Nepal was one of my first adventures and remains one of my favourites.

To stay on topic... Teahouses can be found along every route through the mountains. Most of my fond memories are in teahouses, where you get to sit, have a black tea, and reflect on just how beautiful the people (and the mountains) are. It's also a great opportunity to meet people from other cultures. I'll always remember the Russian's who bought me a beer after climbing Island Peak, the cards I played with some kids in Samagaun... I could go on.

Go visit Nepal!

deviation commented on Postal Arbitrage walzr.com/postal-arbitrag... · Posted by u/The28thDuck

deviation · a month ago

Here in Ireland, a stamp is 1.85eur.

So. Many. Possibilities.

deviation commented on Uncrossy uncrossy.com/... · Posted by u/dgacmu

deviation · a month ago

I love it. My bets are on that this idea will be stolen and turned into some micro-transaction plagued app on store before the end of the week.

deviation commented on The struggle of resizing windows on macOS Tahoe noheger.at/blog/2026/01/1... · Posted by u/happosai

deviation · a month ago

Interesting, in the era of productivity tools I just realised I don't re-size windows anymore. I just use Swish or Spectacle.

deviation commented on Show HN: Ferrite – Markdown editor in Rust with native Mermaid diagram rendering github.com/OlaProeis/Ferr... · Posted by u/OlaProis

deviation · a month ago

AI generated code, AI generated HN post, AI generated comments…

deviation commented on Datacenters in space aren't going to work taranis.ie/datacenters-in... · Posted by u/mindracer

deviation · 2 months ago

I think it's important to be distinct here... These "Space DC" companies are not showing up on some Techy-Shark-Tank (or walking into VC meetings) with a promise to investors that they have an established strategy which will pay off.

IMO, they are just answering the question: "If we pour 100B into R&D, could it have a reasonable chance at succeeding?".

For Nvidia (or these other massive companies) the investment is chump change.

deviation commented on 250MWh 'Sand Battery' to start construction in Finland energy-storage.news/250mw... · Posted by u/doener

OvervCW · 3 months ago

Why do they use air for this instead of water?

deviation · 3 months ago

Likely a combination of practicality, and the importance of airflow throughout the sand in order to heat it and pull from it effectively.

Also, water's specific heat capacity is 4.186 J/g°C, while air's is approximately 1.005 J/g°C. It would take much more energy to heat up water than it would to heat up air.

Also, water boils at 100 degrees, and they store it in the sand at 600 degrees.

deviation commented on Nano Banana Pro blog.google/technology/ai... · Posted by u/meetpateltech

egypturnash · 3 months ago

Everyone who worked on this is a traitor to the human race. Why do we need to make it impossible to make a living as an artist? Who thinks an endless tsunami of garbage “content” churned out by machines dropping the bottom out of all artistic disciplines is a good idea?

deviation · 3 months ago

Capitalism, at work. Wherever there is a cost, there will be attempts made at cost efficiency. Google understands that hiring designers or artists is expensive, and they want to offer a cheaper, more effective alternative so that they can capture the market.

In a coffee shop this morning I saw a lady drawing tulips with a paper and pencil. It was beautiful, and I let her know... But as I walked away I felt sad that I don't feel that when browsing online anymore- because I remember how impressive it used to feel to see an epic render, or an oil painting, etc... I've been turned cynical.