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molticrystal commented on LG TV's new software update installed MS Copilot, which cannot be deleted   old.reddit.com/r/mildlyin... · Posted by u/bj-rn
traverseda · 4 days ago
No, the subreddit has applied custom css to do that. It's the mildly infuriating subreddit. There's also an image of a hair visible on widescreen monitors, to make you think there's a hair on your display.
molticrystal · 4 days ago
They have a bag of dirty tricks [0], here are a few highlights including a couple already mentioned:

    /* Dead subpixel (Thanks M) */
    .content[role=main]:before {
        content: "";
        position: fixed;
        top: 126px;
        left: 242px;
        width: 1px;
        height: 1px;
        background: #f0f;
        z-index: 9999;
    }

    /* Hair */
    .content[role=main]:after {
        content: "";
        position: fixed;
        top: 150px;
        right: 150px;
        width: 140px;
        height: 200px;
        border-radius: 50%;
        box-shadow: 2px 0 rgb(60, 24, 24, 0.3);
        transform: skewX(-30deg) scale(0.6);
        pointer-events: none;
        z-index: 9999;
    }

    .thing.comment[id*=c] {
        transform: rotate(1deg);
        margin-top: 30px !important;
    }

    .comment p a{
        font-family:Comic Sans MS, Impact,serif;
    }
[0] https://www.reddit.com/r/mildlyinfuriating/wiki/config/style...

molticrystal commented on Quanta to publish popular math and physics books by Terence Tao and David Tong   simonsfoundation.org/2025... · Posted by u/digital55
molticrystal · 9 days ago
From the Quanta Books website [0] it seems it will be a while before anybody can read them, the article lists a couple dates but all the dates are on its website.

Everything Is Fields By David Tong (Early 2027)

Six Math Essentials By Terence Tao (November 2026)

The Proof in the Code By Kevin Hartnett (June 2026, Preorder Available)

[0] https://www.quantabooks.org/

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molticrystal commented on The Linux Kernel Looks to “Bite the Bullet” in Enabling Microsoft C Extensions   phoronix.com/news/Linux-6... · Posted by u/keyle
tleb_ · a month ago
-fplan9-extensions adds even more, it is not an alias: https://gcc.gnu.org/onlinedocs/gcc-15.2.0/gcc/Unnamed-Fields...

One of the link of past discussions was from Apr 2018 and discusses it. At that time GCC -fplan9-extensions support was too recent (gcc-4.6) to be considered. https://lore.kernel.org/lkml/20180419152817.GD25406@bombadil...

Now the reasoning isn't present in the patch but it probably is because they want step increments and -fms-extensions is a small-ish first step. Maybe -fplan9-extensions could make sense later, in a few years.

molticrystal · a month ago
Plan 9 extensions would only require enough examples to justify and might not take years. Though your taking years assessment would be right if there's a dearth of kernel spots to add up where automatic pointer conversion for anonymous fields, or using the typedef name to access them, offer some improvement, not necessarily even a huge improvement.

Since with the Microsoft extension, it was just waiting until enough examples were woven into the discussion to overcome the back and forth that was preventing "biting the bullet".

molticrystal commented on Transparent computer monitor designed to protect your vision   visualinstruments.co/phan... · Posted by u/plun9
molticrystal · a month ago
I wonder if this would actually make vision worse, increasing nearsightedness or causing the condition. It seems that dark words on light backgrounds can cause your eyes to elongate over time[0] or other conditions to form, and it seems it is no coincidence that many readers require glasses.

Would the same occur with dark mode on a transparent background? While I am not saying that it would negatively effect the eyes, I am skeptical of this claim of letting the eyes relax, it seems like marketing.

[0] Wagner, S., Strasser, T. Impact of text contrast polarity on the retinal activity in myopes and emmetropes using modified pattern ERG. Sci Rep 13, 11101 (2023). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-38192-9

molticrystal commented on IndieChina Film Festival shut down after harassment from Chinese authorities   hrw.org/news/2025/11/07/c... · Posted by u/ilamont
molticrystal · a month ago
Poorly worded title, something like this would be clearer:

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Chinese Authorities Threaten Mainland Relatives to Shut Down Film Festival in New York

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Even the subheading from the article seemed better: "Chinese Police Harass Filmmakers, Families to Undermine Free Expression Abroad"

Though I would of made it "Filmmaker's Families".

How can you be free if your family is held hostage. As soon as a person from China becomes free or achieves anything, this is what happens.

This is what they do just because of a movie they don't care for. Imagine how much further they go when they have a bigger ask for something they truly want.

The coercion is very strong, and why some end up in jail for spying or other criminal acts in the hosting country, even if they end up citizens, and love the place. Very messed up.

molticrystal commented on Tiny electric motor can produce more than 1,000 horsepower   supercarblondie.com/elect... · Posted by u/chris_overseas
molticrystal · a month ago
It is great that Mercedes-Benz now owns a highly performant electric engine. But is this just an impressive lab breakthrough, or can it work in the real world for their cars? Which means enduring from freezing to high temps, hours of sustained driving, and years of that (or equivalent endurance testing).

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molticrystal commented on Hacker News – The Good Parts   smartmic.bearblog.dev/why... · Posted by u/smartmic
molticrystal · 2 months ago
I've used Reddit since before subreddits, and I would never want this place to go down that route. But it seems like there is a desire for some of those features Reddit had in its early years.

For me, a touch more Markdown like for text links [text](url) would be nice, not asking for image support or anything like that, though. As cool as the [0] is, the <a href=> tag and its predecessors were invented early on for a reason.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Href?useskin=vector

molticrystal commented on EU funds are flowing into spyware companies and politicians demanding answers   theregister.com/2025/10/0... · Posted by u/Bender
wim · 3 months ago
It's good they look into this, but if we're talking about spyware, I'd like to see more MEPs urging the Council to oppose ChatControl.

If that passes that's not just EU funds being misused but the EU directly mandating spyware on a continental scale!

molticrystal · 2 months ago
> I'd like to see more MEPs urging the Council to oppose ChatControl

They are exempt, but exemption won't help if they get hit by spyware.

u/molticrystal

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