Stories by josephcsible

Replace software-properties-GTK by software-properties-common in desktop seed

Microsoft account bugs locked me out of Notepad – Are thin clients ruining PCs?

Chinese Drywall

The Competence Trap is closing in around us

Pope Leo's latest AI warning: 'overly affectionate' chatbots

Europeans Can Turn 2 Car Seats into 4 Child Seats, but It's Illegal in America

Germany Forces Lexus to Remotely Kill Car Heating in Dead of Winter

WA proposes 3D-printed gun controls with blocking features, blueprint detection

New York proposal requires 3D printer manufacturers to prevent printing guns

The pirate-based logic of Rust shared references

The ESP32-C3 Super Mini Scam [video]

iFixit: We Found the Worst Devices at CES 2026 [video]

HSBC blocks app users for having sideloaded password manager

Ask HN: Are there any antifeature-free power tools you can still buy new?

Microsoft kills official way to activate Windows 11/10 without internet

Superfest

Microsoft Updates Windows 'To Stop Users from Downloading Google Chrome'

Denmark wants to ban VPNs to unlock foreign streams – and experts are worried

UK Lords propose ban on VPNs for children

Jellyfin does hardware transcoding for free, and Plex wants $250 to match it

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