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TouchID no longer works after spending several hours sanding wood

https://mastodon.social/@sellathechemist/114921404454518686
23•ColinWright•8h ago

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metalman•8h ago
glad I use no ID, or security for anything unless it's an absolute requirement no apps, sign in with email and password(s) through web pages watching the whole "security" monster eat itself in not amusing, but I supose that this is just something we have to go through in order to arrive at something implimentable and future proof....I have my own ideas about that, but they are essentialy the diametric oposite of what is bieng done, so I'll amuse myself
londons_explore•8h ago
Fingerprint sensors don't work for almost anyone who does manual labour as a job.

Fingerprint unlock amongst some crowds is seen as the 'posh' option because it means you still have soft skin from an office job.

CharlesW•7h ago
> Fingerprint sensors don't work for almost anyone who does manual labour as a job.

Not to say that it doesn't happen, but most forms of manual labor don't wear down, scar, callous, or otherwise alter one's fingerprints enough to break it. In any case, this is why we all use backup fingers and toes.

vunderba•7h ago
I have an odd parallel to this. When I was younger, I was simultaneously learning braille and also spending a lot of time playing steel-string acoustic guitar (formerly played a nylon string guitar).

Unsurprisingly, I found it significantly more difficult to "read" braille with my left hand because the calluses from playing guitar had reduced the tactile sensitivity in my fingertips.

simne•6h ago
I have weird experience with fingerprint sensor (on Android phone). It works, but I have to add "new" fingers approximately 1-2 times per month, as for some reason "old" fingerprints become unrecognizable.
klysm•3h ago
Rock climbing renders it useless as well

Hey 37signals

https://37signals.kawaicheung.io/
2•alexgotoi•1m ago•1 comments

Show HN: I built AI chat for entire YouTube channels

https://www.transcribr.io/
1•munjyong•7m ago•0 comments

Pair Programming with ChatGPT: An Experience Report

https://brainbaking.com/post/2025/07/pair-programming-with-chatgpt-an-experience-report/
1•ingve•7m ago•0 comments

Runtime over Syntax

https://devpoga.org/runtime-over-syntax/
1•poga•8m ago•1 comments

The Chaos of AI Agents [video]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YYjPs8t8MI
1•todsacerdoti•9m ago•0 comments

Echelon Kills Smart Home Gym Equipment Offline Capabilities with Update

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/07/firmware-update-hinders-echelon-smart-home-gym-equipments-ability-to-work-offline/
1•m463•10m ago•0 comments

Unix had good reasons to evolve since V7 (and had to)

https://utcc.utoronto.ca/~cks/space/blog/unix/UnixHadToEvolve
1•ingve•10m ago•0 comments

Meme Coldplay Generator – Create a Coldplay Meme Instantly

https://www.memecoldplay.com/
1•smallflykk•12m ago•0 comments

PyDCSL (Widevine Revocation List Checker)

https://pypi.org/project/PyDCSL/
1•apidotmy•12m ago•1 comments

Actual Size Online Ruler (Mm,Cm,Inches)

https://anruler.com/
1•artiomyak•17m ago•0 comments

Show HN: Interactive scavenger hunts based on audio

https://www.zaphunt.com/
1•nssmeher•18m ago•0 comments

Ham Radio Users Clash with Starlink Rival AST SpaceMobile over Spectrum Use

https://www.pcmag.com/news/ham-radio-users-clash-with-starlink-rival-ast-spacemobile-over-spectrum
1•austinallegro•19m ago•0 comments

Securing EV Charging Networks

https://sinoevse.com/ev-charging-cybersecurity-what-you-need-to-know/
1•infotechme•23m ago•1 comments

Efficiency of a Sparse Hash Table

https://ashutoshpg.blogspot.com/2025/07/efficiency-of-sparse-hash-table.html
1•PaulHoule•24m ago•0 comments

Ask HN: Can anyone here confidently say they've been replaced by AI?

1•baron816•25m ago•0 comments

Generative AI Is the Marshmallow Test

https://timothyburke.substack.com/p/generative-ai-is-the-marshmallow
2•Analemma_•25m ago•0 comments

.NET 10 Preview 6 brings JIT improvements, one-shot tool execution

https://www.infoworld.com/article/4023654/net-10-preview-6-brings-jit-improvements-one-shot-tool-execution.html
1•breve•26m ago•0 comments

Doctor's note no longer excuse for absences at TN school district

https://www.wsmv.com/2025/07/22/doctors-note-no-longer-excuse-absences-tn-school-district/
2•josephcsible•34m ago•3 comments

Show HN: Historical GPX Wind Visualizer

https://github.com/ppp-one/windgpx
1•pppone•35m ago•0 comments

What happens when language gets a soul–but freedom remains the missing piece?

1•sonofthemusk•40m ago•0 comments

Sam Altman warns there's no legal confidentiality using ChatGPT as a therapist

https://techcrunch.com/2025/07/25/sam-altman-warns-theres-no-legal-confidentiality-when-using-chatgpt-as-a-therapist/
6•badmonster•40m ago•1 comments

Bishop in dressing gown interrupts church concert asks crowd to 'leave my house'

https://news.sky.com/story/this-is-a-terrible-racket-bishop-in-dressing-gown-interrupts-church-concert-and-asks-crowd-to-leave-my-house-13402383
1•austinallegro•44m ago•0 comments

Jamie Lee Curtis lets rip on plastic surgery, power, and Hollywood's age problem

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2025/jul/26/jamie-lee-curtis-interview-plastic-surgery-power-age-freakier-friday
2•wslh•47m ago•0 comments

LSM-2: Learning from incomplete wearable sensor data

https://research.google/blog/lsm-2-learning-from-incomplete-wearable-sensor-data/
2•badmonster•56m ago•1 comments

4k NASA employees opt to leave agency through deferred resignation program

https://www.kcrw.com/news/shows/npr/npr-story/nx-s1-5481304
2•ProAm•1h ago•0 comments

Three HTTP versions later, forms are still a mess

https://yorickpeterse.com/articles/three-http-versions-later-forms-are-still-a-mess/
1•nreece•1h ago•1 comments

Show HN: Cipher Tools Hub – 50 free utilities for devs, hackers, and creators

https://ciphertoolshub.com
2•trixsec•1h ago•0 comments

Niche Creator Monetization

https://tinyidea.net/idea/idea-coj2emzjlp
1•freeourdays•1h ago•2 comments

Monitoring K8s using a combo of daemonset/deployment of OpenTelemetry Collector

https://signoz.io/blog/kubernetes-observability-with-opentelemetry/
2•ankit01-oss•1h ago•0 comments

A Food Reckoning Is Coming

https://www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2025/06/climate-food-land-problem/683005/
4•littlexsparkee•1h ago•2 comments