Doom Running on a Toothbrush (opens in new tab)

Yep! For now at least:

1. Copy the ID at the end of the URL

2. Replace the xxxxx in this URL[1] with the ID you just copied

3. Go visit the new URL you just created

So in this case, the bypass URL would be [2]

[1] https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=xxxxx

[2] https://platform.twitter.com/embed/Tweet.html?id=17629748464...

No

I’ve never upvoted a Twitter submission – even if provokes a good discussion on Hacker News. I don’t think Twitter is conducive to meaningful discourse and I don’t want to promote it. Since they renamed to X, the situation has only worsened with its user-hostile UI and required logins.

I wish people didn't use Twitter links at all. They almost never convey real information, just a quick opinion. If they're useful at all, it's to point to a real article or study or whatever, so just point to the real ultimate source.

Zvi's blog is infuriating for this. He seems to think the whole world revolves around Twitter.

not being able to view a post that a linked-post is replying to is a hostile UI

With the advent of good battery chainsaws we’re only a few years away from one having a diagnostics screen, and which point doom on a chainsaw will be possible.

Best comment!

... preventing you from peppermint induced numbness for the day!

I don't think that engineers must design product only because of "why not doing it if we can do it". There is a ethical value to what we design and produce. Some technologies are better than others.

Interesting! I was wondering what in the world you could do with a computer inside a toothbrush. From the product page[1]:

- Zone reminder for uncleaned aread

- Intense pressure reminder

- Some kind of tracking through an app

- Send each other stickers through the display

Typical case of very niche/almost useful feature set for smart devices. If the zone tracking is accurate, it could potentially help a lot of people who have trouble concentrating on brushing. And some sort of reminder would be great I'm sure.

But bundling all that with an app and a big expensive display is just silly. An indicator LED and haptic feedback for over-bushed areas would be just as good (if not better) usability.

[1]https://store.evowera.com/products/planck-mini-for-adult-sma...

That is so disappointing lol, all this time I thought it was running on the actual pregnancy test hardware.