Hacker News: 1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=1659447091Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 15 Jun 2026 16:58:09 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "Swiss voters reject proposal to cap population at ten million"]]>> The amount of xenophobia, generally coming from very non-native, non-Cherokee or very non-Apache American individuals is absurd.

You may want to clear or reset your AI chat context. Your earlier reply about its not "Crazy Horse or Geronimo sitting in the white house" Really did a number on its output regarding Indians here -- its not the Cherokee that some swiss worry about over-immigrating to their country.

]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 12:33:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=485403301659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48540330https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48540330<![CDATA[Surge in scams as fraudsters use AI to target people]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwykp9ygxlvo

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]]>Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:37:48 +0000https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwykp9ygxlvo1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48535934https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48535934<![CDATA[How cyber-criminals adopted Russias secret language of thieves]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260611-fenya-how-cyber-criminals-adopted-russias-secret-language-of-thieves

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]]>Sat, 13 Jun 2026 18:44:28 +0000https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260611-fenya-how-cyber-criminals-adopted-russias-secret-language-of-thieves1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520198https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48520198<![CDATA[Scientists unlock the secret behind the Venus flytrap's snap]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/science/scientists-unlock-secret-behind-venus-flytraps-snap-2026-06-11/

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]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2026 05:38:05 +0000https://www.reuters.com/science/scientists-unlock-secret-behind-venus-flytraps-snap-2026-06-11/1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48500335https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48500335<![CDATA[Poland to jail online streamers of violent crimes and cruelty for up to 5 years]]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/poland-jail-online-streamers-violent-crime-rape-cruelty-up-5-years-2026-06-11/

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]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:14:41 +0000https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/poland-jail-online-streamers-violent-crime-rape-cruelty-up-5-years-2026-06-11/1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48495081https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48495081<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "The oldest surviving animated feature film at 100"]]>No, they are not traditional shadow puppets. According to the wiki you linked, "Reiniger pioneered silhouette animation" where "shadow-play-like puppets are filmed frame-by-frame"

They are similar in visual style but different in form and method.

> In the 1910s, the German animator Lotte Reiniger pioneered silhouette animation as a format, whereby shadow-play-like puppets are filmed frame-by-frame.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shadow_play#Shadow_puppetry_to...

]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 07:49:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484875221659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48487522https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48487522<![CDATA[The dispute over what caused Air India flight 171 to crash]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk9exxp2qo

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]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 05:17:41 +0000https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cwyk9exxp2qo1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48486490https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48486490<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "PRC-linked influence operations are targeting AI debates in the US"]]>I found this article to be more balanced take on the subject:

https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5844328

]]>Thu, 11 Jun 2026 04:03:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484860571659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48486057https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48486057<![CDATA[Ads in New York must now label AI-generated 'synthetic performers']]>Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/new-york-ai-law-hochul-synthetic-performers-e433625bfb61c8abeab0d619869192ed

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]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 23:10:05 +0000https://apnews.com/article/new-york-ai-law-hochul-synthetic-performers-e433625bfb61c8abeab0d619869192ed1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48484041https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48484041<![CDATA[The theory taking the rich by storm: China funds data center haters]]>Article URL: https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5844328

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]]>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 22:29:07 +0000https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-58443281659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48483641https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48483641<![CDATA[Kalshi and Polymarket crack down on paid influencers claiming election fraud]]>Article URL: https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-5846806

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]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 04:31:50 +0000https://text.npr.org/nx-s1-58468061659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48456433https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48456433<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "Why isn't the U.S. better at soccer?"]]>> We played on the street in the neighborhood every night

Street light to utility box

]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:18:16 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484412781659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48441278https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48441278<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "The perils of UUID primary keys in SQLite"]]>You might find this thread interesting. UUIDv4 should probably be avoided

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48060054

]]>Mon, 08 Jun 2026 01:14:55 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484403211659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440321https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48440321<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "The oldest surviving animated feature film at 100"]]>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q-TJvNBO1fw

17 min documentary showing Reiniger's technique/process

]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:35:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484312141659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431214https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431214<![CDATA[The oldest surviving animated feature film at 100]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260603-how-a-26-year-old-german-woman-made-the-worlds-oldest-surviving-animated-feature-film

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]]>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 02:35:20 +0000https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20260603-how-a-26-year-old-german-woman-made-the-worlds-oldest-surviving-animated-feature-film1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431213https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48431213<![CDATA[For Whom the Boys Troll]]>Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/06/us/groypers-young-men-trolls-nick-fuentes-cec

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]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:25:13 +0000https://www.cnn.com/2026/06/06/us/groypers-young-men-trolls-nick-fuentes-cec1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428654https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428654<![CDATA[Canada bans Texas cattle over flesh-eating screwworm outbreak in US]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevpv3r7jmpo

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]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 06:40:50 +0000https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cevpv3r7jmpo1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48422069https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48422069<![CDATA[Why sophrosyne, an ancient Greek virtue, matters more than ever in the age of AI]]>Article URL: https://theconversation.com/why-sophrosyne-an-ancient-greek-virtue-matters-more-than-ever-in-the-age-of-ai-282665

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]]>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 01:48:42 +0000https://theconversation.com/why-sophrosyne-an-ancient-greek-virtue-matters-more-than-ever-in-the-age-of-ai-2826651659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420581https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48420581<![CDATA[New comment by 1659447091 in "Meta's ships facial recognition on smart glasses"]]>> Ordinary glass (as in spectacles) frames that have a near IR LED on the bridge and on the side.

Or use those 1550 nm LiDAR lasers that are safe for eyes but burn out cameras pointed at them

]]>Fri, 05 Jun 2026 20:47:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=484180371659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418037https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48418037<![CDATA[Deal saved TikTok US future: Senator asking if it puts national security at risk]]>Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/tech/tiktok-spinoff-deal-markey-letter-national-security

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]]>Fri, 29 May 2026 11:22:52 +0000https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/29/tech/tiktok-spinoff-deal-markey-letter-national-security1659447091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321723https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48321723