Hacker News: 7402

Sherry Turkle on "Artificial Intimacy: Who We Become When We Talk to Machines"

7402 — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 02:10:50 +0000

Article URL: https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2026/10/my-chatbot-is-my-boyfriend-whats-the-harm/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50322134

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by 7402 in "eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear"

7402 — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 02:46:23 +0000

The FCC does NOT need a search warrant to inspect radio equipment:

https://www.fcc.gov/reports-research/guides/inspection-fact-...

eBay Restricts Listings of Radio Equipment, but Exempts Ham-Band-Only Gear

7402 — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:06:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2026-10-15#eBay-Restricts-Listings-of-Radio-Equipment_-But-Exempts-Ham-Band-Only-Gear

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50122034

Points: 281

# Comments: 265

New comment by 7402 in "AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware"

7402 — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 20:16:46 +0000

All normal countries spy on their enemies and all normal countries spy on their friends. All normal countries use cyber-espionage. All normal political groups condemn the actions of groups they oppose and excuse the same actions when committed by those they support.

Morse Code in 2026: Why the U.S. Navy Brought It Back

7402 — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 01:23:54 +0000

Article URL: https://morsecoder.us/blog/morse-code-navy-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50000924

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by 7402 in "Ask HN: What are you reading to your kids?"

7402 — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 16:59:08 +0000

It was three decades ago, but I read The Phantom Tollbooth and The Hobbit to my daughter around that age.

New comment by 7402 in "New Digital Voice Mode for HF Radio"

7402 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:19:00 +0000

The above link is just the ARRL news bit; there's better info at the FreeDV site https://www.ardc.net/freedv-rade-a-new-approach-to-digital-v...

New Digital Voice Mode for HF Radio

7402 — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 17:15:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.arrl.org/arrlletterissue?issue=2026-09-24#Will-RADE-Be-the-Next-SSB

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49881234

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by 7402 in "The truth about 'Naza,' or collateral damage"

7402 — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:23:50 +0000

“He who knows only his own side of the case knows little of that. His reasons may be good, and no one may have been able to refute them. But if he is equally unable to refute the reasons on the opposite side, if he does not so much as know what they are, he has no ground for preferring either opinion... Nor is it enough that he should hear the opinions of adversaries from his own teachers, presented as they state them, and accompanied by what they offer as refutations. He must be able to hear them from persons who actually believe them...he must know them in their most plausible and persuasive form.”

― John Stuart Mill, On Liberty

The truth about 'Naza,' or collateral damage

7402 — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 22:23:50 +0000

Article URL: https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/the-truth-about-naza-or-collateral-damage/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49747508

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

Tacit Knowledge and AI

7402 — Tue, 15 Sep 2026 00:59:49 +0000

Article URL: https://cacm.acm.org/opinion/tacit-knowledge-and-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49706389

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by 7402 in "Don't let anyone take away your big box of cables"

7402 — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 16:27:08 +0000

..., a bag of thick SCSI cables, a bag of Firewire 400 cables, a bag of AppleTalk cables, a bag of PS 2 cables, a bag of RS232 cables, a bag of Firewire 800 cables, a bag of ADB cables, ...

(Unfortunately, not kidding.)

The Rhythm of the Rails: Making Music from Data in Real Time

7402 — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 14:56:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/09/03/arts/music/jazz-train-amtrak-josh-wolk.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49599135

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Hamas and the Future of Gaza (With Ahmed Fouad Alkhatib)

7402 — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 21:13:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.econtalk.org/hamas-and-the-future-of-gaza-with-ahmed-fouad-alkhatib/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49514904

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

There's Only One Way to Stop Students from Cheating

7402 — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 19:12:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/26/opinion/students-cheating-ai.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49454278

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

New comment by 7402 in "Why your Amazon order confirmation emails have become so unhelpful"

7402 — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 23:23:01 +0000

Whenever I order anything from Amazon (or anywhere else online), I Print-to-PDF a copy of the order receipt and keep it on my own computer; I've been doing this since 2010.

It's especially useful for recovering info about items that are no longer carried (or from places that have gone out of business) and thus have no webpage any more.

Ask HN: New Reddit also requiring login?

7402 — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:18:03 +0000

I've seen the discussion on HN about old reddit requiring login, but today I tried the current interface, and it seemed to require login after scrolling a bit. Do others see this? Is there an alternative?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49289942

Points: 5

# Comments: 6

Even Elite Colleges Have Become Trade Schools

7402 — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 17:16:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/12/opinion/elite-college-trade-school.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49275699

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by 7402 in "U of Michigan drops first-semester grades to ‘curb mental health crisis’"

7402 — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 16:55:59 +0000

children?

Showing my age here, I guess. Fifty years ago, 18-year-olds in college were referred to as "men" and "women."

Students Skinned a Bear in a Dorm. Cornell Realized It Should Ban That

7402 — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 18:44:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/07/nyregion/cornell-student-bear-meat.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49247907

Points: 3

# Comments: 0