Hacker News: Cabal

New comment by Cabal in "Coding expertise is going to collapse from AI reliance"

Cabal — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:26:19 +0000

Where do (did) you work?

New comment by Cabal in "Aaron Swartz was prosecuted for scraping, while Meta does it without consequence"

Cabal — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 00:49:10 +0000

Thank you. It's absurd that we are comparing breaking into MIT and (physically) breaking into a network with scraping the web and scanning physical books.

New comment by Cabal in "Moderna reports first positive Phase 3 for mRNA neoantigen therapy in melanoma"

Cabal — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 21:54:04 +0000

Yes, 100%. It's the same reason that my kids are able to tan through the same sunscreen application regimen that leaves me pale.

Source: My Mohs surgeon. And 3 skin cancer surgeries (so far).

With more prison space than prisoners, correctional facilities are shutting down

Cabal — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:57:26 +0000

Article URL: https://san.com/cc/with-more-prison-space-than-prisoners-correctional-facilities-are-shutting-down/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48818747

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by Cabal in "OpenWrt One – Open Hardware Router"

Cabal — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 14:57:13 +0000

Looking at you, Nintendo Switch 1 and 2. Yes, the 2, in 2026.

US deaths hit record low in 2025

Cabal — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 15:05:16 +0000

Article URL: https://san.com/cc/living-longer-in-america-u-s-deaths-hit-record-low-in-2025/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48762764

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by Cabal in "Never Give Them Your Face"

Cabal — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:23:53 +0000

When given the option (like this case), I recommend Login.gov over ID.me.

New comment by Cabal in "Steve Wozniak cheered after telling students they have AI – actual intelligence"

Cabal — Fri, 22 May 2026 18:44:18 +0000

> Blockchain and NFTs were a useless sideshow. Their investors and hodlers were trying to force them into places they weren’t useful

Not unlike trying to cajole a probabilistic text generator into writing code that isn't atrocious. And failing.

New comment by Cabal in "We're no longer attracting top talent: the brain drain killing American science"

Cabal — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 14:33:56 +0000

> The doctor who was to perform it literally said "I want you to think of this procedure in terms of a cure"

I have difficulty believing a medical professional would say that.

New comment by Cabal in "Show HN: ChartGPU – WebGPU-powered charting library (1M points at 60fps)"

Cabal — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 02:00:21 +0000

I wouldn't spend too much of your time deep diving - it's an AI slop project.

When the Power Went Out in San Francisco, So Did Waymo's Robotaxis

Cabal — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 16:15:13 +0000

Article URL: https://insideevs.com/news/782523/waymo-robotaxi-san-francisco-outage-power/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46355354

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

New comment by Cabal in "Bitchat for Gaza – messaging without internet"

Cabal — Sat, 15 Nov 2025 16:21:09 +0000

Many radios don't have "a phone".

New comment by Cabal in "Apple takes down ICE tracking apps after pressure from DOJ"

Cabal — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 16:24:07 +0000

Same. This app was specifically used to incite violence against law enforcement.

New comment by Cabal in "Linda Yaccarino is leaving X"

Cabal — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 14:22:56 +0000

Doesn't seem like it. From the Economist's front page as I type this:

https://www.economist.com/leaders/2025/07/03/trumponomics-20...

New comment by Cabal in "Bank run on Silicon Valley Bank"

Cabal — Fri, 10 Mar 2023 19:47:40 +0000

12 hours later, this has not aged well.

New comment by Cabal in "Tell HN: Recruiters are lying about remote positions"

Cabal — Fri, 08 Apr 2022 00:29:48 +0000

> I am beyond sick of my current company pretending like everything is going to go back to normal one day.

> management has refused to accept the current situation

You don't state what country you're in, but in the US, the pandemic is effectively over. Everyone (that wants to be) is well-vaccinated, many 3 or 4x, Omicron blew through the country and left us mostly unscathed, and the news hasn't talked about daily numbers in at least two months. There is little reason to wear a mask indoors unless you want to lessen your chances of catching the flu - which is ticking up a bit.

We probably don't meet the scientific/medical definition of the end of a pandemic, but socially, we're there.

However, if you're in the US and still feeling this way, you may be suffering from some low-grade PTSD. Don't be afraid to reach out for help.

New comment by Cabal in "Why I'm in the Army Reserve – an explainer for my friends in tech"

Cabal — Tue, 05 Apr 2022 00:32:07 +0000

None of this matches my experience serving, but it turns out this person didn't serve at all and is just trolling. Sad, man.

New comment by Cabal in "Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site"

Cabal — Thu, 21 Oct 2021 17:42:02 +0000

Flagged. From the article:

> The video is produced by Uniting Missouri, a political action committee created by Parson supporters to back his 2020 election campaign. [...] It operates without direct input from Parson on its activities.

New comment by Cabal in "VSCode deprecates Enable Telemetry, auto-enrolls you in Telemetry?"

Cabal — Sun, 10 Oct 2021 15:11:00 +0000

How is this in any way false? I just updated to the latest stable release and it turned telemetry back on, despite my old settings being off. Same as the original screenshot.

New comment by Cabal in "The Most Dangerous Censorship"

Cabal — Wed, 23 Jun 2021 03:51:28 +0000

I don't see requiring an ID to vote as a very big hurdle. I needed to provide a lot more than that to get my COVID vaccine.