Hacker News: CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=CrypticShiftHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sun, 06 Sep 2026 15:10:25 +0000<![CDATA[How Fairphone built the Fairphone Gen 6+]]>Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/nearly-impossible-how-fairphone-built-the-ethical-repairable-fairphone-gen-6/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563784

Points: 203

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]]>Fri, 04 Sep 2026 12:43:49 +0000https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2026/09/nearly-impossible-how-fairphone-built-the-ethical-repairable-fairphone-gen-6/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563784https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49563784<![CDATA[Freelancers are getting buried with 'soulless' AI slop cleanup]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/02/ai-jobs-freelance-cleanup

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540555

Points: 10

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]]>Wed, 02 Sep 2026 18:42:01 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/sep/02/ai-jobs-freelance-cleanupCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540555https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49540555<![CDATA[The Book Is a Book, Not Disembodied Information]]>Article URL: https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/the-book-is-a-book-not-disembodied

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322194

Points: 3

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]]>Sun, 16 Aug 2026 18:01:25 +0000https://nntaleb.substack.com/p/the-book-is-a-book-not-disembodiedCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322194https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322194<![CDATA['Digital lifeline' – Gaza tech workers give glimpse of possible future]]>Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m1xm8ykk2o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49168636

Points: 2

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]]>Tue, 04 Aug 2026 13:24:41 +0000https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1m1xm8ykk2oCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49168636https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49168636<![CDATA[Philoscopia – Orient Yourself in Thinking]]>Article URL: https://www.philoscopia.com/en/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49039494

Points: 2

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]]>Fri, 24 Jul 2026 18:07:30 +0000https://www.philoscopia.com/en/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49039494https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49039494<![CDATA[New comment by CrypticShift in "Show HN: Atomic – Local-first, AI-augmented personal knowledge base"]]>I would love to be able to do the clustering from a CSV instead of a collection of Markdown files. I know I can easily generate the files, but I used to do this directly for very short text inputs (just titles or words) on nomic.ai (before they pivoted to 'Enterprise')

]]>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:23:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47891539CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47891539https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47891539<![CDATA[The proliferation of AI-enabled military technology in the Middle East]]>Article URL: https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/charting-middle-east/2026/04/the-proliferation-of-ai-enabled-military-technology-in-the-middle-east/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47677765

Points: 1

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]]>Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:26:46 +0000https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/charting-middle-east/2026/04/the-proliferation-of-ai-enabled-military-technology-in-the-middle-east/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47677765https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47677765<![CDATA[GrapheneOS refuses to comply with new age verification laws for operating system]]>Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-laws

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479183

Points: 288

# Comments: 160

]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 16:28:52 +0000https://www.tomshardware.com/software/operating-systems/grapheneos-refuses-to-comply-with-age-verification-lawsCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479183https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47479183<![CDATA[Economic growth is still heating the planet. Is there any way out?]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/feb/09/economic-growth-carbon-emissions-impact-global-heating

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945215

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:53:34 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/ng-interactive/2026/feb/09/economic-growth-carbon-emissions-impact-global-heatingCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945215https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945215<![CDATA[Ultra-processed foods should be treated more like cigarettes than food – study]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/public-health-ultra-processed-foods-regulation-cigarettes-addiction-nutrition

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46869432

Points: 10

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]]>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 11:09:29 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/03/public-health-ultra-processed-foods-regulation-cigarettes-addiction-nutritionCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46869432https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46869432<![CDATA[Reason Studios acquired by AI music production specialist LANDR]]>Article URL: https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/this-isnt-about-changing-reason-its-about-giving-it-room-to-grow-reason-studios-acquired-by-ai-music-production-specialists-landr

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46561549

Points: 3

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]]>Sat, 10 Jan 2026 01:00:50 +0000https://www.musicradar.com/music-tech/this-isnt-about-changing-reason-its-about-giving-it-room-to-grow-reason-studios-acquired-by-ai-music-production-specialists-landrCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46561549https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46561549<![CDATA[DRM-Free Kindle EBooks Will Be Downloadable in ePub and PDF Formats Soon]]>Article URL: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/12/11/drm-free-kindle-ebooks-will-be-downloadable-in-epub-and-pdf-formats-soon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234262

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:25:13 +0000https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/12/11/drm-free-kindle-ebooks-will-be-downloadable-in-epub-and-pdf-formats-soon/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234262https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46234262<![CDATA[Google Brings Gemini 3 AI Model to Search and AI Mode]]>Article URL: https://blog.google/products/search/gemini-3-search-ai-mode/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45968091

Points: 84

# Comments: 9

]]>Tue, 18 Nov 2025 16:08:17 +0000https://blog.google/products/search/gemini-3-search-ai-mode/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45968091https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45968091<![CDATA[Facebook's new button lets its AI look at photos you haven't uploaded yet]]>Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/802102/meta-facebook-opt-in-ai-edits-photos-camera-roll

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45626432

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Sat, 18 Oct 2025 11:14:08 +0000https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/802102/meta-facebook-opt-in-ai-edits-photos-camera-rollCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45626432https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45626432<![CDATA[Recovery Contacts: Sign in with a little help from your friends and family]]>Article URL: https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/recovery-contacts-verify-google-account/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45593717

Points: 10

# Comments: 1

]]>Wed, 15 Oct 2025 15:03:16 +0000https://blog.google/technology/safety-security/recovery-contacts-verify-google-account/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45593717https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45593717<![CDATA[Has Kobo Reached the Enshittification Stage?]]>Article URL: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/10/09/has-kobo-reached-the-enshittification-stage/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45548683

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

]]>Sat, 11 Oct 2025 12:36:01 +0000https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2025/10/09/has-kobo-reached-the-enshittification-stage/CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45548683https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45548683<![CDATA[Spotify is finally taking steps to address its AI slop and clone problem]]>Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/news/785136/spotify-ai-slop-impersonation-disclosure

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45373747

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

]]>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 15:17:19 +0000https://www.theverge.com/news/785136/spotify-ai-slop-impersonation-disclosureCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45373747https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45373747<![CDATA[Indonesia's microlibraries draw young readers]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/02/indonesia-micro-libraries-photos

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44159755

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Mon, 02 Jun 2025 15:19:59 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/environment/gallery/2025/jun/02/indonesia-micro-libraries-photosCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44159755https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44159755<![CDATA[New comment by CrypticShift in "How 'Careless People' is becoming a bigger problem for Meta"]]>https://archive.ph/SojPy

]]>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:28:18 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440453CrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440453https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440453<![CDATA[How 'Careless People' is becoming a bigger problem for Meta]]>Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/634080/careless-people-sarah-wynn-williams-book-meta-congress

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440449

Points: 50

# Comments: 41

]]>Fri, 21 Mar 2025 20:28:09 +0000https://www.theverge.com/command-line-newsletter/634080/careless-people-sarah-wynn-williams-book-meta-congressCrypticShifthttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440449https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43440449