<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: Darthy</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Darthy</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 05:06:51 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Darthy" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "This open problem taught me what topology is [video]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've got a problem with that video that starts at 4:15. He seems to jump to the conclusion that for every midpoint there is only 1 distance. But that midpoint is formed by picking 2 points on the edge, and one could easily pick two other points on the edge that have the same midpoint (but have a different distance). He did not address that point at that point in the video, and for the next 2 minutes I kept raising that point in my mind. After he continued down that path not addressing that point, I felt that I must have missed something, or that more intelligent math viewers would have solved that open question in the mind in seconds and I am not mathematically inclined enough to be the target audience. And I stopped watching that video.<p>I think good educational videos are the result of a process where a trial audience raises such points and the video gets constantly refined, so that the end video is even good for people who question every point.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Dec 2024 11:34:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42508297</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42508297</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42508297</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "My favourite colour is Chuck Norris red"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The parsing outline in the article omits that there are also 140 hard coded color names in html: <a href="https://htmlcolorcodes.com/color-names/" rel="nofollow">https://htmlcolorcodes.com/color-names/</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 10:51:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42470005</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42470005</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42470005</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "$8k Suzuki from India received a 5-star crash test rating"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Be aware that for global NCAP, safety ratings are dependent on the vehicle class. If a subcompact car receives 5 stars, this does not mean it has the same probability of survivability in full frontal crash as a large executive luxury sedan that received 5 stars.<p>In fact, if there was a head-on crash between this car and Mercedes E-Class, and you're planning to be in one of the cars, I would advise you to chose the Mercedes.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Nov 2024 09:53:52 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42181697</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42181697</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42181697</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Stabilizing the Obra Dinn 1-bit dithering process (2017)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I recently downloaded it from GOG and tried to play it on a 5K studio display. I wasn't able to get a result that did not blur those beautiful pixels, which is such a shame. Yes, I did go into all those setting menus.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 08 Nov 2024 15:56:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42087789</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42087789</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42087789</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "I designed a Dieter Rams-inspired iPhone dock"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It looks beautiful, thanks for the write-up!<p>Question: Most docks have ample space around the phone to grip it and remove it from the dock easily. Your design encases the phone on every side. How do you get the phone out in the morning?</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://mastodon.social/@ashleygjovik/112668309100333232">https://mastodon.social/@ashleygjovik/112668309100333232</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40803760">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40803760</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 3</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Jun 2024 19:38:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://mastodon.social/@ashleygjovik/112668309100333232</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40803760</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40803760</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Apple Silicon Vulnerability Allows Hackers to Extract Encryption Keys]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/22/apple-silicon-vulnerability-encryption-keys/">https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/22/apple-silicon-vulnerability-encryption-keys/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39799376">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39799376</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 0</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 23 Mar 2024 12:16:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.macrumors.com/2024/03/22/apple-silicon-vulnerability-encryption-keys/</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39799376</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39799376</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think the interesting part is that either this software was able to access the biometric scan feature and inject their own data into it (which third party software should not be able to access or inject at all, only the OS should be able to access, and injecting should be impossible), or was able to access the Secure Enclave directly (which would be a really big deal and a major breach).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 09:09:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394820</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394820</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394820</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cybercriminals are stealing Face ID scans to break into mobile banking accounts]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/cybercriminals_stealing_face_id/">https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/cybercriminals_stealing_face_id/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394627">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394627</a></p>
<p>Points: 6</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 08:39:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.theregister.com/2024/02/15/cybercriminals_stealing_face_id/</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394627</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39394627</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Early Apple Vision Pro Adopters Alarmed to Learn VR Porn Doesn't Work"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>According to the article, the Vision Pro will not play common side by side videos. It has its own standard ("WebXR clips"), but nobody distributes these, and videos from that standard are also not playing correctly on the device.<p>Most likely there won't be any app that plays porn videos because Apple will not allow them. From the article:<p>> Steve Jobs notoriously believed that the company had a “moral responsibility” to block porn and suggested that “folks who want porn can buy an Android.”<p>And general movie playing apps might also be required to implement a porn filter. Remember Apple insisted that all Reddit and Tumblr apps have such a filter, otherwise they wouldn't be allowed in the Apps Store, the only way to distribute apps.<p>If you believe tech battles are decided whether there is access to porn (VHS vs Beta comes to mind), the Apple Vision Pro currently doesn't look like a winner.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:57:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39267063</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39267063</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39267063</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[Early Apple Vision Pro Adopters Alarmed to Learn VR Porn Doesn't Work]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.404media.co/a-3-500-chastity-belt-early-apple-vision-pro-adopters-alarmed-to-learn-vr-porn-doesnt-work/">https://www.404media.co/a-3-500-chastity-belt-early-apple-vision-pro-adopters-alarmed-to-learn-vr-porn-doesnt-work/</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39266860">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39266860</a></p>
<p>Points: 7</p>
<p># Comments: 7</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:41:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.404media.co/a-3-500-chastity-belt-early-apple-vision-pro-adopters-alarmed-to-learn-vr-porn-doesnt-work/</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39266860</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39266860</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Apple Music will now pay 10% higher royalties to artists for Spatial Audio music"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Peter Gabriel's 2023 album "i/o" has some quite inspired Atmos mixing going on. The track "The Court" is particularly nice. Make sure you pick the "In-Side Mix" version of the album.<p>Nice Atmos tracks by other artists imho:<p>- Jaguar by Victoria Monét<p>- get well soon by Ariana Grande<p>- Heroes (feat. Mindy Jones) by Moby, Album "Reprise"</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 22 Jan 2024 22:12:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39096231</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39096231</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39096231</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "US developers can offer non-app store purchasing, Apple still collect commission"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Apple Vision Pro is coming out soon, with the same terrible rules for app developers.<p>We should put out an open letter to Apple that we will collectively ignore that product until it contains more favourable terms.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jan 2024 13:27:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39027334</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39027334</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39027334</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Rabbit: LLM-First Mobile Phone"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In the linked keynote, Jesse Lyu mentions that LLM won't help us actually do tasks - there are currently no so-called "agents" that do something simple like book a flight - the best way to do it is still to click the buttons yourself.<p>Rabbit means to solve that by creating a "LAM", a "Large Action model", which is a service by Rabbit that will click interfaces for you. I'm not sure this is the right approach - if it is successful, it will lead to more centralisation around Rabbit.<p>I agree this is a problem, but I feel a better approach would be to have a market of agents that for a small fee actually handle the whole transaction for you. So there might be multiple parties that say they can buy Delta Flight DL101 tomorrow 21:10 for various prices - some might be a service like the Rabbit LAM, others might be booking platforms, and there might even be airlines themselves. And now an agent-concierge that you choose once at the start will look at all the parties, and then pick and buy the right flight for you. This will make the problem a problem of an open market, where good speedy service is promoted, and prices get ever lower. And if the Rabbit LAM gets outcompeted by an ever better speedier solution, that would be a good thing. (This will also allow us to move away from our current dreaded attention-based economy where e.g. a booking websites tries to exploit your required presence during waiting times, which the LAMs would also solve, but, like I said, let's not move towards more centralisation.)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jan 2024 23:44:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38934019</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38934019</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38934019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Organ pipe physics"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't think [4] is a marketplace in the sense that the expansions are from third party creators. They are all created by Modartt themselves, one by one over the past 15 years. After all, you can't just sample another instrument, there is a lot more work involved.<p>That might also be the answer why this doesn't yet exists for Organteq. It just takes time.<p>But your reason <i>why</i> you need good selection of expansions might be valuable market insight for Modartt. I know they appreciate feedback, I've talked to them before, so I'd suggest you tell them your concerns.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Jan 2024 23:49:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38873857</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38873857</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38873857</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "No-Bullshit Games"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's a good list, but I feel "Mario Run", a single player game that refuses to run if not connected to the internet (and will also fail to run in a few years when Nintendo gets bored and turns its servers of) is a prime example of a game that <i>does indeed</i> contain bullshit, and should not be included in this list.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Nov 2023 14:30:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38432615</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38432615</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38432615</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Sony announces a9 III: first full-frame global shutter camera"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've got the smallest digital full frame (the Sony RX1). Compared with your linked analog Ricoh GR1v, the Sony is bigger because of its much more capable lens. Putting the Ricoh lens on the Sony would have limited the quality a lot. It's a question of "do the elements fit together?".</p>
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<p>That's revolting. Which radio show was this?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 19 Sep 2023 21:27:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37576992</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37576992</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37576992</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Techdirt has been deleted from Bing and DuckDuckGo [fixed]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Gabriel, could you please clarify once and for all: for "traditional web links", how much do you rely on bing? The user consensus seems to be 100%. What is the official number from you? Thanks!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 27 Jul 2023 20:13:22 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36899493</link><dc:creator>Darthy</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36899493</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36899493</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Darthy in "Mullvad VPN was subject to a search warrant – customer data not compromised"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I assume you mean "If any opponent suspects your IP address..."<p>You can counter that easily. That's why you should use a multihop VPN.</p>
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