Hacker News: FMecha

New comment by FMecha in "US Customs destroy a rare floppy disk containing demo version of Tsukihime"

FMecha — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 15:48:04 +0000

Didn't the Pippin prototype case (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=viGqjKACKQg) went that way?

New comment by FMecha in "A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification"

FMecha — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:05:14 +0000

How long until they add a 21+ category to this bill, though? Insofar the use of it would be for gambling and CA doesn't even have mobile sports betting.

New comment by FMecha in "A new California law says all operating systems need to have age verification"

FMecha — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 10:02:48 +0000

I read a FUD somewhere about Cinavia (the sound-muting DRM) being implemented on OS level by implementing it on SGX enclave level. That obviously didn't happen, but imagine if TPM was used for that too (or similar DRM).

New comment by FMecha in "US Customs destroys rare floppy disk"

FMecha — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:54:35 +0000

Continue here I guess: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47192973

US Customs destroy a rare floppy disk containing demo version of Tsukihime

FMecha — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 09:48:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.timeextension.com/news/2026/02/literally-crying-right-now-50-copies-of-this-adult-only-visual-novel-demo-exist-and-one-just-got-destroyed-in-transit

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47192973

Points: 37

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New comment by FMecha in "WD and Seagate confirm: Hard drives sold out for 2026"

FMecha — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 10:16:04 +0000

I feel traditional "rust" hard disks would be inefficient for AI use. Unless they include SSDs (which I feel these data centers are more likely to be using) in the definition as well...

New comment by FMecha in "Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass"

FMecha — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:36:47 +0000

They are doing this pre-emptively since it will be the global law trend sooner or later.

New comment by FMecha in "Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass"

FMecha — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:31:47 +0000

>not due to legislative pressures

It's a pre-emptive move against any (potential) legislative pressures.

New comment by FMecha in "Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass"

FMecha — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:29:44 +0000

>users can always move to other platforms (problem #1)

Until the cycle restarts again with new platforms.

Also, I am convinced self-hosting or getting a new platform (including return to traditional forums) to run might as well be bureaucratically harder at this point, given the case of lfgss' shutdown: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42433044

New comment by FMecha in "Discord/Twitch/Snapchat age verification bypass"

FMecha — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:22:37 +0000

Some platforms also now suspend you if they find out you were registering before turning 13 (or minimum age).

New comment by FMecha in "WiFi could become an invisible mass surveillance system"

FMecha — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 14:18:49 +0000

>because they sniff the nearby WIFI networks and then ask Google where they are

Even with airplane mode on (that disables GPS, iirc)?

New comment by FMecha in "4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence"

FMecha — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:44:02 +0000

"Comply with our laws, or cease to exist".

New comment by FMecha in "When you opened a screen shot of a video in Paint, the video was playing in it"

FMecha — Sun, 19 Oct 2025 13:11:03 +0000

I realized this when I tried to capture the test pattern used by a PowerDVD diagnostics application.

New comment by FMecha in "4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence"

FMecha — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:16:56 +0000

4chan has a rule banning use of proxies/VPNs and enforces this with IP range bans.

New comment by FMecha in "Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine"

FMecha — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 11:57:18 +0000

This situation here is what I sort of implied when lfgss shut down: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42444354

New comment by FMecha in "Imgur pulls out of UK as data watchdog threatens fine"

FMecha — Wed, 01 Oct 2025 10:37:55 +0000

The ironic thing is that in the UK/imgur case:

>The ICO also confirmed that companies could not avoid accountability by withdrawing their services in the UK.

Wonder if it could also apply to American news sites (and Japan's 5ch/2channel, I was told they engage in this as well).

New comment by FMecha in "LaLiga's Anti-Piracy Crackdown Triggers Widespread Internet Disruptions in Spain"

FMecha — Sat, 27 Sep 2025 10:04:57 +0000

What I meant is that generative AI makes for the case to strengthen intellectual properties laws.

Hence I said "against".

New comment by FMecha in "LaLiga's Anti-Piracy Crackdown Triggers Widespread Internet Disruptions in Spain"

FMecha — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:38:10 +0000

Outside of Europe, this is also a thing in Japan.

New comment by FMecha in "LaLiga's Anti-Piracy Crackdown Triggers Widespread Internet Disruptions in Spain"

FMecha — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 09:37:29 +0000

I felt generative AI has weakened the argument against intellectual property.

New comment by FMecha in "Clankers Die on Christmas"

FMecha — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 13:16:58 +0000

The original form of clackers had a popularity in Indonesia and Philippines where it's named latto-latto.

There was also a safer revival of clackers in North America in the 90s, where the balls are attached to a handle.