Hacker News: HelloUsername

The Steam Deck Is Sold Out Again, Even After the Price Rise

HelloUsername — Thu, 28 May 2026 13:56:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ign.com/articles/the-steam-deck-is-sold-out-again-even-after-the-huge-price-rise

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48309024

Points: 1

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New comment by HelloUsername in "Valve raises Steam Deck prices"

HelloUsername — Wed, 27 May 2026 21:20:09 +0000

> They should release a version of the Steam Deck that doesn't allow you to game, you can only watch other people play games. The Spectator Deck.

The Stream Deck?

Though I believe that name is taken already.

New comment by HelloUsername in "Valve raises Steam Deck prices by more than $200"

HelloUsername — Wed, 27 May 2026 20:40:07 +0000

Source posted bit earlier: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48297843

Aithos LARA: Leading AI models are consistently breaking the law

HelloUsername — Wed, 27 May 2026 19:50:46 +0000

Article URL: https://aithos.org/article/Aithos-LARA/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48299609

Points: 5

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DuckDuckGo search saw 28% more visits after Google said people love AI mode

HelloUsername — Wed, 27 May 2026 16:28:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.pcgamer.com/hardware/duckduckgos-ai-free-search-saw-nearly-28-percent-more-visits-in-the-week-following-googles-insistence-that-people-love-ai-mode/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48296649

Points: 1022

# Comments: 496

Xreal launches a cheaper AR glasses brand, starting with the $299 a01

HelloUsername — Wed, 27 May 2026 13:57:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/gadgets/937944/x-by-xreal-subbrand-a01-ar-glasses-price-availability

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48294469

Points: 3

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Russian censors target Visual Novel titles on Steam

HelloUsername — Wed, 27 May 2026 05:25:28 +0000

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/ebihimes/status/2059363728693608573

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48290029

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

I Made the Same Game in Unity and Godot, Which Engine Is Better [video]

HelloUsername — Sun, 24 May 2026 13:13:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WB7v-ezqcJM

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48257023

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by HelloUsername in "US Government releases UFO sighting reports – 'Orbs swarming in all directions'"

HelloUsername — Sat, 23 May 2026 20:24:02 +0000

> weather balloons and poor camera tracking

That doesn't really help the eyeball witnesses claiming seeing several objects

New comment by HelloUsername in "We're testing new ad formats in Search and expanding our Direct Offers pilot"

HelloUsername — Thu, 21 May 2026 12:12:49 +0000

Actually it should be:

> I have never seen an ad in google, because I use adblockers

New comment by HelloUsername in "Goodbye Visa and Mastercard: 130M Europeans switching to sovereign payment"

HelloUsername — Wed, 20 May 2026 13:30:11 +0000

Source was posted back in February: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46861789

New comment by HelloUsername in "Earth's Radio Bubble: Every signal we've ever sent into space"

HelloUsername — Tue, 19 May 2026 12:35:03 +0000

> And the purpose of them choosing to attack another civilisation across interstellar space would be.....?

They don't like my stupid face

New comment by HelloUsername in "Kv4p HT – A homebrew 1W radio (VHF or UHF) that plugs into an Android phone"

HelloUsername — Tue, 19 May 2026 08:30:42 +0000

Previous discussion on 14-oct-2024 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41818609 191 comments

New comment by HelloUsername in "AI helps man recover $400k in Bitcoin 11 years after"

HelloUsername — Thu, 14 May 2026 17:22:34 +0000

Dupe: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48136240

New comment by HelloUsername in "EU browser choice rules send millions more users Firefox's way"

HelloUsername — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:03:14 +0000

Source: https://blog.mozilla.org/netpolicy/2026/05/11/six-million-se...

Valve snuck a Wilhelm scream Easter egg into the new Steam Controller [video]

HelloUsername — Wed, 13 May 2026 07:41:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tw5Luf_7F8c

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48118956

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by HelloUsername in "When life gives you lemons, write better error messages"

HelloUsername — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:27:51 +0000

(I can't read the first part of the title without hearing Cave Johnson)

E3 started 31 years ago and gaming was never the same

HelloUsername — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:21:02 +0000

Article URL: https://nichegamer.com/e3-started-31-years-ago-today-and-gaming-was-never-the-same/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112195

Points: 2

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New comment by HelloUsername in "Music has scales / raagas. What about storytelling in movies and prestige shows?"

HelloUsername — Tue, 12 May 2026 12:21:52 +0000

Related? "Kurt Vonnegut on the Shapes of Stories" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oP3c1h8v2ZQ

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Seven_Basic_Plots#The_plot...

Did anyone expect Win32 to still be going strong in 2026?

HelloUsername — Fri, 08 May 2026 13:45:15 +0000

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/docsmsft/status/2052089975802368301

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48063060

Points: 3

# Comments: 0