Hacker News: NavinF

New comment by NavinF in "The memory shortage is causing a repricing of consumer electronics"

NavinF — Sat, 23 May 2026 04:48:14 +0000

Is any of that relevant to RAM? Half the DRAM is non-EUV and pretty much all DRAM has been stuck on 10nm for the last decade

New comment by NavinF in "An OpenAI model has disproved a central conjecture in discrete geometry"

NavinF — Thu, 21 May 2026 06:25:53 +0000

Hm? McDonalds is one of the best for customization. Everything is removable and the software knows the calorie count of each ingredient so the total that shows up next to each item in the cart is accurate

New comment by NavinF in "Bun's experimental Rust rewrite hits 99.8% test compatibility on Linux x64 glibc"

NavinF — Sun, 10 May 2026 15:07:41 +0000

Dude these are incredibly oversimplified models of real components. How are you getting 1ppm when basic shit like tempco and self heating are missing from pretty much every vendor provided spice model?

IatroBench: Pre-Registered Evidence of Iatrogenic Harm from AI Safety Measures

NavinF — Fri, 08 May 2026 18:37:01 +0000

Article URL: https://arxiv.org/abs/2604.07709

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48067023

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by NavinF in "Credit cards are vulnerable to brute force kind attacks"

NavinF — Thu, 07 May 2026 07:14:01 +0000

In theory yes, Reg Z forces them to prove that it was you that borrowed the money. In practice this is a weird situation to be in since chargebacks almost always favor the buyer so I have no idea how this shakes out and if it's worth temporarily screwing up your credit score

New comment by NavinF in "Credit cards are vulnerable to brute force kind attacks"

NavinF — Sat, 02 May 2026 02:32:44 +0000

You didn't provide any evidence that the charge was fraudulent. If they have a tracking number you gotta provide something, at least a police report.

Also you likely filed "merchandise/services not received" when you should have filed "unauthorized transaction". Even if you really did get the item, you don't have to pay for it if it was ordered by someone else using your card.

New comment by NavinF in "Credit cards are vulnerable to brute force attacks"

NavinF — Fri, 01 May 2026 21:45:12 +0000

in what country?

New comment by NavinF in "On Mar 28, 2026 >50% of users access Google over IPv6 for the first time"

NavinF — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:45:29 +0000

When I asked this back in early 2022, the community prediction was Dec 2024 so we're 1.3 years late. Not bad.

https://www.metaculus.com/questions/9558/50-of-users-access-...

On Mar 28, 2026 >50% of users access Google over IPv6 for the first time

NavinF — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:42:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.google.com/intl/en/ipv6/statistics.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47789909

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by NavinF in "Meta will shut down VR Horizon Worlds access June 15"

NavinF — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 23:56:24 +0000

Meta employee count has been increasing for the last 3 years, same as other tech companies: https://www.macrotrends.net/stocks/charts/META/meta-platform...

PIPs and layoffs have always been a thing in tech. That's kinda one of the defining traits of the industry.

New comment by NavinF in "Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy"

NavinF — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:59:19 +0000

Almost always, considering the price is only $5 more

New comment by NavinF in "Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy"

NavinF — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:34:33 +0000

3k is less than I expected considering median disposable income is ~50k. Where does the rest go?

New comment by NavinF in "Amazon accused of widespread scheme to inflate prices across the economy"

NavinF — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:29:50 +0000

AliExpress obviously isn't comparable and the price is irrelevant when it takes 2-3 weeks vs same-day/1day

DC required daycare workers to get degrees. News only talked to those who stayed

NavinF — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 04:34:07 +0000

Article URL: https://abio.substack.com/p/dc-required-daycare-workers-to-get

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47011592

Points: 11

# Comments: 0

New comment by NavinF in "The Boring Reason We Don't Have $7 Rideshares"

NavinF — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:58:22 +0000

>The most common fare I’ve paid on Empower over the last six months is $7.65. For a recent trip from downtown to the airport, Uber wanted $32. Empower wanted $17.25.

>DC is trying to shut Empower down, primarily over liability insurance. DC law requires $1 million in coverage per ride.

>The $1 million requirement isn’t sized to typical accidents. When $100,000 is the limit available for an insurance claim, 96% of personal auto claims settle below $100,000.

>The high ceiling shifts incentives: plaintiffs' attorneys have reason to pursue cases they'd otherwise drop and push for larger settlements. Fraud rings have emerged to exploit these policies.

> insurance is around 30% of fares, particularly in states like California, New Jersey, and New York which also require additional $1 million uninsured motorist coverage and/or no-fault insurance

The Boring Reason We Don't Have $7 Rideshares

NavinF — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 23:56:57 +0000

Article URL: https://abio.substack.com/p/the-boring-reason-we-dont-have-7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46520668

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love The Sort

NavinF — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 08:28:34 +0000

Article URL: https://arealsociety.substack.com/p/how-i-learned-to-stop-worrying-and-love-the-sort

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46363510

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by NavinF in "How getting richer made teenagers less free"

NavinF — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 20:28:21 +0000

> You can't get healthcare

Kinda thing only sheltered people say. When I was unemployed and on free gov't health insurance (medi-cal), I got all my healthcare for free and most of my appointments like MRIs were next-day. Not as good as tech company insurance, but "can't get healthcare" is not a thing in the US.

> you have to work three jobs

Plot the number of people working multiple jobs vs time and you'll see a flat line that has no correlation with the stuff mentioned in the article: https://fred.stlouisfed.org/series/LNS12026620

How getting richer made teenagers less free

NavinF — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 10:03:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theargumentmag.com/p/how-getting-richer-made-teenagers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46310823

Points: 272

# Comments: 330

New comment by NavinF in "Google Titans architecture, helping AI have long-term memory"

NavinF — Sun, 07 Dec 2025 22:02:10 +0000

That day the student was the 100th person to pick it up, realize it's fake, and drop it