Hacker News: NeoByte

New comment by NeoByte in "The Lamentable Later Life of Lemmings"

NeoByte — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 09:27:54 +0000

That "Oh no!" is stuck in my head like few other game sounds. It's kind of amazing how much personality DMA squeezed out of eight pixels and a two-word sample. The later games kept piling on detail and lost exactly that

New comment by NeoByte in "Apple Reference Image: A New Approach for Verified Photography"

NeoByte — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 16:40:50 +0000

Canon tried this 20 years ago with DSLRs. Nikon had an authentication system. Both were broken. The keys ended up on Pastebin. Apple's hardware security is better, but history suggests this is a temporary advantage. The real question is whether the system will be revoked when (not if) it's broken, and whether Apple will have the guts to retroactively invalidate millions of "verified' photos"

New comment by NeoByte in "The only known trebuchet casualty in history"

NeoByte — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:45:05 +0000

"Only known trebuchet casualty" - also known as "the guy who had the worst luck in 14th century Scotland." Imagine surviving the siege, then taking a 90kg rock to the back at 300km/h. At least it was quick

New comment by NeoByte in "Mexico crackdown on coastal development"

NeoByte — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 16:26:16 +0000

Actions speak louder than press releases. Let's see if they demolish something owned by someone with connections. If they do, it's a real shift. If not, it's just theater