Hacker News: NetworkPerson

New comment by NetworkPerson in "A Single Reason to Not Vibe Code"

NetworkPerson — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:45:29 +0000

On the other hand, I have near 0 ability for coding. A few semesters in different languages back in college, but never even compiled a single project back then. Enter vibe coding. I need an app that does a basic task and can run under a computer’s system account without full GUI. From know nothing to running exe took me two lunch breaks.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Apple, fix the iOS keyboard before the timer ends or I'm switching to Android"

NetworkPerson — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 23:28:27 +0000

Already decided I’m done. 100% for the keyboard. Don’t care everything else I have is Apple. I’ll update my home infra to replace icloud. Going to the new Samsung Galaxy when it hits later this month.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: OpenClaw users, what is your token spend?"

NetworkPerson — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 00:32:51 +0000

I found it far too expensive for Anthropic. Entire context of every conversation is sent each time you type anything. Switched to a local model running from Ollama. Not quite as smart as opus, but good enough for my needs.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: AI music covers in 2026?"

NetworkPerson — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 03:27:46 +0000

Not a fair analogy. It’s all about the effort invested. If I hand AI “write me something funny about my dog” and get the song from that, slop. If I carefully detail my own lyrics and define line by line how I want it rendered, not slop. Unless my lyrics are terrible :)

It’s a tool. The question is how you use it.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: AI music covers in 2026?"

NetworkPerson — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 00:56:58 +0000

I honestly wouldn’t call Suno “AI slop” at this point. Yes, there’s a ton of garbage coming out of it. But you can also create some really detailed and intricate songs if you do it right. I’ve made some really nice duets and trios for example. Cloned from a real voice, no… but I’m also not getting sued for stealing a real person’s voice.

And some of their upcoming features which aren’t generally known yet are going to be really useful to creators.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Show HN: AI second brain without headaches"

NetworkPerson — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 12:01:43 +0000

The free account and the entry paid account both say 100 credits a month… is that a typo? I’d be disappointed unlocking full AI abilities only to have the same limit as free.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: Would you install a scam call detector on your parent's phone?"

NetworkPerson — Mon, 05 Jan 2026 22:16:51 +0000

Something to listen in on live calls seems kinda creepy to be honest and would be abused far past your use case.

I’ve used RoboKiller before for myself. It did a fantastic job at nuking most every spam call. Maybe that would work for you?

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Kea DHCP: Modern, open source DHCPv4 and DHCPv6 server"

NetworkPerson — Thu, 04 Dec 2025 02:59:28 +0000

I’ve hit twice over the last year where it was needed. Though in one case, it’s because a server that was physically old enough to vote happened to be handling dhcp and dns. I set the other, only slightly less old, server to be primary on both but left the original functioning just in case with failed.

The main need I had was for a bank. Network functionality is obviously highly important there. Windows updates impacted the dhcp service on one server, which wasn’t an obvious thing till leases started running out the following morning. Multiple DC’s, so set up for HA to avoid issues in the future. It’s almost never needed but great to have when total uptime is key to operations.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: Do you sanitize secrets before pasting code into ChatGPT?"

NetworkPerson — Tue, 25 Nov 2025 23:45:13 +0000

If you shared the chat at any point, it can be discovered by others. ChatGPT has also had at least one bug in the past where users were able to see the chats of others. So yeah, even if paid or over API, it’s not a good idea to trust it with sensitive information.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Vaccine Skepticism Comes for Pet Owners, Too"

NetworkPerson — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:54:59 +0000

Having years of direct interaction working in the vet field, some skepticism is warranted. Ignoring the lack of studies, I’ve had drug reps explain how the three year and one year rabies vaccines are actually the exact same shot made from the same batch. It just costs a good bit less to license some of it as one year. And they can technically charge a little more for it so buying it over three years is a greater gain than the single three-year shot.

Past that special bit of marketing, we’re also lacking in studies of dog/cat titers to have a good understanding of when/if booster shots are needed for animals. There’s a decent set of vets who believe it is a lot more like humans where it’s make it through the initial series and you’re good for life vs needing the yearly updates. Bordatella is likely the most abused booster with some boarding facilities requiring a booster every 6 months for animals while even the vets usually state yearly.

To be clear, vaccines are good and should be used. The unclear question is if they really need to be yearly for animals.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "I built this AI photography app for small brands"

NetworkPerson — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:40:02 +0000

This actually looked helpful for my side hobby. But then the test it now for free option was straight to “log in with google.” I don’t have Google. 95% of the companies I take care of don’t have Google (though to be fair on that, the MSP I’m with optimizes towards 365). If there’s not a basic “create an account with your email and not some sso tie” it’s a hard stop for me.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "A New Browser from Perplexity"

NetworkPerson — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 00:16:33 +0000

I like comet. Haven’t tried Altas so can’t give the best comparison. But comet is pretty transparent on how it handles data and lets you hand it a list of domains you want it having 0 access to.

Having said that, I’m still not convinced using it the last two weeks that it’s better than Brave. It’s a little slower and tries to direct more of what I search than I’d like through perplexity (I’m sure I could change the default search engine but I guess I’m also lazy and never looked).

New comment by NetworkPerson in "'Privacy Browser' Has Dangerous Hidden Features"

NetworkPerson — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 10:44:15 +0000

Universe Browser. Never heard of it.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: Examples of software where the new version is worse than the old?"

NetworkPerson — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 20:41:11 +0000

Windows

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Tell HN: Do not register .sh domains"

NetworkPerson — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 20:59:11 +0000

As tightly as these companies watch for anything that could be a violation of their trademark, I highly doubt you’ll find a single tld where you manage to register something with nvidia in the name and not lose it.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: Close physical libraries and fund home internet for the poor instead?"

NetworkPerson — Thu, 14 Aug 2025 02:47:18 +0000

No, don’t close them. Libraries have become surprisingly useful of late. Need to 3D print something? No problem, probably cost you less than $1 at my local library. Like DND? Cool, they host two games a week. Feel like checking out some video games or board games? Got them too. Shoot, my local library even has kitchen equipment you can check out for free. And we just found out it offers free ABC Mouse subscriptions for up to 2nd grade.

People need internet these days, but getting rid of libraries would get rid of a lot more than just physical books.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: Who Is the Best Paid Email Provider? Why?"

NetworkPerson — Thu, 10 Jul 2025 21:45:06 +0000

I’ve been a big fan of mailbox.org. Cheap, easy to use, just works. Been using it for years.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Ask HN: First time manager, feel like an imposter"

NetworkPerson — Wed, 09 Apr 2025 11:04:18 +0000

I don’t necessarily look for the people who have absolute knowledge or skill in areas when considering who would be best for the role. What matters more is that they are a good person, possess the qualities needed for success, and I have confidence they can grow to succeed.

You were picked for the role. You’ve got the qualities needed. Just work hard to learn the information now which specializes to that role and trust that you’ve got this.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Judge Rules Lawsuit Challenging Norfolk's Use of Flock Cameras Can Proceed"

NetworkPerson — Wed, 19 Feb 2025 23:59:18 +0000

Having actually worked with police and seen these cameras, I’m torn. If you’re searching for a suspect, these cameras really help to make sure the person is found. Quickly finding certain people can definitely save others from potential bad outcomes with them. Or the ability to quickly locate the car if someone who for example kidnapped a child.

But on the other hand, it allows mass surveillance of the innocent, which itself can cause big privacy violations. I suppose it really comes down to how it’s used. With about any technology, people will do great things using it and other people will find great ways to corrupt it to their own gains.

New comment by NetworkPerson in "Phishing tests, the bane of work life, are getting meaner"

NetworkPerson — Sat, 08 Feb 2025 00:29:01 +0000

The first statement here is that researchers say the phishing tests don’t work. Not sure who those researchers are, but they are either doing the tests wrong or have bad data. I work with around 100 different companies and run these campaigns for the ones who opted to have them, there’s a clear difference in the awareness of users watching out for these scams. Done right, phishing tests work very well.