Hacker News: Smoofer

New comment by Smoofer in "The technology to eradicate mosquito-borne disease exists"

Smoofer — Mon, 05 Oct 2026 16:08:38 +0000

“A mosquito laser is a proposed device[…]”

New comment by Smoofer in "Microsoft director: AI scraping 'the largest theft of labor in human history'"

Smoofer — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 17:56:55 +0000

what’s to stop Microsoft from attempting to improve their competitive advantage by surreptitiously using their role as a MiTM between end user Corporations and Model servers

Massive lawsuits from companies that have enterprise data protection contracts with them?

New comment by Smoofer in "Global warming will exceed 1.5-degree limit, UN says"

Smoofer — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 14:51:33 +0000

Uhh a lot of people need trucks for their work

New comment by Smoofer in "Grok and the Naked King: The Ultimate Argument Against AI Alignment"

Smoofer — Sat, 27 Dec 2025 04:58:23 +0000

The article explicitly describes the ways in which others mandate/control changes?

New comment by Smoofer in "The Coffee Warehouse"

Smoofer — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:21:33 +0000

Place an online order ahead of time?

New comment by Smoofer in "Jack Dorsey’s $2.9M NFT dropped 99% in value"

Smoofer — Mon, 18 Apr 2022 15:58:31 +0000

> a bored ape is pleasant to look at

Subjective of course, but couldn't disagree more. These things are hideous and frankly epitomize, to me, that hype and not artistic value is driving value here

New comment by Smoofer in "Kinesis Advantage 360"

Smoofer — Fri, 17 Dec 2021 18:05:33 +0000

Yeah, I was very close to buying an Advantage 2 in the last week. Saw this, got super excited, then realized it wouldn’t be in my hands for another 5 months

New comment by Smoofer in "At SpaceX, I couldn't stop getting sexually harassed"

Smoofer — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 23:16:18 +0000

That seems a lot like a work event, where people are there in a professional capacity.

New comment by Smoofer in "At SpaceX, I couldn't stop getting sexually harassed"

Smoofer — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:10:21 +0000

This seems like a positive to me?

New comment by Smoofer in "At SpaceX, I couldn't stop getting sexually harassed"

Smoofer — Tue, 14 Dec 2021 21:06:20 +0000

Not sure what you're trying to imply with this comment. Outside of the workplace, I don't think anyone considers it inappropriate to get chatting with someone (read: NOT a coworker, especially not one you have power over) and later ask them out on a date. This happens probably millions of times in various settings every single night.

New comment by Smoofer in "Defund the Police meets the crime wave"

Smoofer — Thu, 09 Dec 2021 23:00:52 +0000

Similar propaganda being pushed by LAPD union leader: https://losangeles.cbslocal.com/2021/12/07/we-cant-guarantee...

New comment by Smoofer in "The genius of John von Neumann"

Smoofer — Thu, 18 Nov 2021 15:58:40 +0000

Good thing we were able to avoid billions of deaths without nuking every major USSR city?

New comment by Smoofer in "macOS Monterey"

Smoofer — Mon, 25 Oct 2021 22:48:32 +0000

This is the _biggest_ thing holding MacOS back?

New comment by Smoofer in "Woman sues L.A. after being struck by car on a street where tents block sidewalk"

Smoofer — Wed, 04 Aug 2021 21:39:33 +0000

Re: " Looking back in time, any plan that doesn't involve being mean to some of them won't work.", History and Public Policy researchers at UCLA seem to disagree with you:

https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/history-homelessness-new-...

New comment by Smoofer in "AI Camera Ruins Soccer Game After Mistaking Referee's Bald Head for Ball"

Smoofer — Sun, 01 Nov 2020 06:00:02 +0000

Bro people need money

Ask HN: How can I use my expertise to better my community?

Smoofer — Mon, 01 Jun 2020 15:34:20 +0000

With recent events and a relatively free summer ahead of me, it feels like an excellent time to give back and support causes I feel are important.

I've been browsing local volunteering sites, but wanted to see if anyone knows of volunteer opportunities that I should look for or reach out about that specifically utilize a CS skillset. Or, examples of how people used CS-related skills to contribute to a cause.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=23379639

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

New comment by Smoofer in "The Akrasia Effect: Why We Don’t Follow Through on What We Set Out to Do"

Smoofer — Thu, 16 Aug 2018 15:09:37 +0000

What I've found in using the technique is that anything lost in focus is more than made up for by insights gained during the break.

Taking your eyes off of a problem for a short time can often help you return to it with a different mindset / approach.

New comment by Smoofer in "Waymo’s autonomous vehicles are driving 25,000 miles every day"

Smoofer — Fri, 20 Jul 2018 21:22:29 +0000

Care to expand on what you mean by risk vs. return of caffeine?

New comment by Smoofer in "Making an emperor bed"

Smoofer — Wed, 18 Jul 2018 22:10:00 +0000

I liked the writeup + seeing it come together, but this project struck me as pretty wasteful.

How big of a bed do you really need? (even if "you" is two people).

New comment by Smoofer in "With more students boasting flashy GPAs, academic honors lose their luster"

Smoofer — Mon, 02 Jul 2018 17:25:09 +0000

I'm unsure whether this is exactly grade inflation, but both of those graphs can be explained by increased access to information.

Obviously people studied before, but our collective information about these standardized tests has become readily accessible.

Now, general test taking tips, test-specific guides, and even full courses on tests are available to everyone rather than those who could afford a book or a private tutor.