Hacker News: VectorLock

New comment by VectorLock in "Googlebook"

VectorLock — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:39:07 +0000

The product photos that reveal about as much as a monster in a JJ Abrams movie is because I don't think they have "Google" production hardware it sounds like they'll be farming this out to the ASUSes and HPs of the world.

New comment by VectorLock in "Googlebook"

VectorLock — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:35:45 +0000

Just calling it a "Gbook" sounds infinitely cooler.

New comment by VectorLock in "PyInfra 3.8.0"

VectorLock — Tue, 05 May 2026 13:18:11 +0000

The number of times I've seen a configuration endless loop bring down anything are so few compared to the time wasted on DSLs and having to bend over backwards to do things a first-class programming language can do simply. Same with PCRE I've seen that maybe.. once.

New comment by VectorLock in "PyInfra 3.8.0"

VectorLock — Tue, 05 May 2026 02:08:10 +0000

The "you don't want a full programming language" trope I see repeated a lot but I think far more people end up wishing for a Turing complete language than wishing it _wasn't_ Turing complete.

New comment by VectorLock in "The operating cost of adult and gambling startups"

VectorLock — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 20:17:55 +0000

>Again, what do you think it is?

I don't know what it is, thats why I asked. Is the assertion that you're trying to make that drugs and gambling being addictive is a result of hormone imbalance in the addicts, rather than the addictive nature of those things?

New comment by VectorLock in "The operating cost of adult and gambling startups"

VectorLock — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:52:31 +0000

If its not a riddle or a metaphor, what is a "dopamine household" then?

New comment by VectorLock in "The operating cost of adult and gambling startups"

VectorLock — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 15:08:27 +0000

Is that what you meant by "dopamine households?"

New comment by VectorLock in "The operating cost of adult and gambling startups"

VectorLock — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 14:00:23 +0000

>Doesn't seem to curb demand though.

Because its an addictive product. See also: gambling.

New comment by VectorLock in "Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game"

VectorLock — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:52:58 +0000

"Its so bad..." Oh how right he was.

New comment by VectorLock in "'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarket bet"

VectorLock — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:28:17 +0000

Certain no negative externalities from these shenanigans here, let people do what they want to do regardless of how it harms others.

New comment by VectorLock in "'Hairdryer used to trick weather sensor' to win Polymarket bet"

VectorLock — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:27:42 +0000

Our zeitgeist is now "the grift is the goal."

New comment by VectorLock in "Tempest vs. Tempest: The Making and Remaking of Atari's Iconic Video Game"

VectorLock — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 03:35:51 +0000

Video game history is littered with cool peripherals that were only supported by less than a handful of games. NES R.O.B., SuperScope, etc.

New comment by VectorLock in "Our eighth generation TPUs: two chips for the agentic era"

VectorLock — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 14:30:23 +0000

I use Claude Code all day and use Gemini CLI for personal projects and I don't see the huge gap that other people seem to talk about a lot. Truthfully there are parts of Gemini CLI I like better than Claude Code.

New comment by VectorLock in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

VectorLock — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 01:13:51 +0000

Is the software that makes them so pleasant to use available on Linux?

New comment by VectorLock in "Show HN: PanicLock – Close your MacBook lid disable TouchID –> password unlock"

VectorLock — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:39:50 +0000

Can you get TouchID to register multiple fingers and script the actions; maybe your middle finger unlocks touchID, but your index finger disables touchID until you enter your password.

New comment by VectorLock in "The Gemini app is now on Mac"

VectorLock — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 23:45:16 +0000

Can you use it as your CarPlay assistant?

New comment by VectorLock in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

VectorLock — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:32:04 +0000

Most of the really cheap sanitizers I got smelled like bad tequila.

New comment by VectorLock in "US appeals court declares 158-year-old home distilling ban unconstitutional"

VectorLock — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 20:21:41 +0000

No going to the gas station and getting blitzed on ethanol fuel on a Saturday night.

New comment by VectorLock in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

VectorLock — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:16:17 +0000

As the parent comment said the people seemed to be enjoying the food otherwise so the LLM didn't create an unpalatable combination, and I can't think of any combination of edible and unharmful ingredients that might combine to something harmful (when consuming a reasonable amount)

New comment by VectorLock in "Molotov cocktail is hurled at home of Sam Altman"

VectorLock — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 19:20:29 +0000

Because I hope that someone who's hands were required to assemble the recipe didn't blindly add ingredients like "bleach" if the AI happened to hallucinate them.