Hacker News: YPPH

New comment by YPPH in "Asus Bike Booster"

YPPH — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 06:04:29 +0000

Hah, my dad made something like this for me when I was a kid using a weed eater engine, with a makeshift lever as a clutch to engage/disengage it. This looks about as makeshift, I wouldn't trust it for serious use.

New comment by YPPH in "Linux gaming is faster because Windows APIs are becoming Linux kernel features"

YPPH — Thu, 14 May 2026 00:26:21 +0000

>The Nintendo Switch (which runs Linux) was a favorite of cheaters after jailbreaks came out.

If you're saying the Nintendo Switch system software is Linux-based, I don't think that's correct. It's a proprietary system based on a microkernel architecture.

New comment by YPPH in "Windows API is Successful Cross-Platform API (2024)"

YPPH — Sun, 03 May 2026 04:27:18 +0000

There's something deeply satisfying about compiling a Win32 desktop application and knowing that single binary will run unmodified on essentially every Windows machine from XP onward, and look nearly identical doing it. High-DPI is the one real caveat, but even that's manageable with a manifest. I'm not sure any other platform-native API comes close to that combination of reach and consistency. Running them on other operating systems is really just a bonus.

New comment by YPPH in "Stunnel"

YPPH — Fri, 23 Jan 2026 10:22:14 +0000

stunnel is often easier to embed directly into client applications, whereas WireGuard is better suited as a system-level VPN.

New comment by YPPH in "Iran Protest Map"

YPPH — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 15:01:34 +0000

That's a fair criticism which I'm surprised the parent didn't point out.

New comment by YPPH in "Anti-cheat evolution in Windows 11"

YPPH — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 03:44:15 +0000

I reckon hackers get a thrill out of doing the inputs themselves. They seem to be able to disregard the fact they've got an unfair advantage, pretending that they are still achieving something by their acts.

Where vision based AI will start running riot is in games like Runescape where macroing is a huge problem. I expect it will become undetectable and therefore unbannable.

New comment by YPPH in "Iran Protest Map"

YPPH — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:58:43 +0000

Do you have any evidence of this, or is it an unsubstantiated conspiracy theory which should be afforded no weight?

New comment by YPPH in "Iran Protest Map"

YPPH — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 00:49:53 +0000

There was a federal civil rights investigation into the officer's conduct. There was also an unsuccessful attempt to indict him before a grand jury. The shooting was reported on the front page of the New York Times on Aug. 12 2014. I don't think this example helps you.

New comment by YPPH in "Android and iPhone users can now share files, starting with the Pixel 10"

YPPH — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 10:52:30 +0000

Apple could have implemented this a long time ago but decided not to implement Bluetooth file sharing.

New comment by YPPH in "4Chan Lawyer publishes Ofcom correspondence"

YPPH — Sat, 18 Oct 2025 07:28:47 +0000

The United States frequently asserts extraterritorial jurisdiction. They were chasing Assange even when he hadn't stepped foot in their country.

New comment by YPPH in "How can AI ID a cat?"

YPPH — Sun, 24 Aug 2025 04:51:28 +0000

A neighbourhood bully could do far worse things to a cat that involves little to no technology. One of many reasons why my cat stays inside.

New comment by YPPH in "Anthropic cut up millions of used books, and downloaded 7M pirated ones – judge"

YPPH — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 01:25:52 +0000

You're describing hypocrisy.

New comment by YPPH in "Anthropic cut up millions of used books, and downloaded 7M pirated ones – judge"

YPPH — Tue, 08 Jul 2025 10:42:22 +0000

I'm not sure that's irony. Just an plain error on my part, which you're right to point out. Piracy is also a pejorative label for copyright infringement.

New comment by YPPH in "Anthropic cut up millions of used books, and downloaded 7M pirated ones – judge"

YPPH — Mon, 07 Jul 2025 11:27:55 +0000

"Stealing" isn't an apt term here. Stealing a thing permanently deprives the owner of the thing. What you're describing is copyright infringement, not stealing.

In this context, stealing is often used as a pejorative term to make piracy sound worse than it is. Except for mass distribution, piracy is often regarded as a civil wrong, and not a crime.

New comment by YPPH in "Cloudflare Introduces Default Blocking of A.I. Data Scrapers"

YPPH — Thu, 03 Jul 2025 01:42:29 +0000

This is great. But my concerns about Cloudflare's power remain. Today it's blocking AI crawlers, tomorrow will it be blocking all browsers that fail hardware-attestation checks?

New comment by YPPH in "U.S. bombs Iranian nuclear sites"

YPPH — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 14:20:01 +0000

The US has no business attempting to enforce domestic law on foreign leaders present in the country under diplomatic immunity.

New comment by YPPH in "Microsoft Office migration from Source Depot to Git"

YPPH — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 08:54:42 +0000

I think Source Depot is a proprietary fork with a lot of Microsoft-stuff added in.

New comment by YPPH in "Microsoft Office migration from Source Depot to Git"

YPPH — Thu, 12 Jun 2025 06:23:47 +0000

It's entirely plausible that a long-term engineer at Microsoft wouldn't have have used git. I'm sure a considerable number of software engineers don't program as a hobby.

New comment by YPPH in "Have I Been Pwned 2.0"

YPPH — Thu, 22 May 2025 15:30:40 +0000

I'm surprised Troy Hunt hasn't defensively registered this. Compare https://troyhuntsucks.com/

New comment by YPPH in "Have I Been Pwned 2.0"

YPPH — Mon, 19 May 2025 23:05:55 +0000

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