<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: Zenst</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Zenst</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 06:11:35 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Zenst" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "OpenAI has bought AI personal finance startup Hiro"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Does feel like OpenAI are on a - too the moon or bust direction currently and equally does also feel they are too big to go bust as if they wobble, the enture  stack of bubbles colapse to the stage that the fallout would be greater than the sum of one company.<p>Fun times, but then, never a dull moment in this industry.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 14 Apr 2026 16:39:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47767913</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47767913</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47767913</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "OpenAI puts Stargate UK on ice, blames energy costs and red tape"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sora was a loss-loss-leader to a loss-leader product with added liability exposure ontop.  Was wise to bail on it as the resource demands are crazy for video gen with AI, and to get longer clips, you need more and more memory.  Upside is, they might have some IP they can leveridge down the line, or liscence the product to others.<p>UK been a mess enegy wise for a while as we rushed towards netzero when we should of been more tortise, that saw the UK see where we were and where we wanted to be and go in a straight line like a roman road,but no concept of bridges or tunnels, that made the direction more bumpy than it could have been and far less impacting overall.   There again, good example would be the mad rush done when they rushed to replace incadecent bulbs under Regulation EC 244/2009 with CFC bulbs chucked endless money to pat themselves on the back with LED taking over a few years later, sending those rushed replacement to landfill - which of note, if you broke one, you literly have to evac your house and air for a while due to the mecury in them.   As I said, many good intentions are rushed like a hare when we all know the tortise wins the race.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:00:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710019</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710019</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47710019</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "MacBook Neo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>like Neo from the Martix, it has only one interface port of real use.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 20:06:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253068</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253068</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47253068</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2023/an-update-on-our-work-to-tackle-child-sexual-exploitation-on-x" rel="nofollow">https://blog.x.com/en_us/topics/company/2023/an-update-on-ou...</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 13:34:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46885629</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46885629</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46885629</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "X offices raided in France as UK opens fresh investigation into Grok"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><a href="https://bsky.social/about/blog/01-17-2025-moderation-2024" rel="nofollow">https://bsky.social/about/blog/01-17-2025-moderation-2024</a><p>"In 2024, Bluesky submitted 1,154 reports for confirmed CSAM to the National Centre for Missing and Exploited Children (NCMEC). Reports consist of the account details, along with manually reviewed media by one of our specialized child safety moderators. Each report can involve many pieces of media, though most reports involve under five pieces of media."<p>If it wasn't there, there would be no reports.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Feb 2026 12:13:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46884916</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46884916</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46884916</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "Euro firms must ditch Uncle Sam's clouds and go EU-native"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The Huawei ban in the European Union (EU) has been a gradual, uneven process, shifting from voluntary guidelines in 2020 to increasingly mandatory, country-specific, and EU-wide restrictions by 2025–2026.<p>Here is the timeline of Huawei's ban and restrictions in the EU and UK:<p>Phase 1: Initial Restrictions and Voluntary Guidelines (2019–2020)
May 2019: The United States places Huawei on a trade blacklist, restricting access to key technologies (Google Android, US chips), which triggers security reviews across Europe.<p>January 2020: The European Commission launches its "5G Security Toolbox," encouraging EU member states to restrict or exclude "high-risk vendors" (HRV) like Huawei from critical core network infrastructure.<p>July 2020 (UK): The UK government announces a total ban on buying new Huawei 5G equipment after December 31, 2020, and orders the removal of all existing Huawei 5G gear by 2027.<p>October 2020 (Sweden): Sweden bans Huawei and ZTE from 5G networks and orders the removal of existing equipment by January 2025.<p>Phase 2: Implementation Hurdles (2021–2023)
2021-2022: Many EU nations slow-walk the implementation of the 5G toolbox, with only a small number of countries actively banning Huawei from core networks due to costs and dependence on its technology.<p>June 2023: EU officials express frustration that only one-third of EU countries have implemented restrictions on high-risk vendors.<p>Phase 3: Hardening Stance and National Bans (2024–2025) 
July 2024 (Germany): After years of delays, Germany announces an agreement with major operators to remove Huawei and ZTE critical components from 5G core networks by the end of 2026, and from access/transport networks by 2029.<p>August 2025 (Spain): Spain cancels a government contract with Telefonica involving Huawei equipment.
November 2025 (EU-wide): The European Commission pushes for a binding, mandatory ban, threatening to make the 2020 voluntary guidelines legally required for all member states.<p>Phase 4: Proposed Mandatory EU-Wide Ban (2026) 
January 20, 2026: The European Commission unveils a new proposal aimed at forcing EU member states to remove Huawei and ZTE from their networks within three years of adoption.<p>January 2026: Reports indicate the EU may move to ban Huawei and ZTE from critical infrastructure, including fixed-line and fiber networks, not just 5G. 
Summary of Key Country Timelines<p>UK: New equipment banned (Dec 2020), full removal by 2027.
Sweden: Full 5G ban, removal by Jan 2025.
Germany: Core removal by end of 2026, RAN removal by 2029.
EU (General): Proposed 3-year mandatory phase-out starting from 2026<p>Must say, tech that has held up for all that time, must be doing something right.<p>So this cloud ride, the possibility of a whole new paradigm in computing could happen before we see EU cloud centricity.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 31 Jan 2026 17:57:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46838917</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46838917</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46838917</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "Elon Musk's SpaceX, Tesla, and xAI in talks to merge, according to reports"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Wouldn't such a rumour make people think that if they brought Tesla shares, they could get a share of SpaceX if they merge, given their public stock and the later two are not.<p>So such reports, in such situations, will be interesting if it has an impact on Tesla shares.   Which could trigger an investigation.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 00:03:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818783</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818783</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46818783</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "Snow Simulation Toy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If you take it to the max (rate, speed) with 0 melt, let it fill up, then turn melt to the max - you get reverse snow falling up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 27 Jan 2026 16:15:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781961</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781961</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46781961</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "Why is the Gmail app 700 MB?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Imagine, it's not just making sure your code is secure, but your also counting on all those libraries's being secure. Let alone all these frameworks as you say - payment, advertising, analytics...  You could have the most secure code ever, but when it is just one link in a chain outside your control, best not overthink it or you won't sleep.<p>You can see why bug bounties get rewarded well.  Though mindful, money is not what drives everyone.  Then there are the greedy, in which such exploits value on the black market can be higher.  Not forgetting government agencies level.<p>I wonder which email client will break the 1GB mark, and when we will see a resurgence in reducing bloat.   I'm sure that phase will come, did for Microsoft once.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Jan 2026 19:42:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517516</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517516</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46517516</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Maria Corina Machado (nobel peace prize winner) is purported to be their new leader.  So all the signs so far are looking up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:53:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478041</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478041</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478041</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Reports that Maria Corina Machado (peace prize winner) will be the next leader - so that is a good sign.  I've also seen many reports and videos of locals celebrating.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:52:36 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478026</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478026</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46478026</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Ah yes 2020, we know it so well.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:26:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457696</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457696</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457696</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Gandalf used a staff and the one I knew never used one :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 01 Jan 2026 20:26:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457687</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457687</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "AI-generated videos showing young and attractive women promote Poland's EU exit"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>We live in crazy times.  I shudder what Brexit would have been like today with all these AI fakes, truly scary times.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:57:06 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443132</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443132</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443132</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble questions of 2026"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Whilst that is an option, it wont cover the share price hit from the fallout, which would wipe out more than the debt as when the big domino falls, others will follow as the market panic shifts.<p>So kinda looking at a bank level run on tech companies if they go broke.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:53:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443114</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443114</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443114</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "OpenAI's cash burn will be one of the big bubble questions of 2026"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>it is a large spinning plate that can only keep spinning with more money, so the plate gets bigger and bigger, with everyone betting that it would carry on spinnning by itself to the stage that it has become too big to fail, due to the fallout, the impact on the stock market upon others companies would wipe out more than the sum of their debts.   It's kinda at that stage now as when one domino falls, the impact on others will follow.<p>Just a case of too many companies have skin in OpenAI's game for it to be allowed to fail now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:51:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443100</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443100</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443100</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Nobody going to take a walking stick of an old man or some disabled person using it to walk, not unless it looks like it can pull apart into a sword.   But security today and discretion does leave much in the wind.<p>They should have just said any computers other than mobile phones, by drilling down they enable security to fail at their job as people could bring another SBC and go its not a raspberry Pi and that highlights the crux.<p>Concern is this sets a standard moving forward that does not single out one SBC from others unfairly, which is what they are doing here.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 10:47:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443076</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443076</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46443076</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "NYC Mayoral Inauguration bans Raspberry Pi and Flipper Zero alongside explosives"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Next it will be smart phones which can do many of the things these devices can do when rooted the right model.<p>Not hard to make a walking stick that can do wireless shenanigans, that gets overlooked by all.<p>Oh well, be mobile free zoning soon at this rate.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 31 Dec 2025 09:57:54 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46442830</link><dc:creator>Zenst</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46442830</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46442830</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Zenst in "AWS CEO says replacing junior devs with AI is 'one of the dumbest ideas'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Much like saying you can replace an accountant with a calculator in 1970.   Ai coding has its place, but it has a long way to go and if anything junior devs and AI coding agents do raise a whole topic of debate.<p>Is learning to code with AI coding agents going to make you a better programmer than one who learns to code without such tools?</p>
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<p>Well this will change the industry, clearly some caps need to put in place in how many times, as well as how long sperm can be used in these situations.</p>
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