Hacker News: aa_is_op

New comment by aa_is_op in "Speed Restrictions are being imposed on Starshield in Ukraine again"

aa_is_op — Thu, 12 Nov 2026 17:58:19 +0000

Of course they are...

God, I hope EU countries are seeing this and blocking Starlink for good

Why is South Korea clashing with Ukraine while North Korea learns modern warfare

aa_is_op — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:56:58 +0000

Article URL: https://informnapalm.org/en/south-korea-ukraine-north-korea-war/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50071844

Points: 2

# Comments: 3

New comment by aa_is_op in "What do Visa and Mastercard do? An intro to card networks"

aa_is_op — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:48 +0000

TL,DR: They steal from businesses that take card payments with giant commissions.

You're welcome!

NATO allies foil Russian subsea cable sabotage plot

aa_is_op — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:55:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/nato-allies-foil-russian-subsea-cable-sabotage-plot-2026-09-10/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49639973

Points: 14

# Comments: 0

New comment by aa_is_op in "Anthropic's ‘watermark’ text adulteration in Claude is a perversion of writing"

aa_is_op — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:22:28 +0000

Plagiators are having a fit these days

Orwell on AI

aa_is_op — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 11:25:24 +0000

Article URL: https://hegemon.substack.com/p/orwell-on-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49034006

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Co-Founder of Controversial Spyware Firm Had Israeli Diplomatic Passport

aa_is_op — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 15:30:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.occrp.org/en/project/the-pegasus-project/co-founder-of-controversial-spyware-firm-had-israeli-diplomatic-passport

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48993613

Points: 4

# Comments: 2

New comment by aa_is_op in "Hacker wipes Romania's land registry database"

aa_is_op — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 17:35:01 +0000

If I remember correctly, this is the hack that Fico tried to blame on Ukraine, even if the hackers were a known Russian ransomware crew that literally posted in their Telegrams about their support for Russia... right?

New comment by aa_is_op in "Leaded Gas Was a Known Poison the Day It Was Invented (2016)"

aa_is_op — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:28:54 +0000

The guy that invented spent years bed-ridden because of it... yet he still went to trade shows to show it off

Google Opposes Site Blocking in Europe as US Piracy Blocking Plans Gain Momentum

aa_is_op — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 17:28:07 +0000

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/google-opposes-site-blocking-in-europe-as-u-s-piracy-blocking-plans-gain-momentum/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48873896

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Bulgaria Licensed Surveillance Exports to Rights Violators

aa_is_op — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 13:58:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hrw.org/news/2026/06/18/bulgaria-licensed-surveillance-exports-to-rights-violators

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48585464

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

What We're No Longer Seeing: AI and the Invisible Newcomer in Open Source

aa_is_op — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:39:08 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.stdlib.io/ai-and-the-invisible-newcomer-in-open-source/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48519514

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Google's Top DMCA Sender Plateaus at 70M Takedowns per Week

aa_is_op — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 22:07:33 +0000

Article URL: https://torrentfreak.com/googles-top-dmca-sender-plateaus-at-70-million-takedowns-per-week/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48390791

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

Russia greatly expands SORM surveillance requirements

aa_is_op — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 09:54:33 +0000

Article URL: https://risky.biz/risky-bulletin-russia-greatly-expands-sorm-surveillance-requirements/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48368073

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Taiwan-Starlink service talks fall through over regulatory issues

aa_is_op — Sat, 16 May 2026 22:19:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.taipeitimes.com/News/taiwan/archives/2026/05/17/2003857478

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48164256

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Valve just imported 50 tons of game consoles in two days

aa_is_op — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:21:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/news/923461/valve-steam-machine-frame-deck-import-records-may-2026

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48113128

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Malware Found in Trending Hugging Face Repository "Open-OSS/Privacy-Filter"

aa_is_op — Sun, 10 May 2026 12:11:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.hiddenlayer.com/research/malware-found-in-trending-hugging-face-repository-open-oss-privacy-filter

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48083331

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

The CPanel Zero-Day Was Active for 64 Days Before Anyone Knew

aa_is_op — Tue, 05 May 2026 13:14:24 +0000

Article URL: https://webhosting.today/2026/05/03/the-cpanel-zero-day-was-active-for-64-days-before-anyone-knew/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48022119

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by aa_is_op in "How to disable Firefox's new emoji picker"

aa_is_op — Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:23:40 +0000

They can start by supporting more standards. It's getting harder and harder to view any modern site on this engine and the page load times are insane when compared to a Chromium stepchild like Vivaldi

New comment by aa_is_op in "SpaceX ties Musk compensation to Mars colonization goal"

aa_is_op — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 11:31:00 +0000

The trick here is that Musk doesn't depend on that compensation at all. This is just another PR trick to show that super-brain musk is here to advance the human race when he actually dgaf