Hacker News: addandsubtract

New comment by addandsubtract in "Our position on open-weights models"

addandsubtract — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 22:28:23 +0000

How about we don't let the leading model makers make the rules? How about we make AI models that were trained on public data public goods? Let's circle back on that, kthxbye.

New comment by addandsubtract in "If coding has been solved, why does software keep getting worse?"

addandsubtract — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:39:13 +0000

Well, I would want the new app to steal focus, but only if I haven't (re-)focused a different app while said app was launching.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI"

addandsubtract — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:17:09 +0000

The ones at home land on a dinner plate.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Startup founders urge U.S. government not to shut off Chinese open weight AI"

addandsubtract — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 16:13:31 +0000

They signed the letter to prevent the banning on open-weight models.

New comment by addandsubtract in "ICE to Pay Thomson Reuters $125M to Find Voter Fraud"

addandsubtract — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 11:41:37 +0000

You can sell your bet at any time, though. So if you put $100 on NO while it's at 3¢ and then sell them next week at 4¢, you're getting $133 back. You're not necessarily betting on the outcome, but on the sentiment over time.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Orion Browser by Kagi"

addandsubtract — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:52:12 +0000

Someone needs a history lesson...

New comment by addandsubtract in "Jellyfin founder Andrew leaves team"

addandsubtract — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 02:38:47 +0000

I run Jellyfin in Docker on an N100 mini PC without problems.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Kimi K3 is now live"

addandsubtract — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 16:23:43 +0000

Sounds like a job for AI.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Show HN: 18 Words"

addandsubtract — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 14:04:28 +0000

That's not how captchas work...

New comment by addandsubtract in "Shadcn/UI now defaults to Base UI instead of Radix"

addandsubtract — Sun, 05 Jul 2026 09:46:14 +0000

This is just an ongoing trend to address coding agents first in documentation, and people / manual methods second.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 14:32:22 +0000

Thanks for the break down. I somehow missed the 2nd point. Crazy that they just used an LLM like that.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Newly discovered spider builds spring loaded snare to catch ants"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:16:02 +0000

> Notice that the spider is carefully moving out of the way, just a second before the ant is launched.

It's not moving before the ant is launched. It's moving as soon as the tension in the web is gone, ie. there's movement in their web. Most spiders react to movement in their web.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Google's New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 13:04:11 +0000

Or Palantir films your hands while trying to enter a venue, border, or voting booth.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Google's New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:57:38 +0000

They said hands, not feet.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Google's New reCAPTCHA Wants Your Camera Access and 21 Points of Your Hand"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:56:40 +0000

As soon as I get more than 2 captchas, I'm out. At that point, I'm assuming they're just testing my patience to train their models. Switching VPN servers is much more effective.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Trump made more than $1B on crypto deals, part of 2025 windfall"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:36:59 +0000

Welp, might as well accept the status quo and go back to consuming our soma.

New comment by addandsubtract in "Department of Commerce has lifted export controls on Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5"

addandsubtract — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 12:31:40 +0000

You've mentioned the Iran airstrike twice now. Do you have a source for them using an LLM for their "intelligence" / decision making?

New comment by addandsubtract in "Show HN: Zanagrams"

addandsubtract — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:39:35 +0000

Meanwhile, I'm trying to figure out how to give up, because I can't find any more words. I found 8 (2 bonus ones), and am stuck finding any more. There should be a "reveal" button, so you can see what else you were supposed to find.

Edit: solved it! Being stuck is annoying, though.

New comment by addandsubtract in "The CEO of Mullvad is the main financer of the Swedish Örebro party"

addandsubtract — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 14:20:29 +0000

The AfD is a far-right extremist party in Germany with currently 28% projected support[0].

[0] https://dawum.de/Bundestag/

New comment by addandsubtract in "HackerRank open sourced its ATS. My resume scored 90/100. Oh wait 74. No – 88"

addandsubtract — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 10:50:33 +0000

But assuming a random draw, you're more likely to select people with higher luck.