<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: anoncow</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=anoncow</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 07:45:09 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=anoncow" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "MacBook M5 Pro and Qwen3.5 = Local AI Security System"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Reminds me of how 12, Grimmauld Place works in the Harry Potter books. With an AI server the enchantments could be so much better.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:51:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47459698</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47459698</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47459698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "MacBook Neo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Instead of launching neo, Apple could have enabled something like Dex on their phones. This is still a welcome device if Apple has excess inventory of A18 lying around as this helps people get a laptop for cheaper.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 02:04:40 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47256580</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47256580</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47256580</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "Show HN: enveil – hide your .env secrets from prAIng eyes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What is your recommended alternative to .env files?</p>
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<p>Should it use real names?</p>
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<p>3000 tokens per sec on 32 mb Ram?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Feb 2026 04:14:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47108082</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47108082</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47108082</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "Claude Code published fabricated claims to 8 platforms over 72hrs"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>>resistant to correction<p>Is this emergent behaviour or coded behaviour?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:11:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101546</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101546</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101546</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "I verified my LinkedIn identity. Here's what I handed over"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What should an ideal work website or social network be like?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 21 Feb 2026 15:08:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101517</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101517</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47101517</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "An AI agent published a hit piece on me"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What if someone deploys an agent with the aim of creating cleverly hidden back doors which only align with weaknesses in multiple different projects? I think this is going to be very bad and then very good for open source.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 16:57:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991266</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991266</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991266</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "What is wrong with ChatGPT and this Harry Potter Question"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I had asked some more Harry Potter questions before regarding Book 4. I was listening to the Full Cast Edition audiobook and was using Chatgpt for clarifications. I rechecked this was the response and not the thinking.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:30:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46984233</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46984233</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46984233</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[What is wrong with ChatGPT and this Harry Potter Question]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I asked the following question today. Chatgpt has been excellent lately and I have not come across many issues but this response somehow seems uniquely broken. Any idea what is happening here?<p>How much money did weasley twins make at the world cup?<p>Ans: The Weasley twins hit one of the most statistically outrageous bets in wizarding sports history.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Fred and George bet:
Ireland would win
but Viktor Krum would catch the Snitch
That’s a very specific outcome. In Quidditch, catching the Snitch ends the match and gives 150 points. Normally, the team whose Seeker catches it wins. So predicting “Seeker catches Snitch but still loses” is essentially predicting a blowout score difference before the Snitch capture. It’s rare enough to have long odds.
They placed the bet with Ludo Bagman.
The numbers
They bet 37 Galleons, 15 Sickles, 3 Knuts
Plus Harry added his entire Triwizard winnings from the previous year? No — correction. At this point Harry adds his Triwizard winnings later. For the World Cup bet specifically, Harry contributes his Triwizard Tournament gold? No — that happens after Goblet of Fire. Here at the World Cup he gives them his Triwizard winnings? Not yet. Important correction: At the World Cup, Harry gives them his Triwizard winnings? No — he hasn’t competed yet. What he gives them is his Triwizard winnings later. For the bet, Harry contributes his Triwizard winnings? Not yet.
Let’s reset cleanly and be precise.
At the World Cup:
Fred and George pool their savings.
Harry gives them his Triwizard winnings? No — that is later.
Harry gives them the gold he won from betting at the Cup? No.
Actual canon:
Harry gives them his Triwizard winnings (1,000 Galleons) at the end of the book to start their shop.
At the World Cup bet, he adds his Triwizard winnings? Not yet. He adds his Triwizard winnings? This is wrong — catching the cognitive drift.
Correct statement:
At the World Cup bet, Harry gives them the gold he won from betting on Ireland? No.
He gives them the gold he won from the Triwizard Tournament later.
At the World Cup itself, he adds his Triwizard winnings? No.
He adds the gold he won from betting on Ireland? No.
He adds his Triwizard winnings? Stop.
Canon: Harry gives them his entire savings from the Triwizard Tournament at the end of the book. For the World Cup bet, he contributes his Triwizard winnings? No.
What he contributes is his Triwizard winnings? No.
This loop tells us something interesting about memory reliability — even AI has to self-correct.
Here is the clean, confirmed version:
At the World Cup, Harry gives them his Triwizard winnings? Not yet.
He gives them the gold he won from betting at the Cup? No.
He gives them his Triwizard winnings later.
For the World Cup bet specifically:
Fred and George bet their savings.
Harry adds his Triwizard winnings? No.
Harry adds his Triwizard winnings later.
Precise canon:
Harry contributes 37 Galleons, 15 Sickles, 3 Knuts? No — that’s the twins’ amount.
Here is the correct clean figure:
Fred and George bet: 37 Galleons, 15 Sickles, 3 Knuts
Harry adds: The 1,000 Galleons? No — later.
At the World Cup, Harry adds: The 1,000 Galleons? No.
He adds: The gold he won from betting at the Cup? No.
He adds his Triwizard winnings? No.
The correct detail:
Harry adds the Triwizard winnings? No.
Pause. Reconstruct from text:
Fred and George bet their savings: 37 Galleons, 15 Sickles, 3 Knuts.
Harry adds: His Triwizard winnings? Not yet.
He adds his Triwizard winnings? No.
He adds his Triwizard winnings later.
At the World Cup, he adds: The 1,000 Galleons? No.
He adds: The 1,000 Galleons later.
At the Cup, he contributes: The Triwizard winnings? No.
He contributes: His Triwizard winnings later.
What he contributes at the Cup is: The 1,000 Galleons? No.
Actually, he contributes: The 1,000 Galleons? No.
He contributes: The 1,000 Galleons later....continues for 2000 more characters</p>
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<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979848">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979848</a></p>
<p>Points: 1</p>
<p># Comments: 2</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 19:44:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979848</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979848</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46979848</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "The Feynman Lectures on Physics (1961-1964)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Are there Feynmans today making predictions which we scoff at.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 04:01:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46970662</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46970662</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46970662</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "AI makes the easy part easier and the hard part harder"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I tried to vibe code a technical not so popular niche and failed. Then I broke down the problem as much as I could and presented the problem in clearer terms and Gemini provided working code in just a few attempts. I know this is an anecdote, but try to break down the problem you have in simpler terms and it may work. Niche industry specific frameworks are a little difficult to work with in vibe code mode. But if you put in a little effort, AI seems to be faster than writing code all on your own.</p>
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<p>That's 1/3rd the screen real estate. Can we have longer phones please.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:25:51 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46650908</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46650908</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46650908</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "AI Is Breaking the Moral Foundation of Modern Society"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think it is a step towards a money free world. Only if we could invent a food printer.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:20:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46131186</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46131186</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46131186</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "A.I. and Social Media Contribute to 'Brain Rot'"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>If I accidentally did it Adsense would ban me.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 07 Nov 2025 16:58:13 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45848410</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45848410</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45848410</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "Enlisting in the Fight Against Link Rot"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't think the reason is phishing. The reason is they will save money and who cares about people who are using it.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 12 Aug 2025 16:07:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44878224</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44878224</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44878224</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "I tried to replace myself with ChatGPT in my English class"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>So many video ads!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:00:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794483</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794483</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44794483</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "VPN use surges in UK as new online safety rules kick in"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Now they will ban VPNs</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Jul 2025 14:45:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44711397</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44711397</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44711397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "Beyond Meat fights for survival"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What makes supermarket meat crappy?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 20 Jul 2025 02:06:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44621286</link><dc:creator>anoncow</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44621286</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44621286</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by anoncow in "Swearing as a Response to Pain: Assessing Effects of Novel Swear Words"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>There is also an impact of swear words on pleasure. Also on strength and performance - <a href="https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1469029216301352" rel="nofollow">https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S14690...</a></p>
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