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New comment by asdefghyk in "Commodore 64 released September 1, 1982"

asdefghyk — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:13:16 +0000

I never had a Commododore , but I had several other computers starting from around 1979. From that era , from arount 1975 forward there where often SEVERAL NEW different computers released each year. That include SBC Single board computer that was sold as the board , often without a power eupply or case and S100 systems and DIY hobbyiest build systems I still have most of books and magazines from that era, most of my computers , got lost, I still have a few.

New comment by asdefghyk in "Another Tesla on Autopilot Stopped on Freeway, Driver Died: Report"

asdefghyk — Wed, 02 Sep 2026 03:23:20 +0000

Its not clear to me if the driver died while car was moving? and the car stopped somehow as a result of this?

If so I wonder if car activates blinker - hazard lights and tries to move to the edge of the road ( to the slower lan? ) to try avoid accidents ?

New comment by asdefghyk in "AU government is planning 2 implement opt-in and opt-out feature on social media"

asdefghyk — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:17:00 +0000

Apparently ...“.....If you set up a social media account as a young boy in Australia today, it takes an average of 23 minutes for you to be fed misogynistic, violent misogynistic content online ..."

AU government is planning 2 implement opt-in and opt-out feature on social media

asdefghyk — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 07:17:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.news24.com.au/politics/australian-politics/the-australian-government-is-looking-to-implement-an-optin-and-optout-feature-on-social-media/news-story/49b802153a63890151a108d5521ebcc0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49496425

Points: 2

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New comment by asdefghyk in "AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late"

asdefghyk — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 22:58:18 +0000

OK that action allows them to do the transformation.

But how about the importing into the AI tool?

Does this "transformation" somehow override the authors complaints of AI taking their book and not compensating the authors for its mass usage in the AI tool.

New comment by asdefghyk in "Facebook, Insta owner Meta settles social media addiction case for $25B"

asdefghyk — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:54:37 +0000

The Facebook owner has agreed to cough up billions after claims it set out to turn kids into addicts – but only if TikTok and YouTube match it.

Facebook, Insta owner Meta settles social media addiction case for $25B

asdefghyk — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 21:54:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.news.com.au/technology/online/social/facebook-insta-owner-meta-settles-social-media-addiction-case-for-25bn/news-story/ca90c6e34f889cd440a2078076b14357

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49456430

Points: 2

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New comment by asdefghyk in "Anna's Archive Owes $340 Million, Lost Several Domains, but It's Still Online"

asdefghyk — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:38:37 +0000

I wonder what would happen if Annas archive announced

In response to the 340M fine, .... "We have set up a LLM and are deleting all our books ? "

New comment by asdefghyk in "Anna's Archive Owes $340 Million, Lost Several Domains, but It's Still Online"

asdefghyk — Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:32:09 +0000

when I read title . "Annas archive owes $340 million absolutely first thing that came to mind is " How much do all these Ai companies owe for their unauthorised use of books and other media?"

New comment by asdefghyk in "Drones with Claws"

asdefghyk — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:57:52 +0000

Like a spider, the Ice Dart can land on and latch onto steep, slippery surfaces such as icebergs and glaciers

Drones with Claws

asdefghyk — Sun, 23 Aug 2026 00:57:52 +0000

Article URL: https://spectrum.ieee.org/arctic-iceberg-drones

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49405342

Points: 4

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New comment by asdefghyk in "Z80 – The 1970s Microprocessor Still Alive (2021)"

asdefghyk — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:49:57 +0000

A paragrap from the linked articale

Z80 was the choice of a microprocessor for then home computers such as Radio Shack TRS-80, SORD M23P, M5, Sinclair ZX81, ZX Spectrum, KayPro II, and many other manufacturers.3 It was capable of running the CP/M operating system in most Z80-based PCs. Z80 had a reasonable share in the PC market until Intel revealed its 16-bit microprocessor in the mid-1980s. Z80 was very popular as a microprocessor not only in PC applications, but also in industrial embedded applications, and some of the big manufacturers have Z80 core inside their ASIC chips still today or use enhanced versions of Z80 in consumer electronic devices.4–7 Zilog still manufactures ez80, an enhanced version of the original Z80, which is still being used by Texas Instruments in its TI-84 and TI-84 Plus calculators.7 It is among the few silicon chips that made a remarkable impact on the electronic device industry.8 To this day, Zilog produces a range of Z80-based microprocessors and intelligent peripheral controllers, and they are available from reputed electronics component suppliers.2,9,10 This microprocessor is one of the longest living microprocessors of all time.

Z80 – The 1970s Microprocessor Still Alive (2021)

asdefghyk — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 09:49:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.computer.org/csdl/magazine/mi/2021/06/09623402/1yJTvlRLmhi

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49398158

Points: 150

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New comment by asdefghyk in "Electric shock gloves in use by police departments in Bellevue, Omaha"

asdefghyk — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:45:41 +0000

I always though in order to be able use these gadgets, The user should be required to submit themselves to its use on themselves. That includes stun guns and these hand shock gadgets.

New comment by asdefghyk in "AI companies destroy physical books – let's scan rare books before it's too late"

asdefghyk — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 09:32:57 +0000

RE "...Instead, they enforce the copyright and force AI companies to shred books they want to ingest...."

Why are AI companies forced to shred books?

New comment by asdefghyk in "Only one type of lawyer will survive the AI wipeout"

asdefghyk — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:55:48 +0000

Sorry link is paywalled A short part of the articale. The computer science lecturer who used artificial intelligence to beat Macquarie University in an industrial relations stoush has a grim summary of the future of the legal profession: carnage.

Greg Baker caused a stir when he used AI agents to run a successful case against the real lawyers representing the university in the Fair Work Commission.

Greg Baker spends his time contemplating the future of work.

In what is the first known instance of a self-represented litigant successfully using AI – certainly in Australia – Baker won the right to have his casual teaching role converted to a permanent part-time position. ......

In the articale, He predicts that while judges will still be needed, there will not be not much role for lawyers

Only one type of lawyer will survive the AI wipeout

asdefghyk — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 07:55:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.afr.com/work-and-careers/workplace/judges-may-be-the-only-survivors-of-law-s-ai-carnage-futurist-20260819-p60pla

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49385121

Points: 2

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New comment by asdefghyk in "Would you eat fish raised in wastewater ponds?"

asdefghyk — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:31:28 +0000

NO , because you do not know pollution is in the waste water. What poisens ( hopefully none ) are in wastewater .....

New comment by asdefghyk in "Vietnam veterans mark 60 years since the Battle of Long Tan"

asdefghyk — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:28:29 +0000

A story I find interesting for intellectual curiosity reason. 10 to one ratio of opposers. Fought by the 6RAR's D Company in a rubber plantation called Long Tan, the battle was one of the most significant engagements involving during the war.

Vietnam veterans mark 60 years since the Battle of Long Tan

asdefghyk — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 19:28:29 +0000

Article URL: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-18/marking-60-years-since-the-vietnam-war-battle-of-long-tan/107048958

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49366087

Points: 3

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