Hacker News: baggy_trough

New comment by baggy_trough in "PHP 8.2.35"

baggy_trough — Wed, 21 Oct 2026 13:59:19 +0000

They bundled the fixes with a regular bugfix release, looks like.

New comment by baggy_trough in "eMudhra intermediate CA compromise"

baggy_trough — Tue, 20 Oct 2026 20:09:27 +0000

Safari and Edge on macOS still vulnerable as of this writing.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins"

baggy_trough — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 22:21:53 +0000

The average citizen would be far better off if we all did so.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins"

baggy_trough — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:41:48 +0000

I suppose so, but it's still the case.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins"

baggy_trough — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:35:14 +0000

Sounds entirely reasonable to me. They tried to give some credit. The main contribution is the solution that Claude came up with.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Claude reveals ECDSA curve origins"

baggy_trough — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 19:22:01 +0000

Stochastic parrot truthers in shambles.

New comment by baggy_trough in "US Rep Announces Congressional Legislation to Protect Video Game Ownership"

baggy_trough — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 18:07:55 +0000

Easy for you to say, if you're not paying the cost!

New comment by baggy_trough in "US Rep Announces Congressional Legislation to Protect Video Game Ownership"

baggy_trough — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 17:53:36 +0000

Documentation? In the video game industry? Surely you jest.

New comment by baggy_trough in "CPI-U rises 7.2% annualized in September (3.7% YoY)"

baggy_trough — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 16:08:38 +0000

For example, people who want to get society off fossil fuels such as heating oil.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Apple HomeView"

baggy_trough — Wed, 14 Oct 2026 03:19:05 +0000

No, there aren't any iPads as cheap as that, at least not new.

New comment by baggy_trough in "New Apple TV 4K"

baggy_trough — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:48:41 +0000

Doesn't seem worth the upgrade at that price. Siri still stinks in general.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Apple HomeView"

baggy_trough — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:40:50 +0000

I wonder what 'Apps Available from iPhone' means on their tech specs page. For example, the Apple TV app.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Apple HomeView"

baggy_trough — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:38:30 +0000

It's cheaper.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program"

baggy_trough — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 04:17:58 +0000

Thank you for the explanation. I was reacting to the statement that the economy and the people are the same thing.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program"

baggy_trough — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:42:36 +0000

Yes, that is an accurate statement by him. As with many things, corruption and fraud in the visa process have grown over time and are mostly unremarked upon.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from a green card program"

baggy_trough — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 17:16:51 +0000

This is an incredibly blinkered view. The economy is important, but there are many other factors as to whether a given policy is overall good for the citizenry or not.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Sharing AI progress in mathematics"

baggy_trough — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 03:36:18 +0000

It’s wonderful.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Sharing AI progress in mathematics"

baggy_trough — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 02:16:13 +0000

Stochastic parrot truthers in shambles.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Ask HN: How will the AI endgame play out?"

baggy_trough — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 19:46:57 +0000

"almost certainly"? Wow.

New comment by baggy_trough in "Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm"

baggy_trough — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 00:30:52 +0000

Well worth it so far.