Hacker News: c420https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=c420Hacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 08 Apr 2026 17:08:16 +0000<![CDATA[Mass. lawmakers looking to usher in 'most restrictive' social media ban in USA]]>Article URL: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/social-media-ban-massachusetts-bill-b2953302.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47683007

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Wed, 08 Apr 2026 00:12:49 +0000https://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/social-media-ban-massachusetts-bill-b2953302.htmlc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47683007https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47683007<![CDATA[Sens Ask Gabbard to Tell Americans That VPN Use Subjects Them to Surveillance]]>Article URL: https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47644605

Points: 40

# Comments: 11

]]>Sat, 04 Apr 2026 23:27:54 +0000https://www.techdirt.com/2026/04/03/senators-ask-tulsi-gabbard-to-tell-americans-that-vpn-use-might-subject-them-to-domestic-surveillance/c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47644605https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47644605<![CDATA[Colorado's New Speed Camera System Makes Waze Nearly Useless]]>Article URL: https://www.motor1.com/news/792050/colorado-automated-speed-limit-cameras/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47631221

Points: 20

# Comments: 17

]]>Fri, 03 Apr 2026 19:41:44 +0000https://www.motor1.com/news/792050/colorado-automated-speed-limit-cameras/c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47631221https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47631221<![CDATA[Another Starlink satellite has inexplicably exploded]]>Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/science/903906/another-starlink-satellite-has-inexplicably-exploded

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47595702

Points: 9

# Comments: 3

]]>Wed, 01 Apr 2026 01:32:33 +0000https://www.theverge.com/science/903906/another-starlink-satellite-has-inexplicably-explodedc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47595702https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47595702<![CDATA[New comment by c420 in "America Is Now a Rogue Superpower"]]>https://pressreleased.alwaysdata.net/

Add-on free bypass

]]>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 13:14:44 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586903c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586903https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586903<![CDATA[How the illegal market for buying and selling personal data on Telegram works]]>Article URL: https://english.elpais.com/international/women-leaders-of-latin-america/2026-03-27/this-is-how-the-illegal-market-for-buying-and-selling-personal-data-on-telegram-works.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47550065

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

]]>Sat, 28 Mar 2026 00:09:42 +0000https://english.elpais.com/international/women-leaders-of-latin-america/2026-03-27/this-is-how-the-illegal-market-for-buying-and-selling-personal-data-on-telegram-works.htmlc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47550065https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47550065<![CDATA[Number of AI chatbots ignoring human instructions increasing, study says]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-says

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47541963

Points: 15

# Comments: 2

]]>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 12:36:11 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/mar/27/number-of-ai-chatbots-ignoring-human-instructions-increasing-study-saysc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47541963https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47541963<![CDATA[New comment by c420 in "Newly purchased Vizio TVs now require Walmart accounts to use smart features"]]>Saw this elsewhere:

"It will not let you do anything until you download the app on your phone, make an account, and log in on the TV. You cant just change it to HDMI 1 and use a Firestick. I set it up with a throw away email, then deleted the app, and took the TV off of the WiFi."

]]>Thu, 26 Mar 2026 16:23:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47532458c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47532458https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47532458<![CDATA[The truth that haunts the Ramones: 'They sold more T-shirts than records']]>Article URL: https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-17/the-uncomfortable-truth-that-will-always-haunt-the-ramones-they-sold-more-t-shirts-than-records.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47473673

Points: 243

# Comments: 223

]]>Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:58:23 +0000https://english.elpais.com/culture/2026-03-17/the-uncomfortable-truth-that-will-always-haunt-the-ramones-they-sold-more-t-shirts-than-records.htmlc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47473673https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47473673<![CDATA[Calif. lawsuit accuses Meta of sending nude video from AI glasses to workers]]>Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/meta-ai-glasses-lawsuit-21960004.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47291544

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 21:13:29 +0000https://www.sfgate.com/tech/article/meta-ai-glasses-lawsuit-21960004.phpc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47291544https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47291544<![CDATA[New comment by c420 in "Las Vegas hotels begin taking foreign currency as tourism woes deepen"]]>Title was presumably a/b'd on the article since submission. I copy pasted it at that time.

]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 06:19:51 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258187c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258187https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258187<![CDATA[Las Vegas hotels begin taking foreign currency as tourism woes deepen]]>Article URL: https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-foreign-currency-21955655.php

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47257156

Points: 8

# Comments: 5

]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 03:27:53 +0000https://www.sfgate.com/travel/article/vegas-foreign-currency-21955655.phpc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47257156https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47257156<![CDATA[US launches military operations in Ecuador]]>Article URL: https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/us-military-operations-ecuador-00811272

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243952

Points: 10

# Comments: 1

]]>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 06:38:42 +0000https://www.politico.com/news/2026/03/03/us-military-operations-ecuador-00811272c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243952https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47243952<![CDATA[New comment by c420 in "Israel hacked Iran traffic cams for years to pinpoint Khaemnei prior to strike"]]>https://www.ft.com/content/bf998c69-ab46-4fa3-aae4-8f18f7387...

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 18:28:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236608c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236608https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47236608<![CDATA[New comment by c420 in "Israel hacked Iran traffic cams for years to pinpoint Khaemnei prior to strike"]]>Non paywall referencing the FT article: https://www.aninews.in/news/world/middle-east/israel-hacked-...

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:06:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228722c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228722https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228722<![CDATA[Israel hacked Iran traffic cams for years to pinpoint Khaemnei prior to strike]]>Article URL: https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.ft.com/content/1317d740-410c-46a2-97b7-6573e0477121

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228715

Points: 13

# Comments: 4

]]>Tue, 03 Mar 2026 06:04:58 +0000https://www.google.com/search?q=https://www.ft.com/content/1317d740-410c-46a2-97b7-6573e0477121c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228715https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47228715<![CDATA[Block lays off 40% of its staff because of AI, CEO says most CO will do the same]]>Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/business/block-layoffs-ai-jack-dorsey

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47177785

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 07:50:51 +0000https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/26/business/block-layoffs-ai-jack-dorseyc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47177785https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47177785<![CDATA[Pentagon Laser Shoots Down Customs Border Patrol Drone in Texas]]>Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/pentagon-laser-shoots-down-customs-border-patrol-drone-in-texas

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175612

Points: 28

# Comments: 8

]]>Fri, 27 Feb 2026 02:29:08 +0000https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-02-27/pentagon-laser-shoots-down-customs-border-patrol-drone-in-texasc420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175612https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47175612<![CDATA[Meta executive warned Facebook Messenger encryption plan was 'so irresponsible']]>Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/meta-executive-warned-facebook-messenger-encryption-plan-was-so-irresponsible-2026-02-24/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47133999

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

]]>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:31:47 +0000https://www.reuters.com/legal/government/meta-executive-warned-facebook-messenger-encryption-plan-was-so-irresponsible-2026-02-24/c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47133999https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47133999<![CDATA[New comment by c420 in "Binance fired employees who found $1.7B in crypto was sent to Iran"]]>Here's a more functional alternative: https://pressreleased.alwaysdata.net/

]]>Mon, 23 Feb 2026 21:11:04 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128894c420https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128894https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47128894