Hacker News: calcifer

Patreon CEO: Why I'm (sort of) not worried about AI [video]

calcifer — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 16:38:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17_HcR95YBc

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48949332

Points: 1

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New comment by calcifer in "Count Binface"

calcifer — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 07:02:19 +0000

Sorry yes, I meant the parliament.

New comment by calcifer in "Count Binface"

calcifer — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 06:41:01 +0000

There are very few ways of becoming PM without also being an MP. The PM must be able to sit in the parliament, so he must either be an MP or a member of the Lords. In theory, the current PM or even the King could make him a Peer, and therefore a member of the Lords, but neither is likely :)

New comment by calcifer in "Hunting a 16-year-old SQLite WAL bug with TLA+"

calcifer — Sat, 04 Jul 2026 13:47:34 +0000

It's a Blade Runner reference [1].

[1] https://bladerunner.fandom.com/wiki/Voight-Kampff_test

New comment by calcifer in "Claude Code is steganographically marking requests"

calcifer — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 06:26:45 +0000

> Much as I hate to defend companies climbing to success and pulling up the ladder afterwards

Based on your post, you don't sound like you hate it at all.

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

calcifer — Mon, 29 Jun 2026 11:23:03 +0000

You have freedom of speech to advocate for your politics. The rest of us have the freedom of association to not want to be involved with you in any way.

These are not contradictory - they are both essential freedoms.

New comment by calcifer in "Ford AI hiccups push carmaker to rehire ‘gray beard’ inspectors"

calcifer — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 05:32:26 +0000

The article has named sources for its quotes, whereas your comment relies entirely on "almost certainly" which sounds a lot less informed.

Sorry Guys,but I'll Be Cryosleeping Throughout the Rest of This Space Expedition

calcifer — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 10:07:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/sorry-guys-but-ill-be-cryosleeping-throughout-the-rest-of-this-space-expedition

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48596856

Points: 3

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Wilshire subway took 46 years. Future projects should skip decades of objections

calcifer — Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:22:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.latimes.com/opinion/story/2026-06-16/wilshire-subway-california-transit-construction-delays

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48554114

Points: 5

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New comment by calcifer in "KPMG report on benefits of AI contained AI hallucinations"

calcifer — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:16:11 +0000

Archive link https://archive.ph/T39aS

KPMG report on benefits of AI contained AI hallucinations

calcifer — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 08:16:11 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/b3828e92-4961-4b39-84f0-c42f33be3c3f

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48501330

Points: 4

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New comment by calcifer in "Corrupting a ZFS File on Purpose"

calcifer — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:20:02 +0000

> Things can be fun or interesting or worthwhile without being a harrowing battle of discovery!

The quoted sentences used "correct", "right" and "wrong". Hardly the sensationalist words you're implying.

New comment by calcifer in "China's all-round dominance, from batteries to medicine, from trains to AI"

calcifer — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:58:10 +0000

Archive link https://archive.ph/8Ws7q

China's all-round dominance, from batteries to medicine, from trains to AI

calcifer — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:58:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lemonde.fr/en/economy/article/2026/06/07/china-s-all-round-dominance-from-batteries-to-medicine-from-high-speed-trains-to-ai_6754229_19.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48459382

Points: 4

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New comment by calcifer in "Due to DMA, Siri AI delayed in EU for iOS 27 and iPadOS 27"

calcifer — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 10:16:37 +0000

> Can someone with DMA legal knowledge translate and separate the spin?

The EU wants third-party providers to have access to the same features and UX that Siri has. When Apple says "the DMA requires Apple to give any AI system nearly unlimited access [...] That includes the ability to read and send messages, make purchases, access files, and execute actions across any app." they conveniently leave out that Apple's own AI has those abilities, which is what the DMA regulates against.

Stop Vibecoding Screen Readers

calcifer — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 12:29:37 +0000

Article URL: https://fireborn.mataroa.blog/blog/stop-vibecoding-screen-readers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48444495

Points: 4

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New comment by calcifer in "The Smart TV in Your LivingRoom Is a Node in the AIScraping Economy"

calcifer — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 12:25:03 +0000

> The SDK’s config ships a flag “use_netifs”: true. That flag triggers code in the SDK binary that constructs its NWConnection with a specific required interface: en0 (WiFi) or pdp_ip0 (cellular), rather than using the system default route.

> On iOS, this bypasses any configured VPN’s tun0 interface entirely. The peer tunnel does not cross a user-configured VPN, even when the rest of the app’s HTTPS traffic does.

What's a legitimate use case for this API? When/why should an app be allowed to bypass a user-configured VPN?

Who Is the Villain in Mars Sample Return?

calcifer — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 12:59:48 +0000

Article URL: https://mceglowski.substack.com/p/who-is-the-villain-in-mars-sample

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48383426

Points: 4

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We Asked the Future of Truth Author to Explain How He Used AI. It Didn't Go Well

calcifer — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 08:56:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/future-of-truth-ai-interview/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48367671

Points: 5

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New comment by calcifer in "The dead economy theory"

calcifer — Fri, 29 May 2026 17:08:12 +0000

Your counterargument is basically just... vibes? It'd be a lot stronger if you could also back it up with studies, like the author has.