Hacker News: ciconia

Why the Grand Paris Express Is Europes Biggest Infrastructure Project [video]

ciconia — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 06:48:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c_iuctRkmp0

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47736787

Points: 2

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Temporarily disabling language support on rubygems.org

ciconia — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 05:57:50 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.rubygems.org/2026/04/07/temporarily-disabling-language-support.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47685920

Points: 1

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New comment by ciconia in "OpenAI investor says AI requires an income tax overhaul"

ciconia — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:31:22 +0000

https://archive.ph/IokBM

OpenAI investor says AI requires an income tax overhaul

ciconia — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 10:31:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.ft.com/content/7de1d3c5-0d0c-46b1-b2b7-dbf6f5226069

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47561933

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by ciconia in "Commit What You Know of Iran to the Flames"

ciconia — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 05:09:57 +0000

https://archive.ph/iWZND

New comment by ciconia in "Fast-Servers"

ciconia — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 16:21:59 +0000

> continues to be such a consistent source of bugs - many with serious security implications... just feel that io_uring is a questionable example.

Are you saying this as someone with experience, or is it just a feeling? Please give examples of recent bugs in io_uring that have security implications.

New comment by ciconia in "Martial arts robots at 2026 Spring Festival Gala [video]"

ciconia — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 08:46:03 +0000

I guess the US's answer is going to be gas-powered robots ;-).

New comment by ciconia in "65 Lines of Markdown, a Claude Code Sensation"

ciconia — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 12:07:32 +0000

The document under discussion:

https://github.com/forrestchang/andrej-karpathy-skills/blob/...

I find the whole premise of writing some vague instructions, feeding them to a stochastic parrot and expecting a solid engineering process to materialize out of the blue quite ridiculous.

Any sufficiently advanced "AI" technology is indistinguishable from bullshit.

With co-founders leaving and an IPO looming, Elon Musk turns talk to the moon

ciconia — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:13:16 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/02/10/with-co-founders-leaving-and-an-ipo-looming-elon-musk-turns-talk-to-the-moon/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46976780

Points: 5

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A Deep Dive into Ruby C Extension Memory Management: embedded vs. separate (2025)

ciconia — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 19:12:25 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@m.mastrodonato/a-deep-dive-into-ruby-c-extension-memory-management-embedded-vs-separate-689bbdd04879

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46965234

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Gem Fellowship

ciconia — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:38:38 +0000

Article URL: https://gem.coop/updates/2026-fellowship/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46867348

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by ciconia in "Why software stocks are getting pummelled"

ciconia — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 14:35:02 +0000

https://archive.ph/37Hwn

Kennedy Center will halt entertainment operations for two years, Trump says

ciconia — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 08:02:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/feb/01/kennedy-center-dc-closed-trump

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46853571

Points: 4

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New comment by ciconia in "The tech market is fundamentally fucked up and AI is just a scapegoat"

ciconia — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 12:48:47 +0000

> The liquidity that flooded the tech sector didn’t just inflate valuations; it inflated teams, egos, and expectations.

Yes it's kind of obvious to anyone who's looking at the actual work being done: the constant churn of OS updates, the JS-framework-du-jour, apps being updated constantly...

It seems to me like a lot of this is just busy work, as if engineers need to justify having a job by being releasing inconsequential updates all the time. Bullshit jobs anyone?

I for one would really like things to slow down, we all deserve it!

New comment by ciconia in "Water 'Bankruptcy' Era Has Begun for Billions, Scientists Say"

ciconia — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:57:52 +0000

https://archive.ph/XpRIS

Water 'Bankruptcy' Era Has Begun for Billions, Scientists Say

ciconia — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 12:57:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2026-01-20/water-bankruptcy-era-has-begun-for-billions-scientists-say

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46765092

Points: 95

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New comment by ciconia in "Environmentalists worry Google behind bid to control Oregon town's water"

ciconia — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 11:13:24 +0000

I'm not sure but I'm guessing gray water (or treated waste water) is not suitable for cooling purposes? Particle charge in small pipes and scaling may be a problem. Also, collecting gray water or channeling treated waste water - depending on the location that might be a problem.

Not that I'm in favor of using drinking water for cooling slop factories, but I guess the reason we don't see waste water being used for cooling is cost (unless governments start mandating that...)

New comment by ciconia in "Richard Stallman critiques AI, connected cars, smartphones, and DRM"

ciconia — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 21:21:51 +0000

Lecture video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YDxPJs1EPS4

New comment by ciconia in "Trump Is Obsessed with Yesterday's Energy. China Is Focused on the Future"

ciconia — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:06:41 +0000

https://archive.ph/yPuiH

Trump Is Obsessed with Yesterday's Energy. China Is Focused on the Future

ciconia — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 09:06:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/19/opinion/trump-energy-china-future.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46676601

Points: 13

# Comments: 2