Hacker News: cynix

New comment by cynix in "Show HN: Echo, an iOS SSH+mosh client built on Ghostty"

cynix — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 22:28:11 +0000

The description says it supports SSH certificate authentication, but I can’t see where to configure trusted CAs.

New comment by cynix in "When square pixels aren't square"

cynix — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 22:54:55 +0000

I think how one interprets the usage of “square pixels” here is highly dependent on what that person is most familiar with. When I saw the title, even without reading the article, I immediately knew it’s talking about PAR, since I’m already familiar with video encoding standards. It didn’t even occur to me that it could be talking about the shape of physical elements on various display technologies.

New comment by cynix in "Little Snitch: Network Monitor and Application Firewall for macOS"

cynix — Mon, 30 Dec 2024 01:27:06 +0000

> and is a one-time payment

Well technically it's like a "subscription with indeterminate renewal cycle". Every few years they release a new major version and sometimes you have to pay to upgrade.

Of course you can choose to not upgrade... but then you don't get the new features, and it's unclear if the old version will support all newer macOS releases.

New comment by cynix in "Apple found in breach of EU competition rules"

cynix — Mon, 24 Jun 2024 13:05:57 +0000

> Laws. Existing laws prevent developers from doing that.

Laws mean nothing to scammy developers trying to make a quick buck. Would you hire a lawyer to sue for a $4.99 refund? And even if you’re willing to spend that money, are you sure you can figure out who to sue? The scammy developer is likely using some shell company registered in some dodgy jurisdiction. Sure, what they’re doing is illegal, but the average consumer has no real recourse.

New comment by cynix in "Tailscale SSH is now Generally Available"

cynix — Wed, 17 Apr 2024 12:13:52 +0000

> you do not need to pass around authorized_keys to all hosts.

But now I need to trust these random host keys, instead of a key signed by my SSH CA...

New comment by cynix in "The xz backdoor thing reminds me of a story"

cynix — Mon, 01 Apr 2024 05:05:46 +0000

> why is that a hole?

Presumably to avoid this:

> Because you’re trying to plant backdoors you don’t want any paper trail?

New comment by cynix in "Marilyn vos Savant and the Monty Hall Problem (2015)"

cynix — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 18:06:04 +0000

Do you really want 998 goats though? It must cost a fortune to transport them home from the studio, finding a space for them to live in, and feed them, etc.

New comment by cynix in "Cloudflare defeats patent troll Sable at trial"

cynix — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 18:06:04 +0000

> loser must disclose the ultimate name of the beneficial owners (or material, if public) of the loser. EINs not allowed. The "trolls" are thus, branded.

So TrollCo will just pay a different homeless person $100 to be the owner on paper for each of their patents?

New comment by cynix in "Cloudflare defeats patent troll Sable at trial"

cynix — Mon, 12 Feb 2024 17:59:57 +0000

Not having a patent doesn’t _prevent_ you from bringing your invention to market, it just accelerates _someone_ bringing it to market, and that’s a net good for society if the invention is useful, no?

New comment by cynix in "Show HN: Open-source x64 and Arm GitHub runners"

cynix — Tue, 30 Jan 2024 21:42:34 +0000

Will FreeBSD be supported in the future?

New comment by cynix in "WPA3 Enterprise 192-bit mode at home"

cynix — Fri, 05 Jan 2024 00:49:58 +0000

Unfortunately the article doesn't explain how to setup a RADIUS server for EAP-TLS.

New comment by cynix in "Tesla Cybertruck Charging Curve Confirms Poor Charging Performance"

cynix — Mon, 01 Jan 2024 05:54:09 +0000

> Every other Tesla model

Except for older Model S cars, which received an update a few years ago that massively reduced supercharging speed.

New comment by cynix in "Breakdown of faults by car brand: Tesla has replaced Dacia at the bottom"

cynix — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:49:09 +0000

Weird, I’ve had my Model S for 8 years, and it never locked up once.

Is yours a MCU1 model with problematic eMMC that has worn out?

New comment by cynix in "Mass producing the most expensive rice cooker [video]"

cynix — Sun, 05 Nov 2023 21:31:54 +0000

> long grain rice

Maybe you’re not the target audience. Cooking short grain rice seems to require more care, and a high end rice cooker is the easiest way to get perfect rice.

New comment by cynix in "Show HN: Zsync, a Reddit Alternative with the Goal to Reward Quality Comments"

cynix — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 23:13:34 +0000

Thanks for the invite :)

New comment by cynix in "Show HN: Zsync, a Reddit Alternative with the Goal to Reward Quality Comments"

cynix — Tue, 13 Jun 2023 13:05:14 +0000

Not GP but I’m also hoping someone can invite me. My email is cynix@cynix.org

New comment by cynix in "The AT protocol is the most obtuse crock of shit"

cynix — Mon, 15 May 2023 19:37:23 +0000

Also would like to know this, I haven’t received any confirmation email or survey either, and each time I “join the waitlist” it just gives me a success message as if I’m not already on the list.

New comment by cynix in "Bluesky Frustrations"

cynix — Thu, 11 May 2023 08:00:51 +0000

I wonder if Bluesky will be Clubhouse all over again: it was cool in the early days when invites are hard to get, but the novelty wears off quickly as it grows? Guess I'll find out once I manage to get an invite :D

New comment by cynix in "How to set your domain as your handle"

cynix — Mon, 08 May 2023 03:50:45 +0000

Are invites given to waitlisted users in batches in FIFO order? What are my chances if I've just put my email down now?

New comment by cynix in "Go port of SQLite without CGo"

cynix — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 02:07:28 +0000

Is there something like this for cross-compiling to FreeBSD?