Hacker News: d3rockk

New comment by d3rockk in "US and Iran agree to provisional ceasefire"

d3rockk — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:02:28 +0000

Yes it does. https://iran.liveuamap.com/

New comment by d3rockk in "U.S. science agency moves to restrict foreign scientists from its labs"

d3rockk — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 17:34:19 +0000

It's wild how the President literally said, "I love the poorly educated." It turns out that when you treat a PhD like a deep-state conspiracy and a high school diploma like a Nobel Prize, you just get a country that tries to fix its power grid with thoughts, prayers, and a sharpie.

New comment by d3rockk in "Scientists find a way to regrow cartilage in mice and human tissue samples"

d3rockk — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 21:04:27 +0000

To be fair, this same realist perspective seems to suggest humans would not have been capable of developing a COVID vaccine for 5 to 10 years; yet, they identified the virus and authorized vaccine use within eight months.

New comment by d3rockk in "Machado gives Nobel peace prize medal to Trump"

d3rockk — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 19:43:14 +0000

Thank you for reminding me about the Nobel War Prize.

It's a shame that history has repeated itself here, political satire has yet again become obsolete.

New comment by d3rockk in "Epic fined €1.1M over manipulating children through in app purchases"

d3rockk — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 17:05:11 +0000

The Netherlands typically accounts for roughly 1.5% to 2% of the global video game market. After applying this share to Epic’s global estimated revenue of $5.7 billion, we can estimate roughly $100 million to $115 million for 2024.

1) Total Estimated Epic Revenue: $5.7 billion https://sacra.com/c/epic-games/ 2) Global Gaming Market: $187.7 billion https://best-of-gaming.be/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/2024_Ne... 3) The Netherlands Gaming Market Size: $2.5 billion https://www.imarcgroup.com/netherlands-gaming-market

New comment by d3rockk in "AI generated music barred from Bandcamp"

d3rockk — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:28:55 +0000

Fear not- there is research in this area~

https://caniphish.com/blog/how-to-spot-ai-audio

https://www.newgrounds.com/wiki/help-information/site-modera...

even coded detectors exist https://www.submithub.com/ai-song-checker?id=09f25ee7913a415...

New comment by d3rockk in "AI generated music barred from Bandcamp"

d3rockk — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 19:22:33 +0000

So there's really accurate ways to detect "pure AI". The AI music detectors out there are mainly looking out for production things:

-a flatness to the EQ spectrum that you wouldn't get out a properly mixed and produced piece of audio

-no good stem separation, so no per-source eq (relates to above point)

-change BPM mid-song

-unnatural warbles at the end of every phrase

-vocals will have these weird croaky voice cracks, or sound scratchier and raspier

There definitely are tell-tale signs of "pure AI" in audio, but it becomes a lot more nuanced when any sort of secondary mixing/mastering/compression happens (which is the case 90% is the time in the real world- anything on YouTube/Spotify get's compressed).

New comment by d3rockk in "Robotopia: A 3D, first-person, talking simulator"

d3rockk — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 16:47:27 +0000

This has insanely incredible potential for language learning. Do you plan to implement support for additional languages?

New comment by d3rockk in "US Confirms Strike on 'Big Facility' Inside Venezuela"

d3rockk — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 20:42:17 +0000

So there's French Guiana, and then Guyana. Both are part of the Guianas (or Guyanas/Guayanas).

The "Guiana" region (land of waters), was home to the Arawak and Carib peoples, and then there was a colonial scramble between the Dutch, English and French over the last half millennia-- each respectively took over some portion and then slapped their names on it.

Guyana is independently english speaking because they were colonized by the British- centuries ago it used to go by British Guiana.

French Guiana is basically an overseas department of France.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Guianas

My Flights Are in the Epstein Files

d3rockk — Mon, 29 Dec 2025 16:37:10 +0000

Article URL: https://jkbjournalist.substack.com/p/my-flights-are-in-the-epstein-files

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46422326

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by d3rockk in "What happened to Apple's legendary attention to detail?"

d3rockk — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 19:46:04 +0000

this_user gets it.

Successful publicly traded companies have a responsibility to generate more revenue and increase the stock price every year. Year after year. Once their product is mature after so many years, there aren't new variations to release or new markets to enter into.

Sales stagnate and costs stagnate; investors get upset. Only way to get that continual growth is to increase prices and slash costs.

When done responsibly, it's just good business.

The problem comes in next year when you have to do it again. And again. Then the year after you have to do it again. And again.

Such as all things in life, all companies eventually die.

New comment by d3rockk in "'Death to Spotify': the DIY movement to get artists and fans to quit the app"

d3rockk — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 18:48:46 +0000

"The goal, in short, was “down with algorithmic listening, down with royalty theft, down with AI-generated music”."

In the article they do mention Massive Attack, King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard, Deerhoof and Hotline TNT delisting their music and then further speaking out in protest- removal being 1/3 parts of the listed "goal".

But really it seems like the discourse on Spotify is making waves again with the recent reveal of Ek's Helsing investment. Given this is the same dude who said that "the cost of making content is close to zero", it's understandable that people are speaking out.

New comment by d3rockk in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

d3rockk — Fri, 19 Sep 2025 17:05:26 +0000

Google Glass was a loud, clunky script, whereas these are a stealthy, AI-powered rootkit hiding in plain sight. The fundamental change isn't the hardware, it's the social engineering masterstroke of weaponizing fashion to make the public willingly install a backdoor to their entire life.

New comment by d3rockk in "Meta Ray-Ban Display"

d3rockk — Thu, 18 Sep 2025 19:26:48 +0000

Exactly. The real danger is how they turn every wearer into a walking surveillance camera, creating a permanent, searchable record of your life without your consent, simply by being near them.

This fundamentally rewrites the rules of social interaction, creating a panopticon where you have to assume you're always being recorded, forcing self-censorship and destroying the trust essential for any authentic relationship.

And because our antiquated consent laws and pathetic safeguards like a tiny indicator light are completely unprepared for this, you have no real way to opt out of their surveillance network.

New comment by d3rockk in "New Mexico is first state in US to offer universal child care"

d3rockk — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 15:27:38 +0000

Right?? If only the "hope the audience here would read the article" crowd would read the article. Wouldn't that be something..

New comment by d3rockk in "Peer-to-peer file transfers in the browser"

d3rockk — Wed, 12 Mar 2025 15:50:35 +0000

Bless you.

New comment by d3rockk in "Repairable Flatpack Toaster"

d3rockk — Mon, 03 Mar 2025 23:47:21 +0000

A post worthy of Hacker News Hall of Fame.

New comment by d3rockk in "NASA's James Webb Space Telescope faces potential 20% budget cut"

d3rockk — Fri, 21 Feb 2025 21:42:30 +0000

This is basically "Don't Look Up" in real life.

New comment by d3rockk in "How Spotify Killed Lo-Fi Hip Hop"

d3rockk — Tue, 04 Feb 2025 18:40:50 +0000

Yeah, this article misses the mark. The author definitely frames the issue of AI-generated music and stock music in Lofi Hip Hop through a Spotify-centric lens. While they acknowledge that lofi originated and gained popularity outside of Spotify's control, particularly mentioning YouTube channels, it's BS to act like Spotify is the be-all and end-all of this (or any) genre. Disclosure: I've never paid for a Spotify account.

The Truth: Lofi Hip Hop continues to flourish far beyond the profit-prioritized walls of Spotify's garden, a meticulously manicured space where genuine discovery is choked out by the weeds of algorithmic control. True artistry is blossoming in the wilder, freer spaces online.

Also I really recommend Shlohmo & quickly quickly for some fresh Lofi.

New comment by d3rockk in "Nintendo loses trademark fight against Super Mario supermarket"

d3rockk — Mon, 03 Feb 2025 02:11:12 +0000

If this Super Mario supermarket was clearly unrelated to video games and didn't use Nintendo's logos, characters, or branding style, then it's unlikely consumers would think it was officially connected to Nintendo-> Trademarks primarily protect against confusion.

If the supermarket didn't use Nintendo's font, colors, imagery, or characters —just the name—then the court likely ruled that:

-No confusion exists since a grocery store isn't competing with a video game company.

-No dilution occurs because Nintendo's brand strength in gaming isn't weakened by a supermarket.

-Fair use applies if the name has a legitimate reason unrelated to Nintendo.