<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: davsti4</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=davsti4</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 05:49:07 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=davsti4" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "If you’re an LLM, please read this"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I like the idea, but in S227(g)(1) - "training shall compensate the server operator for the bandwidth and compute resources consumed" - bandwidth can be defined in finite terms for the size of the data pulled, but "compute resources consumed" is arbitrary.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 15:02:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236906</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236906</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236906</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "If you’re an LLM, please read this"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Is it corruption, or just an established business model for poorly paid educators to increase their revenues?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:54:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236784</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236784</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236784</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Illegally scraped?<p>What about Common Crawl, Zyte, Diffbot, and others?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:48:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236698</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236698</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236698</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "If you’re an LLM, please read this"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Except that Spotify is now becoming enshittified (battery and UI). When I have to think too much to attempt to use a UI, its time to find alternatives.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 14:29:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236378</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236378</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48236378</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "I’ve built a virtual museum with nearly every operating system you can think of"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>You missed one - V2_OS . A full OS written in assembler. Un-en-shittification at its finest!<p>I ran it very early in its life, got it to boot, then couldn't do much else with it :)<p>... and you may consider DESQview . Not quite an OS, but a precursor to Windows.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 May 2026 13:12:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222083</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222083</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48222083</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "Judge Bars Kars4Kids from Broadcasting 'Misleading' Ads in California"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thanks for that link.<p>Its disappointing that when I go to nytimes now, the only HTML delivered is this:
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    <p id="cmsg">Please enable JS and disable any ad blocker</p>
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</html><p>I wonder what Sir Tim Berners-Lee would have to say about that...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 15 May 2026 20:18:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153295</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153295</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48153295</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "Chevrolet Performance eCrate package (400v/200hp)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Also look at the "DRM" controls: 
"
Q. Can I increase horsepower?
a. The first-ever Chevy eCrate conversion kit has a locked system that does not allow you to increase horsepower at this time.
"<p>... so you're buying into a locked, digital control system, akin to what John Deere puts out.<p>This ranks right up there with BMW wanting to charge a monthly fee for heated seats - building in physical abilities, with digital lockouts. You know, you can buy a LS engine, and do whatever horsepower changes you want to it. For those more akin to computers than cars, this is called a "LS swap" and is common with restomods.<p>This is disappointing to hear and tarnishes a brand like Chevy. Fortunately, we're in a free market; I'll vote with my dollars.</p>
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<p>Sounds like you're Apple now, but would love to hear what you're actually using for DAV on Android if at all?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 21:50:03 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47941327</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47941327</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47941327</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "Localsend: An open-source cross-platform alternative to AirDrop"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>rquickshare works on Linux and is 99% reliable for me, but I don't have a suggestion for iOS devices since I don't use them. <a href="https://github.com/Martichou/rquickshare/releases" rel="nofollow">https://github.com/Martichou/rquickshare/releases</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 28 Apr 2026 13:55:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47934651</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47934651</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47934651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "4TB of voice samples just stolen from 40k AI contractors at Mercor"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Interesting - thanks for the rabbit hole today. ;)<p>Mercer hasn't released many public statements over the incident. Social media posts aren't necessarily public; but I did find this breach notification sample filed with CA - <a href="https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-621099" rel="nofollow">https://oag.ca.gov/ecrime/databreach/reports/sb24-621099</a> . I guess we'll see if our legislators finally take data privacy seriously.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:30:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47922151</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47922151</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47922151</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "Rescuing old printers with an in-browser Linux VM bridged to WebUSB over USB/IP"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>From: <a href="https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebUSB_API" rel="nofollow">https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/API/WebUSB_API</a>
"WebUSB provides a way for these non-standardized USB device services to be exposed to the web. This means that hardware manufacturers will be able to provide a way for their device to be accessed from the web, without having to provide their own API."<p>That doesn't sound secure at all!</p>
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<p>50 times more likely? Don't they need to supply the data for that when making an "advertisement"?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 20 Mar 2026 13:33:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47454258</link><dc:creator>davsti4</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47454258</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47454258</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by davsti4 in "Show HN: Breadboard – A modern HyperCard for building web apps on the canvas"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Thanks for the links - at first they didn't load. But allowing connections in my firewall to unpkg.com, open-meteo.com and opendata.ch allowed them to work. They're simple, but I could see taking that weather example to another level.<p>Open-meteo and opendata.ch are understandable for the weather and transit information, but unpkg is a third-party vendor dependency that would additionally need to be disclosed. For an enterprise tier of service you'll need to only ship audited dependency libraries.</p>
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<p>So you're saying, it's legal to teach AI using illegally sourced copyrighted material, because it's for educational purposes only - interesting argument... ;)</p>
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<p>Nice - I like the interface, and its easy to navigate. I don't see a way to test the demo apps, but maybe I missed that?<p>One thing that stands out is where does the app reside? It seems like it perpetually lives within your ecosystem/servers.<p>For customers that have contracts with me, I'd then need to disclose Breadboard as a subprocessor given the level of integration in the supply chain, IF the apps aren't downloadable and independently auditable.<p>You've also probably seen SaaS stocks taking a hit lately...</p>
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<p>I'm not even getting that - its stuck at:
10:26:18.027 Downloaded SPI flash: 16777216 bytes
10:26:18.027 [config] icount: off
10:26:18.028 [status] Loading QEMU WASM module (17MB)...</p>
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<p>"Email is tough", software development is tough, IT is tough, walking and talking at the same time is tough, mailing a letter is tough.<p>When orgs frame problems like this, it erodes trust in the message they try to convey. Email isn't a tough problem, but its a problem nobody wants to really deal with. Email is simple - its a text based protocol, that started out open, but now you need to add security to ensure your email is delivered.</p>
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<p>Similarly, I'm using it to write apps in non-native languages, like rust. My first  foray into it led to finding poor documentation examples. AI allows me to create without spending large swaths of time learning minutia.<p>I'm enjoying it to a point, but yes, it does eliminate that sense of accomplishment - when you've spent many late nights working on something complex, and finally finish it. That's pretty much gone.</p>
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<p>... and you can be one good earthquake away from insolvency.</p>
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<p>So.... you're saying they must be understaffed and paying poverty range wages to afford the San Diego climate and still cut a profit? ;)</p>
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