Hacker News: devonnull

Pity the poor AI datacenters facing 'discrimination'

devonnull — Sat, 16 May 2026 21:37:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/may/16/pity-the-poor-ai-datacenters-facing-discrimination

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48164034

Points: 7

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How Dropbox is making remote jobs work

devonnull — Thu, 14 May 2026 20:10:37 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/remote-work-virtual-office-a90bba3ecff9548a92efa10e3d061c38

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48140588

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

Meta launches WhatsApp 'incognito' mode to address privacy concerns for AI chats

devonnull — Thu, 14 May 2026 02:05:49 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/whatsapp-meta-ai-chatbot-privacy-9a5f7565c969cbf04cf150dfc318cfae

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48130297

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Americans love their iPhones (though some wish they could live without them)

devonnull — Tue, 12 May 2026 19:05:34 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/iphone-technology-apple-smartphone-236e6ead01e1bc5e39ba99eb33aae95d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48112866

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Sunburn inspired a new way to store energy

devonnull — Mon, 11 May 2026 19:09:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62l9gnx775o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48099308

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by devonnull in "Ask HN: How do you find good personal blogs on Google nowadays?"

devonnull — Fri, 08 May 2026 22:32:44 +0000

I don't know. All of those sites seem to be small, personal passion projects. I'm sure that more than a few people with personal blogs submit to all of them

New comment by devonnull in "Ask HN: How do you find good personal blogs on Google nowadays?"

devonnull — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:23:08 +0000

I don't use Google. Instead I turn to:

https://theforest.link/

https://indieblog.page/

https://blogroll.org/

https://ooh.directory/

https://personalsit.es/

https://blogsearch.io/

Polish intelligence warns hackers attacked water treatment control systems

devonnull — Fri, 08 May 2026 21:21:15 +0000

Article URL: https://therecord.media/polish-intelligence-warns-hackers-attacked-water-treatment

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48068928

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

US to safety test new AI models from Google, Microsoft, xAI

devonnull — Tue, 05 May 2026 19:41:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgjp2we2j8go

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48027480

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Pentagon announces deal with seven AI companies for classified systems

devonnull — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:17:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/5/1/pentagon-announces-deal-with-seven-ai-companies-for-classified-systems

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013603

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by devonnull in "Grove.el: an Obsidian-like note-taking mode for Emacs"

devonnull — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:08:17 +0000

https://jonathanchu.is/posts/introducing-grove/

Grove.el: an Obsidian-like note-taking mode for Emacs

devonnull — Mon, 04 May 2026 19:08:17 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/jonathanchu/grove

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48013448

Points: 32

# Comments: 2

Pentagon AI chief confirms DoD's expanded use of Google Gemini

devonnull — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 23:19:51 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnbc.com/2026/04/28/pentagon-ai-chief-confirms-work-with-google-after-anthropic-blacklist.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47955994

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by devonnull in "You Take Notes but Never Get Smarter"

devonnull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 20:59:27 +0000

Reminds me of this blog post: https://scottnesbitt.online/the-difference-between-informati...

US State Department upgrades AI theft accusations to target China AI companies

devonnull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:55:57 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chinapulse.com/data-news/2026/04/27/extraction-and-distillation-us-state-department-upgrades-ai-theft-accusations-to-target-chinas-deepseek-moonshot-ai-and-minimax/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47939762

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

How to Start Journaling

devonnull — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 03:35:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/apr/27/how-to-start-journaling

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47930212

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

China car giant BYD says it can thrive without US

devonnull — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 19:08:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy01ele412yo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47925868

Points: 13

# Comments: 5

The $5 Drone Killer

devonnull — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:16:21 +0000

Article URL: https://www.techradar.com/pro/the-usd5-drone-killer-the-navys-new-20kw-locust-laser-just-proved-its-unlimited-magazine-depth-on-the-uss-george-h-w-bush-it-neutralized-multiple-uavs-for-a-fraction-of-the-cost-of-a-missile-protecting-the-fleet-from-cheap-enemy-drone-swarms

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47880278

Points: 7

# Comments: 3

New comment by devonnull in "Bad habits are destroying your charging cables"

devonnull — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:28:30 +0000

I'm half expecting the rise of USB cable influencers soon ...

New comment by devonnull in "[dead]"

devonnull — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 01:27:44 +0000

One, with a really annoying sound. It's set for two snoozes. If I'm not up out of bed after that, I get to sleep in!