Hacker News: djfergus

Turn a WiFi 7 Router into a 320Msps Software Defined Radio Receiver

djfergus — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 12:41:58 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/h0m3us3r/w1700k-sdr

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50055593

Points: 269

# Comments: 69

New comment by djfergus in "Passkeys are a trap"

djfergus — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 08:56:02 +0000

Well they built it, verified everything was in place, presumably got some tick from govt/banks/etc then removed it. I’d love to know what happened/what they are thinking. And what happens next and when.

Do you think they did that to keep us FOSS neckbeard hackers happy?

New comment by djfergus in "Passkeys are a trap"

djfergus — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 01:22:54 +0000

Attested passkeys are a dream for Apple. While google is sliding down this slippery slope fastest (eg MEETS_STRONG_INTEGRITY to require security updates) Apple has the most to gain commercially, they must be salivating over the prospect of accelerating device replacement (and blocking Linux/android forks) driven by banks, streaming media and governments.

SpaceXAI joins Omarchy as corporate sponsor with $1.5M in Grok tokens

djfergus — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 10:00:43 +0000

Article URL: https://omarchy.org/news/2026/10/spacexai-joins-as-founding-corporate-patron/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50003891

Points: 3

# Comments: 3

New comment by djfergus in "Meta VR Glasses"

djfergus — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 04:02:57 +0000

Very disappointing FOV specs for PCVR simulation fans (70 degrees: a downgrade from Quest 3). Looks like nice hardware though.

Arch-Based Omarchy 4.0.4 Makes Its Custom Linux Kernel the Default

djfergus — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:20:18 +0000

Article URL: https://linuxiac.com/omarchy-4-0-4-makes-its-custom-linux-kernel-the-default/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49737062

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Linux Finally Reached My Desk

djfergus — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:19:11 +0000

Article URL: https://vinny.dev/blog/2026-09-18-omarchy-linux-finally-reached-my-desk/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49737051

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by djfergus in "New stealth model: Union Alpha"

djfergus — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:10:15 +0000

https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai/models/stealth/union-al...

Union Alpha Stealth Model

djfergus — Thu, 17 Sep 2026 06:04:36 +0000

Article URL: https://developers.cloudflare.com/ai/models/stealth/union-alpha/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49736955

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by djfergus in "Show HN: Hacking a $20 4G wireless hotspot into a texting device"

djfergus — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 11:54:55 +0000

Postmarketos works well on those and they have lots of info and links. [1]

My biggest tip is to carefully back up every partition of the original firmware - there are many many seemingly identical variants and if you hose your particular baseband components you will lose your cellular functionality.

[1] https://wiki.postmarketos.org/wiki/Zhihe_series_LTE_dongles_...

Omarchy ships its own Linux kernel in v4.0.4

djfergus — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 07:50:39 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/omacom/omarchy/releases/tag/v4.0.4

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49723292

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Stay discoverable in search while disallowing AI training

djfergus — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 02:25:18 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.cloudflare.com/accountable-mixed-use-ai-crawlers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49721435

Points: 87

# Comments: 50

Thoughts and Observations on apples iPhones duo 18pro event

djfergus — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 00:59:32 +0000

Article URL: https://daringfireball.net/2026/09/thoughts_and_observations_on_apples_surprise_and_shine_event

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49720913

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by djfergus in "The "omarchy" stuff is getting weird and weirder"

djfergus — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 05:01:02 +0000

The essay takes the anti-Omarchy arguments and pushes them to deliberately absurd conclusions:

>> “You don't want fascists benefiting from your code?”

> Then don't publish source.

> Background-check every user.

> Maintain a centralized approved-user registry.

> Monitor people's browsing.

> Use AI to detect unacceptable politics.

> Abolish encryption.

Seems like someone trying a reductio ad absurdum.

New comment by djfergus in "Apple's Dimensional Drawings"

djfergus — Mon, 14 Sep 2026 04:44:25 +0000

Curious why the Macbook Neo is the only Macbook included?

Huawei Mate XT 2 hands on ($3000 trifold) [video]

djfergus — Sun, 13 Sep 2026 07:27:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRrS54oHqlw

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49681023

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Don't give them the time of day

djfergus — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 12:20:39 +0000

Article URL: https://pluie.me/blog/dont-give-them-the-time-of-day/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49657197

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

New comment by djfergus in "My iPad replaced my MacBook on the go"

djfergus — Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:18:01 +0000

I always appreciate people trying this but its never made much sense. An M5 13" ipad pro plus magic keyboard costs and weighs more than a laptop which would have fewer ergonomic and OS compromises.

New comment by djfergus in "DHH's Omarchy Considering Replacing Arch/AUR with Nix"

djfergus — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 07:37:56 +0000

Interesting update:

https://x.com/dhh/status/2097623347802587393?s=20

https://xcancel.com/dhh/status/2097623347802587393?s=20

DHH: "To that effect, I've also removed the plans/nix.md file from the current quattro branch. We're having some amazing discussions with nix experts about what the future can look like. But that's for Cinque (if at all). Right now we're ALL IN on shipping Omarchy Quattro RS 4.5 next!"

New comment by djfergus in "iPhone Duo"

djfergus — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 05:49:30 +0000

Contrary to earlier rumours the Iphone Duo will support magsafe:

https://www.apple.com/iphone/compare/