Hacker News: e2le

New comment by e2le in "Memory safety absolutists"

e2le — Sun, 26 Jul 2026 01:53:36 +0000

Defective memory is another issue to be aware of and somewhat common. Around 10% of Firefox crash reports are due to bit flips.

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47252971

New comment by e2le in "Protecting our FLOSS commons from LLMs"

e2le — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:19:47 +0000

A hub of mostly human written software would be enough. It remains to be seen whether that results in measurably better quality code over the long term.

New comment by e2le in "Prefer strict tables in SQLite"

e2le — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 19:34:08 +0000

> The downside of strict tables is that some data types are not available, such as Date.

There are only 5 datatypes in sqlite. INTEGER, TEXT, BLOB, REAL, and NUMERIC.

https://sqlite.org/datatype3.html

New comment by e2le in "EU Commission: addictive design Instagram and Facebook in breach of the DSA"

e2le — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:06:42 +0000

> choice between addictive and "ethical" algorithms

A few years ago I would have agreed with this sentiment however after watching many adults (and children) fall into addictive AI slop alternate reality hell holes, I just want it to stop. Likewise, I prefer not to live in a society that enables drug addicts to walk the streets and used needles to litter the pavements every 10cm like empty Coke bottles.

We regulate things we know will be abused, and we are often the better for it. Social media is no different.

New comment by e2le in "YouTube to automatically label AI-generated videos"

e2le — Thu, 28 May 2026 16:16:20 +0000

I might be preaching to the choir however it being background noise doesn't mean your brain isn't processing that stimuli. In a way, you are what you consume.

New comment by e2le in "Motherboard sales 'collapse' amid unprecedented shortages fueled by AI"

e2le — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:15:48 +0000

It's unfortunate but personal general-purpose computing has being under attack for a long time, this is only another nail in the coffin.

New comment by e2le in "The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency"

e2le — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 03:04:12 +0000

In such a scenario, people shouldn't acquiesce. Be creative and find ways of bringing hurt to those in this administration who feel they can dodge consequences. If no example is made of them, it will happen again.

New comment by e2le in "The insider trading suspicions looming over Trump's presidency"

e2le — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 02:36:53 +0000

Despite the apathy of Americans, I continue to have hope that there will be consequences for all recent and past actions. It's unfortunate that recent events are only the tip of the iceberg, too many to even remember.

New comment by e2le in "France's government is ditching Windows for Linux, says US tech a strategic risk"

e2le — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 12:16:37 +0000

> Astroturfing around this is getting suspicious.

It's perfectly possible for people to be passionate about the subject.

New comment by e2le in "US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology"

e2le — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:42:52 +0000

For those unfamiliar, you can read more about the flock safety cameras themselves here:

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Flock_license_plate_readers

And more about the company behind the cameras:

https://consumerrights.wiki/w/Flock_Safety

New comment by e2le in "Japanese, French and Omani vessels cross Strait of Hormuz"

e2le — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 15:31:20 +0000

We are 1 Year and 3 months into this current administration, 2 years and 9 months remain. Despite the short period in office, so much damage and chaos has being caused by one individual and the sycophants who surround him.

It is a fact that the reputation of the USA has being damaged, perhaps not repairable for decades or more. This will have consequences.

Perhaps, I hope, Americans will take action to save the democratic norms and institutions that so many of them have claimed to cherish. Before he has dismantled and replaced too many to salvage. Or perhaps they have work tomorrow.

New comment by e2le in "Say No to Palantir in Europe"

e2le — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 16:37:36 +0000

> which never accounts for the very bulk of what US really exports: IT and financial services

Given the growing demand to move away from US services and towards European alternatives, I wonder what the US will look like in 10 years if this move gains significant momentum.

New comment by e2le in "Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email"

e2le — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 17:18:52 +0000

For those who decried Hillary's E-Mail server but fail to apply the same standards to the current administration, it was never a real issue to begin with. Just performative nonsense.

New comment by e2le in "MoD sources warn Palantir role at heart of government is threat to UK security"

e2le — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 16:28:10 +0000

Given the history of his family, one would expect them to avoid risqué associations and activities. I think it deserves some scrutiny.

New comment by e2le in "New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes"

e2le — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:15:17 +0000

That is a probable outcome however it would at least cap or limit the ability of bot farms to produce industrial sludge content.

New comment by e2le in "New accounts on HN more likely to use em-dashes"

e2le — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 19:08:39 +0000

> human using AI to 'improve' the quality of their comment

I want to hear people in their own voice, their own ideas, with their own words. I have no interest in reading AI generated comments with the same prose, vocabulary, and grammar.

I don't care if your writing is bad.

Additionally, I am sceptical that using AI to write comments on your behalf creates opportunities for self-improvement. I suspect this is all leading to a death of diversity in writing where comments increasingly have an aura of sameness.

New comment by e2le in "Discord cuts ties with identity verification software, Persona"

e2le — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:43:34 +0000

No system is flawless. Every democratic system has its own issues. What is increasingly clear is that the current crop of tech billionaires do not belong anywhere near a position of power. God help us. The quality of individual is disappointing.

New comment by e2le in "Discord cuts ties with identity verification software, Persona"

e2le — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:34:02 +0000

People aught to be questioning more the future vision of those in positions to shape it. Someone who struggles with such simple questions around humanity while simultaneously building the tools of a surveillance state probably should not be one of the individuals driving our future.

It's quite clear that my vision of the future is nothing like theirs.

New comment by e2le in "Discord cuts ties with identity verification software, Persona"

e2le — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 17:22:33 +0000

Some might even agree with their dystopic vision of the future.

New comment by e2le in "Oat – Ultra-lightweight, zero dependency, semantic HTML, CSS, JS UI library"

e2le — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 14:30:25 +0000

Perhaps stolen accounts? I doubt every user is practising good security hygiene with a unique password per each account. Password leaks from other sites might well allow a motivated individual to hijack some here.