<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: engcoach</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=engcoach</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 01:57:36 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=engcoach" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "MS Paint and Photos inivisibly watermark even locally generated output with GUID"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Please note: A well-funded organization, like a government, can derive the keys from the TPM hardware using an electron microscope.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 16:42:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49422408</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49422408</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49422408</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "[dead]"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Ro Khanna 2028!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Jul 2026 01:29:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877473</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877473</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48877473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "It seems that the age of reading might be a short anomaly in human history"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p><i>Rabbit, Run</i> by John Updike</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2026 17:26:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48834682</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48834682</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48834682</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Medical students are using popular research tool to pump out misleading studies"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Try OpenEvidence instead</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 16:30:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688577</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688577</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48688577</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Making Graphics Like it's 1993"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>We're getting to the point that building something with AI doesn't really indicate skill. So, for a prestige project, there is great value in avoiding AI use.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:28:25 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48464317</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48464317</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48464317</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "The OnlyFans Economy of American AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Option-hyphen key on macOS. I used to make prolific use of the emdash and LLMs took that from me!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:16:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48438128</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48438128</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48438128</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Pentagon raised threat of Israeli spying on U.S. to highest level, sources say"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This development isn’t necessarily incompatible with the idea of the US being a vassal state (e.g. the takeover is a partial compromise as open admission of capture would lead to a mass uprising against the Federal government possibly via a national guard division or the like)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 20:22:41 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428635</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428635</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48428635</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Israel</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 12:25:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488490</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488490</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47488490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That’s going to age as well as weapons of mass destruction in Iraq did. The reality is that only Israel was threatened by Iran and the US is caught up in it simply because we act as their vassal.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:43:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484933</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484933</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484933</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why do they chant that? Is it due to acting against US interests in favor of another state, maybe one in the Levant?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 02:41:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484920</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484920</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47484920</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "MacBook Neo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The RAM usage you are describing is likely not actual resident memory use. Check RPRVT via top on macOS for a more generally useful metric of actual impact per process.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:56:44 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47248407</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47248407</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47248407</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Qwen-Image-2.0: Professional infographics, exquisite photorealism"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>My response to the horse image:
<a href="https://i.postimg.cc/hG8nJ4cv/IMG-5289-copy.jpg" rel="nofollow">https://i.postimg.cc/hG8nJ4cv/IMG-5289-copy.jpg</a></p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:55:23 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46961543</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46961543</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46961543</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Qwen-Image-2.0: Professional infographics, exquisite photorealism"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It's the year of the horse in their zodiac. The (translated) prompt is wild:<p>"""
A desolate grassland stretches into the distance, its ground dry and cracked. Fine dust is kicked up by vigorous activity, forming a faint grayish-brown mist in the low sky. Mid-ground, eye-level composition: A muscular, robust adult brown horse stands proudly, its forelegs heavily pressing between the shoulder blades and spine of a reclining man. Its hind legs are taut, its neck held high, its mane flying against the wind, its nostrils flared, and its eyes sharp and focused, exuding a primal sense of power. The subdued man is a white male, 30-40 years old, his face covered in dust and sweat, his short, messy dark brown hair plastered to his forehead, his thick beard slightly damp; he wears a badly worn, grey-green medieval-style robe, the fabric torn and stained with mud in several places, a thick hemp rope tied around his waist, and scratched ankle-high leather boots; his body is in a push-up position—his palms are pressed hard against the cracked, dry earth, his knuckles white, the veins in his arms bulging, his legs stretched straight back and taut, his toes digging into the ground, his entire torso trembling slightly from the weight. The background is a range of undulating grey-blue mountains, their outlines stark, their peaks hidden beneath a low-hanging, leaden-grey, cloudy sky. The thick clouds diffuse a soft, diffused light, which pours down naturally from the left front at a 45-degree angle, casting clear and voluminous shadows on the horse's belly, the back of the man's hands, and the cracked ground. The overall color scheme is strictly controlled within the earth tones: the horsehair is warm brown, the robe is a gradient of gray-green-brown, the soil is a mixture of ochre, dry yellow earth, and charcoal gray, the dust is light brownish-gray, and the sky is a transition from matte lead gray to cool gray with a faint glow at the bottom of the clouds. The image has a realistic, high-definition photographic quality, with extremely fine textures—you can see the sweat on the horse's neck, the wear and tear on the robe's warp and weft threads, the skin pores and stubble, the edges of the cracked soil, and the dust particles. The atmosphere is tense, primitive, and full of suffocating tension from a struggle of biological forces.
"""</p>
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<p>The "horse riding man" prompt is wild:<p>"""A desolate grassland stretches into the distance, its ground dry and cracked. Fine dust is kicked up by vigorous activity, forming a faint grayish-brown mist in the low sky. Mid-ground, eye-level composition: A muscular, robust adult brown horse stands proudly, its forelegs heavily pressing between the shoulder blades and spine of a reclining man. Its hind legs are taut, its neck held high, its mane flying against the wind, its nostrils flared, and its eyes sharp and focused, exuding a primal sense of power. The subdued man is a white male, 30-40 years old, his face covered in dust and sweat, his short, messy dark brown hair plastered to his forehead, his thick beard slightly damp; he wears a badly worn, grey-green medieval-style robe, the fabric torn and stained with mud in several places, a thick hemp rope tied around his waist, and scratched ankle-high leather boots; his body is in a push-up position—his palms are pressed hard against the cracked, dry earth, his knuckles white, the veins in his arms bulging, his legs stretched straight back and taut, his toes digging into the ground, his entire torso trembling slightly from the weight. The background is a range of undulating grey-blue mountains, their outlines stark, their peaks hidden beneath a low-hanging, leaden-grey, cloudy sky. The thick clouds diffuse a soft, diffused light, which pours down naturally from the left front at a 45-degree angle, casting clear and voluminous shadows on the horse's belly, the back of the man's hands, and the cracked ground. The overall color scheme is strictly controlled within the earth tones: the horsehair is warm brown, the robe is a gradient of gray-green-brown, the soil is a mixture of ochre, dry yellow earth, and charcoal gray, the dust is light brownish-gray, and the sky is a transition from matte lead gray to cool gray with a faint glow at the bottom of the clouds. The image has a realistic, high-definition photographic quality, with extremely fine textures—you can see the sweat on the horse's neck, the wear and tear on the robe's warp and weft threads, the skin pores and stubble, the edges of the cracked soil, and the dust particles. The atmosphere is tense, primitive, and full of suffocating tension from a struggle of biological forces."""</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 15:47:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46961397</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46961397</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46961397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Independent review of UK national security law warns of overreach"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Fuck the government</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 18 Dec 2025 13:53:35 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312653</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312653</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46312653</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "CRISPR fungus: Protein-packed, sustainable, and tastes like meat"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What about people who have eaten extensive quantities (and variations) of vegetarian Indian food but still crave meat? It's not a matter of exposure, it's also a matter of taste.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 12 Dec 2025 14:53:08 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46244695</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46244695</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46244695</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Apple's slow AI pace becomes a strength as market grows weary of spending"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Old Apple wasn't run by ex-Microsoft and ex-consultancy MBAs... a serious cultural rot has set in and the much of the "bottom up" component powering much of the innovation is nothing but smoldering coals.<p>The golden goose is dead.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Dec 2025 15:42:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206141</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206141</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46206141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Türkiye will not sell rare earth elements to the USA"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Allies shouldn't align with their block's primary geopolitical enemies...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 15:01:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799757</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799757</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799757</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Türkiye will not sell rare earth elements to the USA"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Honestly, the US doesn't need Türkiye. Europe does.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 03 Nov 2025 14:57:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799708</link><dc:creator>engcoach</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799708</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45799708</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by engcoach in "Türkiye will not sell rare earth elements to the USA"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Rare earths are vital for military equipment. This action is coming from a country that NATO has trusted with its best technology and they continue to flirt with both Russia and China, NATO's primary threats.</p>
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