Hacker News: esc861

New comment by esc861 in "An open-source stethoscope that costs between $2.5 and $5 to produce"

esc861 — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 16:41:01 +0000

https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/figure?id=10.1371/...

New comment by esc861 in "Show HN: Flyde – an open-source visual programming language"

esc861 — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 01:24:49 +0000

What you are describing sounds a lot like C4: https://c4model.com/

New comment by esc861 in "Metal, Fire, 'Hitting Stuff Hard': Everybody Wants to Be a Blacksmith Now"

esc861 — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 21:47:54 +0000

https://archive.ph/w2E28

Metal, Fire, 'Hitting Stuff Hard': Everybody Wants to Be a Blacksmith Now

esc861 — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 21:47:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/25/nyregion/connecticut-amateur-blacksmithing.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38766445

Points: 4

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Fugees rapper Pras Michel's lawyer used AI to draft bungled closing argument

esc861 — Wed, 18 Oct 2023 23:35:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/convicted-fugees-rapper-pras-michels-lawyer-used-ai-draft-bungled-clos-rcna120992

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37936248

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by esc861 in "Warp drive's best hope dies, as antimatter falls down"

esc861 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 11:56:40 +0000

I was under the impression that there were potential positive-energy solutions to this problem that don't require antimatter: https://iopscience.iop.org/article/10.1088/1361-6382/abe692

Alien life might not be something science can ever discover

esc861 — Mon, 09 Oct 2023 01:39:32 +0000

Article URL: https://aeon.co/essays/alien-life-might-not-be-something-science-can-ever-discover

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37816058

Points: 12

# Comments: 0

New comment by esc861 in "The Philips Hue ecosystem is collapsing"

esc861 — Tue, 26 Sep 2023 23:56:50 +0000

In my experience, enforcing log-in for for this kind of consumer product done for the sake of security, rather than user hostility. Internet connected hardware on a home network is a very attractive attack vector, especially if commands are unauthenticated.

It’s Time to Engineer the Sky

esc861 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 01:16:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/its-time-to-engineer-the-sky/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37579286

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by esc861 in "CPI for all items rises 0.2% in June; shelter up"

esc861 — Wed, 12 Jul 2023 13:07:07 +0000

This report is actually better than expected: https://www.cnbc.com/2023/07/12/inflation-rose-just-0point2p...

New comment by esc861 in "Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid Vaccine"

esc861 — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 13:08:22 +0000

https://archive.ph/jmHRK

Moderna Sues Pfizer and BioNTech over Covid Vaccine

esc861 — Fri, 26 Aug 2022 12:56:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/08/26/business/moderna-covid-vaccine-lawsuit.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32606821

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by esc861 in "The planet survived six hours without Facebook. Let's make it longer next time"

esc861 — Tue, 12 Oct 2021 13:42:49 +0000

Isn't that essentially the value prop. of Squarespace and similar services?

New comment by esc861 in "Help Us Find the Apps That Sell Your Location"

esc861 — Thu, 07 Oct 2021 14:56:59 +0000

Yes, and the same goes for information about the WiFi network. Lots of apps for IoT devices require this information to set up products, but the OS presents this as location tracking.

New comment by esc861 in "Netherlands ACM launches investigation into abuse by Apple in its App Store"

esc861 — Mon, 15 Apr 2019 15:47:44 +0000

Apple Music. Their services are making up a growing percentage of their revenue: https://www.digitalmusicnews.com/2019/01/30/apple-music-50-m...

New comment by esc861 in "Waymo: Bringing 3D perimeter Lidar to partners"

esc861 — Wed, 06 Mar 2019 22:54:45 +0000

Google has already built a great solar calculator using satellite imagery, at https://www.google.com/get/sunroof

New comment by esc861 in "Companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds"

esc861 — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 13:23:10 +0000

Yes, although they won't get the whole Wi-Fi scan list, which means no fine grained triangulation, and also no BSSID, but it's definitely imperfect.

It's also very frustrating if you are using the Wi-Fi APIs for legitimate purposes. Having to explain to a user why you need location permissions in order to set up a Wi-Fi peripheral isn't easy.

New comment by esc861 in "Companies use smartphone locations to help advertisers and even hedge funds"

esc861 — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 12:45:24 +0000

Android requires apps request location permissions in order to access Wi-Fi IP info.