Hacker News: everybodyknows

New comment by everybodyknows in "LibreOffice – Let's put an end to the speculation"

everybodyknows — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 18:36:47 +0000

Meeks' blog post, for comparison:

https://www.collaboraonline.com/blog/tdf-ejects-its-core-dev...

Note the references to legal issues; draw your own conclusions.

Mission to Recover Downed F-15E Aircrew

everybodyknows — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:53:51 +0000

Article URL: https://theaviationist.com/2026/04/04/csar-in-the-spotlight/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47645100

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by everybodyknows in "Author of "Careless People" banned from saying anything negative about Meta"

everybodyknows — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 17:10:43 +0000

Still looking for the part where, in acknowledgement of her own culpability, she assigns all book royalties to some charity that, say, provides counseling to troubled teenagers ...

New comment by everybodyknows in "The Document Foundation ejects its core developers"

everybodyknows — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:15:41 +0000

The (top-level only) adversaries in this unfortunate drama:

https://www.documentfoundation.org/board/

https://www.collaboraonline.com/about-us/

New comment by everybodyknows in "I use excalidraw to manage my diagrams for my blog"

everybodyknows — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 14:22:32 +0000

Questions:

1. Will you be making the source code public?

2. How to export the JSON for SCM, then re-import for updating/maintenance?

AI conference rejects papers over AI use

everybodyknows — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:56:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.semafor.com/article/03/26/2026/ai-conference-rejects-papers-over-ai-use

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47534262

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Tehran's 'toll booth' system is now controlling Hormuz traffic

everybodyknows — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 10:46:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156720/Tehrans-toll-booth-system-is-now-controlling-Hormuz-traffic

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47528843

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

To Counter China, America's Military AI Needs an Open-Source Reboot

everybodyknows — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 14:43:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nationalreview.com/2026/03/to-counter-china-americas-military-ai-needs-an-open-source-reboot/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47517994

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Now it can be told: Any reporter learns some stories should not be printed

everybodyknows — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 17:11:01 +0000

Article URL: https://courthousenews.com/now-it-can-be-told/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47457536

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by everybodyknows in "“Your frustration is the product”"

everybodyknows — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 16:13:19 +0000

Another niche: Software professionals

https://www.carbonads.net/

Asteroids and meteorites may have delivered the building blocks for life

everybodyknows — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 19:01:38 +0000

Article URL: https://courthousenews.com/asteroids-and-meteorites-may-have-delivered-the-building-blocks-for-life-on-earth/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416757

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Fujairah loadings plummet: drone attacks rock UAE port prompting tanker rethink

everybodyknows — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 16:56:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156639/Fujairah-loadings-plummet-as-drone-attacks-rock-UAE-port-prompting-tanker-rethink

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47415274

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by everybodyknows in "The emergence of print-on-demand Amazon paperback books"

everybodyknows — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:04:50 +0000

Why not just go to a better online seller? One of the books mentioned:

https://bookshop.org/p/books/the-problems-of-philosophy-warb...

New comment by everybodyknows in "Hollywood Enters Oscars Weekend in Existential Crisis"

everybodyknows — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 19:04:48 +0000

> ... California doubled the annual assistance it gives to film and TV productions to $750 million to stop them from fleeing the state.

750M/38.9M = $19.28 per resident

Why can't we call a taxpayer subsidy by its right name?

US- and Greek-owned tankers ablaze after Iran claims 'underwater drone' strike

everybodyknows — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:32:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156592/US--and-Greek-owned-tankers-ablaze-after-Iran-claims-underwater-drone-strike-in-Iraqi-waters

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47352262

Points: 174

# Comments: 298

New comment by everybodyknows in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans."

everybodyknows — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:24:48 +0000

Typos like an/as, of/or, an/and waste the reader's time. That some care be taken to avoid them is no more than common courtesy.

New comment by everybodyknows in "Kuwaiti F/A-18's Triple Friendly Fire Shootdown Gets Stranger by the Day"

everybodyknows — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 17:59:04 +0000

I knew a USAF flight instructor who trained foreign "guest" students: Said washing out the trainee was not an option, not even after mistakes like shutting down an engine in flight.

What if the Hormuz closure will not be brief?

everybodyknows — Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:46:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.lloydslist.com/LL1156532/They-all-said-Hormuz-closure-would-be-brief-What-if-they-were-wrong

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47293482

Points: 118

# Comments: 235

New comment by everybodyknows in "A radio "laser" from 8B years away lights up Earth"

everybodyknows — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 17:41:33 +0000

Written by AI, along with a handful of other ramblings, all "10 hours" ago:

https://modernengineeringmarvels.com/author/james-thompson/

New comment by everybodyknows in "10–97% in nine minutes: BYD presents second generation of Blade Battery"

everybodyknows — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 03:14:43 +0000

> charging powers of up to 1,500 kilowatts

> The Flash Chargers use their own energy storage systems to provide the extremely high charging power for short periods