Hacker News: fkdk

New comment by fkdk in "Ah, the Codeberg Drama"

fkdk — Fri, 24 Jul 2026 13:49:02 +0000

Time will tell whether Codeberg's approach of Valetudo-like community-building will work out.

New comment by fkdk in "Ask HN: SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY – does this do anything?"

fkdk — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:45:51 +0000

Thats the question, right? And thats exactly the point.

It is about weighing the real cost of trillions of replicated license sections against some theoretical/imaginary risk of someone being successful in court with this.

New comment by fkdk in "Ask HN: SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY – does this do anything?"

fkdk — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 17:40:02 +0000

that make sense to me, but has this ever happened? has anyone ever downloaded some (in some way broken) software by an unpaid open source developer and then tried to sue that person?

it sounds mind-boggling to me that this would actually be possible, so I wonder if this was ever tried.

Ask HN: SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED WITHOUT WARRANTY – does this do anything?

fkdk — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 18:36:38 +0000

License texts are copied billions of times every day.

In most cases, accompanying software by unpaid open source developers.

- Are there cases where such a person has been sued due to some warranty-related aspect?

- Could you be sued if you forget to add a license?

- Is the entire section pointless?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48996283

Points: 3

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New comment by fkdk in "Show HN: Ex Situ – Open-source spatial index of displaced cultural artifacts"

fkdk — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 07:02:33 +0000

“To arrive at a just estimate of a renowned man’s character one must judge it by the standards of his time, not ours.”

New comment by fkdk in "Why it's so difficult to produce American-made medical gloves"

fkdk — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 11:38:36 +0000

Some of my early research (elementary school) suggested that certain glues can form a peelable, skin-like layer. Maybe that could be a promising way forward?

New comment by fkdk in "Can A.I. produce writing that we want to read?"

fkdk — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 08:36:37 +0000

Could be, i understood it differently

New comment by fkdk in "Can A.I. produce writing that we want to read?"

fkdk — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 03:56:57 +0000

Do you? Even if its a technical blog post and you learn incorrect things from it?

New comment by fkdk in "WH proposes rules giving political appointees final approval on research grants"

fkdk — Sat, 30 May 2026 05:34:53 +0000

Next up: Lawmakers put Indiana pi bill back on the table.

New comment by fkdk in "Richard Dawkins and the Claude Delusion"

fkdk — Tue, 05 May 2026 15:15:17 +0000

Dawkins takes a functionalist position, which is the dominant perspective in biological research.

The author makes it easy for himself by degrading the philosophical/scientific discussion into a political rant.

New comment by fkdk in "New laws to make it easier to cancel subscriptions and get refunds"

fkdk — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 15:38:29 +0000

You can't unsubscribe from this because it is not a normal service, but a racket. By definition: a service that creates its own demand.

New comment by fkdk in "Last Statements"

fkdk — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 02:53:34 +0000

I advise having a read through Sapolskys book "Determined" to get another perspective

Chinese chemical supplier causes global baby formula recall

fkdk — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 06:16:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/business/healthcare-pharmaceuticals/nestle-widens-french-infant-formula-recall-new-batch-guigoz-2026-02-04

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46921749

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by fkdk in "Psychometric Jailbreaks Reveal Internal Conflict in Frontier Models"

fkdk — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 17:03:42 +0000

What would "abuse" of an LLM look like? Saying something mean to it? Shutting it off?

New comment by fkdk in "Founding is a snowball"

fkdk — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 06:28:03 +0000

Seeing a borderline hustle culture article illustrated with AI slop in the style of Bill Watterson, who famously opposed commercial exploitation of his work, is deeply saddening.

New comment by fkdk in "Show HN: Kolibri, a DIY music club in Sweden"

fkdk — Fri, 30 Jan 2026 19:20:25 +0000

Is this some sort of joke/reference I'm not getting?

New comment by fkdk in "US administration to require app, social media, possibly DNA for travelers"

fkdk — Tue, 27 Jan 2026 04:08:14 +0000

> im lucky i've made pro Trump comments

Once implemented, such regulation will stay even if trump leaves. When the democrats take over again, this will be used against you.

New comment by fkdk in "Repatriate the gold': German economists advise withdrawal from US vaults"

fkdk — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 10:50:17 +0000

I agree that they will never get the gold back, but is it really more likely that the US hands over that sum in cash?

New comment by fkdk in "Satya Nadella: "We need to find something useful for AI""

fkdk — Thu, 22 Jan 2026 13:24:49 +0000

"Why d'you think the net was born? Porn, Porn, Porn"

New comment by fkdk in "Denmark's struggle to break up with Silicon Valley"

fkdk — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 19:16:12 +0000

"fuck you i got mine" a true american indeed