Hacker News: gkanai

New comment by gkanai in "There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability"

gkanai — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:52:47 +0000

Shigure Ui is an illustrator and vtuber. She has a teenage character which is her main character. She also has a young girl character (age 9) which is the one that was put into the exploit explanation video.

New comment by gkanai in "There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability"

gkanai — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:51:03 +0000

> How would you create a video like this?

You would need to hire the team that made the original video (which as of this comment has 148 million views)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci_zad39Uhw

New comment by gkanai in "There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability"

gkanai — Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:49:22 +0000

The original video from where the dancing girl was taken from (she's a vtuber, not in an anime) has 148 million views.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ci_zad39Uhw

New comment by gkanai in "Dam removals are bringing fish back across the northeastern United States"

gkanai — Sun, 18 Oct 2026 16:02:52 +0000

> net negative for society

You did not calculate the impact on the salmon population since dams were added to the Kennebec since 1837. Both the impact on the salmon themselves as well as all of the other animals and people who relied on that salmon fishery.

It's certainly a lot larger than the benefits of the dams in my calculation.

New comment by gkanai in "China Overtakes U.S. For First Time as Top Spender on R&D in 2024"

gkanai — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 04:47:45 +0000

As someone who lived in China for 5 years pre-pandemic, it's fine to visit China, enjoy the cuisine, enjoy the culture. Learn the language, all good.

But living full time in China and competing with Chinese in China as a non Chinese person- that's not something you want to do.

New comment by gkanai in "Doing a Machine Learning PhD While Working in Japan"

gkanai — Thu, 01 Oct 2026 05:18:49 +0000

Thank you for sharing.

"In essentially every other category, my quality of life has degraded significantly since returning home. "

This is the challenge. The market in the US, the salaries, etc. are significantly better/higher, but the quality of life is often worse.

New comment by gkanai in "Automattic's board forces CEO Matt Mullenweg into leave of absence"

gkanai — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 02:21:49 +0000

It is not. They did take VC funding however, which is when the board and the investor agreements came into force.

New comment by gkanai in "iPhone Duo"

gkanai — Thu, 10 Sep 2026 01:10:32 +0000

> Can't believe they flew all these people in to play them a video.

Apple can't afford to have demo problems or presentation glitches anymore. Hence the system that they have now.

New comment by gkanai in "Suica, Japan's First IC Transit Card"

gkanai — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 10:03:43 +0000

＞how paper-money-driven Japan is.

JFYI, over 50% of payments in Japan in 2026 are digital now. So not as high as other markets but certainly much less paper money than pre-pandemic.

https://www.meti.go.jp/english/press/2026/0331_005.html

New comment by gkanai in "Where did all the public bathrooms go?"

gkanai — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 00:40:43 +0000

Almost every convenience store in Japan has a public toilet. Yes, it is polite to purchase something but it's not required. Some even have bidet function.

New comment by gkanai in "Memory prices climb 500% in 12 months"

gkanai — Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:33:06 +0000

These unintended (or intended?) affects of the AI boom are yet another cause for hate among a key demographic (people who use/buy/build PCs) who might otherwise be pro-AI but because of this are quite anti-AI.

New comment by gkanai in "Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia"

gkanai — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:40:55 +0000

Solitude by choice is one thing. Leaving when you want to, returning to a life with more connections, etc.

These men are probably doing this job because it is work they can get.

New comment by gkanai in "Los Puesteros, solitary men who look after ranches and livestock in Patagonia"

gkanai — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:38:07 +0000

I think it looks romantic from the perspective of someone in a major metro area. But long term, that sort of lifestyle is only for the people who can really endure that. After a while I think most would not want that remoteness.

New comment by gkanai in "Hackers Stalked Me by Hijacking a Smartwatch for Kids"

gkanai — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 04:00:34 +0000

Until the Chinese government penalizes these Chinese companies for these insecure practices, they'll continue to be sold as is. China doesn't need to care about Chinese made products sold for export apparently.

New comment by gkanai in "VTubing: How a Japanese Phenomenon Is Going Worldwide"

gkanai — Tue, 21 Jul 2026 08:31:48 +0000

The two largest vtuber agencies/companies are publicly traded in Japan.

https://finance.yahoo.co.jp/quote/5253.T?term=2y

https://finance.yahoo.co.jp/quote/5032.T?term=2y

The stock prices are not great all things considered- I think that the vtuber audience needs something new/different to broaden beyond it's current market base AND I think investors would rather put money into AI related stocks than IP/vtuber related stocks.

New comment by gkanai in "John Deere owners will get the right to repair equipment under FTC settlement"

gkanai — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 05:31:30 +0000

Apple too. They solder in the SSDs and memory.

New comment by gkanai in "Bring back crappy forums"

gkanai — Thu, 02 Jul 2026 03:52:10 +0000

The best forums still have users and traffic. For instance, for Toyota Land Cruiser owners, the best information has always been at ih8mud. Reddit doesnt hold a candle to Mud for the depth of information available (for that community.)

New comment by gkanai in "The Last Surviving Japanese Porsche 912 Police Car"

gkanai — Mon, 15 Jun 2026 08:27:38 +0000

These photos were originally by Lorenzo Kikisch for Type 7 magazine

https://www.instagram.com/p/DZYbpfliUfs/

New comment by gkanai in "I'm Eric Ries, author of "The Lean Startup" and new book "Incorruptible" – AMA"

gkanai — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:14:55 +0000

Did you look at Patagonia Inc. as an example? I wasn't aware of the new book but am more interested in it now.

New comment by gkanai in "I'm Eric Ries (The Lean Startup) and Author of New Book "Incorruptible" - AMA"

gkanai — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 17:12:14 +0000

> the system is designed so that VCs keep winning

The way around that is to not take VC money. There are some (not many) startups that got to unicorn status by bootstrapping and not taking outside money. It's harder, yes, but in a way a more pure effort.