Hacker News: howard941

New comment by howard941 in "Actively exploited sandbox RCE in all Chromium versions"

howard941 — Sun, 06 Sep 2026 14:54:20 +0000

When did being a nerd become unfashionable again?

Dogs can distinguish between fearful and angry or sad human faces

howard941 — Sat, 05 Sep 2026 18:00:20 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/10/dogs-distinguish-fearful-angry-sad-human-faces-brain-scans

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49579024

Points: 16

# Comments: 2

New comment by howard941 in "GPS glitched across the US by as much as 33 feet"

howard941 — Fri, 04 Sep 2026 20:57:58 +0000

The GPS-independent fallback is MON: https://www.faa.gov/about/office_org/headquarters_offices/at...

El Niño Will Be Unlike Any in the Past Eight Decades

howard941 — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:21:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/science/2026/08/el-nino-effects/688429/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501901

Points: 49

# Comments: 14

The first anti-AI protester to be jailed has a message: 'Regain your humanity'

howard941 — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 10:53:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/16/california-openai-protester-wynd-kaufman

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49318857

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

X wants to keep suing advertisers, asks 5th Circuit to overrule district judge

howard941 — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 17:33:50 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/08/elon-musks-x-isnt-done-suing-advertisers-asks-court-to-revive-boycott-case/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49213724

Points: 9

# Comments: 2

Romania blasts rock to divert water from drought-hit Danube to nuclear reactor

howard941 — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 16:34:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/03/romania-blasts-divert-danube-water-nuclear-reactor-energy-crisis-hungary

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49158035

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

India's monsoon rains in danger as UN chief warns planet is 'on fire'

howard941 — Sat, 01 Aug 2026 21:01:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/31/india-monsoon-el-nino-hot-dry-conditions-meteorologists

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49138434

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by howard941 in "ECC and DDR5"

howard941 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 19:29:58 +0000

ECC is essentially mandatory for ZFS. Assuming that is you prefer your data uncorrupted.

Admin officials kill proposed rules for PFAS-contaminated sewage fertilizer

howard941 — Mon, 20 Jul 2026 16:32:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/20/trump-pfas-sewage-farm-fertilizer

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48981149

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

HAMgpt – what can I do with my radio today?

howard941 — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 11:05:03 +0000

Article URL: https://hamgpt.co

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48956913

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

A Colorado River decision could trigger major water cuts

howard941 — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 11:44:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2026/07/15/colorado-river-decision-could-trigger-major-water-cuts-how-did-we-get-here/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48919347

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Can humans hibernate their way to Mars?

howard941 — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 22:08:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/science/ng-interactive/2026/jul/14/human-hibernation-space-mars

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48913535

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by howard941 in "The 'absolute magic' of Morse code that still connects people globally"

howard941 — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 17:07:27 +0000

CQD lost out

Heat domes impeding radio and other signals in US Midwest

howard941 — Mon, 13 Jul 2026 15:52:30 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jul/13/heat-dome-radio-signals-us-midwest

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48894566

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by howard941 in "Death of the Status Update: Why 55% of Americans Stopped Posting on Social Media"

howard941 — Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:30:38 +0000

I stopped because I was forced to. "Something Happened" - never explained to me - and my FB public commenting was indefinitely suspended. No great loss.

New comment by howard941 in "Sony Deletes 551 Movies PlayStation Owners Paid For"

howard941 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 22:48:44 +0000

When the debtor files bankruptcy ownership immediately moves to the bankruptcy estate. This supposed obligation to delete might be disclosable on the executory contracts schedule.

Brain activity under anesthesia challenges what we know about consciousness

howard941 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:25:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260624025514.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48752650

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

After culling his flock, US poultry farmer now fears bird flu

howard941 — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 20:20:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jul/01/bird-flu-farms-us

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48752585

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Redesign of US Government websites stokes surveillance fears

howard941 — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 16:41:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jun/28/government-website-visitor-tracking-surveillance-fears

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48708993

Points: 8

# Comments: 0