Hacker News: hsnewman

New comment by hsnewman in "Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production"

hsnewman — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 21:45:13 +0000

I suspect the semi truck will be next on the chopping block. Tesla being merged into Spacex would have resulted in the shutting down of the car business and a focus on robots. I doubt that robots will be a money maker, it's only useful on mars because people can't live there.

New comment by hsnewman in "SDF – The Ethical Social Network"

hsnewman — Fri, 06 Nov 2026 16:44:39 +0000

I've been a member for at least 26 years! It's a great service.

New comment by hsnewman in "Show HN: Llmspeed – feel how fast a local LLM runs before you buy the hardware"

hsnewman — Sat, 17 Oct 2026 15:28:28 +0000

No Qualcomm Snapdragon X Elite?

China Just Broke America's Biggest AI Advantage? [video]

hsnewman — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 14:58:37 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pw3T0wZjYes

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50072773

Points: 1

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I'm not paying $20 for ChatGPT or Claude because a free local LLM does

hsnewman — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:19:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.xda-developers.com/im-not-paying-20-for-chatgpt-claude-or-gemini-because-a-free-local-llm-does-everything-i-need/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49996713

Points: 52

# Comments: 22

New comment by hsnewman in "Best LLM for every budget, updated daily"

hsnewman — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:36:57 +0000

I'm sure that local LLM will be far cheaper

What are the odds that AI will affect the election?

hsnewman — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 14:25:56 +0000

Given the dangers of AI hacking (which must be directed) given that our oligarchs own the AI systems and are currently unregulated?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49831088

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

New comment by hsnewman in "Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 Series"

hsnewman — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 02:41:31 +0000

I have a 64gb ram one, love it.

New comment by hsnewman in "Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 series"

hsnewman — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:54:39 +0000

Yeah, heard that 2 years ago for the Snapdragon X Elite

New comment by hsnewman in "Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 series"

hsnewman — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 23:54:19 +0000

yeah, heard that before...2 years ago.

New comment by hsnewman in "If You Knew God Exists, Wouldn't You Become a Priest?"

hsnewman — Sun, 20 Sep 2026 15:26:27 +0000

AI hype is purely to cause mass hysteria for control of society.

New comment by hsnewman in "Claude: System Prompts"

hsnewman — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 14:47:36 +0000

Has Gemini prompts been released, and how do they compare?

New comment by hsnewman in "Building on the Moon: How AI and Moon Dust Make It Possible"

hsnewman — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 15:44:31 +0000

I'm sorry Dave, but I can't do that.

New comment by hsnewman in "Grok Build is open source"

hsnewman — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 22:32:08 +0000

That is probably the best solution too!

New comment by hsnewman in "Show HN: Runloom – Go-style coroutines for Python free-threaded"

hsnewman — Fri, 10 Jul 2026 15:13:31 +0000

Why not just use Go?

New comment by hsnewman in "Life Without Google"

hsnewman — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 15:24:19 +0000

Why?

Billionaire's Warning: I'm Selling. The Crash Is Here [video]

hsnewman — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:45:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32u5T6lO8qk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48675151

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by hsnewman in "Billionaire Tax Officially Heads to Nov. 3 Ballot"

hsnewman — Sun, 21 Jun 2026 16:30:19 +0000

In the USA "all men are created equal". Owning money should allow you more representation than not owning money. Companies/institutions should not be allowed to spend money on politics, and a flat tax would solve this.

Is Artificial General Intelligence Achievable?

hsnewman — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 13:23:56 +0000

If AGI is powerful enough that it must always be heavily restricted, society may never experience the practical benefits of unrestricted AGI. Therefore, the economic justification for pursuing AGI could be weaker than advocates claim.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48490015

Points: 2

# Comments: 2

Scientists found a surprisingly simple way to create powerful quantum states

hsnewman — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 15:31:00 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2026/06/260606075510.htm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48425990

Points: 3

# Comments: 1