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New comment by huijzer in "Pokémon Go Scans Trained the Navigation Tech for Military Drones"

huijzer — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 14:22:23 +0000

> The data isn't guns though. Guns aren't a dual use technology that have a nonviolent purpose.

Counterexample, guns could be a (non-violent) hobby. I’m not pro guns or violence but just pointing out the logical issue here

New comment by huijzer in "GnuCash is right. It's also why I built my own finance app"

huijzer — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 14:49:09 +0000

Is there use for this for individuals? Or is this like advanced note taking apps: you feel productive but are just busy talking about the things you need to do instead of doing the things you need to do

New comment by huijzer in "I hated writing until I learned there’s a science to it (2024)"

huijzer — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 15:06:00 +0000

In theory you are right, but in practice that’s not how it goes.

New comment by huijzer in "Failing grades soar with AI usage, dwindling math skills in Berkeley CS classes"

huijzer — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 07:47:04 +0000

I recently switched back from a Tesla to an older car without permanently having a map visible. Suddenly my brain has to think about routes again and it definitively feels like my brain has to put in more effort again to handle it.

New comment by huijzer in "I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline"

huijzer — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:25:04 +0000

It also makes no sense to go reverse. Maybe practically, but from the Word generated garbage your not gonna get something useful

New comment by huijzer in "I hated writing until I learned there’s a science to it (2024)"

huijzer — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:22:41 +0000

I finished my PhD and still hate (or at least severely dislike scientific writing). It just feels so pointless most of the time plus you constantly have to compromise on most of the text until it says almost nothing

New comment by huijzer in "I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline"

huijzer — Wed, 27 May 2026 06:01:29 +0000

Seems it’s currently a percentage: https://forum.typst.app/t/how-to-leave-a-single-line-of-para...

On Pandoc I agree. Word custom styles is possible I believe but it will be a mess (as usual with Word).

New comment by huijzer in "I built a Git-tracked book production pipeline"

huijzer — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:44:13 +0000

Uhm why not Typst? I published my thesis and another book in it and it worked great. They are also working on HTML output which should make it easier to create EPUBs. Until then Pandoc should work I think

New comment by huijzer in "Pope Leo XIV says AI must serve humanity, not the powerful few"

huijzer — Mon, 25 May 2026 15:59:43 +0000

Interesting. Thanks. The seeming contradiction can be resolved by the statement “no honesty among thieves”. I don’t know exactly about the sect, but I do know that the Templars were not a particularly honest bunch. True criminals without a conscience will also often blame the other side of crimes they themselves conduct; probably to keep blame away from them since the false accusations cause massive confusion

New comment by huijzer in "Pope Leo XIV says AI must serve humanity, not the powerful few"

huijzer — Mon, 25 May 2026 14:51:27 +0000

Agreed. Crusades have also close ties with gnosticism since the Templars themselves were gnostics.

New comment by huijzer in "Pope Leo XIV says AI must serve humanity, not the powerful few"

huijzer — Mon, 25 May 2026 14:50:30 +0000

The Catholic church has also burned Christians in various era’s including in the 15th century.

"Don't Be Evil" Was a Lie from the Start (2024)

huijzer — Thu, 21 May 2026 08:14:38 +0000

Article URL: https://old.reddit.com/r/degoogle/comments/1g5uepg/dont_be_evil_was_a_lie_from_the_start_google/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48219414

Points: 9

# Comments: 8

New comment by huijzer in "OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens"

huijzer — Sun, 17 May 2026 15:21:58 +0000

You didn’t even mention the Knights of Malta yet. They claim to care for the poor, but Prince Bernhard also within a year of signing up ordered naked girls for an evening which caused his secretary, J. Thomassen, in march 1950 to quit. Other Knights of Malta were other Dutch royals, 3 FBI directors, and the father of JFK.

New comment by huijzer in "Leaving GitHub for Forgejo"

huijzer — Thu, 14 May 2026 09:24:32 +0000

Could be yes. I’m using a M.2 SSD with USB adapter and that seems to work well with my RPi 4. Wasn’t that expensive plus should last way longer than SD card.

New comment by huijzer in "Leaving GitHub for Forgejo"

huijzer — Wed, 13 May 2026 14:08:46 +0000

Probably the mirror? I have zero problems like that on my Forgejo Pi setup. I am not mirroring

New comment by huijzer in "They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker"

huijzer — Tue, 12 May 2026 08:45:41 +0000

Source?

New comment by huijzer in "They Live (1988) inspired Adblocker"

huijzer — Tue, 12 May 2026 06:50:57 +0000

> extreme far-right communities

Extreme libertarian seems a more apt description for those groups since they severely distrust government often also criticizing Trump and Netanyahu for example.

New comment by huijzer in "Gmail registration now requires scanning a QR code and sending a text message"

huijzer — Mon, 11 May 2026 20:46:52 +0000

> They've essentially gotten roped into maintaining a huge chunk of internet infrastructure, for free.

And now they have a treasure trove of AI training data, for free.

New comment by huijzer in "A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro"

huijzer — Sun, 10 May 2026 05:25:46 +0000

> the Pro level thinking models are a positive multiplier to your research output

I have left academia after my PhD and can tell you the analogy still works. I’m much happier now I left the academia rat race

New comment by huijzer in "A recent experience with ChatGPT 5.5 Pro"

huijzer — Sat, 09 May 2026 06:47:33 +0000

I know the example, but as a counter-argument: often more expensive boots are not more durable. It’s about spending time to learn to spot the quality.

Of course if you are really poor, then you have to take expensive shortcuts, but for most people that shouldn’t be the case. Learning to do more with less money isn’t as bad as many people think. It’s also good for the brain to be a bit more creative.