Hacker News: jethronethro

Paul Krugman breaks down problems with SpaceX valuation [video]

jethronethro — Sun, 14 Jun 2026 19:46:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqjcOs-N6a8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48531841

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

British media will be able to prevent content from feeding Google AI search

jethronethro — Wed, 10 Jun 2026 19:19:37 +0000

Article URL: https://voz.us/en/technology/260603/36246/british-media-will-be-able-to-prevent-their-content-from-feeding-google-s-ai-search.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48481283

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

An open letter to office suite users, just before the Euro-Office announcement

jethronethro — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:27:14 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.documentfoundation.org/blog/2026/06/08/an-open-letter/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48451427

Points: 14

# Comments: 1

New comment by jethronethro in "SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P"

jethronethro — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 21:25:48 +0000

Guess I got in a bit early then ...

New comment by jethronethro in "SpaceX, Other Mega IPOs Denied Fast Index Entry by S&P"

jethronethro — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:09:13 +0000

Good. I'm surprised, though, that the usual fanboys/stans aren't converging on this to protest how unfair the S&P is.

New comment by jethronethro in "[dead]"

jethronethro — Fri, 05 Jun 2026 01:05:56 +0000

Some points: 1) the title probably should include "Show HN:", 2) more detail would be useful, and 3) a link would be helpful.

New comment by jethronethro in "Anthropic Urges Global Pause in AI Development, Flags 'Self-Improvement' Risk"

jethronethro — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 21:59:25 +0000

It's strange to be asking for this as the company is preparing for its IPO. Hmm ...

The real-world cost of AI

jethronethro — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:08:35 +0000

Article URL: https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/science-and-technology/597181/the-real-world-cost-of-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403210

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

US troops are reportedly being targeted using location data, Pentagon says

jethronethro — Thu, 28 May 2026 20:35:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.militarytimes.com/news/pentagon-congress/2026/05/28/us-troops-are-reportedly-being-targeted-using-location-data-pentagon-says/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48315095

Points: 45

# Comments: 19

New comment by jethronethro in "Google Hates You"

jethronethro — Thu, 28 May 2026 19:01:08 +0000

Hate Google back. It works for me.

`A sense of trusting one's self': how to start building confidence

jethronethro — Tue, 26 May 2026 20:24:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/2026/may/26/how-to-start-building-confidence

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48285500

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "Trump DOJ mass-deletes info on Jan. 6 riot cases, incl violent assaults on cops"

jethronethro — Tue, 26 May 2026 19:19:03 +0000

The memory hole is alive and well.

Netherlands seizes 800 servers of hosting firm enabling cyberattacks

jethronethro — Fri, 22 May 2026 21:15:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/netherlands-seizes-800-servers-of-hosting-firm-enabling-cyberattacks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48241775

Points: 36

# Comments: 3

San Francisco turns to AI to save whales from ship strikes as deaths soar

jethronethro — Wed, 20 May 2026 19:37:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/20/san-francisco-bay-ai-whales

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48212978

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Filipino virtual assistants behind LinkedIn's "thought leadership" content mill

jethronethro — Tue, 19 May 2026 05:34:02 +0000

Article URL: https://restofworld.org/2026/virtual-assistant-linkedin-engagement/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48189580

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

Plain Text. Paper, Less (PTPL)

jethronethro — Fri, 15 May 2026 01:06:33 +0000

Article URL: https://ellanew.com/tagged/ptpl

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48143267

Points: 10

# Comments: 0

Dragos Documents First LLM-Assisted Strike on Water Infrastructure in Mexico

jethronethro — Thu, 14 May 2026 20:21:34 +0000

Article URL: https://smallwarsjournal.com/2026/05/12/ai-cyberattack-critical-infrastructure-mexico-dragos/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48140717

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Health advice is all over social media. Here’s how to vet claims

jethronethro — Wed, 13 May 2026 19:55:47 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/tiktok-instagram-fitness-mental-wellness-influencer-coach-4f3b44e71d3c656efd63060f0e42c86d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48126621

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "[dead]"

jethronethro — Wed, 13 May 2026 03:15:53 +0000

Huh???

New comment by jethronethro in "US Army goes green-ish, wants soldiers munching on plant proteins"

jethronethro — Wed, 13 May 2026 00:50:44 +0000

Wonder how long before Hegseth goes berserk over this, branding it woke (or whatever the insult of the week is)?