Hacker News: jethronethro

The brazen rightwing plan to conquer American schools

jethronethro — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 01:07:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/education/ng-interactive/2026/apr/08/prageru-university-conservatism

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47698169

Points: 19

# Comments: 5

College instructor uses typewriters to curb AI work and teach life lessons

jethronethro — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:45:18 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/typewriter-ai-cheating-chatgpt-cornell-ce10e1ca0f10c96f79b7d988bb56448b

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47666820

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

'junk': E-waste from rich nations floods local markets in Nigeria

jethronethro — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:13:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.aljazeera.com/features/2026/3/27/truly-junk-e-waste-from-rich-nations-floods-local-markets-in-nigeria

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47591341

Points: 11

# Comments: 0

Stop the world, I want to get off and run a video rental store in the 1990s

jethronethro — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 19:15:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/games/2026/mar/27/retro-rewind-video-rental-retail-sim

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47566218

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "Shipment of KitKat bars stolen en route from Italy to Poland"

jethronethro — Sun, 29 Mar 2026 18:12:03 +0000

For resale or personal use, I wonder ...

My Prodigal Brainchild

jethronethro — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:12:09 +0000

Article URL: https://nealstephenson.substack.com/p/my-prodigal-brainchild

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47547619

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

CDT Europe's AI Bulletin: March 2026

jethronethro — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:30:19 +0000

Article URL: https://cdt.org/insights/cdt-europes-ai-bulletin-march-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47534626

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "Antimatter has been transported for the first time ever – in the back of a truck"

jethronethro — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:57:40 +0000

Can't wait for the headline "Antimatter has been sold for the first time ever - off the back of a truck"

CDox: A Google Docs style editor with no AI training or data extraction

jethronethro — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:19:25 +0000

Article URL: https://cdox.ca/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430909

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "[dead]"

jethronethro — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 18:13:12 +0000

This is the second time you've posted this (first time was here: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47416155) and within a couple of minute of the original. People not answering quickly enough for you?

New comment by jethronethro in "Sam Altman Says Intelligence Will Be a Utility"

jethronethro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 22:00:47 +0000

More word salad from Altman. Why do people keep listening?

'Invasive' AI-led mass surveillance in Africa violating freedoms, warn experts

jethronethro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 18:09:10 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/mar/12/invasive-ai-led-mass-surveillance-in-africa-violating-freedoms-warn-experts

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47354908

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "[dead]"

jethronethro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:08:17 +0000

A more detailed description and a link to the platform would be helpful.

New comment by jethronethro in "Anyone seen this bug on the YC website?"

jethronethro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 02:05:30 +0000

It's not a bug. It's a feature.

New comment by jethronethro in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans"

jethronethro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:50:33 +0000

A Please (or even a Pls) would have been nice ... But I upvoted anyway.

Big Tech backs Anthropic in fight against Trump administration

jethronethro — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:48:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g7k7zdd0zo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47345258

Points: 9

# Comments: 0

Now we have proof: dealing with difficult people does age you

jethronethro — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 18:48:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/09/now-we-have-proof-dealing-with-difficult-people-really-does-age-you

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47313561

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "GNU Hurd on Guix Is Ready with 64-Bit Support, SMP Multiprocessor Support "Soon""

jethronethro — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 21:22:39 +0000

Is it just me, or is it always soon with GNU Hurd?

Can 'friction-maxxing' fix your focus?

jethronethro — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 18:34:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/future/article/20260227-can-friction-maxxing-fix-your-focus

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47209392

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Why everyone is reading fantasy

jethronethro — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 18:04:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/feb/22/myth-monsters-and-making-sense-of-a-disenchanted-world-why-everyone-is-reading-fantasy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47155198

Points: 6

# Comments: 0