Hacker News: jethronethro

New comment by jethronethro in "Google quickly bows to Trump order and renames Lake Ontario 'Lake America'"

jethronethro — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:03:21 +0000

Did the American people want to rename a lake? Do you really believe it was their "will" and not the temper tantrum of an insecure little man who's a sore loser?

Why shaming people about AI slop isn't enough to stop Big AI

jethronethro — Sun, 30 Aug 2026 19:08:04 +0000

Article URL: https://www.anildash.com/2026/08/21/ai-slop-and-shame/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49501787

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

NSA wants access to 'all' AI models, top official says

jethronethro — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 20:33:09 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nextgov.com/artificial-intelligence/2026/08/nsa-wants-access-all-ai-models-top-official-says/415672/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49483894

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by jethronethro in "Trump signs order to rename Lake Ontario as Lake America"

jethronethro — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 23:51:10 +0000

How pathetic, childish, and silly. Just another day in the Oval Office ...

Norway moves to tighten rules on the use of smart glasses

jethronethro — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 19:12:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.euronews.com/next/2026/08/25/norway-moves-to-tighten-rules-on-use-of-smart-glasses

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49439104

Points: 7

# Comments: 0

80% of developers find AI coding more addictive than helpful

jethronethro — Tue, 25 Aug 2026 02:09:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.zdnet.com/article/i-cant-stop-80-of-developers-find-ai-coding-more-addictive-than-helpful/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428303

Points: 38

# Comments: 4

New comment by jethronethro in "Everything at the CLI"

jethronethro — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 01:05:32 +0000

What do you mean by everything? And does that everything need to be done in the terminal (or can/should it)? And who is the user base for this sort of thing?

US states accuse Meta of covering up research on teen social media addiction

jethronethro — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 19:31:36 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2026/aug/18/meta-child-safety-addiction-lawsuit-states

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49351345

Points: 9

# Comments: 1

CRTC allows Canadian carriers to lock phones again, with a catch

jethronethro — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 00:24:14 +0000

Article URL: https://mobilesyrup.com/2026/08/17/crtc-brings-back-phone-locking/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49339569

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Alberta's AI data centre gamble: Big investment or local burden?

jethronethro — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:36:06 +0000

Article URL: https://financialpost.com/technology/alberta-ai-data-centre-investment-local-burden

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49337270

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

If Apple sends you a push notification about a spyware attack, take it seriously

jethronethro — Sun, 16 Aug 2026 19:14:20 +0000

Article URL: https://techcrunch.com/2026/08/13/if-apple-sends-you-a-push-notification-alerting-you-to-a-spyware-attack-take-it-seriously/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49322779

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

New comment by jethronethro in "Will Databricks Ever IPO?"

jethronethro — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:47:25 +0000

Does Databricks need to IPO? If so, why?

New comment by jethronethro in "Elon Musk, the Most Famous EV Pioneer, Is Now Leaning into Fossil Fuels"

jethronethro — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 20:33:35 +0000

Pioneer? Hardly. He didn't found Tesla; he bought the company. And I very much doubt Musk had a much to do with the design and engineering of Tesla's vehicles (aside from the Cybertruck).