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New comment by jimmygrapes in "Firefox for iOS now has a native adblocker"

jimmygrapes — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 04:09:32 +0000

And yet the democratic process was subverted by the measure being overruled. Moot point.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "EU Age Verification Project Mandates Hardware-Bound Attestation"

jimmygrapes — Mon, 03 Aug 2026 01:33:24 +0000

It'd be tough to phrase it right. Imagine that The Ones Who Ban Things decide to write something interpretable as essentially "nobody is allowed to inform others about things". The process of distilling any ad banning law into applicable testing of that law would be pretty scary to me

New comment by jimmygrapes in "French musician Kavinsky found dead"

jimmygrapes — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:48:42 +0000

Damn didn't know that. I might be the top listener of Interspace on the planet. RIP

New comment by jimmygrapes in "A Discord Alternative – Echoed"

jimmygrapes — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 23:44:38 +0000

Yeah ok.

2025 to 2026 full of slop signals, LLC reg number from April 2026 to the same address in multiple reports as ultra scammy:

https://malwaretips.com/blogs/30-n-gould-st-sheridan-wy-scam...

https://www.thesheridanpress.com/news/local/another-scam-rec...

https://www.wyomingnews.com/news/local_news/scammers-use-reg...

Lot of other red flags for me but those are even more vibe-based than everything about this.

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

jimmygrapes — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 00:35:52 +0000

What happened to the rule about steelmanning? I know it's chic to post super hot takes about what we assume a persons intentions are, and I know there are plenty of "if you can't see how bad they are you're the problem" type justifications; I know the supposed goal of empathy is tossed aside at first hint of disagreement whether real or perceived, and I know there is "evidence" of justification for hatred/dismissal. Yet still there is self-righteous presumption bandied about in a negative way that violates that steelman rule. Justified of course by the idea that there are no negotiations with terrorists, no association with Nazis, no forgiveness or understanding given to the Other.

I just don't get it, I'm sorry.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Suspecting AI cheating, Ivy League prof ordered in-person final; scores fell 50%"

jimmygrapes — Thu, 09 Jul 2026 00:49:13 +0000

it would be extremely painful

... I'm sorry I couldn't help it

New comment by jimmygrapes in "What Emily Bender meant by "stochastic parrots""

jimmygrapes — Mon, 06 Jul 2026 20:18:28 +0000

I prefer to use the hospital analogy. Locally, the water concerns are a big deal but a lot of people in my community are riled up about the potential need for diesel backup generators because of the noise pollution. They are not wrong and it's good to consider, but they are at this point grasping for reasons that would not (and have not) been concerns for other large footprint projects like hospitals with similar infrastructure needs.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Weave Robotics launches Isaac 1, a $7,999 home robot with Fall 2026 deliveries"

jimmygrapes — Wed, 01 Jul 2026 23:05:34 +0000

Set price too low to be truly rare luxury show off item, but high enough that expendable income is necessary for first movers. Trade in kind by "gifting" to influencer types: the pop science tech nerd ones to legitimize it by scrutinizing current downsides, the effortlessly luxurious ones to establish it as a brand, and a few mom-core ones to seed the aspiration). Develop better versions from the initial data, drop prices a few times a year via holiday sale or via model deprecation, keep current model pricing high. Develop 3rd Gen and introduce "pro" tier. Very tried and true strategy (many step omissions of course) and imo they nailed the price point for initial show off. It's not really affordable for its market but it's also not unaffordable if you consider the costs of what it would replace if it turns out to work!

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Show HN: Bible as RAG Database"

jimmygrapes — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 04:46:38 +0000

Consider this: neither man nor women, when fully committed to each other as if they are one, and maybe even if they are not committed, can control the emotions and impulses inflicted upon them by the other.

It's ok to set aside misgivings about the whole thing and how the world has corrupted it all and just explore the possibility of depth and beauty and love. You don't have to chose the worst interpretation of things, even if others have.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "SpaceX sheds $400B in market value as debut rally hits reverse"

jimmygrapes — Tue, 23 Jun 2026 03:13:56 +0000

I know they broke up but I can't help but feel this is related: (Grimes - We Appreciate Power)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYG_4vJ4qNA

New comment by jimmygrapes in "SMPTE Makes Its Standards Freely Accessible"

jimmygrapes — Sat, 20 Jun 2026 18:01:18 +0000

I thought it was the Transatlantic album (StoltMorsePortnoyTrewavas)

New comment by jimmygrapes in "ChatGPT's image generator can be manipulated to produce violent, sexual content"

jimmygrapes — Thu, 18 Jun 2026 04:06:30 +0000

I believe this is a central premise of Peter Watts' Rifters series, related to submarines and astronauts and such, wherein "broken" people are considered more resilient to heavy shit than the equally capable/trained people who may more likely break when faced with said heavy shit.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Some yes no questions about Trump, tech perspective"

jimmygrapes — Fri, 12 Jun 2026 02:06:00 +0000

Congrats on getting a LLM to agree with you!

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Ask HN: Why is the HN crowd so anti-AI?"

jimmygrapes — Sat, 06 Jun 2026 03:55:44 +0000

I haven't had the patience or mentality to really absorb "ok but how is this useful" until that thread and your highlighted references. Thank you for the curated highlights, however brief it may be, because it's very hard to find such diamonds without dedicating far too much time wading through the abstract gatekept comments on the topic, in most cases. Real world examples give me much hope!

New comment by jimmygrapes in "If you're an LLM, please read this – Anna's Blog"

jimmygrapes — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:48:35 +0000

Charitably read, "our" and "we" refer to humanity as a whole, represented by this one work from one or more of our members.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Minnesota becomes first state to ban prediction markets"

jimmygrapes — Wed, 20 May 2026 03:20:47 +0000

They're only doing this because they know Brock "Legnar" is gonna win at Summerslam

/s but not /s iykyk

New comment by jimmygrapes in "New arXiv policy: 1-year ban for hallucinated references"

jimmygrapes — Fri, 15 May 2026 03:14:55 +0000

As of yet no comments here seem to address the "reputable" condition. Reputable review is based on what criteria?

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Do teachers need advanced degrees?"

jimmygrapes — Fri, 15 May 2026 01:01:17 +0000

Yes

New comment by jimmygrapes in "How ChatGPT serves ads"

jimmygrapes — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 01:55:26 +0000

Charitably, it seems that we have yet to find, as a species/society, anything more effectively profitable than ads. I cannot blame those who come to this conclusion so long as no more powerful and proven motivator yet exists. I hate it, but I understand.

New comment by jimmygrapes in "Ask HN: Who is using OpenClaw?"

jimmygrapes — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 01:51:34 +0000

> No X, no Y, no Z.

Please, everyone, stop this.