<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: johnsmith1840</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=johnsmith1840</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 04:28:17 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=johnsmith1840" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "Linux containers in 500 lines of code (2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>For my assumed goal of yours I would say none of these are good options. A simple VM or ec2 node hosting a coding sandbox is likely the better option.<p>All 3 of these are vastly different tech. Confusingly, you could run all 3 of these at the same time. I know that probally doesn't help. If you want to learn more I'd go get a linux machine somewhere like aws and play around with them.<p>A local agent harness is a "light" sandbox in of itself you'd also be able to learn alot from.<p>Bubblewrap is a good tech to check out and likely a better tool if you're looking for a simpler option. App armor in linux is also nice gvisor like tool.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 06 Oct 2026 01:18:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49972968</link><dc:creator>johnsmith1840</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49972968</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49972968</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "Linux containers in 500 lines of code (2016)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I've deploy gvisor, done basic test of firecracker and an honest attempt at production kata.<p>Firecracker and gvisor are nice systems not horrible to use, gvisor isn't quite the same security level though.<p>Kata is HARD to make. The technical know how to make that in production is awe inspiring. I wanted to use it but it was so complicated to integrate into a cluster I literally just gave up and mirrored raw VMs into the cluster which was alot easier actually.<p>Kata also breaks any potential of confidential VM unless you're a virtualization wizard.<p>You should go check out redhat's confidential container method for a production design overview. Their ARO self hosted system.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 20:15:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49970052</link><dc:creator>johnsmith1840</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49970052</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49970052</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "Questions for believers in AI consciousness"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I take conscious to be the ability to learn over time on new things, self defining their own self. I think AI hits that on short ranges. Partially then? We're also mucking about in their "heads" quite alot so only the actual researches know what untuned models does. Internal world in a literal sense is obviosly yes due to layers.<p>The more I read about philosophy takes on AI the more I think of them as outdated. Apply these ideas onto reality breaks their ideas of thinking almost exactly like applying the 4 humors of medieval europe onto genetics does.<p>AI is cleary the "real" path/answer to how brains work even if it's in the VERY beginning stages. It's probally going to be like a 100 years before this is properly mapped onto what our brains do and then back onto an AI to truly "know" this answer.<p>But acting like this isn't very clearly the correct path towards that understanding and that these philisophical questions are somehow correct doesn't sit right with me. The questions themselves are after some gotcha from the psuedoscience angle that they have any idea that they actually know how a brain works.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:52:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969750</link><dc:creator>johnsmith1840</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969750</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969750</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "Questions for Believers in AI Consciousness"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Next time I squish a bug I will think of this.<p>"Runaway sentience! Emergency power shutoff!"</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 05 Oct 2026 19:35:49 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969471</link><dc:creator>johnsmith1840</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969471</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49969471</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "On social reality in China"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I do feel a certain sadness in isolation of China. I wish I could learn and experience the culture but it's seemingly hidden from us. The insecurity angle here if true is very enlightening.<p>I think of the absurdity of "RRR" or gangnam style those may embarass stuffy people but much like drinking does to social situations seeing the dumb of society actually humanizes you. I think it's also the reason american culture is so pervasive.<p>I have never experienced a chinese show, movie, song, or played a video game but have experienced the culture from most other countries in some form. Even average chinese food is barely chinese! It was only when I moved to bay area I had real chinese food. Even their history requires effort to learn about, it's there but the depth is harder to learn about than others.<p>It's so easy to boogyman a country when you know nothing about them. All of their direct neighbors cozying up with USA is evident of their failure to spread a relatable cultural narrative. From this perspective China is more like the socially awkward kid that says and does weird things on top of being rude.</p>
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<p>I found a cladder example that hits 97.7% passing on that benchmark? And it's like an insanely small dumb model that hit it.<p>I don't think philosophy has any real value in assesment here. I'm bias but even before AI I thought it wasn't accurate model of how thought works and I think AI has reinforced that.<p>Reminds me of the 4 humors of medicine in medieval europe. It has some truth but it's not really accurate.</p>
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<p>The difference is it could be 4 lines on essantially any topic a human knows. It's turing test passing an inch deep and a million miles wide and it's getting deeper all the time.</p>
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<p>I mean that example is literally passing turing to me. It talks exactly like a human, what do you want it to do?<p>Turing test does not mean perfectly human it just means you can talk to one without knowing that has been passed for a long time now.<p>I have not been able to tell for a long time now especially if I directly give it human like writing instructions for outbound content.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2026 07:33:00 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930812</link><dc:creator>johnsmith1840</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930812</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49930812</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "Vote on which of Hacker News' challenges for AI have been met"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>So the goal post is that every instance of AI must pass turing test?<p>I didn't respond to it because it's a bad argument.</p>
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<p>All I learned from this is that 40% of hackernews are AI haters which maps pretty well from the overtly negative sentiment on it constantly.</p>
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<p>I was just thinking how anyone still thought AI didn't pass turing already. There's been literal papers proving average people cannot tell reliably.</p>
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<p>lol such a canadian complaint. Still polite.</p>
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<p>Yeah I think you're right I have around 500$ a mo budget for AI.<p>Had both a anthropic and openai then switched to 2 openai for astra. They want to capture the straddlers between both.<p>But this is a horrible decision. They could have eased customers into this instead of massive change. The are literally more than doubling the cost for no value add.<p>A smart company would have done this when they released astra or only allowed astra on 500$ plan. Or made it more sutble. I would likely have ate a 20% increase but this is over double.</p>
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<p>What? So I have 2 200$ openai plans this is saying the 500$ is almost equivalent to a SINGLE 200$ plan?<p>Or it's saying it's always on fast mode therefore it's like running a 20x on fast all the time?<p>Super confused.<p>500$ is a old 200$ plan plus an option to drain it absurdly fast?<p>What is the value here of a 500$ plan I can't figure it out.</p>
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<p>That's just ad products. I am convinced brands do this one their own subreddits all the time.<p>Saying postive or neutral statements, say a negative thing, not downvoted but zeroed.<p>Dead internet is absolutely true</p>
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<p>You're right, It must be unifying.<p>The answer is the same as asking how a random human using your routing num or SSN and being 100% the human can't abuse it or leak while "normally" finishing most work. Solve for people and an AI solution naturally falls out.<p>If you're a SV eng I'd tell you to DM if interested but alas.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 28 Sep 2026 21:24:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884593</link><dc:creator>johnsmith1840</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884593</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49884593</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by johnsmith1840 in "Nvidia wants to put a watchdog chip next to every AI agent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Dumb's not department, really just a question of how good an AI you want to use. An AI will always be able to do something dumb, just like people.<p>I just mean an AI that could use a routing number or SSN and gmail/slack/whatever at the same time without a leak.</p>
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<p>Just assume it's possible, how interesting is it to you?</p>
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<p>Airgap what network? How is it gonna order you a burrito on doordash without a network?<p>Or push to github?</p>
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<p>"Inherently needs wide unattended access"<p>And what if you could? What if you could give a space secure enough it could have direct control over your bank account. It may do something dumb but it's boundaries are beyond the agent.<p>It could use your routing number and run your gmail without risk of abusing the routing number.</p>
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