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SK lays off nearly 1k workers at Georgia plant amid cooling automaker EV plan

josephh — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 05:30:39 +0000

Article URL: https://apnews.com/article/georgia-electric-vehicle-battery-manufacturing-layoffs-workers-79a4ec7a5b7f2816f64033f8b3d4898d

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47284778

Points: 6

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New comment by josephh in "South Korean Police Lose Seized Crypto by Posting Password Online"

josephh — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 22:39:07 +0000

Rumor has it that it was an inside job and they intentionally shared the photo online as an alibi.

New comment by josephh in "How many registers does an x86-64 CPU have? (2020)"

josephh — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 21:15:56 +0000

Much like there is 64-bit "code", there is also 32-bit "code" that can only be executed in the 32-bit (protected) mode, namely all the BCD, segment-related, push/pop-all instructions that will trigger an invalid opcode exception (#UD) when executed under long mode. In that strictest sense, "64-bit and 32-bit code can’t be mixed".

New comment by josephh in "UniFi 5G"

josephh — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:35:49 +0000

They still give you 500kbps of speed, which is enough for checking emails, voice calls, navigation, music streaming, etc.

New comment by josephh in "BMW PHEV: Safety fuse replacement is extremely expensive"

josephh — Fri, 05 Dec 2025 07:42:29 +0000

The warranty isn't going to cover underside damages caused by going over a shallow bump

New comment by josephh in "Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe from US Authorities"

josephh — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 18:04:58 +0000

You can't just spin up an LLC and call it a separate company. OVHCloud is still OVHCloud US' subsidiary company.

From the FAQ page I linked:

> In accordance with our Privacy Policy, OVHcloud will comply with lawful requests from public authorities. Under the CLOUD Act, that could include data stored outside of the United States. OVHcloud will consider the availability of legal mechanisms to quash or modify requests as permitted by the CLOUD Act.

New comment by josephh in "Microsoft Can't Keep EU Data Safe from US Authorities"

josephh — Wed, 05 Nov 2025 17:35:53 +0000

But then who can? No global cloud providers, including Hetzner and OVH, are free from CLOUD act because they have US presence[1].

1. https://us.ovhcloud.com/legal/faqs/cloud-act/

New comment by josephh in "'We need the smartest people': Nvidia, OpenAI CEOs react to H-1B visa fee"

josephh — Mon, 22 Sep 2025 21:15:26 +0000

Stick to O-1 visa if you truly want the smartest people.

New comment by josephh in "Apple Sues Jon Prosser over iOS 26 Leaks"

josephh — Fri, 18 Jul 2025 19:44:49 +0000

Wow, the actions alleged in the article sound like a corporate espionage that rival what state sponsored actors would do.

Every baby in the UK to receive DNA testing

josephh — Sun, 22 Jun 2025 17:11:03 +0000

Article URL: https://news.sky.com/story/every-baby-in-the-uk-to-receive-dna-testing-13386645

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44348480

Points: 5

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New comment by josephh in "Microsoft begins turning off uBlock Origin and other extensions in Edge"

josephh — Fri, 28 Feb 2025 19:14:37 +0000

For the simple reason of not using Gecko

New comment by josephh in "Magic/tragic email links: don't make them the only option"

josephh — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 22:12:00 +0000

AFAIK, McDonald’s does this with their mobile app (they weren’t letting me log in with my password) But the problem with their implementation was that the magic link that they send you is wrapped in a click tracker whose domain is blocked by pihole (and the likes), and I could not reach the actual auth URL to complete the login process.

AMD Confirms Laying Off 4% of Its Employees

josephh — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 02:43:54 +0000

Article URL: https://wccftech.com/amd-confirms-laying-off-4-of-its-employees-to-align-resources-with-largest-growth-opportunities/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42122391

Points: 2

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Congressional letter sent to Amazon and Twitch for amplification of antisemitism

josephh — Thu, 31 Oct 2024 02:41:04 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/RitchieTorres/status/1851698334739628366

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42002927

Points: 5

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New comment by josephh in "1 bug, $50k in bounties, a Zendesk backdoor"

josephh — Sat, 12 Oct 2024 18:14:13 +0000

A more sensible thing that should've been done is to tokenize the case ID so that you can't just guess it with a numerical range. Also important that you don't leak your key business metrics (# of support cases over time).

Without Big Tech, Europe falls behind (2023)

josephh — Fri, 20 Sep 2024 03:18:36 +0000

Article URL: https://thefluidsociety.com/without-big-tech-europe-falls-behind/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41598485

Points: 1

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New comment by josephh in "Yale, Princeton and Duke Are Questioned over Decline in Asian Students"

josephh — Wed, 18 Sep 2024 05:45:28 +0000

> It’s almost as though the SAT score is not the only thing considered in admissions.

That's exactly the problem these Asian countries want to avoid/address: as soon as you deviate from the standardized test scores, you lay yourself open to potential biases and discrimination.

> Remind me of where the best universities in the world are again?

Quality of Bachelors programs (which is what's being discussed here) has pretty much zero bearing on how universities are ranked.

Human embryo models are getting more realistic – raising ethical questions

josephh — Tue, 17 Sep 2024 18:22:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-024-02915-3

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41570943

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Oracle and AWS Announce Strategic Partnership

josephh — Mon, 09 Sep 2024 21:38:21 +0000

Article URL: https://press.aboutamazon.com/aws/2024/9/oracle-and-amazon-web-services-announce-strategic-partnership

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41494261

Points: 3

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New comment by josephh in "About 130 million adults in the U.S. have low literacy skills (2022)"

josephh — Sun, 14 Jul 2024 08:12:46 +0000

Except that the 130M figure absolutely isn't going to be correct if adjusted for literacy skill of their primary language.