Hacker News: layfellow

New comment by layfellow in "Ask HN: Share your personal website"

layfellow — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 18:27:58 +0000

New comment by layfellow in "Keep Android Open"

layfellow — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 06:13:09 +0000

AFAIK most of the victims actually fall for social engineering in combination with legit apps. If you force developer registration criminals will simply find other attack vectors.

You are restricting a fundamental digital right in exchange for a minuscule reduction in risk.

New comment by layfellow in "Keep Android Open"

layfellow — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 05:51:24 +0000

This is doubleplusungood. The war on General Purpose Computing is the death of innovation and a direct attack on digital freedom.

If you're in the US, UK or EU, please contact your government.

New comment by layfellow in "Human"

layfellow — Thu, 15 May 2025 03:52:41 +0000

There's the "Not by AI" badge[0].

[0] https://notbyai.fyi/

New comment by layfellow in "We need a Butlerian Jihad against AI"

layfellow — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:39:22 +0000

I have a different reading -- I see the Minds having a very strong moral imperative to give every sentient creature the best possible life, both in a material and psychological way. I see them more like very dedicated servants with god-like powers.

New comment by layfellow in "We need a Butlerian Jihad against AI"

layfellow — Thu, 08 Jul 2021 18:30:36 +0000

Equal in a sense that every sentient being (silicon- or carbon-based) is considered a valuable part of society with the same fundamental rights of any other part.

New comment by layfellow in "We need a Butlerian Jihad against AI"

layfellow — Wed, 07 Jul 2021 23:52:46 +0000

Ian M. Bank's The Culture universe is such a future, which I think is attainble in a few millennia.

Powerful super-human AI minds will eventually and inevitably take over; which I think is fine provided they recognize all sentient beings as equals.