Hacker News: limagnolia

New comment by limagnolia in "AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware"

limagnolia — Fri, 16 Oct 2026 01:54:00 +0000

Buried in the Citizenlab report are links to CVEs from Windows and Chrome that the report says were exploited. These CVE's date back to the early 20's and have been patched.

As I skimmed the CitizenLab report, it was particularly interesting to see the history of the company and how they may have been acquired specifically to use as a covert operation.

New comment by limagnolia in "Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy"

limagnolia — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 22:45:21 +0000

So "poaching" has always meant "hiring employees that currently work for competitors"?

New comment by limagnolia in "AdFection: Targeted ads turned into a pipeline for zero-click mercenary spyware"

limagnolia — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 16:47:12 +0000

The article contains no information on which browsers are impacted, what exploit is being used, if it has been patched, etc? Does anyone know more about how this ad network is exploiting browsers to install spyware on the users machine?

New comment by limagnolia in "Firefox Enterprise"

limagnolia — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:50:17 +0000

I wouldn't call Raymond Hill a "random" Canadian guy. I am also fairly certain that these same organizations rely on code written by even more obscure, random individuals every day.

New comment by limagnolia in "Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy"

limagnolia — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:40:35 +0000

To clarify, what I am objecting to is taking a term for something with a massive negative societal impact, and trying to apply it to something that has a massive societal positive impact, in order to make the positive thing sound like a negative thing. I am all for the evolution of language, especially when it serves society.

New comment by limagnolia in "Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy"

limagnolia — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 19:36:29 +0000

Indeed, they are. I should have said they aren't wild game.

New comment by limagnolia in "Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy"

limagnolia — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 18:48:57 +0000

Within the employment context, is it ever a negative? Only from the perspective of the competitor? But to society as a whole, "poaching" (hiring) employees is clearly a massive win.

New comment by limagnolia in "Firefox Enterprise"

limagnolia — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:40:11 +0000

Your web browser also has the ability to read and alter anything on any website, do you trust the makers of your web browser? (And everyone else in the supply chain...)

New comment by limagnolia in "Character.ai has initiated voluntary Chapter 11 bankruptcy"

limagnolia — Tue, 13 Oct 2026 15:16:58 +0000

Poaching is when one illegally hunts wildlife. People are not animals, and hiring them is not harming them. It is a terrible term to apply to human beings.

New comment by limagnolia in "Passkeys are a trap"

limagnolia — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 19:54:51 +0000

I don't know about all password managers, but with Bitwarden you can export to a JSON file.

New comment by limagnolia in "Passkeys are a trap"

limagnolia — Mon, 12 Oct 2026 00:55:24 +0000

If your password vault supports https://fidoalliance.org/specifications-credential-exchange-... you can. (Bitwarden does)

New comment by limagnolia in "Bitwarden Dual License Model"

limagnolia — Sat, 10 Oct 2026 19:25:38 +0000

Or just fork the OSS bitwarden client?

New comment by limagnolia in "Cloudflare acquires Deno"

limagnolia — Fri, 09 Oct 2026 16:05:33 +0000

But it is Open Source, so if said companies like Deno enough, all they have to do is pay for its continued maintenance and development. This is one major thing that sets Open Source apart from proprietary software.

New comment by limagnolia in "Tell HN: GitHub refuses to remove cracked copies of my software after a month"

limagnolia — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 13:26:48 +0000

Charge upfront for development (patrons, sponsors, etc) /and charge for support and training resources. Open Source the code.

That is my preffered business mkdel for software development.

New comment by limagnolia in "Plunging test scores are a slow-moving catastrophe"

limagnolia — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 17:17:20 +0000

Are the PISA exams really the ultimate end all, the best goal we have for education?

I like the idea of a standard to measure against, but in my experience, standardized tests are terrible measures of education.

New comment by limagnolia in "Owners mourn spoiled food after firmware update bricks Samsung smart fridges"

limagnolia — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 20:08:50 +0000

Why not just attach a tablet to your fridge? Then you can easily upgrade and replace it over time. Maybe the fridge maker could integrate some internal sensors and let a generic tablet interface with them, if you want to? No need for some integrated "smart" (dumb) feature that bricks the fridge and fails at doing the basic job a fridge is supposed to do!

New comment by limagnolia in "Linux support is coming to Snapdragon X2 Series"

limagnolia — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 03:55:53 +0000

Benchmarks?

New comment by limagnolia in "Seattle City Council votes to ban surveillance pricing in sale of groceries"

limagnolia — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 21:29:47 +0000

Isn't the entire system of parking enforcement based on surveillance?

New comment by limagnolia in "Bill to Ban Private Equity from Owning Medical Practices"

limagnolia — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 02:01:47 +0000

What is so costly about a veterinary practice that new veterinarians can't just start their own? Why would they need to buy one? There is certainly some benefit to working for some one for a while, and maybe eventually buying out an established practice... but if they want too much for it, just start your own?

New comment by limagnolia in "Nobody pays for FOSS, we can force them to"

limagnolia — Mon, 21 Sep 2026 01:55:21 +0000

Or before you make it. Lots of folks get paid to make open source- they are employees, contractors, and creators with patrons who pay them to create.