Hacker News: loaph

New comment by loaph in "Deno Desktop"

loaph — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 18:05:14 +0000

This isn't exactly what you were suggesting, but it made me think of https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first... since that article is about not needing to go through js to use wasm.

New comment by loaph in "Tell HN: Beware confidentiality agreements that act as lifetime non competes"

loaph — Sat, 21 Jun 2025 18:48:16 +0000

It’s not a recent thing. Search for 1872 here, https://www.purduegloballawschool.edu/blog/news/california-n...

Some form of a ban on noncompete enforcement in CA has existed since then.

It has long been codified in CA business code 16600, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...

New comment by loaph in "A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users’ local network"

loaph — Thu, 05 Jun 2025 03:00:17 +0000

I've used https://pairdrop.net/ before to share files between devices on the same LAN. It obviously wouldn't have to be a website, but it's pretty convenient since all my devices I wanted to share files on already have a browser.

New comment by loaph in "U.S. sanctions cloud provider 'Funnull' as top source of 'pig butchering' scams"

loaph — Fri, 30 May 2025 17:47:03 +0000

I suspect they're saying ISPs doing it would be begging for censorship, not that your project is

New comment by loaph in "Snyk security researcher deploys malicious NPM packages targeting cursor.com"

loaph — Tue, 14 Jan 2025 17:42:43 +0000

> If you're pulling in a package that has 400 dependencies, how the heck would you even competently check 10% of that surface area?

At my place of work we use this great security too called Snyk. Definitely check it out

New comment by loaph in "Auto chip aging accelerates in hot climates"

loaph — Wed, 18 Dec 2024 17:42:23 +0000

I think it does sounds really bad. After one year, 26 years lifespan. We get that by doing:

30 - (30.1 - 1) = 26.

Doing that again for the next year: 26 - (26.1 - 1) = 22.4.

So you now have 22.4 years of life vs an expected 28.

etc...

New comment by loaph in "Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer in consumer computing"

loaph — Fri, 01 Nov 2024 21:19:10 +0000

Do you have a source? My experience is the opposite is often true

New comment by loaph in "Nxylon: New super-black material made from wood"

loaph — Wed, 07 Aug 2024 17:54:26 +0000

I interpreted this along the lines of it not being a pigment, rather it's black because something about it's physical structure at a small scale causes light to not reflect back. Adding a thin coating of gold would not necessarily change that structure so it would continue not reflecting light.

^ pure conjecture

New comment by loaph in "Sun is starting next solar cycle–despite being halfway through its current one"

loaph — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 21:11:55 +0000

Hah, yeah that sounds like a good analogy

New comment by loaph in "Sun is starting next solar cycle–despite being halfway through its current one"

loaph — Sat, 20 Jul 2024 20:37:24 +0000

Just from the title it sounded like this was unusual. From reading the article it is not. It doesn't mean the next cycle is starting sooner than expected

New comment by loaph in "Shopping app Temu is "dangerous malware," spying on your texts, lawsuit claims"

loaph — Thu, 27 Jun 2024 17:47:24 +0000

From Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin who filed the lawsuit:

> Once installed, Temu can recompile itself and change properties, including overriding the data privacy settings users believe they have in place.

Pretty scary/shocking if this is true

Also from the lawsuit:

>App store security scans don't flag Temu's risks, the complaint alleged, because Temu can "change its own code once it has been downloaded to a user’s phone"—which means it's essentially able to transform into malware once it is past the security checkpoint.

I really want to know if the above is actually possible? I would assume this would break code signing

New comment by loaph in "How many holes does the universe have?"

loaph — Fri, 31 May 2024 22:53:11 +0000

What about more clickbait?

> Because of the many twists, the universe could contain copies of itself that might look different from the original, making them less easy to spot in maps of the cosmic microwave background.

New comment by loaph in "The unwritten rules of negotiating with Meta"

loaph — Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:59:17 +0000

> Musk has shown that you can profitably run a software company with 80% less staff

Is this a fact? Now that x is private do we know if they are profitable or not?

New comment by loaph in "Epic vs. Google: Google Loses"

loaph — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 18:52:53 +0000

This was my intended meaning, thank you!

I wanted to point out that juries can make arbitrary decisions, nullification being a kind of example of this.

New comment by loaph in "Epic vs. Google: Google Loses"

loaph — Tue, 12 Dec 2023 04:27:33 +0000

Juries are free to give arbitrary decisions, that is unrelated to precedent, which has more to do with how a judge interpreted a law.

Lookup "jury nullification" if you're curious to learn more about juries giving arbitrary decisions.

New comment by loaph in "Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields better results"

loaph — Sat, 09 Dec 2023 21:32:50 +0000

The darker roasts part is mentioned in the article too! It's because darker roasts have less internal water content to begin with since they have typically been roasted longer

New type of geothermal power plant powers data centers in the desert

loaph — Wed, 29 Nov 2023 17:25:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/new-geothermal-power-plant-made-the-internet-a-little-greener/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38462209

Points: 3

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New comment by loaph in "I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions"

loaph — Mon, 20 Nov 2023 21:32:14 +0000

It's interesting how LLMs are prone to similar kinds of hallucinations

New comment by loaph in "YouTube Copyright ID Scammers Must Pay Artists $3.3M Restitution"

loaph — Fri, 17 Nov 2023 17:12:55 +0000

Based on the article that's not accurate. The article states:

"The RIAA’s claim totals $1,247,719.76 and is based on falsely claimed music of hundreds of artists."

The rest of the ~$3.3M in claims were made by other artists/labels.

New comment by loaph in "Canada to require registration of podcasters and streaming services"

loaph — Sun, 01 Oct 2023 18:27:33 +0000

The title has been editorialized in a way that is incorrect. The article states:

- Social media services must register; however, users do not.

- Online services that offer podcasts must register; however, individuals who use social media to share podcasts do not.

That to me clearly indicates that "podcasters" do not need to register.