<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: m4rtink</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=m4rtink</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 04:18:00 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=m4rtink" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "Oracle on the hook to pay data centre investors even if site has no electricity"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sure, that would work - but with the massive ammounts of air needed I would assume those would be quickly clogged and unusable.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 23:37:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902346</link><dc:creator>m4rtink</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902346</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49902346</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "GPT 6.1 Sol: Near-Astra intelligence for a fifth of the price"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Price wars, those always end well, especially if you are loosing billions per day!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 29 Sep 2026 18:58:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898604</link><dc:creator>m4rtink</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898604</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49898604</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "Google ending ChromeOS support two years early"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Google really speed running the "be evil" playbook recently.</p>
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<p>Totally not a single point of failure for the whole Internet.</p>
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<p>For this to work all participants need to play along, not throw a tantrum & actively trying to sabotage the system. In such cases, you need to cut out the faulty participant & continue without them.</p>
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<p>Both those who developped it & those controlling it - simple as that.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 23:42:30 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851570</link><dc:creator>m4rtink</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851570</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49851570</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "Ask HN: Is Opus 5.5 another step change?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>No. Next question ?</p>
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<p>I would guess the natural gas is quite purified by that point, but for the fuel cell to work you need to combine it with air (or to be precise, the oxygen in the air) and a lot of it. So for the fuel cell membranes not to clog with dust and gunk they will have to clean in in some way to prevent issues, ideally without to much extra-energy use or expense per unit of air filtered.</p>
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<p>I'm really wondering about the air filtering needed for this to work. Gas turbines are already quite sensitive to bigger particles in the air but for the fuel cell membranes, this could be a much harder problem.</p>
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<p>Where can I actually download the F-Droid 2.0 APK ? Their page directs me to the old version & the old version does not look like it wants to update itself to 2.0... :P</p>
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<p>Many people are partially color blind, with IIRC most people having issues with properly seeing the green color.</p>
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<p>Yeah, compared to separate hardware HSMs mobile banking is a massive downgrade in both security as well as user being in control of the hardware they own (by forcing locked down closer source OS & forcing hardware updates).<p>If mobile banking really wanted to be secure, they would support something like a NFC yubikey for transaction verification. The fact they fully ignore separate secure HSMs tells you what you need to know about their security.</p>
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<p>That would be like requiring people taking driving lessons before driving cars - what nonsense! Just let them behind the wheel & they will figure it out just fine!</p>
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<p>Rambalac is so nice - I have been watching his videos for many years & even retraced his steps a couple times during actual trips tp Japan.<p>One interesting channel I started watching recently is called Watatabi: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/@watatabi" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/@watatabi</a><p>Its quite different from Rambalac - called Watatabi: <a href="https://m.youtube.com/@watatabi" rel="nofollow">https://m.youtube.com/@watatabi</a><p>Its a channel about exploring more remote places, like ancient onsen ryokans, scenic places & natural landmarks. Unlike Rambalac there is editing and naration but in this case it kinda fits the different scope & the places visited are super interesting. :)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 25 Sep 2026 07:22:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49841237</link><dc:creator>m4rtink</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49841237</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49841237</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Rocket Lab has launch pads in New Zealand.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:20:20 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834755</link><dc:creator>m4rtink</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834755</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834755</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Chinese rockets companies are evolving at insane pace, including RLVs. A couple of big milestones have been achieved this year alone, like first stage landing.</p>
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<p>Not only that - it would be totally insane to launch something heavy & at the same time fragile from earth (under a lot of vibrations & heavy g-loading).<p>This is all a weird speedrun or race. If something we should be working on setting up resource mining from the Moon & asteroids, materials processing on the Lunar surface & in orbit, simple manufacturing in space, etc.<p>Instead some people think we can jump straight to a computronium Dyson swarm. :P</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Sep 2026 18:17:37 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834716</link><dc:creator>m4rtink</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834716</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49834716</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by m4rtink in "Google’s Project Suncatcher to put ML infrastructure in space"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Cooling in space is hard but not impossible - while current (IMHO stupid without advanced in space infra) space data center projects work with a couple MW, many advanced space propulsion concepts might have to reject hundreds of MW if not a couple GW.<p>For that you might need more advanced stuff like liquid droplet radiators (<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_droplet_radiator" rel="nofollow">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liquid_droplet_radiator</a>), heat sinks & pulsed operation. Still, it should be eventually doable.<p>As for space data centers - I think the main issue is the complete lack of in space infrastructure for resource mining, processing and manufacturing & maintenance. It is kinda like building your first practical steam locomotive & the deciding to build directly an airliner. No suitable materils, experience, work force, material sources, etc.<p>We eventually went from locomotives to airliner, in an incremental manner & expanding the supporting infrastructure to support the ever more ambitious projects.</p>
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<p>Or turn the light on for a bit when the camera is checking things.</p>
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<p>And you still get what you pay for in your subscription - ads you can't skip. ;-)</p>
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