Hacker News: madspindel

New comment by madspindel in "The State of Immutable Linux"

madspindel — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:36:13 +0000

> It’s 2026, if you’re not using something immutable (or at least reproducable) you’re doing more maintenance work than you should.

I used to use MicroOS on Raspberry Pis and NUCs but the rolling release actually led to more maintenance work (fixing breaking changes like config changes). Eventually I moved to Ubuntu but kept the mindset that all installed applications should be podman containers. I don't miss MicroOS...

New comment by madspindel in "Scientists Discover Protein That Turns Brown Fat into a Calorie-Burning Machine"

madspindel — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:49:55 +0000

Could this be injected to starve cancer?

New comment by madspindel in "Codex with a vague prompt just solved a bug in Ghostty"

madspindel — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 16:36:16 +0000

Isn't that already true for a lot of companies with old legacy systems?

Canada and Nordics seek closer 'middle power' cooperation

madspindel — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:14:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/canada-nordics-seek-closer-middle-power-cooperation-2026-03-15/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47387582

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Tanker Sea Owl I Boarded in the Baltic Sea

madspindel — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 21:18:48 +0000

Article URL: https://polisen.se/aktuellt/nyheter/nationell/2026/mars/tanker-sea-owl-i-boarded-in-the-baltic-sea/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47357267

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

New comment by madspindel in "Breaking Free"

madspindel — Fri, 27 Feb 2026 12:49:33 +0000

"Meta estimates that ten percent of the company’s annual revenue comes from fraudulent ads on its services – amounting to a dizzying 16 billion dollars.

– Meta is earning billions from consumers being scammed. Even if the company gets fined – a process that takes years – the fines we have seen so far only amount to a fraction of these profits. In other words, Meta has no incentive to solve the problem. Meanwhile, the company doesn’t lift a finger to help its users, whether their profiles are misused in the scam ads, or they fall victim to the scams, Myrstad says. "

Measuring Input-to-Photon Latency (Because 'Wayland Feels Off' Isn't a Metric)

madspindel — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:15:28 +0000

Article URL: https://davidjusto.com/articles/m2p-latency/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075343

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Why Europe Is Talking About Nukes

madspindel — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 10:32:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/02/europe-nuclear-weapons-sweden-munich/686003/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47059531

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Using ATProto for AppImage Distribution

madspindel — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 17:48:41 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/AppImage/AppImageSpec/issues/59

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47050484

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Rethinking the Linux Desktop: Base OS and AppImages

madspindel — Mon, 09 Feb 2026 13:49:49 +0000

Article URL: https://world.hey.com/fredrik.sundqvist/rethinking-the-linux-desktop-base-os-and-appimages-53f4f1b8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46945171

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by madspindel in "Microsoft open-sources LiteBox, a security-focused library OS"

madspindel — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 20:30:59 +0000

> Linux excels over Windows in the area of security by a wide margin

No, this is wrong but might be true if you are talking about Linux package manager vs. Random Windows .exe on internet. But if you are talking about Secure Boot, encrypted disk, sudo etc. Windows is more secure but it looks like https://amutable.com/ will make Linux more secure like Windows.

Edit: Some insecure things on Linux: Dbus (kwallet etc.), sudo, fprint, "secure boot".

New comment by madspindel in "Is It Time for a Nordic Nuke?"

madspindel — Mon, 26 Jan 2026 17:50:01 +0000

Bring out the Swedish Nuclear Canon: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=90wcPsxr4H4

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zsMcAvAITjk

Swedish Alecta has sold off an estimated $8B of US Treasury Bonds

madspindel — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 13:13:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.di.se/nyheter/di-avslojar-alecta-har-dumpat-amerikanska-statspapper/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46705256

Points: 209

# Comments: 180

Anti-Coercion

madspindel — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 06:35:51 +0000

Article URL: https://trends.google.com/trends/explore?date=today%203-m&q=anti-coercion&hl=en

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46688621

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Sweden deploys fighter jets to Iceland

madspindel — Mon, 19 Jan 2026 14:19:34 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sverigesradio.se/artikel/sverige-skickar-stridsflyg-till-island

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46679230

Points: 24

# Comments: 10

Statement by Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, UK

madspindel — Sun, 18 Jan 2026 17:33:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bundesregierung.de/breg-de/aktuelles/statement-by-denmark-finland-france-germany-the-netherlands-norway-sweden-and-the-united-kingdom-2403016

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46669945

Points: 226

# Comments: 87

New comment by madspindel in "Trump to impose tariffs on European nations over Greenland"

madspindel — Sat, 17 Jan 2026 17:50:17 +0000

As I Swede, I must say this list of countries are the countries I love the most in Europe (well, I like the weather in Spain and Italy, but I mean politically).

I would like our countries to integrate more, maybe with a common army. In the Nordics we already have begun to integrate our Air Forces to a common Nordic Air Force. Why not extend that to UK, France, Netherlands and Germany? These countries together could form a quite powerful army, air force etc. that could safeguard Europe against external threats.

New comment by madspindel in "European Commission issues call for evidence on open source"

madspindel — Fri, 09 Jan 2026 08:43:00 +0000

I would argue open source is decentralization and proprietary is centralization.

In other words, open source is libertarianism and proprietary is communism.

And this move is to move from Big Tech/"Big State" to smaller alternatives.

New comment by madspindel in "The mineral riches hiding under Greenland's ice"

madspindel — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 12:22:01 +0000

Yes. Something like moving parts of the Nordic Air Force closer to Greenland (maybe Iceland, or even Greenland itself?): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fpGhd90y-BE

That would deter even the United States, I believe. The problem I see if it's worth it. As I said, as a Swede I don't really care about Greenland, but Denmark is part of the Nordic Family.

New comment by madspindel in "The mineral riches hiding under Greenland's ice"

madspindel — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 10:59:55 +0000

As a Swede I must confess I don't know much about Greenland. But if Denmark goes all-in on Greenland, you can bet the other Nordic countries will be involved too.

Not sure how this will play out. Really strange situation and as I said I don't even know how much Denmark cares about Greenland. Any Danes here that can tell us more?