Hacker News: nephihaha

MIDI Vanilli? Argentina's bass playing fake [video]

nephihaha — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 14:25:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRoXKvD19Po

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50404812

Points: 1

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US air traffic control enters the 21st century, starts to abandon floppy disks

nephihaha — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 10:57:22 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/public-sector/2026/11/06/us-air-traffic-control-enters-the-21st-century-starts-to-abandon-floppy-disks/5308210

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50403431

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

Paraguay Freezes millions of bank Accounts

nephihaha — Sat, 07 Nov 2026 00:07:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/11/05/paraguays-president-out-after-bank-implosion-freezes-millions-accounts/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50400255

Points: 10

# Comments: 5

Copilot Chat's usage cap and Microsoft would rather u found them by hitting them

nephihaha — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 20:50:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/11/05/copilot-chat-has-usage-caps-and-microsoft-would-rather-you-found-them-by-hitting-them/5307814

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50384309

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by nephihaha in "Sustainable Development Goals"

nephihaha — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 19:20:52 +0000

Tyranny with a smile.

Palantir CEO says it's pioneering an antiwar movement–while accepting defense $s

nephihaha — Thu, 05 Nov 2026 10:55:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theregister.com/offbeat/2026/11/04/palantir-ceo-says-its-pioneering-an-antiwar-movement-while-happily-accepting-defense-dollars/5307605

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50377681

Points: 16

# Comments: 1

New comment by nephihaha in "Ask HN: What cryptography book do you recommend for reading with 10 year olds?"

nephihaha — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 21:25:32 +0000

Simon Singh is a very entertaining writer, I'll give him that. (Also a pleasant person, I've met him once or twice.)

Santander ordered to repay man who gambled away £25k house sale cash

nephihaha — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 19:16:00 +0000

Article URL: https://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/santander-ordered-repay-man-gambled-120751937.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50370207

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by nephihaha in "Typographical Mistakes That Had Major Historical Consequences"

nephihaha — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:13:14 +0000

Apologies. I don't see them because I have an advert blocker on my browser, so didn't realise it was so bad. Noted for future.

Typographical Mistakes That Had Major Historical Consequences

nephihaha — Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:04:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.oddee.com/6-typographical-mistakes-that-had-major-historical-consequences-80560/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50365680

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Unions gain access to 1000s of Google workers after employment rights overhaul

nephihaha — Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:48:54 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/nov/02/unions-google-workers-uk-employment-rights

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50353474

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by nephihaha in "Seoul Viosys begins production of rare-earth-free white light emitter"

nephihaha — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:52:13 +0000

Maoist China was full of slavery. Even today China uses slave labour to produce goods in prison camps etc. It didn't end slavery in Tibet, it just industrialised it and redefined it.

New comment by nephihaha in "Seoul Viosys begins production of rare-earth-free white light emitter"

nephihaha — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 23:47:26 +0000

"The only example really is the annexation of Tibet in 1950, which was obviously controversial but it's also complicated because it ended the practice of slavery in Tibet. Yes, slavery."

That depends on whether you consider Marxist concentration camps to be slavery or not.

Patrick Stewart's First TV Appearance

nephihaha — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 21:48:25 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FUwYwJ2DT_I

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50344321

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by nephihaha in "Electrocutions, disease and no pay: worker exploitation in Europe's datacentres"

nephihaha — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 10:16:22 +0000

The answer is generally yes. Europe does have respectable health and safety in most workplaces thanks to decades of campaigning and trade unionism. Far from perfect, but better than many parts of the world. Besides which, in recent times, many dangerous jobs e.g. mining and heavy industry have either been shut down or exported elsewhere.

New comment by nephihaha in "Neuralink's Newest Brain Chip [video]"

nephihaha — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:42:12 +0000

It will be great when it's used to help the severely disabled. Not so great when we're all forced to use it and have advertising beamed into our dreams.

Electrocutions, disease and no pay: worker exploitation in Europe's datacentres

nephihaha — Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:41:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/oct/30/electrocutions-disease-and-no-pay-how-workers-risk-exploitation-in-europes-datacentres

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50334421

Points: 22

# Comments: 15

Ghost in the machine: how AI is haunting the search for the supernatural

nephihaha — Sun, 01 Nov 2026 07:46:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/ng-interactive/2026/oct/30/ai-ghost-hunting

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50323470

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by nephihaha in "UK Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power"

nephihaha — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:49:26 +0000

There are three Green parties in the UK. There isn't a "UK Green Party" as such. Polanski's is England and Wales.

New comment by nephihaha in "UK Green party drops longstanding opposition to nuclear power"

nephihaha — Sat, 31 Oct 2026 18:48:42 +0000

There are three Green Parties in the UK. The SGP members have had a supply agreement with the ruling SNP in the Scottish Parliament for years. There was even talk of them being in coalition for a while.