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New comment by neuralRiot in "How NASA built Artemis II’s fault-tolerant computer"

neuralRiot — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:22:50 +0000

I’ve working in automotive since it was only wires and never saw that (or noticed it) happening specially since usually body and powertrain work on separate buses tied through a gateway, the crazy stuff happens when people start treating the bus (specially the higher speed ones) like a 12v line or worst.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Ask HN: Client took over development by vibe coding. What to do?"

neuralRiot — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 21:02:22 +0000

>when looking that something carefully and meticulously designed is restructured, replaced or thrown away so quickly and carelessly.

That’s just a trend that has been accelerating for a while now. Make things quick, quality and longevity are qualities of the past. Is better to give a bad solution quickly than having to stop to think.

New comment by neuralRiot in "OkCupid gave 3M dating-app photos to facial recognition firm, FTC says"

neuralRiot — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 20:45:10 +0000

Or the company is sold to a big corp that doesn’t give a dammn about or privacy or one whose goal is to actually get the data.

New comment by neuralRiot in "I quit editing photos"

neuralRiot — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 20:53:42 +0000

I’m a believer that the hard work brings more joy, digging crates of vinyl and finding that rare album even if it has pops and noise feels 100x more enjoyable that streaming it.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Cyberattack on vehicle breathalyzer company leaves drivers stranded in the US"

neuralRiot — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 21:24:03 +0000

>The technology doesn't do anything except add extra steps and convince the public something was done.

That seems to be the way the system works, selling a treatment rather than a cure, from antacids to national security.

New comment by neuralRiot in "The next fight over the use of facial recognition could be in the supermarkets"

neuralRiot — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 20:46:31 +0000

I don’t know how that would work. Some states mandate that if the displayed price is different, the customer should be charged the lower price.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Beyond has dropped “meat” from its name and expanded its high-protein drink line"

neuralRiot — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 02:29:45 +0000

> the patty made from a single natural ingredient that's been a staple of the human diet since the dawn of man.

The fact that meat comes from a single source doesn’t make it automatically healthier, so is ricin, cyanide and polonium yet I wouldn’t include any of them in my diet. Plant based protein is healthier than its animal counterpart and this is proven by proper scientific studies, not by Tik-tok stars or nutrition “experts”.

New comment by neuralRiot in "BMW Group to deploy humanoid robots in production in Germany for the first time"

neuralRiot — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:50:40 +0000

I work on German cars on a daily basis, the “online diagnostic” of one of the top brands runs on a sort of remote desktop fashion complete with windows boot screen, I don’t need to tell you that speed is not one of its main features.

New comment by neuralRiot in "He saw an abandoned trailer, then uncovered a surveillance network"

neuralRiot — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 21:44:39 +0000

>The right of the people to be secure in their persons, houses, papers, and effects,[a] against unreasonable searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be searched, and the persons or things to be seized.

Also:

>No person shall ... be deprived of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law.

Have been the law for a long time too and yet…

New comment by neuralRiot in "Diode – Build, program, and simulate hardware"

neuralRiot — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 22:04:45 +0000

I’be been reading schematics for over 30 years, sometimes i need to draw one just to understand an idea that I have. These “real” drawings (like fritzing) hurt my head. They might be useful for the casual tinkerer but anyone who finds electronics interesting should learn the basic symbols.

New comment by neuralRiot in "OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine"

neuralRiot — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:53:43 +0000

The weak link is that for “the haves” to have, the “have -nots” are needed. To have or to not is just a comparison, a millionaire needs the poor to be rich and to feel special otherwise when everyone is special nobody is.

New comment by neuralRiot in "OpenAI, the US government and Persona built an identity surveillance machine"

neuralRiot — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 21:48:25 +0000

“ Whatever it is you’re seeking won’t come in the form you’re expecting – Haruki Murakami”

New comment by neuralRiot in "Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux"

neuralRiot — Thu, 29 Jan 2026 03:59:49 +0000

I have an old Win7 workstation, I did so many mods to it at the build time that now I don’t even know how it works.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Microsoft forced me to switch to Linux"

neuralRiot — Wed, 28 Jan 2026 21:34:59 +0000

HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Desktop > MenuShowDelay set to 100 (ms) close regedit, reboot.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Much of the World Facing 'Water Bankruptcy,' U.N. Report Warns"

neuralRiot — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 21:39:32 +0000

Earth can sustain current population many times over, what it cannot however is human greed and stupidity. No worries, as George Carlin said: “Save the earth! Save the earth! The earth is fine, we are the ones who are screwed.”

New comment by neuralRiot in "Ask HN: How can we solve the loneliness epidemic?"

neuralRiot — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:24:55 +0000

>Decreased knowledge of how to host a gathering.

I have my own saying for this. “Swimming is how you learn to swim”

New comment by neuralRiot in "Spotify increases its US subscription prices for the third time in 3 years"

neuralRiot — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 21:18:05 +0000

I noticed the price creeping the last time and just said to me “when it touches the $15 mark it’s gone, it seems to be approaching there so I’ll look for a different platform or just go back to mp3s.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Jeff Bezos hopes that you'll give up your PC to rent one from the cloud"

neuralRiot — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 21:35:16 +0000

It could have been a good idea if tech corps wouldn’t have demostrated to be such huge POS.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Eat Real Food"

neuralRiot — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 21:57:18 +0000

> Plus you really want the average American dumping chemicals in community ground water to grow the biggest pumpkin in the zip code?

Just because it’s out of sight doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist. Industrial farming and specially animal farming is one of the most polluting industries, subsidized to produce environmental damage, population diseases and animal abuse.

New comment by neuralRiot in "Prepare for That Stupid World"

neuralRiot — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 21:42:37 +0000

I can see this as a good business move for Anthropic in this case but for the vending machine manufacturers/ operators what would the advantage be besides saying that their machine is AI operated?