Hacker News: nkrisc

New comment by nkrisc in "Too much discussion of the XOR swap trick"

nkrisc — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 13:15:16 +0000

Crimes aren’t legal just because you hide it. Intent matters.

Law is more akin to philosophy than computer science.

New comment by nkrisc in "FSF trying to contact Google about spammer sending 10k+ mails from Gmail account"

nkrisc — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 11:23:36 +0000

They make money on those ads, you’re asking a mega corporation to make less money. Good luck.

New comment by nkrisc in "Dependency cooldowns turn you into a free-rider"

nkrisc — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:32:08 +0000

While an upload queue does sound like a better solution overall, the suggestion of cooldowns as immoral is absurd.

Ever decided to not buy some new technology or video game or product right away and to wait and see if it’s worth it? You’re an immoral freeloader benefiting from the suffering of others who bought it right away.

New comment by nkrisc in "Tell HN: Fiverr left customer files public and searchable"

nkrisc — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:23:01 +0000

What’s hypothetical? All this is and has been publicly accessible.

Have bad actors already found it? Who knows?

So if Fiverr isn’t going to fix it then the next best thing is to warn people.

New comment by nkrisc in "A new spam policy for “back button hijacking”"

nkrisc — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 09:58:53 +0000

Yes, it’s a workaround because it doesn’t require anyone to fix the issue.

New comment by nkrisc in "Nothing Ever Happens: Polymarket bot that always buys No on non-sports markets"

nkrisc — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 16:59:06 +0000

This is what markets like Polymarket boil down to. Normies can't win. Some will, of course, but that's just chance and there's no way if ensuring it's you.

It's really no different than a casino: if you ever find yourself with more money than you walked in with, cash out and leave.

Best strategy for most people though is to simply not participate and you'll break even.

New comment by nkrisc in "We have a 99% email reputation, but Gmail disagrees"

nkrisc — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:07:25 +0000

The number of emails I expect from icons is zero.

New comment by nkrisc in "We have a 99% email reputation, but Gmail disagrees"

nkrisc — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 09:03:44 +0000

As the end user: not my problem, I don’t care, I don’t need the implementation details.

I only care about what I see.

New comment by nkrisc in "Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user"

nkrisc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 15:34:54 +0000

Yeah, they could force a password update at some point to ensure passwords meet the new requirements.

New comment by nkrisc in "Bring Back Idiomatic Design (2023)"

nkrisc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 14:41:46 +0000

Is 03/04/2026 March 4th or the 3rd of April?

If you have an international audience that’s going to mess someone up.

Better yet require YYYY-MM-DD.

New comment by nkrisc in "Simplest Hash Functions"

nkrisc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:07:34 +0000

Or pad all entries with 0s to an arbitrarily long size. The 0s can be assumed, and not actually stored. Therefore arbitrarily long entries need not be shortened.

New comment by nkrisc in "Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user"

nkrisc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:03:08 +0000

You can but you have to tie it to actual devices and a point in time, not simply a specific OS version. Essentially, all devices that existed before the change must still support the old set of characters and devices produced (or sold or activated) afterwards can support the reduced set.

Or wait until a future OS version that will not support any device currently in existence.

New comment by nkrisc in "Apple update looks like Czech mate for locked-out iPhone user"

nkrisc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 12:01:11 +0000

You can guarantee it by not removing characters from the keyboard used for password entry. If the set of characters available before the change is a subset of or equal to the set after the change, then all existing passwords must still be enterable.

If allowing that character in the first place was a mistake, then Apple has pushed the consequences of their mistake onto the users instead of owning the mistake and keeping that character available forever on existing devices.

New comment by nkrisc in "Simplest Hash Functions"

nkrisc — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 08:55:39 +0000

If you use the identity function as your hashing function then is it O(0) because you are done before you start?

New comment by nkrisc in "Bevy game development tutorials and in-depth resources"

nkrisc — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 22:47:39 +0000

In this case systems are the S of ECS and contain all your game logic, acting upon the entities and components (E and C).

By system management I assume they mean the APIs bevy offers for scheduling and sequencing systems and events so your game logic remains modularized while still running in the correct order.

New comment by nkrisc in "Combining spicy foods with mint boosts anti-inflammatory effects 100x or more"

nkrisc — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 22:09:21 +0000

What’s the physical basis for that?

New comment by nkrisc in "We've raised $17M to build what comes after Git"

nkrisc — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 11:18:10 +0000

> I feel like I really need to learn how to raise money. For $17M, one could probably build a vacuum robot prototype that’ll also clean up all of the kids toys and sort LEGO bricks by colour and size. Parents worldwide would love it.

The world doesn’t need this. It would just be more plastic and electronic trash.

You and your kids have hands. Pick them up. It’s what we do in my house.

If you don’t have hands, use your feet.

New comment by nkrisc in "Maine is about to become the first state to ban major new data centers"

nkrisc — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 21:08:00 +0000

It depends what the factory is producing.

New comment by nkrisc in "Meta removes ads for social media addiction litigation"

nkrisc — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 13:48:04 +0000

Fair enough. If they're not impartial then lets hold them accountable for the content published in their platform.

New comment by nkrisc in "US cities are axing Flock Safety surveillance technology"

nkrisc — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 16:49:09 +0000

Driving a motor vehicle on public roads is a privilege that many of the morons I share the road with seem to take for granted. If they are allowed to drive then I want their plate identifiable on video from my dash cam.

Automated mass surveillance of license plates should also be illegal.