https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=noplace1ikegoneHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:25:30 +0000Worldcoin was really a headscratcher. I will admit I did not fully follow how this would create universal basic income. The biometric verification seemed equivalent to trying to prevent unemployment fraud before unemployment pay exists.

]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:20:41 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866485noplace1ikegonehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866485https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866485It’s also without the at least superficially well meaning goal of universal basic income. I guess it makes sense this was where it was headed.

]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:16:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866432noplace1ikegonehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866432https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866432You can’t have a great product without proper security.

]]>Wed, 22 Apr 2026 17:13:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866396noplace1ikegonehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866396https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47866396Google responded to your post so that’s good news. We all know the nature of APIs, but a secure transaction system is non-negotiable from Google and its peers for LLM API use. Right now LLM APIs are like unencrypted credit card numbers floating around.

]]>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:40:52 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47793700noplace1ikegonehttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47793700https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47793700