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New comment by pavel_lishin in "The Origin of Consciousness (2008)"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 20:51:54 +0000

I think this was also one of the inspirations for Neal Stephenson's "Snow Crash", which also deals with (among other things) the nature of consciousness and religion in the human mind.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Judge sets framework for Nine PBS to retrieve archival data"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 19:59:21 +0000

How exactly is the judge an activist judge in this case?

Did you just find a random HN article that had "judge" in the name, and register an account to air an unrelated grievance?

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Ask HN: GitHub employees what's going on? Why?"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:47:04 +0000

Is there additional revenue from a bunch of people pushing their vibe-coded stuff up to Github?

Expert Witness Used ChatGPT to Write Report Defending Company in Lawsuit

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:40:12 +0000

Article URL: https://www.404media.co/show-how-3m-is-0-at-fault-expert-witness-used-chatgpt-to-write-report-defending-company-in-deadly-explosion-lawsuit/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49332810

Points: 14

# Comments: 4

New comment by pavel_lishin in "GIMP Development Update"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:22:20 +0000

What was their epiphany?

New comment by pavel_lishin in "How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:16:11 +0000

Oh, interesting - I wonder if that's new. The last time I checked (granted, a few years ago), it was limited to something much smaller.

I have noticed that the tar files toward the end tend to be smaller, but they still typically weigh in at multiple gigs apiece - 37, 14, etc.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "On AI regulation and messaging"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:39:07 +0000

"Saying we'll cure cancer is a cliche. So I'm here to announce that we're going to try to cure cancer!"

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Buyer cancels showing after Deflock shows two cameras utilized by the HOA"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:18:28 +0000

But Flock cameras aren't a gun, and they should be held to the same standard as any other information-gathering - it should require a warrant.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "How do I permanently disable random Google Photos popup to backup photos? (2024)"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:17:38 +0000

Remember to choose the `tar` version, not the `zip` one, unless you like downloading ten thousand zip files one by one. The tar files can be up to 50GB, the zip ones are much smaller.

3D-printing enthusiast creates 'Flock Sock' to blind controversial cameras

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:48:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.tomshardware.com/3d-printing/3d-printing-enthusiast-creates-flock-sock-camera-blind-slip-on-cover-attaches-to-broom-handle-to-make-it-easy-to-put-on-devices-placed-on-traffic-and-streetlights

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49330822

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Buyer cancels showing after Deflock shows two cameras utilized by the HOA"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:30:05 +0000

Nobody's taking away their ability to do their job. What we're trying to do is make sure that the police don't abuse their power, that their use of power is accountable, and that they can be held liable for it when they do abuse it.

Police have to get warrants for searches as well, and nobody seems to be saying that that stops them from being able to do their job.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Buyer cancels showing after Deflock shows two cameras utilized by the HOA"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:28:09 +0000

That's a heck of a correlation!

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Buyer cancels showing after Deflock shows two cameras utilized by the HOA"

pavel_lishin — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 13:27:07 +0000

And the police can't use my phone camera to track down where their ex-girlfriend has been going for the past two weeks.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Ask HN: How do you keep up with HN these days?"

pavel_lishin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 17:37:29 +0000

I load the front page, scan for interesting articles. Read 'em, read the comments.

If there's nothing interesting, I leave.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Seven books I keep close because I love them"

pavel_lishin — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 15:24:49 +0000

No, but it's likely the event he's most associated with.

If you asked random strangers in the street what Moses is most well known for, I'd wager bringing the stone tablets down would be #1.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Seven books I keep close because I love them"

pavel_lishin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:36:28 +0000

There's apparently a pretty amusing adaptation on Netflix as well.

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Seven books I keep close because I love them"

pavel_lishin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 16:34:37 +0000

Yeah, I thought he was easily recognizable because he's holding stone tablets.

But apparently it is a thing: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horns_of_Moses

> The Horns of Moses are an iconographic convention common in Latin Christianity whereby Moses was presented as having two horns on his head, later replaced by rays of light.[1] The idea comes from a translation, or mistranslation, of a Hebrew term in Jerome's Latin Vulgate Bible, and many later vernacular translations dependent on that. Moses is said to be "horned", or radiant, or glorified, after he sees God who presents him with the tablets of the law in the Book of Exodus.

Surveillance company Flock moves to increase oversight after police misuse

pavel_lishin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:58:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/security/flock-safety-police-abuse-oversight-data-retention-rcna592217

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299592

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

'Masturbation Consultants' Were Hired to Pleasure Themselves with AI

pavel_lishin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 14:17:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/these-masturbation-consultants-were-hired-to-pleasure-themselves-using-ai/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49299044

Points: 12

# Comments: 3

New comment by pavel_lishin in "Nine PBS sues Iron Mountain over blocked access to archival data"

pavel_lishin — Fri, 14 Aug 2026 02:20:42 +0000

> not actually the recommended solution, but...

That $4k plus the free shoebox could have saved them quite a bit in lawyer fees :P