<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: plorntus</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=plorntus</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:20:52 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=plorntus" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Claude Code's source code has been leaked via a map file in their NPM registry"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Depends what its used by, if I recall theres an `/insights` command/skill built in whatever you want to call it that generates a HTML file. I believe it gives you stats on when you're frustrated with it and (useless) suggestions on how to "use claude better".<p>Additionally after looking at the source it looks like a lot of Anthropics own internal test tooling/debug (ie. stuff stripped out at build time) is in this source mapping. Theres one part that prompts their own users (or whatever) to use a report issue command whenever frustration is detected. It's possible its using it for this.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 31 Mar 2026 12:59:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586728</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586728</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47586728</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Apache Poison Fountain"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Fairly certain it'l also just allow them to pick up any cookies right as well as serve literally any content on your domain...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 19 Feb 2026 16:19:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075395</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075395</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47075395</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Exploiting the IKKO Activebuds “AI powered” earbuds (2024)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>To be honest the responses sounded copy and pasted straight from ChatGPT, it seemed like there was fake feigned interest into their non-existent youtube channel.<p>> Overall simple security design flaws but it's good to see a company that cares to fix them, even if they didn't take security seriously from the start<p>I don't think that should give anyone a free pass though. It was such a simple flaw that realistically speaking they shouldn't ever be trusted again. If it had been a non-obvious flaw that required going through lots of hoops then fair enough but they straight up had zero authentication. That isn't a 'flaw' you need an external researcher to tell you about.<p>I personally believe companies should not be praised for responding to such a blatant disregard for quality, standards, privacy and security. No matter where they are from.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 02 Jul 2025 17:36:38 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44446566</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44446566</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44446566</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Launch HN: Issen (YC F24) – Personal AI language tutor"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Honestly tried it out, I wanted to like it but in its current form I found myself frustrated enough to just end the 'call' and close the app. Been learning Spanish for quite some time now so wasn't put off by the 'it always talks in X language' thing people are talking about.<p>The thing that put me off was the speech recognition. I am not in a loud environment and I wasn't even talking and it was picking up responses and responding to it before I even opened my mouth. It blazed through the 'preferences' set up itself making up responses. Then when I did get to talk it just simply got my answers wrong. It would often interject too at random during my sentences.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/lore/2006-August/000040.html">https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/lore/2006-August/000040.html</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074561">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074561</a></p>
<p>Points: 2</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 17:07:24 +0000</pubDate><link>https://lists.ucc.gu.uwa.edu.au/pipermail/lore/2006-August/000040.html</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074561</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44074561</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Starlink Direct to Cell"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I recall not too long ago a startup advertising exactly this idea for farms. It was some box with various sensors (and output lines) that you could configure to do a multitude of tasks</p>
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<p>To be fair it's only kinda clickbait on HN. On their actual site the thumbnail is very clearly not a real rabbit and is visible before you access the article.</p>
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<p>Out of interest how did you get the rights to stream the music? Cool game just curious if itl stick around.<p>I would definitely like some sort of “decade” option if at all possible so you can stick to films of a certain era. Some of the older ones I had no ability to guess (which is fine, just would like to weed those out for my own fun).<p>Also as others stated, some made for the movie tracks would be nice!</p>
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<p>Check out Photopea, it has a ton of features and is fairly performant in the browser. It also seemingly copies the UI of Photoshop but impressive nonetheless.</p>
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<p>I suppose so, I just find it funny really that my bank has less password requirements than most (if not all) online services I use</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:28:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37182983</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37182983</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37182983</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Short session expiration does not help security"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Spains banks (I’ve used two so far) simply use your ID number which is used in a lot of places and not considered secret and enforces a 4 digit password.<p>It’s an absolute joke.</p>
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<p>I guess you'd get better results if you knew the font the site uses (which in many cases you could figure it out pretty quickly) or even just override every font with your own.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 08 Aug 2023 16:41:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37051775</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37051775</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37051775</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Show HN: Local development with .local domains and HTTPS"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Certain browser features/apis are only available when in a secure context <a href="https://www.digicert.com/blog/https-only-features-in-browsers" rel="nofollow noreferrer">https://www.digicert.com/blog/https-only-features-in-browser...</a> so I imagine this might be a reason you would want it.<p>That being said I don't know why you would pay for an application that does this but I guess I'm not the target market.</p>
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<p>Am I missing something? The article doesn’t state that at all. The lab was used for creating covid 19 tests</p>
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<p>I don't think thats true, what jokes are you talking about specifically?<p>I always used Ryan Air a while back when I didn't have much money and needed to get somewhere. I dislike them now because of the removal of hand luggage by default. Additionally I find they're not even that much cheaper than alternatives nowadays which makes it harder to put up with their smaller seats and in general worse service.</p>
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<p>I had it reappear 3 times when I was trying it out moving between pages. First time was before I created an account though in the sandbox. Not sure exactly the replication steps for the second and third time it showed up.</p>
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<p>Right but then you just connect your phone to the wifi? The following methods I have had for the 3DS card payments are (ultimately depends on the bank):<p>- Bank sends you a tiny card reader that you enter your PIN and it gives you a one time code. If you want to make payments that require 3DS (online only ofc) you have to have this card reader on you but it doesn't actually require an app or internet connectivity.<p>- You have an app on your phone, you drag a code from a notification onto another area of the app itself which does something (somehow - no idea the purpose) and verifies the transaction. Certificate is stored on device only.<p>- You open an app and it'l notify of the purchase amount, location, merchant and you just tap allow<p>- You receive a code in the mail that is renewed once a year which is then combined with a SMS message (or app notification). The payment flow asks you for some characters from both codes.<p>You do not require cell service for any that I have used and wifi is enough.<p>Further Edit: Just to clarify though, all of these are ONLY for online purchases. Purchases in shops you just use your pin if it requires authorisation.</p>
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<p>Article URL: <a href="https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65993968">https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65993968</a></p>
<p>Comments URL: <a href="https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36482284">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36482284</a></p>
<p>Points: 4</p>
<p># Comments: 1</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jun 2023 16:49:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-65993968</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36482284</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36482284</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Reddit goes down fully as thousands of subreddits protest API changes"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Reddit used to show how much users donated vs the server cost (and running costs). It was always maxed out. Reddit grew and simply got greedy. Typical enterprise company woes where a much smaller company could cover most if not all what your typical user actually wants without losing money.<p>Reddit didn't need to be a video and image host as you allude to. They didn't need to bloat their stack with 'hot' technology. They didn't need to even make an app, the third parties were basically doing that for free.<p>They want to be an ad and data platform because they know that this will in the long run net them more money. To get there though they will have to alienate their entire user base.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jun 2023 17:07:28 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36296963</link><dc:creator>plorntus</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36296963</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36296963</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by plorntus in "Show HN: I built an AI language teacher to get you speaking"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I also had difficulty getting it to understand me. Theres a couple solutions I can think of that may make this more usable:<p>1) Speech to text into an input field, allow the user to modify<p>2) I presume this is uses an LLM to generate the responses, submit the new text and give it the entire convo as context but initially ask it to "correct" the text to what would make sense in context based on similar sounding words.<p>Edit: Hah oh it's not too great right now at all. Tried it again and it ended up writing Cyrillic as my response despite me speaking Spanish.</p>
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