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New comment by randomtoast in "Anna's Archive Hit with $19.5M Default Judgment and Global Domain Takedown Order"

randomtoast — Wed, 20 May 2026 12:57:15 +0000

They 100 percent sit in Russia, which will 100 percent ignore this, even if their identity gets uncovered. So it's perfectly safe to continue for the operators.

New comment by randomtoast in "Kioxia and Dell cram 10 PB into slim 2RU server"

randomtoast — Sun, 17 May 2026 10:26:50 +0000

The water cooling system then serves multiple functions, including acting as a radiation shield.

New comment by randomtoast in "K3k: Kubernetes in Kubernetes"

randomtoast — Sat, 02 May 2026 08:08:30 +0000

This type of approach carries a significantly higher operational risk compared to operating multiple Kubernetes clusters on separate VMs or physical hardware. If you eventually update the main Kubernetes cluster that manages the virtual clusters and something goes wrong, you could potentially bring down your entire fleet of Kubernetes clusters all at once.

New comment by randomtoast in "I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it"

randomtoast — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 07:51:21 +0000

> You're telling me there's no "notify me when domain X becomes for sale" service?

I guess in today's age you would just schedule an agent to check the website every day.

New comment by randomtoast in "Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files"

randomtoast — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:51:22 +0000

Is open source and commercialisation an exclusive or?

New comment by randomtoast in "Kimi K2.6: Advancing open-source coding"

randomtoast — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 19:00:03 +0000

Because Opus on $20 CC is a joke. The $19 plan on Kimi has actually workable usage limits.

New comment by randomtoast in "Anna's Archive loses $322M Spotify piracy case without a fight"

randomtoast — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 08:36:26 +0000

The operators are likely based in Russia, and the US has no jurisdiction there. As a result, they can simply ignore any US actions and continue their operations.

New comment by randomtoast in "Team from ETH Zurich make high quality quantum swap gate using a geometric phase"

randomtoast — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:29:28 +0000

How does this bring us closer to a 17000 qubit computer and how close are we?

New comment by randomtoast in "Will I ever own a zettaflop?"

randomtoast — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:27:57 +0000

There are two ways to be unhappy. Not getting what you want and getting what you want.

New comment by randomtoast in "System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]"

randomtoast — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 19:32:48 +0000

Humanity's Last Exam (HLE) is already insanely difficult. It introduces 2,500 questions spanning mathematics, humanities, natural sciences, ancient languages, ...

Here is an example question: https://i.redd.it/5jl000p9csee1.jpeg

No human could even score 5% on HLE.

New comment by randomtoast in "Show HN: Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead"

randomtoast — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 12:17:55 +0000

The repository only exist for seven days and was likely written by Claude code, which makes it not very trustworthy for storing personal data.

New comment by randomtoast in "Launch HN: Freestyle – Sandboxes for Coding Agents"

randomtoast — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 08:12:03 +0000

Do you have any recommendations for CLI-based microVM solutions that support running multiple instances of Claude Code with "--yolo sandboxing" on Linux?

New comment by randomtoast in "Run Linux containers on Android, no root required"

randomtoast — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 08:57:38 +0000

I find it somewhat amusing that it uses QEMU to emulate Linux in order to create a container with restricted permissions, even though it is already running on Linux with restricted permissions. I get the point while it is designed that way, but still funny.

New comment by randomtoast in "AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder"

randomtoast — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 19:29:21 +0000

I would prefer to have the prompt he used to generate the article. Similarly, for compiled binaries, I would rather have the source code that produced them, instead of just an .exe file.

New comment by randomtoast in "AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder"

randomtoast — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:22:50 +0000

If you think that the article is written by human or that is is unclear, please go ahead. Others here on HN also have pointed out that the author shoots out such lengthy blog posts every day. And you can also see the typical emoji AI slop here: https://www.ivanturkovic.com/services/

But I have no issue with your argumentation whatsoever, it is just that I think there is more than sufficient evidence, and you think there is not.

New comment by randomtoast in "AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder"

randomtoast — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:58:37 +0000

N=2 form the same author: https://www.ivanturkovic.com/2026/02/24/first-1000-lines-det...

> AI is an in-context learner, not a standards enforcer.

> The AI is not judging your code. It is learning from it.

> Speed without structure is not speed. It is borrowed time.

> This is not about premature optimization or over-engineering. It is about giving the AI the patterns it needs to work effectively on your behalf.

> This is not a theoretical distinction. It is the single most important practical reality of working with AI coding tools in 2026.

Its not this, its that.

> But here is the part nobody wants to hear: the reverse is equally true.

> The result was transformative.

> Here is why.

If you want I can provide N=3 with the same AI pattern and phrases again.

New comment by randomtoast in "AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder"

randomtoast — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:38:20 +0000

Phrases like: "identity crisis", "burnout machine", "supervision paradox", "acceleration trap", "workload creep" are just AI slop.

New comment by randomtoast in "AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder"

randomtoast — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 14:28:43 +0000

> This is not a contradiction. It is the reality ...

> That is not an upgrade. That is a career identity crisis.

This is not X. It is Y.

> The trap is ...

> This gap matters ...

> This is not empowerment ...

> This is not a minor adjustment...

Your typical AI slop rhetorical phrasing.

Phrases like: "identity crisis", "burnout machine", "supervision paradox", "acceleration trap", "workload creep"

These sound analytical but are lightly defined. They function as named concepts without rigorous definition or empirical grounding.

There might be some good arguments in the article, but AI slop remains AI slop.

New comment by randomtoast in "In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%"

randomtoast — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 13:03:48 +0000

I am by no means an expert in this field, but I do know that in the US, money is the primary source of power. Major tech companies have vast financial resources - so much so that their wealth surpasses the GDP of many countries. It's also clear that lobbying holds tremendous influence in the US. For instance, organizations like the NRA and NSSF wield significant power, which is why strict gun control measures are rarely enacted, regardless of the number of casualties from mass shootings.

1. Money translates to power

2. We know lobbying is highly effective

3. There are numerous national and international tax loopholes

I’m simply connecting these three points. Some might suggest that the government could intervene, but do you really believe Trump would challenge these major corporations while refusing to disclose his own tax returns? Absolutely not. So these companies have the required power, motivation and lack of resistence to make it happen.

New comment by randomtoast in "Google Street View in 2026"

randomtoast — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 22:06:25 +0000

I find it interesting that Germany is lit up like a candle, despite having relatively strict privacy laws. Nowhere else are there more buildings pixelated in Street View than in Germany.