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A Japan without 'katsudon'? New forecast reveals 2050 heat crisis

rawgabbit — Tue, 18 Aug 2026 04:38:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.asahi.com/ajw/articles/16812647

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49341323

Points: 2

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New comment by rawgabbit in "AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira"

rawgabbit — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 17:18:59 +0000

Thanks.

New comment by rawgabbit in "AI-Generated GitHub Copilot “Autofix” Allowed Compromise of Snowflake's Jira"

rawgabbit — Mon, 17 Aug 2026 15:41:47 +0000

Help me understand. Snowflake configured their Github repo to allow auto fixes by Copilot. It got merged automatically without anyone's review? And introduced essentially script-injection vulnerability through the title field?

If this is the case, I would say Snowflake should shut down its repo and get off Github asap.

New comment by rawgabbit in "The American sports plutocracy"

rawgabbit — Sat, 15 Aug 2026 16:46:59 +0000

I grew up idolizing Roger Staubach and followed football fanatically. Over the years, I lost all interest. To me, how the Dallas Cowboys is considered the most valuable franchise while putting out 26 years of ineptitude is mind boggling. I used to watch the games and analyst commentary fanatically. I haven’t watched any game or the Superbowl for ten years. To me, it is now all about sports betting. Who wins is besides the point. It is just naked gambling. I usually have a live and let live attitude. But I have seen gambling destroyed families. It is the work of the devil.

The web's newest weapon against AI scrapers is a font

rawgabbit — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:46:44 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/08/new-font-turns-ordinary-webpages-into-nonsense-for-ai-scrapers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49290294

Points: 4

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New comment by rawgabbit in "92 percent of US adults are not going to the doctor – too expensive"

rawgabbit — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:40:57 +0000

In my experience, it is the blood tests, x-rays, ultrasounds, cat scans, and interpretations ordered by the physician. The labs, technicians, and interpretation may or may not be in network. Six months after the visit, I get a bill from a third party I never heard of.

New comment by rawgabbit in "US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers"

rawgabbit — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 04:24:53 +0000

It was this quote: ” Aspiring controllers must also pass an exam that the FAA says predicts candidates' "aptitude to be an air traffic controller." Within a week, they are notified if they have passed”

New comment by rawgabbit in "US hires over 2k video gamers as air traffic controllers"

rawgabbit — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:02:40 +0000

Only 10% make it through the first week? At least the weed out process is quick.

New comment by rawgabbit in "In Arizona, it may be easier to steal a home than a TV as deed fraud grows"

rawgabbit — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 12:30:33 +0000

In Texas until recently it was not clear if deed fraud was a crime but a civil matter.

https://www.fox4news.com/news/lawmakers-target-deed-fraud-ne...

https://www.texastribune.org/2025/08/01/texas-legislature-sp...

New comment by rawgabbit in "In Arizona, it may be easier to steal a home than a TV as deed fraud grows"

rawgabbit — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 04:56:51 +0000

Please try https://patriotswire.usatoday.com/story/money/real-estate/20...

I can’t edit the it anymore.

In Arizona, it may be easier to steal a home than a TV as deed fraud grows

rawgabbit — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 02:01:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.usatoday.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49252465

Points: 10

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NCAA and FBI partner up to help athletes avoid being sexually exploited online

rawgabbit — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:41:48 +0000

Article URL: https://www.cnn.com/2026/08/10/sport/ncaa-fbi-partnership

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49247081

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by rawgabbit in "OpenAI's new device will be hockey puck-sized and cost over $300"

rawgabbit — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 17:21:43 +0000

I would think it is pesky Apple permissions in the way. OpenAI with camera and microphone will literally suck up all your data without Apple being the middle man.

By starting this line of devices I can Open Ai working to create Joi the virtual girlfriend from Bladerunner 2049. https://youtu.be/y-a3YshkPRc

New comment by rawgabbit in "OpenAI's new device will be hockey puck-sized and cost over $300"

rawgabbit — Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:15:13 +0000

The other article pitched it as an "AI Companion". I can see the market already; virtual girlfriends or virtual friends for the homebound. People will buy a "Companion subscription" that will allow them to talk their friend all day. It will be very successful. I feel bad for any human moderators that will have to wade through these conversations.

Ford Fathom Is Here the $29,945 Electric Truck [video]

rawgabbit — Fri, 07 Aug 2026 14:46:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tYewY3P_CY

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49211293

Points: 1

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New comment by rawgabbit in "How Americans view capitalism, socialism and free enterprise"

rawgabbit — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 18:10:09 +0000

Words in American politics have lost their original meaning. Words in American politics mean whatever the national committee say they mean for that week.

Communism means everyone who opposes Trump.

Freedom means parroting whatever nonsense Trump says today.

Socialism means everyone who rejects the current corporate oligarchs.

Tucker Carlson unveils 10-point manifesto amid third-party speculation

rawgabbit — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:01:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.axios.com/2026/08/06/tucker-carlson-third-party-israel-trump

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49195503

Points: 10

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New comment by rawgabbit in "The Valley of Webhooks"

rawgabbit — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 21:04:04 +0000

The old timey systems modeled this problem using accounting 101.

When things change, you don’t immediately update the balance. Instead it is written to a transaction journal aka a log. The thing is this log is the source of truth. State or the balance is derived from the log.

You don’t send a continuous stream of logs. Instead it is batched and sent asynchronously. It is also applied asynchronously. It also records if the batch was successful or not.

If you have multiple systems sending their logs to a central server. No problem. The central server orders them all before applying the batches.

Every so often. The books are “closed”. Meaning the central server won’t accept any more journal entries for things that happened older than X dates.

New comment by rawgabbit in "A Sick People"

rawgabbit — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:10:56 +0000

As a Texan and a sample of size of 1.

     [N] That you need gates on your communities.
     [Y] That your kids' school is going to get shot up.
     [Y] That cops might be the enemy.
     [N] You'll be part of the wrong tribe. 
     [N] Medical event away from financial catastrophe. 
     [Y] Medical insurance, they're trying to screw you.
     [Y] That healthcare is tied to employment. 
     [N] That your government really wants to !@#$ you.

This is my personal opinion as someone who grew up in rural Texas and moved to the big cities. Some anecdotes: Schools participate in "active shooter training". The cops came to my son's high school and gave the "talk"; say "lawyer" -- comply and don't get killed -- tell the judge you were under duress. Racism and discrimination is present; but living in the big cities I don't think it is as prevalent. Medical care in the US is a cruel joke where people are indebted to doctors and hospitals and you are expected to die broke at the end of your life.

New comment by rawgabbit in "Waymo in Dallas"

rawgabbit — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 02:38:38 +0000

If I had my wish, the original French hippie colony would have been successful and we would be calling ourselves Reunionais or something like that.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Réunion_(Dallas)