Hacker News: sam345

New comment by sam345 in "The AI bubble isn't like the internet bubble"

sam345 — Tue, 26 May 2026 11:58:05 +0000

My thoughts exactly. At most you get a surplus of cheap third tier AI. Which may or may not be helpful. And or a bunch of unused unmaintained deteriorating data center buildings.

New comment by sam345 in "Agents can now create Cloudflare accounts, buy domains, and deploy"

sam345 — Wed, 06 May 2026 12:24:35 +0000

Please explain. Your comment reveals your lack of understanding of corporate law and the benefits of one state versus the other. And smart companies are going to incorporate in Texas anyway and it has nothing to do with taxes. More to do with corporate governance.

To Beat China, Embrace Open-Source AI

sam345 — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 10:28:49 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/opinion/to-beat-china-embrace-open-source-ai-a211bf59

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47814739

Points: 2

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New comment by sam345 in "Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data"

sam345 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 23:15:23 +0000

It has nothing to do with condoning. It has everything to do with stating what the law is And what is or is what is not required to comply. And what is and what is not permitted under the Constitution. Whether you like it or not has nothing to do with anything.

New comment by sam345 in "Backblaze has stopped backing up OneDrive and Dropbox folders and maybe others"

sam345 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 00:52:22 +0000

Shsh... It's an excellent reliable no frills service. People might flood it.

New comment by sam345 in "Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data"

sam345 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:48:41 +0000

I don't think fastmail is going to help you. They are subject to legal requirements too and probably American jurisdiction also despite what their particular position is. https://www.fastmail.com/blog/fastmails-servers-are-in-the-u.... People love to hate Google but they're just doing what any corporation subject to law is going to do.

New comment by sam345 in "Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data"

sam345 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:37:45 +0000

Is that really what you're concerned about that somebody would ask a soft ball question about proposed solutions? Why is questioning the buildup of brush a crazy idea? It's been a mainstream concern for years. I really don't think it's healthy for any inquiry to propose a particular mindset and shut down alternative thinking. It doesn't seem very scientific or intelligent to me.

New comment by sam345 in "Google broke its promise to me – now ICE has my data"

sam345 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:21:10 +0000

Knowing that Google will do what changes your calculation? Abide by the law? I would be surprised if Google's so-Called promise to notify the subject of the inquiry was not couched in terms of being subject to legal requirements. Companies are not activists, and they shouldn't be expected to act like activists.

New comment by sam345 in "The dangers of California's legislation to censor 3D printing"

sam345 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 11:53:07 +0000

Some of them supported them because they were pressured into it. Grocery bans of bags and payment etc. are a PITA for customers. No business in it's right mind would force that on their customer unless they were required to. Passing the cost on to their customer is not an issue. Supporting laws requiring payment etc. are cost benefit analysis. Is it worth fighting the bad PR etc or go along. But obviously they wouldn't have provided the bags in the first place if it was not a competitive benefit to them.

New comment by sam345 in "Ubuntu now requires more RAM than Windows 11"

sam345 — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 12:38:58 +0000

This is changing. 8 GB will be more normal given ram shortages. See apples neo..

New comment by sam345 in "Europe asks if reviving nuclear is the answer to energy shocks"

sam345 — Sat, 04 Apr 2026 04:21:43 +0000

All the smart people said fossil fuels bad and renewables were the answer. Now not so much? Nuke is good but why not try lighter regulation, less central planning, and less trying to be smarter than the market and science. Stifling energy innovation and flexibility with central planning is never going to get efficient clean and sufficient energy to support a healthy growing economy that leads to growing standard of living for all.

New comment by sam345 in "EmDash – a spiritual successor to WordPress that solves plugin security"

sam345 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 18:44:13 +0000

I for one am glad that WordPress has some competition. This sounds like a killer rewrite.

New comment by sam345 in "Britain today generating 90%+ of electricity from renewables"

sam345 — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 13:14:45 +0000

Meaning it's supply. Overall dupply low because fossil fuels discouraged and penalized, demand high, price high.

New comment by sam345 in "FCC updates covered list to include foreign-made consumer routers"

sam345 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:40:18 +0000

The DOH and DOW have a lot of resources. And I would guess the DOW has a lot of intelligence resources and most likely the DOH also I mean it is their job to keep the homeland safe. But I would agree. It probably will involve a lot of marshaling of those resources and reorganization. But who's to say they haven't done that already. My general point is that the conversation in this thread completely ignores that this is an imposition of a different regulatory scheme, not a banning. And actually it's in favor of enforcing more security on routers which everybody has been screaming for for years.

New comment by sam345 in "FCC updates covered list to include foreign-made consumer routers"

sam345 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 01:27:36 +0000

It's fine to have a reaction. It just rhat a lot of the comments totally ignored this this caveat. So basically, as I read it by default, they're banned unless approved, which is pretty much what all regulation does anyway, isn't it.

New comment by sam345 in "FCC updates covered list to include foreign-made consumer routers"

sam345 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 23:06:28 +0000

If you actually read the notice, it exempts models that have been approved. So this just seems to require approvals by DOH or DHS ,": Routers^ produced in a foreign country, except routers which have been granted a Conditional Approval by DoW or DHS." I take this to mean it is just adding security approvals for this type of thing to DOw and DHS. It is not a ban of all future models. It's just saying explicitly that instead of having to review models already in the market and determine that they should be removed because of nation state or other security concerns they are reviewing them before they go to market. Would be nice if people actually read it instead of hyperventilating.

New comment by sam345 in "Show HN: Joonote – A note-taking app on your lock screen and notification panel"

sam345 — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 01:51:39 +0000

Not too late. Just change it.

New comment by sam345 in "BYD's bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid rising oil prices"

sam345 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:56:32 +0000

Confused about this comment. Are you talking about government subsidies and tax incentives? Haven't companies and consumers already been given these incentives? Now that they're drawing down, it's obvious there's a limited market. What needs to happen is real economic demands need to make the market not created ones. Then prices will come down and efficiencies will increase .

New comment by sam345 in "BYD's bet on EVs is paying off as drivers ditch gas amid rising oil prices"

sam345 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 19:51:48 +0000

The oil spike clearly seems it will be short-term. Once the Iran war is over oil will plummet. Car makers can't make decisions on short-term spikes.

Things I Wish I'd Known Before Buying an EV

sam345 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:43:52 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/business/autos/driving-electric-vehicle-downsides-9e2b51ee

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47368049

Points: 8

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