Hacker News: samename

New comment by samename in "Statement on US government directive to suspend access to Fable 5 and Mythos 5"

samename — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 01:31:18 +0000

Absolutely - there's already a bill in congress for this - the GUARD Act: https://thehill.com/policy/technology/5858006-senate-panel-a...

On the All in Pod, Chamath Palihapitiya has also been pushing to require ID checks to use AI models. Free thinking and free speech are under attack.

New comment by samename in "Claude Fable 5"

samename — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 17:35:56 +0000

> A new data retention policy

> Finally, we’re making a change to the way we handle business customer data for Fable 5, Mythos 5, and future models with similar or higher capability levels. We will require 30-day retention for all traffic on Mythos-class models, on both first- and third-party surfaces. We won’t use this data to train new Claude models, or for any non-safety-related purpose, and we’ve instituted new privacy protections including logging all human access to the data and ensuring its deletion after 30 days in almost all cases (see this post for further details). The data will help us defend against complex and novel attacks (including new jailbreaks and attacks that operate across many requests) as well as help us identify and reduce false positives.

New comment by samename in "Cal.com is going closed source"

samename — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:57:37 +0000

That’s a non-trivial cost for commonly severely underfunded open source projects

NaiBor – Nashville public leadership tracking

samename — Sat, 11 Apr 2026 16:07:52 +0000

Article URL: https://clovenbradshaw-ctrl.github.io/naibor/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731731

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by samename in "New iPhone age and identity checks restrict internet freedom in the UK"

samename — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 03:32:36 +0000

Why do you think this is exclusive to Apple? Android is rolling out age verification as well while simultaneously making side loading more difficult.

New comment by samename in "Don't Wait for Claude"

samename — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 18:30:35 +0000

Why should Claude finish complex tasks in less than seven minutes?

New comment by samename in "Federal Right to Privacy Act – Draft legislation"

samename — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 07:37:00 +0000

This project is collecting personal information without disclosing who is collecting it

New comment by samename in "Federal Right to Privacy Act – Draft legislation"

samename — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 03:57:50 +0000

Of course, I’m absolutely for this. It is way overdue. But, what’s the group behind this? Who’s pushing it?

I haven’t read through the bill and text yet, but credibility is important in this fight. Plus, this can change at anytime, so knowing who’s behind it amplifies the trust.

We need to be having these conversations yesterday. Our fundamental freedoms are under attack, and a bill like this would go a long way to protecting future generations

New comment by samename in "“This is not the computer for you”"

samename — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 06:19:03 +0000

This article struck a nerve. There's something about the curiosity of tinkering around in a computer. It's the most powerful technology humankind has built. It's versatile. It lets you break it. It's a bicycle for the mind, as Steve Jobs would say.

May all the hackers out there, old and young, discover the beauty of the personal computer.

New comment by samename in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

samename — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 07:00:00 +0000

these are all great ideas!

New comment by samename in "Ask HN: What Are You Working On? (March 2026)"

samename — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 06:59:15 +0000

cool idea!

New comment by samename in "Codex Security: now in research preview"

samename — Sat, 07 Mar 2026 03:03:56 +0000

Same day Claude announced their security audit with Firefox. Coincidence?

https://www.anthropic.com/news/mozilla-firefox-security

Android: A new era for choice and openness

samename — Thu, 05 Mar 2026 07:24:51 +0000

Article URL: https://android-developers.googleblog.com/2026/03/a-new-era-for-choice-and-openness.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47258651

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by samename in "[dead]"

samename — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 20:34:53 +0000

I'm against surveillance as much as anyone else, but this article is clearly entirely AI written. I suggest the author just give us their prompt instead.

New comment by samename in "Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance"

samename — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:40:58 +0000

And yet, Congress hasn't passed a law to prevent it

New comment by samename in "Tech companies shouldn't be bullied into doing surveillance"

samename — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 02:25:00 +0000

It’s due to the third party doctrine, a Supreme Court precedent

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Third-party_doctrine

New comment by samename in "Altman on AI energy: it also takes 20 years of eating food to train a human"

samename — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 17:39:10 +0000

Power corrupts the mind. They live in a different world

A researcher wouldn't release his app. I recreated it in less than a week

samename — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:07:43 +0000

Article URL: https://tannermarino.com/2026/researcher-wouldnt-release-app-recreated-week/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47063310

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

I built 3 apps in a week

samename — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:15:06 +0000

Article URL: https://tannermarino.com/2026/Built-Three-Apps-One-Week/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47050867

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by samename in "Breaking the spell of vibe coding"

samename — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 23:22:26 +0000

Using agents trigger different dopamine patterns, I'd compare it to a slot machine: did it execute it according to plan or did it make a fatal flaw? Also, multiple agents can run at once, which is a workflow for many developers. The work essentially doesn't come to a pausing point.