Hacker News: sda2

New comment by sda2 in "Apple has added persistent 'ads' to iOS, and it's driving users crazy"

sda2 — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 15:01:22 +0000

I have a script to add an /etc/hosts entry for `127.0.0.1 gdmf.apple.com` and that seems to eliminate any nagging, just remove when it's time to update.

New comment by sda2 in "US citizen charged after GrapheneOS phone wipes during airport search"

sda2 — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 02:13:47 +0000

with this sort of configuration, you either trust your backups or you don’t ;)

New comment by sda2 in "The arguments against open source AI are bad"

sda2 — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 19:14:00 +0000

Regulatory capture - the weapon is for them to be used against us, not for us.

New comment by sda2 in "Making Cooled Clothing"

sda2 — Tue, 14 Jul 2026 01:41:21 +0000

Ice bandanas are popular in the running scene, contact with the neck may help with thermal transfer (and also the perception of cooling).

New comment by sda2 in "[dead]"

sda2 — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 01:43:34 +0000

Even treated as disposable objects with no warranty, these bags are a bargain for $2.

New comment by sda2 in "Never Give Them Your Face"

sda2 — Mon, 22 Jun 2026 14:25:51 +0000

Can we start a trend of wearing ski masks and other face coverings in public?

New comment by sda2 in "The AirPods Effect"

sda2 — Fri, 19 Jun 2026 14:05:02 +0000

hence the term ‘cager’ - once you experience the phenomena from a bicycle or motorcycle it becomes obvious.

New comment by sda2 in "For the average price of a car in the US, you could buy 5 new Chinese EVs"

sda2 — Tue, 26 May 2026 15:11:18 +0000

until you get slapped with tariffs at the border, then it's 2-3.

New comment by sda2 in "CVE-2026-28952: Apple macOS 26.5 Kernel Vuln found by Claude"

sda2 — Tue, 26 May 2026 00:50:02 +0000

One more reason to avoid upgrading to Tahoe.

New comment by sda2 in "Steve Wozniak cheered after telling students they have AI – actual intelligence"

sda2 — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:49:28 +0000

more like Erlich ;)

New comment by sda2 in "Parents say ChatGPT got their son killed with bad advice on party drugs"

sda2 — Tue, 12 May 2026 17:51:15 +0000

Bad parenting, they should have pointed their kid to Erowid.

New comment by sda2 in "AI Is Forcing CEOs to Make a Stark Choice: Lay Off Workers or Make Them Do More"

sda2 — Sun, 10 May 2026 14:06:31 +0000

how about we lay off all middle managers and replace them with agents?

New comment by sda2 in "New Apple Silicon M4 and M5 HiDPI Limitation on 4K External Displays"

sda2 — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 17:19:50 +0000

Could one emulate an 8K display with software and mirror the result to the external display?

I feel like some remote desktop software is already doing that sort of thing.

New comment by sda2 in "A sufficiently detailed spec is code"

sda2 — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 06:15:16 +0000

it’s a measure of efficiency. one might not care about tokens until vendors jack up the price and running your own comparable model is infeasible.

New comment by sda2 in "Suburban school district uses license plate readers to verify student residency"

sda2 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 15:10:33 +0000

probably the same sort of demented people supporting Flock cameras in their own neighborhoods.

New comment by sda2 in "AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder"

sda2 — Sun, 01 Mar 2026 15:47:17 +0000

1 PM, 1 designer, 1 developer, and 10 SREs to clean up the mess.

New comment by sda2 in "Ask HN: Job seekers, what's working / not working?"

sda2 — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 02:43:49 +0000

what’s working? physically, mentally, and spiritually checking out.

as the saying goes, not wanting is as good as having ;)

New comment by sda2 in "ChatGPT Health"

sda2 — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 02:54:28 +0000

no one should trust any EMR or organization with their health data, it'll all be leaked eventually.

New comment by sda2 in "Jony Ive's OpenAI Device Barred From Using 'io' Name"

sda2 — Sat, 06 Dec 2025 00:01:54 +0000

… a jerk off instruction?

New comment by sda2 in "Modern cars are spying on you. Here's what you can do about it"

sda2 — Sun, 30 Nov 2025 16:56:24 +0000

it may be better to code out TPMS anyways. I had a BMW that wouldn't allow you to enter Sport/Sport+ when TPMS light was on, what a drag.