Hacker News: serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=serialNumberHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 01 Jun 2026 17:36:18 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "United Airlines 767 returns to Newark after Bluetooth name sparks alert"]]>The latest was 9/11 and that is still quite relevant to us today.

]]>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 05:59:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353126serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353126https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48353126<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "So where are all the AI apps?"]]>The short repetitive sentences, and the “it’s not x, it’s y” tone

]]>Tue, 24 Mar 2026 14:53:48 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47503524serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47503524https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47503524<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Microsoft is plugging more holes that let you use Windows 11 without MS account"]]>When you buy a Windows license, you expect at least a basic level of support from them in case something goes wrong. It is built into the cost.

]]>Tue, 07 Oct 2025 16:28:27 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45505237serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45505237https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45505237<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians"]]>Also - many many institutions have declared that what’s happening is a genocide, and unfortunately that hasn’t changed anything. (Perhaps naive of me to believe that it would change anything)

]]>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:25:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45374869serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45374869https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45374869<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Microsoft blocks Israel’s use of its tech in mass surveillance of Palestinians"]]>Valid question, but just look at the huge amount of R&D / the tech companies in Israel. Even if it’s near conflict, I don’t think companies care

]]>Thu, 25 Sep 2025 16:22:47 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45374831serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45374831https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45374831<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Gemini 2.5 Deep Think"]]>I see - I feel the same way about Copilot (as my company uses the Microsoft ecosystem).

]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:14:31 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44757150serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44757150https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44757150<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Gemini 2.5 Deep Think"]]>I’m never the one to defend AI, but what do you mean? Is it the “AI overview” that pops up on Google? Other than that, I would say Gemini is definitely less in your face than ChatGPT for example

]]>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 14:00:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44756982serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44756982https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44756982<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Wikipedia: Signs of AI Writing"]]>The fact that it’s still highly likely to write like this and hallucinate information.

]]>Sun, 27 Jul 2025 15:56:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44702225serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44702225https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44702225<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "NASA Graphics Standards Manual (1975)"]]>bless you as well for linking this !

]]>Fri, 26 Jul 2024 15:36:05 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41079501serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41079501https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41079501<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Sora: Creating video from text"]]>Not pressuring you at all if this is hard to talk about - but if you're open to sharing more about how you were affected, I'd love to listen

]]>Fri, 16 Feb 2024 02:42:30 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39392495serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39392495https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39392495<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "A search engine in 80 lines of Python"]]>Huh? I check Hacker News multiple times a day - it's not odd to click on an article within an hour of it being posted.

]]>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 20:43:00 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39294030serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39294030https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39294030<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban social media for kids < 16"]]>Must children's use of time be "productive"? They have their whole lives to be productive - outright banning video games is not the solution in my eyes

]]>Mon, 29 Jan 2024 17:04:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39178770serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39178770https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39178770<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Focus and Flow: trade-offs in programmer productivity (2021)"]]>Excel? How does that work - first time I'm hearing of it being used in that way

]]>Sat, 06 Jan 2024 20:42:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38895235serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38895235https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38895235<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "x86-64 Assembly Language Programming with Ubuntu (2022)"]]>This is incredible! Putting on my holiday to-do list :)

]]>Mon, 25 Dec 2023 22:20:06 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38766731serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38766731https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38766731<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Lapsus$: GTA 6 hacker handed indefinite hospital order"]]>being sentenced to life for hacking is out of proportion

]]>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 17:38:20 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38723713serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38723713https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38723713<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "It Sure Looks Like Phones Are Making Students Dumber"]]>During the school year, teachers put in significantly more than the 8 hours they're physically at school. Marking, course planning, etc take up quite a bit of time that teachers must put in outside of work.

]]>Tue, 19 Dec 2023 15:10:59 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38696509serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38696509https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38696509<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "What made Apollo a success? (1971) [pdf]"]]>Any resources you'd recommend for learning those principles/standards used in more "rigorous" fields? thanks :)

]]>Mon, 18 Dec 2023 20:28:25 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38687736serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38687736https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38687736<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Hacking ADHD: Strategies for the modern developer"]]>I used to be your daughter! Super quiet, got all my work done on time, was seen as "gifted", but would lose absolutely everything (and I mean everything).

I really suggest some sort of setup to maintain structure as she gets older - being aware of a diagnosis or having medication / therapy would've really saved a couple painful years in university for me

]]>Wed, 15 Nov 2023 22:30:19 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38283534serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38283534https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38283534<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "You don't need to work on hard problems (2020)"]]>I'm confused as to why you're bringing up "being cancelled" - it's not relevant to the conversation in the slightest.

]]>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 15:18:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38177757serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38177757https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38177757<![CDATA[New comment by serialNumber in "Ask HN: What are you passionate about at the moment?"]]>Would be incredible if it was the same person

]]>Tue, 07 Nov 2023 03:38:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38172943serialNumberhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38172943https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38172943