Hacker News: sirbutters

New comment by sirbutters in "OpenAI GPT–6 Astra breaks Enigma message that has resisted solution since 2005"

sirbutters — Tue, 22 Sep 2026 18:06:59 +0000

would really be incredible if it managed to pull the identity

New comment by sirbutters in "Fields Medals 2026"

sirbutters — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 20:47:58 +0000

Just by reading the abstract it's terrifying.

New comment by sirbutters in "Apple raises prices of MacBooks, iPads"

sirbutters — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 17:46:21 +0000

Honestly the M1 Air still has many years of life still. It's an amazing machine.

New comment by sirbutters in "Larry Ellison: "Citizens will be on their best behavior because we’re recording""

sirbutters — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 18:12:01 +0000

and musk, and orange turd, and zuck.

New comment by sirbutters in "eBay Rejects GameStop's $56B Takeover as Not Credible"

sirbutters — Tue, 12 May 2026 18:22:44 +0000

Why didn't Cohen buy 100% of eBay shares. What is he, stupid?

New comment by sirbutters in "Can you steal $10k from a locked iPhone? [video]"

sirbutters — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:26:45 +0000

No, just make sure your transit card is not a Visa.

New comment by sirbutters in "40% of lost calories globally are from beef, needing 33 cal of feed per 1 cal"

sirbutters — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:08:39 +0000

And meat is heavily subsidized by the government. It's insanity and corruption.

New comment by sirbutters in "EFF is leaving X"

sirbutters — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:48:37 +0000

How the hell is this comment shadowed? It's 100% true.

New comment by sirbutters in "EFF is leaving X"

sirbutters — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 17:46:45 +0000

Why is your comment getting shadowed. The F is wrong with HN crowd.

New comment by sirbutters in "Trump says 'a whole civilization will die tonight' if Iran does not make a deal"

sirbutters — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:25:58 +0000

It's as if it would be heaven, if not for the greed of man.

New comment by sirbutters in "Iran-linked hackers claim breach of FBI director's personal email"

sirbutters — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 16:54:51 +0000

Most incompetent administration in the modern era.

New comment by sirbutters in "Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland"

sirbutters — Wed, 21 Jan 2026 17:41:32 +0000

Do you? Seems like you're confusing it with conviction.

New comment by sirbutters in "Eight European countries face 10% tariff for opposing US control of Greenland"

sirbutters — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 23:40:37 +0000

"Not something he can do" is no longer a thing with this administration. All bets are off. Whatever logic you thought made sense, you can throw it away.

New comment by sirbutters in "25 Years of Wikipedia"

sirbutters — Thu, 15 Jan 2026 17:29:35 +0000

For your own sake, get out of Xitter.

New comment by sirbutters in "US freezes visas for 75 nations"

sirbutters — Wed, 14 Jan 2026 19:30:59 +0000

In his first term, I anticipated that one day he will wake up and say “any body with a green card, get the F out of the country”. I applied for the citizenship as soon as I was eligible to. I know it’s a matter of time until GC holders are somewhat affected.

New comment by sirbutters in "TikTok has turned culture into a feedback loop of impulse and machine learning"

sirbutters — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 17:58:18 +0000

Am I the only one who absolutely despises vertical videos? For that reason alone I would not touch TikTok with a 10ft pole.

New comment by sirbutters in "Food, housing, & health care costs are a source of major stress for many people"

sirbutters — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:20:33 +0000

Define "strong". sipstea

New comment by sirbutters in "Google's Genie is more impressive than GPT5"

sirbutters — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 16:16:12 +0000

Honestly, same. Anthropic CEO radiates good vibes.

New comment by sirbutters in "The FTC puts off enforcing its 'click-to-cancel' rule"

sirbutters — Mon, 12 May 2025 18:47:32 +0000

Reminds me of that one time I ordered a super shuttle to the airport, and the website had an offer to get 15% off if I subscribed to that random thing (first month free, cancel anytime). I’m good at immediately marking my calendar to cancel as soon as I got what I want, so I thought this would be a walk in the park. And surely enough, as soon as I was out of the shuttle and got my discount, I immediately cancelled that subscription. Fast forward to 18 months later when I notice a $16.99 charge I do not recognize. I look at my previous statement, it’s there too, the one before, it’s there. I go back 18 months and I see I have been charged $16.99 per month ever since. Bonkers. I try to look up the merchant but I don’t find anything in my emails that match. I forgot how I made the connection but at some point I find that subscription. I call the guys and I ask what’s going on since I cancelled 18 months ago. They say “oh, but actually when you accepted the terms, you also agreed to sign up to that completely unrelated subscription, so yes, you cancelled with us, but you did not cancel that other business”. I call that second business and tell them I’ve never used whatever service they offer, and that sneaky scheme is unacceptable. They say “ok, we can refund the last 3 months”, I say “no, you refund me the entire 18 months”, they say “no”, I say “let me talk to a manager”. Manager picks up, I say “refund the entire 18 months or I report you to the FTC”. And finally they refunded the whole thing. Would not recommend.

New comment by sirbutters in "NSF faces shake-up as officials abolish its 37 divisions"

sirbutters — Fri, 09 May 2025 17:15:14 +0000

Incredibly well said. That's also the pattern of conspiracy theorists who compensate for their struggles in life and simply refuse to accept the world they live in.