Hacker News: smallnix

New comment by smallnix in "CRISPR tech selectively shreds cancer cells, including "undruggable" cancers"

smallnix — Sat, 13 Jun 2026 17:51:05 +0000

> I just wanted to reassure you that the name sounds scary but the current treatment appears to work well

Even a charitable read is condescending. This person just wrote they are in the innermost research circles. I think they are beyond the "scary name" - needs reassurance phase.

New comment by smallnix in "Dopamine Fracking"

smallnix — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 10:25:41 +0000

I don't use social media (aside from HN). I take selfies to remember a moment. Not to capture it, my memory is good enough for me for that.

New comment by smallnix in "Making peace with your unlived dreams (2023)"

smallnix — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 20:11:44 +0000

I think my old self will want my younger self to have had done lots of things I don't want to do now.

Future me can suck it. I'll be selfish in the moment.

This is like watching videos of old folks saying: "I wish I took better care of my teeth". Right, cause thats what matters a lot to you now.

The lesson to be learned is that what you want from life changes. You shouldn't prioritize the needs of a future version of you.

New comment by smallnix in "Hacking your PC using your speaker without ever touching it"

smallnix — Wed, 03 Jun 2026 17:22:30 +0000

> in order to do anything with CTP over USB, you first have to do challenge-response authentication with the device. The key is static [... ]

Is this some legal thing so they can claim that a protection was circumvented? E.g. to void warranty or be able to sue?

The first murder conviction via DNA analysis (2006)

smallnix — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 08:34:14 +0000

Article URL: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/5405470.stm

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48354105

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by smallnix in "Sam Altman and Dario Amodei are both walking back AI jobs apocalypse predictions"

smallnix — Thu, 28 May 2026 21:27:35 +0000

> I routinely have them design their own experiment loops,

Exactly, so that's the person required in the dev loop. You directed it, a person.

New comment by smallnix in "Claude Code as a Daily Driver: Claude.md, Skills, Subagents, Plugins, and MCPs"

smallnix — Wed, 27 May 2026 12:37:53 +0000

You took the time to write out this comment. To the benefit of those who read it, please expand upon where the article is shallow and what content you miss.

New comment by smallnix in "NASA Announces Realignment"

smallnix — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:02:17 +0000

Basically, NASA is reshaped to fit the white house mold.

NASA Announces Realignment

smallnix — Fri, 22 May 2026 20:00:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.nasa.gov/news-release/nasa-announces-realignment-to-accelerate-mission-delivery/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48240827

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by smallnix in "Fecal transplants for autism deliver success in clinical trials (2019)"

smallnix — Sat, 16 May 2026 13:55:00 +0000

Imagine the factor overlooked is the nasty but nutritional hospital food they got when receiving the transplant (assuming they got hospitalized).

New comment by smallnix in "Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better"

smallnix — Sat, 16 May 2026 13:52:28 +0000

Oh no. I did not want to cause someone to work on the weekend. I hope it's his hobby!

New comment by smallnix in "Someone Shared a Real Monet Painting as AI and Asked for Critiques"

smallnix — Sat, 16 May 2026 09:59:42 +0000

But why do we have to rely on experts to experience 'proper' art?

My naive thought was, that Art is not like a bridge, which would collapse if built by amateur's.

But perhaps art has effects on us which are beneficial and these would actually 'collapse'.

New comment by smallnix in "Project Gutenberg – keeps getting better"

smallnix — Fri, 15 May 2026 17:04:32 +0000

There's a minor bug with chrome in android where the menu will not close when you tap outside the menu or on the menu link/button

New comment by smallnix in "First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5"

smallnix — Fri, 15 May 2026 09:48:10 +0000

> likely to be sorely disappointed if/when they get their hands on Mythos.

At first they will be delighted. So much money and time saved. When their adversaries get their hands on their system (with or without Mythos), then they'll be sorely disappointed.

New comment by smallnix in "Guitar tuner that uses phone accelerometer"

smallnix — Mon, 11 May 2026 13:19:15 +0000

I thought this has been done to capture keystrokes of a keyboard next to the phone already

2011 https://www.researchgate.net/publication/221609349_spiPhone_...

New comment by smallnix in "I returned to AWS and was reminded why I left"

smallnix — Sun, 10 May 2026 17:17:17 +0000

The main issue with account suspension is not boring to me.

New comment by smallnix in "Google Cloud Fraud Defence is just WEI repackaged"

smallnix — Fri, 08 May 2026 17:42:34 +0000

A nailgun hitting nails? This is going nowhere..

New comment by smallnix in "Poland is now among the 20 largest economies"

smallnix — Fri, 08 May 2026 13:26:24 +0000

Yes, in the EU they call it 'sharing'

New comment by smallnix in "Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like"

smallnix — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:47:23 +0000

It doesn't matter if you specify system behavior in code, as a LLM conversation, agent instructions, or UML. In all cases you need to be able to translate business needs into very specific computer behavior. This isn't something a layperson can do. But it democratized software development to all who can, but can't write code.

New comment by smallnix in "Rise of the Forward Deployed Engineer"

smallnix — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:23:50 +0000

What is the difference between a consultant with coding experience vs a FDE?