Hacker News: smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=smallnixHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Fri, 15 May 2026 15:26:04 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "First public macOS kernel memory corruption exploit on Apple M5"]]>> 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.

]]>Fri, 15 May 2026 09:48:10 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48146581smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48146581https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48146581<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Guitar tuner that uses phone accelerometer"]]>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_...

]]>Mon, 11 May 2026 13:19:15 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094627smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094627https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48094627<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "I returned to AWS and was reminded why I left"]]>The main issue with account suspension is not boring to me.

]]>Sun, 10 May 2026 17:17:17 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48085804smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48085804https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48085804<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Google Cloud Fraud Defence is just WEI repackaged"]]>A nailgun hitting nails? This is going nowhere..

]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 17:42:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066374smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066374https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48066374<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Poland is now among the 20 largest economies"]]>Yes, in the EU they call it 'sharing'

]]>Fri, 08 May 2026 13:26:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062804smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062804https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48062804<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like"]]>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.

]]>Thu, 07 May 2026 17:47:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052436smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052436https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48052436<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Rise of the Forward Deployed Engineer"]]>What is the difference between a consultant with coding experience vs a FDE?

]]>Wed, 29 Apr 2026 18:23:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47952326smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47952326https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47952326<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Alzheimer's disease mortality among taxi and ambulance drivers (2024)"]]>Would love to see a study looking at people who spend significant time in video games that require spatial navigation.

That could even be a form of therapy after diagnosis (which seems to become easier with biomarkers).

]]>Sun, 29 Mar 2026 01:34:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559688smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559688https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47559688<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Reddit considers Face ID to combat spam"]]>Is this a mem or where does this global cross platform push to gather biometrics come from?

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:31:22 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486735smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486735https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486735<![CDATA[Reddit considers Face ID to combat spam]]>Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-is-weighing-identity-verification-methods-to-combat-its-bot-problem-195814671.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486731

Points: 5

# Comments: 2

]]>Mon, 23 Mar 2026 08:30:32 +0000https://www.engadget.com/social-media/reddit-is-weighing-identity-verification-methods-to-combat-its-bot-problem-195814671.htmlsmallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486731https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47486731<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "How Invisalign became the biggest user of 3D printers"]]>He does have a German wikipedia page

]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 23:28:35 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47472643smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47472643https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47472643<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Discontinuation and reinitiation of dual-labeled GLP-1 receptor agonists"]]>It's not useless. It might be expected, but now it's more certain. This allows planning with it.

]]>Sat, 21 Mar 2026 00:23:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47462690smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47462690https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47462690<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Warranty Void If Regenerated"]]>You can look at a tree and feels things by yourself. Also there's the shared readership.

]]>Thu, 19 Mar 2026 00:20:57 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47433099smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47433099https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47433099<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Levels of Agentic Engineering"]]>Reminds me of a colleague who said they don't need to learn to type faster, since they use the time to think what they want to write.

]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:31:23 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329586smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329586https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329586<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Levels of Agentic Engineering"]]>A good rule would then be to capture such reasoning, at least when made during the session with the agent, in the commit messages the agent creates.

]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 22:28:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329569smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329569https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47329569<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Meta acquires Moltbook"]]>Good PR move Meta

]]>Tue, 10 Mar 2026 18:47:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327291smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327291https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47327291<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "First Multi-Behavior Brain Upload"]]>The dystopia nobody saw coming: eternal life in a mosquito infested matrix.

]]>Mon, 09 Mar 2026 20:47:09 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47315286smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47315286https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47315286<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "I resigned from OpenAI"]]>Uighur concentration camps? Falun Gong organ harvesting?

]]>Sun, 08 Mar 2026 01:18:18 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47293326smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47293326https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47293326<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "Put the Zipcode First"]]>The visit Japan website for faster customs clearing does that. Zip first with auto fill. Very nice: https://www.vjw.digital.go.jp

]]>Sat, 07 Mar 2026 23:44:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47292642smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47292642https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47292642<![CDATA[New comment by smallnix in "NRC issues first commercial reactor construction approval in 10 years [pdf]"]]>Prediction market?

]]>Thu, 05 Mar 2026 13:59:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47261626smallnixhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47261626https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47261626