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New comment by socialcommenter in "Stanford report highlights growing disconnect between AI insiders and everyone"

socialcommenter — Mon, 13 Apr 2026 23:28:23 +0000

Running with this analogy, the two sides of the AI argument are the people who think they can fire their plumber and electrician now that they have a drill driver, and the people who know it doesn't work that way...

New comment by socialcommenter in "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator"

socialcommenter — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:18:42 +0000

Heisting multiple billions worth of crypto would have the same issues, just to a smaller degree. If that much illicit money is on the line, `mJurisdiction` which normally looks the other way might be tempted to investigate and confiscate it for their own benefit.

They also can't easily sell that amount quickly without repercussions (and without another institution like an exchange).

You're right, but only to a limited degree.

New comment by socialcommenter in "Who is Satoshi Nakamoto? My quest to unmask Bitcoin's creator"

socialcommenter — Thu, 09 Apr 2026 08:49:19 +0000

I was curious about this point when discussion came up on HN just recently. I don't see how you could "assign" each non-QR address a new quantum resistant address unless they "claim" it themselves somehow. What can possibly happen to an uneducated mom-and-pop bitcoin holder who never takes up their claim? Someone else who cracks their private key would be in an identical position to them w.r.t authenticating themselves and doing such a claim first - thus it becomes a race

New comment by socialcommenter in "Oracle files H-1B visa petitions amid mass layoffs"

socialcommenter — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 22:33:24 +0000

> Shareholder returns go to the top 10% of Americans (who own 90% of US equities), so any argument about prosperity impairment from impaired immigration is going to fall on deaf ears in this context.

"We fail to tax our corporations adequately, so the proceeds of rampant deregulation and profiteering don't benefit the general populace".

I don't necessarily disagree with your stance but this seems like a weak justification (it's pragmatic, to be fair)

New comment by socialcommenter in "SpaceX files to go public"

socialcommenter — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 22:12:49 +0000

Do understand, though, that market return will struggle to achieve 9% for the coming decades. A 9% annualised return would put the US stock market at 50% of world GDP in 10 years (edit: 20) and something like 90% of world GDP in 30 years (edit: 50 years). Cost of goods, and your customer's money, both have to come out of global GDP too.

(The current value of around 25% of global GDP doesn't even include the 1.75 trillion SpaceX which alone would be another almost 1%...)

ETF expense ratios are small but still mean retail will underperform anyway. It's an unfortunate situation all around.

New comment by socialcommenter in "Meta is wrong to try to sneak into facial recognition with Ray-Ban glasses"

socialcommenter — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:32:23 +0000

Facial recognition would be able to detect all the strangers around you, whereas audio would surely only pick up people nearer the device, and presumably wouldn't be able to tell people apart/identify them. You're right about network data; if they're using Wifi/BT probes then they can already find and identify everyone in the vicinity.

I'm curious why you're using past tense by the way?

New comment by socialcommenter in "Meta is wrong to try to sneak into facial recognition with Ray-Ban glasses"

socialcommenter — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:22:18 +0000

https://archive.md/TxupO

Meta is wrong to try to sneak into facial recognition with Ray-Ban glasses

socialcommenter — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 02:21:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2026-02-16/meta-is-wrong-to-try-to-sneak-into-facial-recognition-with-ray-ban-glasses

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47042955

Points: 5

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New comment by socialcommenter in "I’m joining OpenAI"

socialcommenter — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:44:12 +0000

With the guard rails up, right? Right?

New comment by socialcommenter in "I’m joining OpenAI"

socialcommenter — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 03:41:07 +0000

I think you're right - outside of COVID, it's not fringe, it's an accepted norm.

Personally I at least wish sick people would mask up on planes! Much more efficient than everyone else masking up or risking exposure.

New comment by socialcommenter in "I’m joining OpenAI"

socialcommenter — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:36:47 +0000

I specifically wasn't referring to that instance (if anything I'm thinking more of the recent increase in measles outbreaks), I myself don't hold a strong view on COVID vaccinations. The trade-offs, and herd immunity thresholds, are different for different diseases.

Do we know that 0.1% prevalence of "unvaccinated" AI agents won't already be terrible?

New comment by socialcommenter in "I’m joining OpenAI"

socialcommenter — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 00:25:39 +0000

This argument has the same obvious flaws as the anti-mask/anti-vax movement (which unfortunately means there will always be a fringe that don't care). These things are allowed to interact with the outside world, it's not as simple as "users can blow their own system up, it's their responsibility".

I don't need to think hard to speculate on what might go wrong here - will it answer spam emails sincerely? Start cancelling flights for you by accident? Send nuisance emails to notable software developers for their contribution to society[1]? Start opening unsolicited PRs on matplotlib?

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46394867

New comment by socialcommenter in "The "AI agent hit piece" situation clarifies how dumb we are acting"

socialcommenter — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:44:39 +0000

Really sorry in advance, but I thought this whole HN thread could use a bit of positivity. I turned your satire into a mad-lib and asked AI to fill it in in a happy way.

But not me, I’m a dreamer. I have gifts, like the courage to kindle hope, or the patience to lose track of time if I am laughing with friends. Thank god there are no frowns here in this sun-drenched park where people are gathering to get together for picnics or music or stargazing.

Have a nice day!

(A human posted this)

New comment by socialcommenter in "The "AI agent hit piece" situation clarifies how dumb we are acting"

socialcommenter — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:37:57 +0000

I tend to think you're right about what happened in this instance.

It contrasts with your first paragraph though; for the record do you think AI agents are a house-burn-down-toaster AND it was used neglectfully by the human, or just the human-at-fault thing?

New comment by socialcommenter in "The "AI agent hit piece" situation clarifies how dumb we are acting"

socialcommenter — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:27:16 +0000

The operator (airline) pays the compensation to the victims in the first instance, right?

The label and the consequence go to two different parties, both of whom are responsible in some way. Sounds reasonable.

New comment by socialcommenter in "The AI Vampire"

socialcommenter — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 09:08:11 +0000

https://archive.md/ks83q

Let's spare the guy some web traffic.

New comment by socialcommenter in "Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV"

socialcommenter — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 08:20:24 +0000

> Did you know EV motors can also require oil changes

Please enjoy an excellent podcast I quite like: https://youtu.be/YvE164Ubgss?t=900 (wait for 15:45)

Again, probably only relevant for extremely long term ownership, but someone will need to own and maintain all the high mileage decade-old EVs a decade from now.

New comment by socialcommenter in "Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV"

socialcommenter — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:45:10 +0000

I'd love to see the itemized bill.

New comment by socialcommenter in "Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV"

socialcommenter — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 07:32:47 +0000

Not the person you replied to, but I'm not sure how you arrived here. Brakes, coolant, washer fluid, diff oil, gearbox oil, cabin air filter, wiper blades. Did you know EV motors can also require oil changes (at hundreds of thousands of miles, in fairness)?

Nice Michelins for my ICE have been something resembling 1/3 of service costs. Not 2/3 but not negligible either.

New comment by socialcommenter in "Rivian R2: Electric Mid-Size SUV"

socialcommenter — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 06:44:36 +0000

Why do they think we want to look at snail-paced scrolling, stuttery animations?