Hacker News: stalfosknight

New comment by stalfosknight in "Stopping the smart TV from being used against you"

stalfosknight — Fri, 28 Aug 2026 22:36:10 +0000

This is the correct solution. It's a much nicer user experience too.

Google tells Android app developers to cool it on memory use, or else

stalfosknight — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 20:28:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/tech/985679/google-play-android-17-memory-limit

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49470766

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Apple Event Announced for September 9: 'Surprise and Shine'

stalfosknight — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:07:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/26/apple-iphone-event-2026/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49451518

Points: 14

# Comments: 3

New comment by stalfosknight in "Disruption with Some GitHub Services"

stalfosknight — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 16:07:03 +0000

So what’s stopping you (or your org) from leaving GitHub?

Walmart to Begin Accepting Apple Pay in U.S. Stores

stalfosknight — Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:19:39 +0000

Article URL: https://www.macrumors.com/2026/08/21/walmart-to-begin-accepting-apple-pay-in-us/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49388515

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by stalfosknight in "Ask HN: What browser do you use?"

stalfosknight — Thu, 13 Aug 2026 14:26:50 +0000

Safari because of the seamless integration with Apple platform features and because it is the most energy efficient browser while still being the most performant. It’s the best of all worlds.

New comment by stalfosknight in "What happens if an entire class of workers loses faith in their careers"

stalfosknight — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 01:59:25 +0000

It is a C-suite power trip.

New comment by stalfosknight in "France is banning unsolicited telemarketing calls starting next week"

stalfosknight — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:17:09 +0000

There does not need to be an alternative. It just needs to stop.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Nashville uses eminent domain to block data center near zoo"

stalfosknight — Thu, 06 Aug 2026 13:34:23 +0000

I’m surprised that there is no discussion here about the practice of using NDAs to bypass / prevent residents of local communities from learning about data centers about to be built or being able to provide any kind of input via the democratic process before it’s too late and construction has already started.

People are royally pissed off by the sheer arrogance of these data center people and Silicon Valley assholes who think they can just impose their will on places.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Not hiring junior engineers won't solve the problem you think you have"

stalfosknight — Wed, 05 Aug 2026 15:03:01 +0000

Why are we defending the feelings of chatbots? Does the word clanker upset you too?

New comment by stalfosknight in "Anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with robocall scammers"

stalfosknight — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:56:05 +0000

It is indeed rather fucked but I’d rather spend $4 a month to have scam calls be a rarity than the alternative…

Google Earth risked ruin with retracted AI tool for making fake satellite pics

stalfosknight — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 20:43:11 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/ai/2026/07/google-earth-releases-swiftly-retracts-ai-feature-to-make-fake-satellite-images/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49128310

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by stalfosknight in "Anti-fraud tools can't keep pace with robocall scammers"

stalfosknight — Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:10:43 +0000

T-Mobile’s Scam Shield works really well for me. But you have to get the premium tier.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Ask HN: Do older programmers/CS academics view AI safety as a form of arrogance?"

stalfosknight — Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:55:20 +0000

I would use the word naïveté, but arrogance too, sure.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10"

stalfosknight — Wed, 29 Jul 2026 17:05:48 +0000

No results in my particular metro area, but I love the idea!

New comment by stalfosknight in "Are we in the era of AI slop landing pages?"

stalfosknight — Thu, 23 Jul 2026 18:45:53 +0000

I think many of us who haven’t been consumed by the mass AI psychosis are quite weary of low-effort AI generated websites.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain"

stalfosknight — Wed, 22 Jul 2026 18:09:01 +0000

I do not understand all of the drama surrounding passkeys. They work flawlessly for me on all my devices. Maybe that’s because I’m all-in on Apple devices, but I have yet to have a single problem with passkeys.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Amazon without the knockoffs"

stalfosknight — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:36:27 +0000

Thanks so much! Will do

New comment by stalfosknight in "Amazon without the knockoffs"

stalfosknight — Tue, 07 Jul 2026 19:25:28 +0000

Can we get a Safari version?

New comment by stalfosknight in "CarPlay Is Additive"

stalfosknight — Fri, 03 Jul 2026 17:33:10 +0000

What monopoly?