Hacker News: stalfosknight

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?

One day after discovery, Meta pulls facial recognition code from smart glasses

stalfosknight — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 16:42:47 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wired.com/story/meta-removes-face-recognition-code-meta-ai-app-smart-glasses/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48463502

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Meta alleges NSO violated spyware injunction with new WhatsApp attacks

stalfosknight — Tue, 09 Jun 2026 14:22:25 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/meta-alleges-nso-violated-spyware-injunction-with-new-whatsapp-attacks/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48461546

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Cable lobby warns of chaos if FCC doesn't relax ban on foreign routers

stalfosknight — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 19:24:36 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2026/06/cable-lobby-warns-of-chaos-if-fcc-doesnt-relax-ban-on-foreign-routers/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48403421

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Let us filter AI slop, you cowards

stalfosknight — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:08:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theverge.com/ai-artificial-intelligence/942909/let-us-filter-ai-slop-google-youtube-meta-instagram-tiktok

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48398902

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Americans don't know how to fight AI so they're fighting data centers

stalfosknight — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 15:32:06 +0000

Article URL: https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/490350/data-center-moratoria-ai-backlash

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48371592

Points: 122

# Comments: 212

New comment by stalfosknight in "Microsoft builds MacBook Pro rival with NVIDIA-powered Surface Laptop Ultra"

stalfosknight — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:32:32 +0000

PCs still have USB-A ports? USB-A is old enough to drink.

Texas AG sues Meta over claims that WhatsApp doesn't provide E2EE

stalfosknight — Sat, 23 May 2026 17:56:01 +0000

Article URL: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/05/texas-ag-sues-meta-over-claims-that-whatsapp-doesnt-provide-end-to-end-encryption/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48249680

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by stalfosknight in "Google's Antigravity Bait and Switch"

stalfosknight — Thu, 21 May 2026 14:35:54 +0000

This is exactly why I have a have a strict blanket ban on automatic updates on all of my devices.

New comment by stalfosknight in "GitHub confirms breach of 3,800 repos via malicious VSCode extension"

stalfosknight — Thu, 21 May 2026 13:30:16 +0000

This is how you end up with the total dumpster fire known as npm.

New comment by stalfosknight in "Standard Chartered CEO walks back comment about 'lower-value human capital'"

stalfosknight — Wed, 20 May 2026 17:06:33 +0000

That phrase "lower-value human capital" fills me with rage.

Kickstarter Reverts Controversial Ban on 'NSFW' Projects

stalfosknight — Tue, 19 May 2026 20:27:22 +0000

Article URL: https://kotaku.com/kickstarter-nsfw-rules-stripe-payment-processor-apology-2000697494

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48199065

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

AI, "Humanity", and Dr. Manhattan Syndrome: A Communications Intervention

stalfosknight — Tue, 19 May 2026 17:22:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.personfamiliar.com/p/ai-humanity-and-dr-manhattan-syndrome

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48196303

Points: 52

# Comments: 16

New comment by stalfosknight in "I tried to make Claude make me money on open-source bounties"

stalfosknight — Sun, 17 May 2026 00:07:58 +0000

Why are you so shameless?

New comment by stalfosknight in "I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis"

stalfosknight — Sat, 16 May 2026 23:03:28 +0000

This is delicious.

New comment by stalfosknight in "The old world of tech is dying and the new cannot be born"

stalfosknight — Fri, 15 May 2026 14:31:04 +0000

I really wonder how much time and effort people think they are saving by avoiding the Shift key.