Hacker News: sys_64738

New comment by sys_64738 in "Tell HN: I'm sick of AI everything"

sys_64738 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:01:41 +0000

I'm sure there's some AI to help you out. The skunkworks AI projects at companies are what people should really be worried about. The current AI stuff is just rudimentary to test the waters.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Meta employees are up in arms over a mandatory program to train AI on their"

sys_64738 — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:59:58 +0000

Facebook employees forced their algorithms on the public at large and now the company is doing the same. What did you think would happen when you are employed by an adware company?

New comment by sys_64738 in "Where the DOGE Operatives Are Now"

sys_64738 — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:50:33 +0000

This does not waive Zuck of his crimes either. But all these DOGE perps need to serve life in prison without parole as a warning sign to any others who engage in such a brazen and unaccountable task. People want every one of these criminals to answer severely for their part in it. That includes all their financial assets being seized by the next incoming administration. I'd go further and seize all financial assets of their parents, siblings, children, et al. Those around them that allowed such criminality to be executed should suffer as well.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Why AI Sucks at Front End"

sys_64738 — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 13:56:34 +0000

No worse than humans then.

New comment by sys_64738 in "I won't download your app. The web version is a-ok"

sys_64738 — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 23:43:47 +0000

I don't want to install your spyware. Vivaldi has it right with the browser now where you have UI autohide. I hope for that to get to Android.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Show HN: Apfel – The free AI already on your Mac"

sys_64738 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 13:53:30 +0000

Tahoe+ only

New comment by sys_64738 in "Why Doesn't Anybody Realize We're Going Back to the Moon?"

sys_64738 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 23:38:09 +0000

Pink Floyd did it in the 1970s.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Should AI have the right to say 'No' to its owner?"

sys_64738 — Thu, 02 Apr 2026 11:47:20 +0000

Should my cat be able to say "No" to me?

New comment by sys_64738 in "Oracle slashes 30k jobs"

sys_64738 — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 00:52:03 +0000

In the US you can simply stop going to a job. No need to tell anybody.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Hold on to Your Hardware"

sys_64738 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 14:11:45 +0000

Plex or Jellyfin client access.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Should QA exist?"

sys_64738 — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 11:24:56 +0000

Developers are liars. Why would I trust them to test their software?

New comment by sys_64738 in "What happened to GEM?"

sys_64738 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 01:48:46 +0000

GEM was in TOS on the later Atari ST models. TOS was named after Jack Tramiel, Tramiel Operating System.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Windows native app development is a mess"

sys_64738 — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 20:18:44 +0000

> "You're posting too fast." I never got that before. How fast is too fast? I tried to post this comment hours ago, but I couldn't. I guess I've been restricted because of this comment https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47473604 which feels pretty unfair

I get that if I post more than six replies in an hour.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Windows native app development is a mess"

sys_64738 — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 17:05:41 +0000

I've not done MFC Win32 programming since 1999 but if I recall those programs don't execute the main() function. They instantiate the Win32 class for your app or something like that. I can't remember any details anymore.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Honda is killing its EVs"

sys_64738 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 23:11:43 +0000

Plugging it in is why it is so awful. It takes ages to charge it and you don't get very much range for a full charge. Battery technology is so incredibly poor right now and EV manufacturers are just plain dumb until they make the body of the car harness the sun's rays.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Honda is killing its EVs"

sys_64738 — Tue, 17 Mar 2026 21:54:35 +0000

Anything you need to plug into a power source is doomed to fail. EVs are simply not designed properly which is why hybrids are the best of both world. A Camry hybrid has some genius technology as the EV part is used at low speed and ICE at higher speed. That is the perfect balance and you see why it's a success for them. Toyota make the best hybrid vehicles. Honda makes hybrids too so they're not throwing all their EV technology into the e-waste bin.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Brazil publishes a list of companies needing age verification, includes Ubuntu"

sys_64738 — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 14:55:50 +0000

It's pretty much everybody. Is that Microslop company thee Microslop we all know and love?

New comment by sys_64738 in "Mouser: An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software"

sys_64738 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:18:12 +0000

Love Linear Mouse.

New comment by sys_64738 in "Mouser: An open source alternative to Logi-Plus mouse software"

sys_64738 — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 22:17:53 +0000

Agreed. I found it so avoided having to install the Logitech spyware anywhere. I won't make that mistake twice.

New comment by sys_64738 in "The MacBook Neo"

sys_64738 — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 00:44:18 +0000

It's the marketing depts that go mental with these schemes.