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New comment by tansanrao in "Apple reveals new AI architecture built around Google Gemini models"

tansanrao — Mon, 08 Jun 2026 20:40:40 +0000

Looks like the problem with DMA has more to do with giving full access to other providers outside of the on-device + private cloud compute architecture. The way I interpret the newsroom post [1], Apple doesn't want to give third-party providers full access to user data when the third-party providers cannot run on private cloud compute for privacy reasons, but the EU wants them to offer the choice anyway.

[1]: https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2026/06/due-to-dma-siri-ai-de...

New comment by tansanrao in "Ask HN: Does this site look vibe coded or traditionally coded?"

tansanrao — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 15:47:19 +0000

I'd say AI purely because of inconsistent color use and components like buttons being duplicated instead of sharing the same component. The signup button is ever so slightly wider on the Directory page vs Home. I've never seen a developer duplicate the header instead of sharing the same one with an active state on the nav.

We Built a Linux Kernel Mailing List Front End

tansanrao — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 19:25:03 +0000

Article URL: https://nexus-kb.com/blog/nexus-kb-announcement/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47340024

Points: 8

# Comments: 1

Apple's Diet of Worms

tansanrao — Wed, 14 May 2025 17:24:28 +0000

Article URL: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/apples-diet-of-worms/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43987065

Points: 6

# Comments: 0

Video: AI Is Making You Dumber. Here's Why

tansanrao — Tue, 29 Apr 2025 03:14:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqVhUX4Vel8

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43828388

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by tansanrao in "Apple’s Darwin OS and XNU Kernel Deep Dive"

tansanrao — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:43:52 +0000

These are very helpful, thank you! A lot of good corrections and suggestions were provided in the comments, I’ll verify and correct the portions in the post for future readers.

New comment by tansanrao in "Apple’s Darwin OS and XNU Kernel Deep Dive"

tansanrao — Mon, 07 Apr 2025 11:37:35 +0000

I suppose this would depend on the context. As a PhD student, I primarily focus on building an understanding of systems through existing literature, so I would define a deep dive as a sufficiently thorough explanation of the system, its motivation, and it’s history.

In the case of XNU and Darwin, a lot of the sources are also blog posts from reverse engineering efforts by security researchers and jailbreaking communities so it blurs the lines.

New comment by tansanrao in "Apple's Darwin OS and XNU Kernel Deep Dive"

tansanrao — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:31:38 +0000

Ohhh interesting! I’ll update the post to include this soon, thanks!

New comment by tansanrao in "Apple’s Darwin OS and XNU Kernel Deep Dive"

tansanrao — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 01:14:55 +0000

It’s my first time condensing my research notes into a blog post like this, glad you liked it!

Apple’s Darwin OS and XNU Kernel Deep Dive

tansanrao — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 23:46:19 +0000

Article URL: https://tansanrao.com/blog/2025/04/xnu-kernel-and-darwin-evolution-and-architecture/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43597778

Points: 485

# Comments: 180