Hacker News: tragiclos

New comment by tragiclos in "Cisco workforce reductions"

tragiclos — Thu, 14 May 2026 04:57:19 +0000

> GitLab is in an incredible position to moonshot the next generation of software.

I don't think they offer anything unique. Forgejo[1] offers a similar platform.

New comment by tragiclos in "Utah senator smacks ABC reporters phone out of hand amid Data Center controversy"

tragiclos — Thu, 07 May 2026 21:50:26 +0000

On the other hand, even if the town council takes concerns seriously and denies permission to build, the companies doing the building will just sue and build them anyways[1].

[1] https://fortune.com/2026/05/06/ai-data-center-michigan-salin...

New comment by tragiclos in "Did Alibaba just kneecap its powerful Qwen AI team?"

tragiclos — Wed, 04 Mar 2026 14:20:44 +0000

FWIW, the article quotes people close to the researchers saying that the departure wasn't their choice.

New comment by tragiclos in "C isn't a programming language anymore (2022)"

tragiclos — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 03:57:57 +0000

> could things be better if we had an explicitly designed interoperability interface?

Yes, we could define a language-agnostic binary interoperability standard with it's own interface definition language, or IDL. Maybe call it something neutral like the component object model, or just COM[1]. :)

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Component_Object_Model

New comment by tragiclos in "Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors"

tragiclos — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 23:53:54 +0000

This article going into more detail on those targeted was posted later:

https://securelist.com/notepad-supply-chain-attack/118708/

New comment by tragiclos in "Why software stocks are getting pummelled"

tragiclos — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 02:59:07 +0000

Most of those companies make huge margins by suckering large organizations into outrageous contracts. I don't see how AI moves the needle on this one way or the other.

New comment by tragiclos in "Notepad++ hijacked by state-sponsored actors"

tragiclos — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 03:04:04 +0000

> Traffic from certain targeted users was selectively redirected to attacker-controlled served malicious update manifests.

I'd be curious to know if there was any pattern as to which users were targeted, but the post doesn't go into any further detail except to say it was likely a Chinese state-sponsored group.

Pickle 1 AR Glasses (YC W25) May Be Fraudulent

tragiclos — Sun, 04 Jan 2026 00:31:15 +0000

Article URL: https://twitter.com/thedowd/status/2007337800430198913

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46483429

Points: 110

# Comments: 32

PlayStation 5 ROM Keys Leaked

tragiclos — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 19:58:24 +0000

Article URL: https://www.psdevwiki.com/ps5/Keys

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46457456

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

New comment by tragiclos in "Shai-Hulud Returns: Over 300 NPM Packages Infected"

tragiclos — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 14:32:17 +0000

The docs list this caveat:

> Note that previous stable versions will not be suggested. The package will be completely ignored if its latest published version is within the cooldown period.

Seems like a big drawback to this approach.

New comment by tragiclos in "Freeway guardrails are now a favorite target of thieves"

tragiclos — Fri, 05 Sep 2025 18:29:45 +0000

Doesn't sound very profitable:

>Over the last two years, the state transportation agency has spent more than $62,000 on repairs related to guardrail theft in the region.

If the full cost of replacement is ~$31k/yr, the scrap value of the stolen guardrails is surely far less. Seems like there wouldn't be enough for even a single thief to make a living.