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New comment by unangst in "How many products does Microsoft have named 'Copilot'?"

unangst — Sun, 05 Apr 2026 01:44:32 +0000

Copilot copilots Copilot copilots copilot copilot Copilot copilots

New comment by unangst in "Airbus is preparing two uncrewed combat aircraft"

unangst — Sun, 15 Mar 2026 01:17:28 +0000

A modern V-2. Nothing could possibly go wrong!

New comment by unangst in "FAA institutes nationwide drone no-fly zones around ICE operations"

unangst — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 17:59:48 +0000

See no crimes. Hear no truth. Speak no facts.

New comment by unangst in "Show HN: I built a "Do not disturb" Device for my home office"

unangst — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 03:45:17 +0000

1. Turn handle down, realizing door is locked. 2. Turn handle up to unlock door. 3. Profit.

New comment by unangst in "Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro captured after strikes"

unangst — Sat, 03 Jan 2026 15:10:19 +0000

Abuse of power by a self-serving oligarchy, redux. “ Tyranny naturally arises out of democracy, and the most aggravated form of tyranny out of the most extreme form of liberty.” ~ Plato (The Republic)

New comment by unangst in "Tell HN: Merry Christmas"

unangst — Thu, 25 Dec 2025 03:36:55 +0000

I’m exceedingly thankful for this site. I turn here (as many of us do) for a quick escape, tech news catch-up, deep dive and inspiration. Proceed and be bold in 2026.

New comment by unangst in "Can you take an ox to Oxford?"

unangst — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 14:36:01 +0000

“motor vehicle” implies having a motor ;)

New comment by unangst in "The chemical attack that forced the Northern line's extraordinary repair"

unangst — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:35:45 +0000

Great read!

New comment by unangst in "A man who's been waiting in jail for his day in court for 6 years"

unangst — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 02:00:09 +0000

Justice for Devin Mincey!

New comment by unangst in "Presidential executive order would ban all state AI regulation"

unangst — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 01:44:22 +0000

Do not go gentle into that AI dawn.

New comment by unangst in "I Am Mark Zuckerberg"

unangst — Sun, 09 Nov 2025 14:35:39 +0000

Same boat. Obscure last name humans unite!

New comment by unangst in "Israel dumps millions into geo targeting evangelicals in churches and ChatGPT"

unangst — Sat, 08 Nov 2025 02:05:12 +0000

"Search and Language Operation" to influence Google search results and generative AI responses from ChatGPT and Claude, representing the first documented state attempt to shape chatbot framing on Israel-Palestine issues.“

New comment by unangst in "Pomelli"

unangst — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 00:51:07 +0000

“Pomelli is desktop only for now. Please switch to a computer to continue.” It would be nice if there was at least a screenshot for mobile users so they could determine if this was actually worth a second visit.

New comment by unangst in "Show HN: A store that generates products from anything you type in search"

unangst — Sat, 13 Sep 2025 17:05:05 +0000

1. Clone this with 3D prints. 2. Add drop shipping. 3. Profit.

New comment by unangst in "The effects of algorithms on the public discourse"

unangst — Fri, 12 Sep 2025 02:15:25 +0000

Our collective (‘free’) doomscrolling comes with an actual cost: we are the product being served.

Reminds me of the last line of R.E.M.’s ‘Radio Song’ (1991)… “Now our children grow up prisoners All their life, radio listeners” < https://open.spotify.com/track/5UBeN0XvvIvnEjyp6uThr4?si=V_Q...>

New comment by unangst in "Helsinki records zero traffic deaths for full year"

unangst — Sun, 03 Aug 2025 11:59:03 +0000

̶B̶o̶n̶u̶s̶ ̶p̶o̶i̶n̶t̶s̶-̶ Additional sadness

New comment by unangst in "Engineer creates ad block for the real world with augmented reality glasses"

unangst — Sat, 28 Jun 2025 12:41:13 +0000

Wearable ad-blockers should mask ads with AI generated, scene correct dynamic autofill.

New comment by unangst in "My iPhone 8 Refuses to Die: Now It's a Solar-Powered Vision OCR Server"

unangst — Thu, 19 Jun 2025 02:09:29 +0000

Agreed. Came to the comments thinking the same thing.

New comment by unangst in "Human"

unangst — Thu, 15 May 2025 04:26:28 +0000

Easy disclaimers for human, AI or hybrid content: https://disclai.me/r (Oddly enough I built this AI citation tool with exactly those 3 categories a couple years back. Could use some tweaking of course, but I’m very open to suggestions.)

New comment by unangst in "Fan Service"

unangst — Sun, 11 May 2025 14:00:40 +0000

Thanks for sharing both the tech challenges and solutions so openly.