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New comment by vrganj in "LinkedIn profile visitor lists belong to the people, says Noyb"

vrganj — Thu, 07 May 2026 14:54:55 +0000

I believe it is up to the other half to stand up for decency, for democracy and for the rule of law.

Don't be quiet, don't just let things happen. Use your voice while you still have it!

New comment by vrganj in "LinkedIn profile visitor lists belong to the people, says Noyb"

vrganj — Thu, 07 May 2026 14:18:05 +0000

You do know that "the bureaucrats" is just a slur for our democratically elected government, right?

In other words, the will of the people.

New comment by vrganj in "LinkedIn profile visitor lists belong to the people, says Noyb"

vrganj — Thu, 07 May 2026 12:47:27 +0000

Making the lives of those that wish to exploit us and monetize our relationships on their enshittified platforms is not the same as making everyone's life difficult.

German tourist wins payout after losing sun lounger race

vrganj — Thu, 07 May 2026 10:42:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y72g09d7jo

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48047807

Points: 2

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New comment by vrganj in "ProgramBench: Can Language Models Rebuild Programs from Scratch?"

vrganj — Thu, 07 May 2026 09:31:23 +0000

Good luck reasoning about the output in any meaningful way then. AI introduces a bug? Well, you're fucked.

Halt of Google fine? Serious accusations against von der Leyen

vrganj — Thu, 07 May 2026 06:27:42 +0000

Article URL: https://www.heise.de/en/news/Halt-of-Google-fine-Serious-accusations-against-von-der-Leyen-11284830.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48046112

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by vrganj in "UK businesses brace for jet fuel rationing"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 23:53:28 +0000

We in Europe negotiated the JCPOA. Read its terms. Understand its lead negotiatior was the EU representative. That was our codified relationship with Iran. Now compare that to the best case after what you geniuses started.

Own up to it. This is solely on the US. The rest of us had it handled until you came along.

New comment by vrganj in "Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:31:03 +0000

It sure wrote less crappy code.

New comment by vrganj in "Vibe coding and agentic engineering are getting closer than I'd like"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 16:29:46 +0000

I read somewhere that measuring software engineering output by LoC is like measuring aerospace engineering by pounds added to the plane and I thought that was an apt comparison.

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 14:55:40 +0000

An honest reflection of my values. What's wrong with that? Why does not agreeing with you make me a troll?

You must encounter lots of trolls. Good thing you're not one.

Europe Without America

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 11:21:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theatlantic.com/national-security/2026/05/europe-trump-iran-war-nato/687051/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48034934

Points: 10

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New comment by vrganj in "Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 06:15:48 +0000

We're at the point of history where your grandchildren will ask you "Where were you when...?"

New comment by vrganj in "Xbox CEO ends Copilot AI development and overhauls leadership"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 06:07:30 +0000

Isn't even MS Office Copilot now?

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 05:56:22 +0000

Why do you get to tell me (or anyone else) how to live? Why do you get to decide that burning my forest is acceptable?

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Wed, 06 May 2026 05:54:53 +0000

You will notice I let you state your views without going absolutely deranged and resorting to ad-hominems.

Why can I not state my philosophical positions without you absolutely freaking out?

If you disagree, you should be able to articulate why. But you don't. Why?

Is it narrow-mindedness? Insecurity? Fear of debate? A nagging feeling I might be right and it would absolutely destroy your identity to admit so?

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Tue, 05 May 2026 20:13:39 +0000

Still no engagement with actual arguments brought up several posts ago at this point. Still more attempts at derailment.

Speaks for itself. I shall leave it at this then.

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Tue, 05 May 2026 16:36:02 +0000

You read what I wrote, you just chose not to engage with it and went into an ideological creed instead.

You may pay for it, but I and the rest of the planet incur the cost.

I can go live the life of a hermit and the above will still be true.

Your electricity use puts more pollution into our air. It burns our forests. It kills species we all depend on.

No man is an island. Your actions affect others. Just paying your indulgences does not make that basic fact away.

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:14:38 +0000

I'm going to assume you work in tech and know the issues that come with scale.

Me, individually not doing something is gonna absolutely be drowned out by the scale of many other people not thinking of it or being incentivized against it.

This is a systemic issue. A systemic issue needs a systemic solution, not a blame shift to the individual.

We didn't get rid of lead in gas or asbestos in walls by telling people it was bad for them. We did so by banning it.

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Tue, 05 May 2026 14:07:09 +0000

That's where we disagree. With our current system so reliant on fossil fuels, every kWh generated is a debt to our planet, our society.

Until that's resolved, I don't wish that debt incurred for frivolous uses.

New comment by vrganj in "Google Chrome silently installs a 4 GB AI model on your device without consent"

vrganj — Tue, 05 May 2026 09:49:42 +0000

Because capitalism ties together better lives an ideological belief in unbounded growth.

Will people's lives really be better once they're drowning or choking on wildfire smoke? But hey, at least they had cheap junk!

It's possible to have better lives as well as societal progress without endless growth. Technological progress, too, doesn't have to mean burning our oceans. We just gotta actually think about the costs and consequences of our actions.

Not every technological development is inherently good. Sometimes the cost is not worth the result. I posit the cost of AI so far has been astronomical, higher than anything else in living memory. The results on the other hand have been rather middling.

This is my issue. A cost/benefit analysis, not a strict no to progress.