Hacker News: whyleyc

New comment by whyleyc in "Things to know when you get cancer"

whyleyc — Thu, 15 Oct 2026 09:26:15 +0000

I've had family members who experienced very good cancer care through the NHS in recent years.

YMMV.

What if automating AI R&D triggers an intelligence explosion? [pdf]

whyleyc — Mon, 28 Sep 2026 22:41:59 +0000

Article URL: https://casp.ac/__l5e/assets-v1/5efd4b41-deb5-4513-a0a3-b4f82d2b79ea/intelligence-explosion.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49885476

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Outbid – A Million Dollar Homepage for 2026?

whyleyc — Thu, 20 Aug 2026 15:46:24 +0000

Article URL: https://outbid.lol/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49376270

Points: 8

# Comments: 8

New comment by whyleyc in "The brain may be about to have its Ozempic moment"

whyleyc — Tue, 11 Aug 2026 20:16:12 +0000

https://archive.is/WoHuY

New comment by whyleyc in "[dead]"

whyleyc — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 17:08:24 +0000

This is a really important article but just got flagged (why?) so I'm reposting it.

Original submission is at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47325280

New comment by whyleyc in "Yann LeCun raises $1B to build AI that understands the physical world"

whyleyc — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 11:13:34 +0000

https://archive.is/TEwfi

New comment by whyleyc in "Lotus 1-2-3 on the PC with DOS"

whyleyc — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:19:01 +0000

When I worked at IBM in ‘98 Lotus Notes was the default email client for all employees - we referred to it internally as “Bloatus Goats” such was the disdain we had for it.

GitHub Feb 9th outage: Incident Report

whyleyc — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 17:04:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.githubstatus.com/incidents/smf24rvl67v9

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46991409

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

New comment by whyleyc in "The New Collabora Office for Desktop"

whyleyc — Thu, 05 Feb 2026 16:01:04 +0000

Don't bother, I tried with a disposable email address and they make you subscribe to a mailing list before sending you the download link. When you do eventually get it, it's a 3 page puff marketing PDF.

I converted it to TXT and pulled out the only bit of interest here:

                  Collabora Office                              Collabora Office Classic
                  Fresh, modern UX                                Classic, established UX
  Javascript & CSS UI to match Collabora Online                    VCL-based classic UI
       Simpler settings / streamlined defaults           Very extensive options, menus & dialogs
                       No Java                       Java used for some features/wizards/DB drivers
                 No built-in Base app                                Includes Base UI
                     Runs macros                    Full macro editor & advanced BASIC/Python/UNO
      Modern web tech (Canvas, WebGL, CSS)                         Custom toolkit (VCL)
     Fast to iterate (edit JS, fewer recompiles)      Core/C++ changes typically require recompiles
   Initial release – Enterprise Support is coming            Long term Enterprise Supported
       Quick Start Guides and video tutorials                  Extensive manuals & books

New comment by whyleyc in "Level S4 solar radiation event"

whyleyc — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 00:08:50 +0000

It’s ok - The Winchester is within walking distance.

New comment by whyleyc in "2025 Letter"

whyleyc — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 23:47:06 +0000

I live in the UK now, have done for 40+ years and there are (still) automated car washes everywhere.

New comment by whyleyc in "Show HN: Wealthfolio 2.0- Open source investment tracker. Now Mobile and Docker"

whyleyc — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 22:23:34 +0000

Have you considered https://tiller.com/ ? They can pull feeds in and refresh automatically but have a big privacy play so that only you get to see your finances (and display and manage it in Excel or Google Sheets).

New comment by whyleyc in "Ask HN: The government of my country blocked VPN access. What should I use?"

whyleyc — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 17:41:55 +0000

I'd recommend using Outline - it's a one click setup that lets you provision your own VPN on a cloud provider (or your own hardware).

Since you get to pick where the hardware is located and it is just you (or you and a small group of friends & family) using the VPN, blocking is more difficult.

If you don't want the hassle of using your own hardware you can rent a Digital Ocean droplet for <$5 per month.

https://getoutline.org/

Google sued by Chegg over AI Overviews hurting traffic and revenue

whyleyc — Mon, 24 Feb 2025 23:58:14 +0000

Article URL: https://searchengineland.com/google-sued-by-chegg-over-ai-overviews-hurting-traffic-and-revenue-452518

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43166413

Points: 10

# Comments: 2

New comment by whyleyc in "Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles"

whyleyc — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:55:41 +0000

The video is wild - Waymo support apparently struggles to remotely control the car.

Man trapped inside driverless Waymo car as it spins in circles

whyleyc — Tue, 07 Jan 2025 23:45:45 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/videos/c70e2g09ng9o

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42629120

Points: 67

# Comments: 87

New comment by whyleyc in "Employees Describe an Environment of Paranoia and Fear Inside Automattic"

whyleyc — Thu, 17 Oct 2024 22:59:31 +0000

https://archive.ph/AKASQ

British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch among missing after yacht sinks off Sicily

whyleyc — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 14:17:56 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.com/news/live/ce38n4egqwzt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41291255

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by whyleyc in "You've got to hide your myopia away: John Lennon's contact lenses"

whyleyc — Wed, 14 Aug 2024 10:11:45 +0000

Actually multi-focal contact lenses are a thing.

I was surprised to hear this too, since I wondered how they could work in practice - there’s a handy explainer here if you are interested:

https://www.warbyparker.com/learn/how-do-multifocal-contacts...

Critical incident over London hospitals' cyber-attack

whyleyc — Tue, 04 Jun 2024 16:26:43 +0000

Article URL: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c288n8rkpvno

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40576214

Points: 3

# Comments: 0