MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by BlackFly | 2025-07-17 09:49:56+00:00
This is just a problem of sharing information in band instead of out of band. The OpenGraph metadata is in band with the page content that doesn't need to be shared with OpenGraph bots. The way to separate the usage is to separate the content and metadata with some specific query using `content-type` or `HEAD` or something, then bots are free to fetch that (useless for AI bots) and you can freely forbid all bots from the actual content. Then you don't really need much of a legal framework.
by sjw987 | 2025-07-17 09:50:10+00:00
I posted a bit too late and didn't see your post first, which more or less is exactly along my thinking.

Modern phones are sold (even at profit) with the intent that there is more payments/ad revenue coming down the line, for movies, TV, games and web browsing/social media. A big screen makes that experience better for people and advertisers. It's a cynical take, but the entire business model is based on building and promoting addiction.

They have no interest in selling phones for utility purposes only, even though that's largely how they advertise the phones, because advertising a 5 hour plus daily screen time isn't sexy at all.
by georgepiser | 2025-07-17 09:50:30+00:00
I think this is how this bootkit works: Modifies UEFI Firmware (likely inserts a SMM module in ME region) -> you boot -> SMM module somehow hooks into OS to load a driver, stealthily. Driver downloads known / foss RATs, and gives them visibility cover.

Those samples are falsely labelled as "lumma", it's possible the bootkit is fused with lumma, as lumma is one of the rats it deploys post-infection.

I think this bootkit is developed/smuggled out of a elite hacking unit, by "Nir Lichtman" who is very popular in "the com" where he hacks people for "ego", and "status" mainly.

Basically I suspect Nir lichtman to be a rogue state operator who abuses 0-days and toolkits to hack people off discord / telegram drama. As crazy as that sounds.
by sebmellen | 2025-07-17 09:52:42+00:00
I agree with your point on the word “doomerism” and I should have quoted it. Later in my comment I said “prophecy of economic or climactic doom,” which is more reflective of how I see it. Go back through history and you will see time and time again that the world was due to end, but did not. Bayesian probability says we’re probably not headed for a world-ending outcome.

But I suppose I also take issue with your claim that “things aren't as good as they were a few years ago.” On what metric are you measuring this?

Finally — your point about the dodo just reinforces what I’m saying all the more! What I’m saying is: let’s not go extinct!
by latexr | 2025-07-17 09:53:11+00:00
This is getting ridiculous. To propose accepting any random LLM suggestion for a random endpoint would be more trustworthy and reliable than a service which has been developed, trusted, and working for a decade… Equally nonsensical are the server exposure claims.

These comments are getting absurd, and are worryingly coming more and more from new accounts. Are you yourself a bot designed to spam communities and hype coding with LLMs?
by brabel | 2025-07-17 09:54:08+00:00
> I also experienced living in countries where everyone mostly blindly follow the rules, even if they happen to be nonsense.

The problem with that is that most people are not educated enough to judge what makes sense and what doesn’t, and the less educated you are, the more likely you are to believe you know what makes sense when you’re actually wrong. These are exactly the people that should be following the rules blindly, until they actually put in the effort to learn why those rules exist.
by LoveMortuus | 2025-07-17 09:54:13+00:00
I wouldn't worry too much about it.

It's just that AI/LLM is in fashion at the moment, but it'll pass as all trends pass. Before it was crypto and "Rewritten in Rust". Trends come and they go.

If you're finding that it's affecting your mental health, it might be better to just take a break, there's a high likelihood that HN will still be here when you return. ^^
by smallmancontrov | 2025-07-17 09:55:13+00:00
Same. I started down the semiconductor path about 15 years ago (physics student, loved my EE classes, loved nanofab class, wanted more) and got warned away by an astonishing number of independent postdocs, interns, and seemingly successful industry contacts who all agreed on one point: the pay was such utter dogshit that one should consider it a passion career like art or music. Some of them saw consulting for the Chinese as their "big ticket light at the end of the tunnel" -- but that got shut down soon enough. I changed directions before getting first hand experience but the R&D job listings tended to support this view. "They pretend to pay us, we pretend to work" seemed to be in the advanced stages at that point.

At least in R&D, from the angle I saw it. Clearly, being stingy wasn't a universal problem: heavy buybacks, ludicrous M&A (in foresight and hindsight), and that $180k average salary in the article sounds completely divorced from the snapshot impression that I got. I don't know what gives, was R&D "salary optimized" to a degree that other parts of the business weren't? Did the numbers change at some point but the culture was already rotten and cynical? Or did I see noise and mistake it for signal? Dunno.

In another world I'd love to have been part of the fight to make 10nm work (or whatever needed doing) rather than working on something that doesn't fully use my skills or in my private opinion contribute as much to humanity, but my employer pays me and respects my time and doesn't steer their business into every iceberg in the ocean, and in the end those things are more important.
by laserlight | 2025-07-17 09:56:46+00:00
> casually agreed upon "I do task X and you do task Y"

Tangentially, I hate that people express hollow intentions, like “We should definitely hang out some time.” Why would you say that, when it's not your intention? Of course, I understand that people say such things because of social conditioning. But, such language tends to upset people regardless of neurotype. One could simply say “It was nice to see you. Goodbye.” It would be all right.
by sjw987 | 2025-07-17 09:57:53+00:00
"Small phones act as more of a utility device for when you’re away from a proper computer. This is all I want my phone to be."

You, like me, are not representatives of a market phone manufacturers are interested in. Utilitarian and minimal use only sells one phone every few years.

They are catering for the overwhelming market that spends upwards of 5 hours screen time per day, watches movies and TVs, plays games, and generally spends as much time as possible on them, with as much payment and ad revenue as that comes with on top of the original device sale.

I always personally liked the idea of computers being fixed, or semi-fixed (like a laptop), as a place to work or study, and then leave once that is done. The replacement of computers and laptops by tablets and phones is a wider cultural shift from computers being tools and productive technology to entertainment and consumerist technology, in my opinion.
by Tainnor | 2025-07-17 09:58:42+00:00
> Just about any (Java) build tool supports incremental compilation

I wish that were true. Maven is terrible at this, e.g. here's a bug report that's been open for 12 years: https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/MCOMPILER-209

Even just doing things like "please predownload any dependencies in this one job and cache them, so they can be reused in these 5 other jobs" don't work reliably with maven because certain plugins like surefire download dependencies on the fly.

> Nor everyone is building Google sized monorepos.

Nor is everyone building "small-ish codebases". You don't have to be Google, I worked at a company with maybe 10 developers in total, but the codebase was over 10 years old and had a gazillion features (plus a lot of tech debt, obviously) and the build times were atrocious. It wasn't all maven's fault, of course (we had really badly written tests, for example), but the broken incremental compilation easily added 5-10 more minutes to each build.
by lil-lugger | 2025-07-17 09:59:09+00:00
I've built a CMS with Claude Code aswell and its working incredibly to create JSON proposals that my sveltekit website reads and turns into beautiful proposal pages. When a customer creates a booking for my mini-golf hire company they get emailed and they get their own booking hub where they can update their booking details, see the proposal when it comes through see any invoices ect. The best part is and what i'm so excited about is we have created a daily business script 'npm run daily' that Claude Code runs and the script uses the business logic to move bookings along in the cycle by telling Claude Code what bookings have tasks. It will return, you have 3 bookings that need attention, run 'npm run get-booking [booking shortcode] THEN that script returns ALL data for that booking row from the db and it knows what task is needed to be done so Claude Code has all the context for that booking and it's prompted at the end saying NEXT STEP Claude code run 'npm run generate-proposal [shortcode] JSON output. (there was an example json output in there for claude to know the syntax ) Everything goes to an out tray in the admin web ui that i have to manually approve. I'm still in testing but I'm starting to realise that Claude Code can be an agentic platform for apps run from the CLI, like my automated crm assistant we've built.
by keyringlight | 2025-07-17 10:00:34+00:00
I think performance requirements depend on what it's used for, and what other devices you have access to in your life. If someone only has one phone as their personal computer for everything then I can see an argument that the minimum should be higher, but if the phone is intended to be comfortably pocketable tool for tasks you're likely to need while away from a larger/more powerful device. For example have the phone to handle calls, simple messaging, taking photos (minus editing), transport/store apps, and a full PC or larger phone/tablet for ticketmaster.

The only other option that I've toyed with is buying a small feature/"dumb" phone for going in the pocket and a smartphone in a bag, which seems less ideal.
by bondarchuk | 2025-07-17 10:00:35+00:00
Sure, but that's something totally different. Basically just "customers don't want it and won't buy it". I understood the root comment to imply some kind of more direct incentive: "A smaller screen probably negatively impacts KPIs on many levels" - if advertising KPIs are supposed to be given precedence over demand from consumers there has to be at least some kind of mechanism for it.

"No major player wants a smaller screen because it has downstream impacts on the pipeline of addictive material and ad pixels they can stuff into ocular nerves." -- what is the direct (or indirect) pressure that the major players can exert over some more or less independent hw manufacturer like Motorola? I'm not saying it's impossible, it reminds me of e.g. the situation where (pre iphone) carriers blocked phones from having wifi because they wanted them to be dependent on their network, but if something like this is happening it should be possible to roughly point out how.
by stwelling | 2025-07-17 10:01:24+00:00
If nothing else, this serves as a warning call to those using MCP to be aware that an LLM, given access, can do damage.

Devs are used to taking shortcuts and adding vulnerabilities because the chance of abuse seems so remote, but LLMs are external services typically, and you wouldn’t poke a hole a give ssh access to someone you don’t know externally, nor would you advertise internally in your company that an employee could query or delete data randomly if they so chose, so why not at the very least think defensively when writing code? I’ve gotten so lax recently and have let a lot of things slide, but I’m sure to at least speak up when I see these things, just as a reminder.
by calgoo | 2025-07-17 10:01:35+00:00
I agree, just like when companies decided to go 100% outsourcing. The first few years are ok as company knowledge still exist in the company and in the external provider. At around 5 years, thats when enough of the company knowledge and culture is lost.

AI will most likely face the same, unless they can come up with ways to integrate the AI into the business. Similar to how people would benefit hugely from having personalized AIs that look out for them and their families. It would need to be more then just a "theme" on top of OpenAI / Claude etc; It would need to run locally... somehow. A lot of businesses can afford to buy or rent the hardware required, smaller businesses would probably need to use someone else's service for it.

What we call AI is still in its infancy and its going to be interesting to see if we get another AI winter and how much of the current tech sticks around. The LLMs we have today can be very useful if used responsibly, but we need something more around them to make them useful personalized AIs that can run on.. something at home and in the businesses datacenter.
by Aissen | 2025-07-17 10:01:35+00:00
We see those posts regularly about people wanting a flagship small phone, but I see two options:

- either the market is dysfunctional, and the niche of people wanting those devices does not meet the smartphone offer.

- or the market is even smaller than what they think, making it unsustainable.

Both can be solved with time and patience (waiting for this to happen as conditions change) — or by voting with your wallet and making this requirement have priority over others (security, updates, quality, performance, compatibility, etc.).
by wccrawford | 2025-07-17 10:01:37+00:00
As someone who constantly does this to people, I can confirm that it is both amusing and, as you say, "not cool".

To that point, I used to wear my keys on a chain, and let the chain dangle to make noise as I walked.

It still didn't work very well, though, so I eventually gave up on that. Now I have no solution for it except that I'm more careful to try to approach people from the side or scuff my feet or something as I approach.

Also...

I was recently diagnosed as having Autism, and I distinctly remember just after high school someone approaching me and tell me that I still "walk funny". They didn't mean anything cruel by it, it was just a fact.

And I realized that I do walk funny, and I can even correct at least some of it if I think about it, but generally, I like how I walk for the advantages it brings, like balance and agility. Which is probably why I taught my self to walk like that in the first place.
by cnity | 2025-07-17 10:03:05+00:00
FWIW I don't think your points are totally invalid, and it is not me (and maybe not GP) that is flagging you.

That aside, your primary argument if I understand it right is that there is no (or at least diminished) cost to cattle raising because the emitted carbon came from food that was sequestered as part of a cycle.

The problem I would call attention to is that the planet's carbon capacity is simultaneously nerfed by the land required for feed. About 40% [0] of arable crop land is used to feed cattle, a process which faces huge caloric efficiency losses (consider that the caloric output of meat cannot be higher than the input).

It is pretty well understood at this stage that meat consumption is a gigantic contributor to climate change. Anyway, I _also_ agree about cars. We don't need to rely on whataboutism here: we have a common objective. And, by the way, I still eat meat, but much much less than I used to, so I don't mean any of this as an attack on meat eaters.

0: https://fefac.eu/newsroom/news/a-few-facts-about-livestock-a...
by Tade0 | 2025-07-17 10:03:48+00:00
I've held on to my S8 as long as possible, because even if the battery wasn't removable any more, it lasted the lifetime of the device, despite heating up considerably during the summer.

My current Xperia 5 maintains battery temperature around 10°C above ambient during fast charging and since it easily lasts the whole day in the 30-80% charge regime, I believe it will outlast other components.
by pmontra | 2025-07-17 10:04:01+00:00
The rules in France are probably different but passing on the right is legal on Italian highways, in one circumstance: if one keeps driving on the lane on the right and somebody slower happens to be driving on the lane on the left. The rationale is that it normally happens when traffic is packed, so it's ok even if there is little traffic. Everybody keep driving straight and there is no danger.

It's not legal if somebody is following the slower car on the left and steers to the right to pass. However some drivers stick to the left at a speed slower than the limit and if they don't yield what happens is that eventually they get passed on the right.

The two cases have different names. The normal pass is "sorpasso", the other one (passing by not steering) is "superamento", which is odd but they had to find a word for it.
by resource_waste | 2025-07-17 10:04:19+00:00
I'm going to take a guess and say you don't use linux as your daily desktop.

As mentioned, you 'see' but you havent lived it. You hear about it, but you are viewing it at 10,000 ft, rather than in a home.

Just because there was a 2025 Ubuntu release, doesnt mean the Kernel is updated. Its literally years outdated.

And 'time in terminal' is a great metric. People want to be using their computer, they don't want to be installing things or making modifications. If you prefer you could do 'time in terminal + time fixing things with GUI' and the result would be the same. Fedora just works. Ubuntu and family require fixing.
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by alexey-salmin | 2025-07-17 10:06:19+00:00
I guess he's upset not by the existence of school but by the mandatory nature of it.

It's a relatively recent thing, starting 2018 [1]. The official explanation is reducing inequality, making sure rich and poor kids all actually get the same education and not a mere possibility to get it. Unofficial explanations often revolve around integration of immigrants with culture gaps getting too big to bridge by the age of 7.

[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-43562029
by linguae | 2025-07-17 10:07:57+00:00
“[W]hen you are comfortable spending money” is the kicker, though. Unfortunately, the Bay Area is oppressively expensive, and the same can be said about places like New York City. High housing prices puts a major strain on the ability to enjoy restaurants and paid entertainment. Also, because the restaurant owners and workers need to pay high rents, the food prices are very high. It’s hard to enjoy $3000 studio apartments, $12 burritos that used to only cost $8 before the pandemic, and other high costs when you’re not rich. I make a low six-figure salary as a professor in the Bay Area and I’ve had to cut back on eating out in the past year since the prices have gotten obscenely expensive.

It doesn’t have to be this way, though. Tokyo is a vibrant metropolis that is also relatively affordable by global standards. The key to this is sensible housing policy that doesn’t inflate the cost of living to oppressive levels.

What keeps me in the Bay Area besides being tenure-track are proximity to family, the acceptance of multiculturalism, and (as an academic) California’s support for academia in a national political climate that has become hostile to academia. But financially I wish the price of rent, food, and other necessities weren’t so oppressive.
by znpy | 2025-07-17 10:08:08+00:00
> Putting such absolute choices in front of people basically never works.

Indeed. Faced with that absolute choice, I'd pick eating meat and dismiss the entire line of reasoning about meat.

And quite frankly I wouldn't even feel guilty about it: I'm pretty sure I'm already doing more than the average to lower my emissions. As a trivial example: I pretty much use public transport all the time and don't have a car. This alone probably puts me above the average american vegan driving an SUV to go from their suburbs to anywhere, in terms of carbon footprint reduction.
by nickjj | 2025-07-17 10:09:55+00:00
I'm not sure, they are in NY. I did a quick Googling and it says there's no specific legal mandate on the storage period for a restaurant. For any recording in NY, there is a legal requirement to post a sign that there's a camera recording both video and audio (which they have). I do see that all over the place in general. The sign needs to be in clear view.
by znpy | 2025-07-17 10:10:53+00:00
> - health risks can be minimal depending on the amount and type of meat you eat

Health risks from meat is an US-only issue. Here in Europe we have much stricter regulations on meat, so much so that American meat cannot be imported and cannot be sold here. IIRC (might be wrong on this) Canada doesn't allow importing US meat as well?

Meat is safe for consumption in Europe.
by meindnoch | 2025-07-17 10:11:47+00:00
>Wood stuff from the era is basically all disintegrated.

False.

>Archaeologists have unearthed a 2,000-year-old, perfectly preserved wooden toilet seat at a Roman fort on Hadrian's Wall in Northumberland.

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-tyne-28956328
by nubero | 2025-07-17 10:11:48+00:00
I’m sorry but what you write is simply not correct. Gothic writing is actually a form of calligraphy and the very stilted shape that the characters have make it actually very hard/cumbersome/slow to write. Textura is one of the styles and it is called that because the whole page was supposed to look evenly “gray” when it was filled with writing. For fast writing, people always developed a sort of cursive because that letter shape seems to almost automatically appear once the human hand uses a pen-like instrument with our (Latin/Greek/Western) writing and is writing fast. The Romans had a cursive for example (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_cursive) and many others after them did too. This was also used for quick messaging of news/instructions as opposed to monks copying books for months on end.

As for what you said about the sagging and the pillars falling out, that’s also incorrect. In the article, I mentioned the classical orders, which are Doric, Ionic and Corinthian. Only Doric temples used the curvature of the stylobate and the inclination of the pillars throughout. In the other two styles, this was very rare, if it happened at all. The two largest temples of the other two styles didn’t have it for example: The temple of Olympian Zeus in Athens is a Corinthian style temple which has a flat stylobate and no inclination of the columns. The same goes for the Artemision (Temple of Artemis) in Ephesus. There are countless other examples. The entasis is (mostly) the only thing that was transplanted from the doric style to the other two.