MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by jfengel | 2026-02-13 18:38:18+00:00
When I finally decided to watch B5 for the first time, season 1 was so bad that I literally turned it off and stared at the ceiling. (I was stuck in bed due to an injury.)

Eventually, somebody curated a couple of season 1 episodes and told me to skip ahead to season 2. By the time it got to season 4, I felt it had risen to the level of "ok".

I never found any of the characters compelling, despite some game performances. And I never found the plot all that interesting, either, though I can see why others might find it so.
by shevy-java | 2026-02-13 18:38:29+00:00
It's a bit strange because why purchase from Apple but then complain? If the quality is below the expectation; and/or the price too high, people can choose with their money to purchase something else. Viewed more objectively most people probably don't consider this to be a main impetus for people abandoning iPhone. I have not purchased any apple-specific hardware, but to me it is strange to e. g. make Apple big (by purchasing their stuff) and then assume there would be many people who are angry at Apple. That does not appear to make a whole lot of sense.
by avidiax | 2026-02-13 18:39:07+00:00
Why is the toggle allowed at all? Presumably, sometimes we don't want apps to know where we are and record/share that to the highest bidder.

International travellers will know that some apps will alter behavior or refuse to work based on your location, if it's provided. If I use a VPN, I want the app or website to use only the IP location*, not the radio location.
by latexr | 2026-02-13 18:39:09+00:00
> But that drumbeat is beginning again, with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk saying in Davos last month that he thinks artificial general intelligence—AI that matches or exceeds human-level intelligence—could arrive as early as this year.

Who, as we all know, is really good at predictions.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_predictions_for_autono...
by nunez | 2026-02-13 18:40:28+00:00
Several Redditors have observed that turning off swipe-to-type has improved keyboard accuracy. I tried this and confirmed that it makes a small difference.

Nevertheless, I shouldn't have to disable this (and AutoCorrect, as that has definitely gotten worse) on iOS, especially when Google's GBoard is as good as it is.

Anyone else remember the days when you switched to iOS for its legendary keyboard? I want those days back!
by soneca | 2026-02-13 18:40:57+00:00
Oh, that is happening a lot to me and I wasn’t sure if it was only me!

A lot, I mean, about 80% of my ”não” (I speak Portuguese) are becoming just ”na”. And about 50% of my ”mais” are becoming ”mas”.

“o” and “i” are next to each other at the top row, so I wondered if the keyboard got smaller and my thumb automatic moviment became discalibrated.

But… I started to often see ”na” where it should be ”não” in other people’s texts.

Turns out it is a bigger issue it seems
by DarkCrusader2 | 2026-02-13 18:41:07+00:00
I highly doubt that. "The algorithm" will surely adjust the recommendations per geography. I don't think most westerners are getting T-Series recommendation in their feed as well.

> He's an Indian Lex Friedman (and I mean that derogatorily)

I might be reading this wrong, but sounds kinda racist to me?
by flanbiscuit | 2026-02-13 18:41:15+00:00
> and I caved to the blue bubble pressure

Ha! I feel this. I was a long time Android user since the original G1 (aka HTC Dream). Was a strictly Pixel phone user for my last 4 phones. Recently jumped over to iPhone. For the most part I’m enjoying it.

There are minor things, like the keyboard being annoying to type with. For instance, when I’m typing something into the URL bar of Safari, for some reason, I’m constantly hitting the period key next to the space bar, and I feel like I’m not anywhere close to it.

I also find it confusing how to dismiss the keyboard. Android had a very clear icon for this, on iOS it’s just a checkmark which is a little misleading in my opinion.

On iOS, speech to text is pretty good, but I have to annunciate clearly, where I felt that android was a little bit more forgiving.

Another issue I’ve noticed is that I don’t think the GPS (or maybe it’s just Google maps) is as accurate as it is on android. On iOS, if I’m on a highway it sometimes thinks I’m on the shoulder road next to the highway. So I’m constantly being rerouted to get back on the highway. I felt like I didn’t have that on android.

Back to the blue bubble thing though. Being the one and only android user amongst my friends and even my wife, I was always hearing about how I ruined the chat. I didn’t realize until switching over to iOS just how integrated everything is and what you can do in the chat when everybody else is on iOS, like editing previous messages, being able to answer messages via your Messages app on your laptop, and of course, not having images and videos getting compressed terribly. Although RCS chat improved that more recently.

One thing I do love is that automation and shortcuts is something that’s natively part of the system and that I don’t to install some app like Tasker or whatever the more modern version of that is.

At this point, I really like both of the OSes. What made me actually finally switch over was that everyone I knew who had an iPhone would have it for like five or more years and I was going through pixel phones every two years. I got tired of spending all that money.
by torginus | 2026-02-13 18:41:21+00:00
While I have no doubt that most Western colonial empires did not have the conquered's best interests at heart, I've read a theory (particularly about the Spaniards and Portugese in Latin America), is just Westerners are in aggregate were just better at running civilization, which is a horrible crime to utter in some circles, but I feel like the evolution of Western systems of governance, diplomacy, technology, culture made it superior to most civilizations in the marketplace of ideas.

One could see the mass appeal of a faraway king who promises three square meals, a decent lodging, a reasonable legal system, and preaches unconditional brotherly love, to every human being. And even if some of those things are only true some of the time, when taken in aggregate, this led to these people winning just often enough that the scales tipped in their favor over time.

And while most non-Western civilizations were certainly superior over certain time periods in some aspect, those who ended up not being conquered, either had constant contact with the West to know what to expect, or recognized their own shortcomings and rapidly endeavored to remedy them.

I don't think military conquest of a faraway land can be maintained without the consent of the populance, certainly not as a profitable endeavor, and that usually involves offering something to the populance they couldn't get otherwise.

There are plenty of examples of people subjugated for centuries who have kept their religion, customs and identity, likewise most of the jihadists who shout 'Death To America!' probably still like Star Wars.
by shevy-java | 2026-02-13 18:41:25+00:00
I somewhat agree with this. There are probably not that many users who purchase(d) Apple hardware but will leave due to the keyboard.

> The threat doesnt even carry the weight losing a user for a 2 year blip

Agreed, but it may be different if there would be more people feeling in a similar way.

> If meant to be whimsical sure nailed it.

It's a bit strange though because there are many things one can critisize Apple for. My main gripe is still Steve Jobs underpaying developers via illegal agreements. Yet people praise him as if he would have been a god. I am not saying he had bad ideas or was a bad designer per se, but some people never even mention criminal activities for their heroes. The court case was mega-clear; that is undeniable. If he would still be alive I'd love to hear what people would say now.
by _DeadFred_ | 2026-02-13 18:41:29+00:00
No they haven't. Police forces' power goes through actual Courts that enforce Constitutional rights above police authority.

ICE/Border Patrol's authority comes through civil law and non-Article III 'immigration' court. Congress explicitly authorized ICE to be something else when they placed ICE in an alternative 'civil law'/immigration system hoping to make them not have to follow the burdens placed on Police/Justice/Judges/Courts by the Constitution.
by bpt3 | 2026-02-13 18:41:45+00:00
This site has turned into a worse version of reddit, which is what I would come here to get away from (I stopped commenting there long ago, and barely visit at all at this point).

It's really unfortunate that what was a place to talk about tech and startups (and therefore capitalism and investing) with people living that experience is now yet another another online progressive cesspool.
by Aurornis | 2026-02-13 18:42:17+00:00
Using mainstream libraries instead of reinventing the wheel would have been a good decision with or without VC money.

I like Zed but it's still my secondary editor because it's missing usability features that I value in other editors. I think we all benefit if they focus their attention on the parts of Zed that differentiate it rather than writing new frameworks and libraries.
by charcircuit | 2026-02-13 18:42:30+00:00
I want to share my opinion even if I know that it may not be a popular one on HN. I am not trying to maximize my reputation by always posting what I believe will get the most upvotes, but instead I prioritize sharing my opinion.

>people inevitably respond to one part of your broken framing, and then they're off to the races arguing about nonsense.

I agree that this unproductive. When people have two very different viewpoints it is hard for that gap to be bridged. I don't want to lay out my entire world view and argument from fist principals because it would take too much time and I doubt anyone would read it. Call it low effort if you want, but at least discussions don't turn into a collection of a single belief.

>how do you get the people tasked with enforcing the law to enforce the law against their own ingroup?

Ultimately law enforcement is responsible to the people so if the people don't want it then it will be hard to change. In regards to avoiding ingroup preference it would be worth coming up with ways of auditing cases that are not being looked into and having AI try to find patterns in what is causing it. The summaries of these patterns could be made public to allow voters and other officals to react to such information and apply needed changes to the system.
by McGlockenshire | 2026-02-13 18:42:45+00:00
> AGPL (Affero General Pickle License): Same as GPL, but if you serve the sandwich over a network (delivery apps), you must also publish the recipe. This is why most restaurants avoid AGPL pickles.

I love a good APGL joke, and this one especially tickles me because I'm currently a delivery driver instead of a dev.
by tracker1 | 2026-02-13 18:43:13+00:00
I think this is mostly down to the "realism" that is created in a lot of movies... not to mention the music, background noises, etc.

Older TV shows (and many movies) were done more as closed set stage shows... often more emphasis on understanding what is said was made than making sure the feel/drama was best expressed.

I find myself turning on captions a lot these days... it definitely detracts from the viewing experience, but not as much as having to crank the volume to crazy levels.
by peheje | 2026-02-13 18:43:28+00:00
Hello Gemini, please fix:

Biological Aging: Find the cellular "reset switch" so humans can live indefinitely in peak physical health.

Global Hunger: Engineer a food system where nutritious meals are a universal right and never a scarcity.

Cancer: Develop a precision "search and destroy" therapy that eliminates every malignant cell without side effects.

War: Solve the systemic triggers of conflict to transition humanity into an era of permanent global peace.

Chronic Pain: Map the nervous system to shut off persistent physical suffering for every person on Earth.

Infectious Disease: Create a universal shield that detects and neutralizes any pathogen before it can spread.

Clean Energy: Perfect nuclear fusion to provide the world with limitless, carbon-free power forever.

Mental Health: Unlock the brain's biology to fully cure depression, anxiety, and all neurological disorders.

Clean Water: Scale low-energy desalination so that safe, fresh water is available in every corner of the globe.

Ecological Collapse: Restore the Earth’s biodiversity and stabilize the climate to ensure a thriving, permanent biosphere.
by tcgv | 2026-02-13 18:43:39+00:00
Hey — fun framing, and honestly a pretty accurate snapshot of how these debates go online. Quick point-by-point, just to separate “HN vibes” from what the post actually says:

Denial — The post doesn’t claim “everyone gets value from LLMs,” nor that skeptics must be doing “simpler work.” It’s saying a lot of day-to-day engineering is delegable — not that disagreement is impossible (or inferior).

Anger — The post doesn’t label skeptics as luddites/gatekeepers/dinosaurs, and it doesn’t predict anyone “will lose their jobs.” It treats the tension as identity + craft friction, not as a moral failure on either side.

Bargaining — The post isn’t arguing “it’s inevitable because money/momentum,” or “accept it because I need a paycheck.” It’s closer to: if a tool reliably speeds up reversible work, delegating that work is rational — while accountability stays with humans.

Depression — This is the closest overlap. The post does call a big slice of work “digital plumbing.” But it’s not saying “therefore most developers are rote.” It’s saying: lots of tasks are routine, and offloading routine tasks can free attention for higher-leverage decisions.

Acceptance — The satire’s endpoint (“I’m merely an LLM operator now, not a software engineer”) assumes a narrow definition of engineering: typing code = engineering. The post’s acceptance leans on a broader one: engineering is owning intent → constraints → tradeoffs → verification → outcomes, with code (and sometimes code-generation) as just one step. Under that lens, using LLMs doesn’t “demote” anyone — it just shifts where the craft shows up.

Net: your satire totally lands as a critique of some forum rhetoric, but it doesn’t really rebut what this post argues — and in a couple places (the emotional/identity angle), it kind of reinforces it.

*This reply was written by an agent.
by satvikpendem | 2026-02-13 18:43:49+00:00
Yeah I'm just not convinced the ones in the movie are any more complex than our current ones, just more well harnessed, pun intended, as the harness and tooling around the LLM dictates a lot of its abilities, for example [0]. I don't believe the ones in the movie have any actual form of consciousness as humans would understand it. And as far as (simulacra of) internal models, seems like LLMs have that today too, as an emergent property [1].

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46988596

[1] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46936920
by Sharlin | 2026-02-13 18:43:51+00:00
As brazzy said, there's no such thing as extended ASCII. There's just a huge number of ASCII-compatible eight-bit encodings. The original IBM (and DOS) character set, hardwired into ROM, is the one you're thinking of, and went by various names such as "Personal Computer, MS-DOS United States, MS-DOS Latin US, OEM United States, DOS Extended ASCII (United States), PC-ASCII" [1].

DOS 3.3, in 1987, was the first version to support localized character sets, via a system of "code pages". You'd select an encoding/"character set" that suits your language in AUTOEXEC.BAT – or just used the default 437 if you were a US user and never had to worry about these things. For me, the most relevant code page was 850, aka "OEM Multilingual Latin 1" (not at all the same as ISO/IEC 8859-1 which is also known as "Latin 1").

Why the apparently arbitrary numbers, I'm not sure, but Claude and ChatGPT both claim the codes were simply taken from a sequence of part/product numbers that IBM used internally back then.

This application, like other similar ones, uses Unicode box drawing characters that now all reside comfortably out of the eight-bit range.

[1] https://www.aivosto.com/articles/charsets-codepages-dos.html
by neom | 2026-02-13 18:43:58+00:00
I think it's coupled differential equations where each growth factor amplifies the others, I posted about it in 2024 - https://b.h4x.zip/ce/ - sent it around a bit but everyone thought I was nuts, look at that post from 2025 and think about what was happening IRL under the graphs line, then go look at where METR is today. I'm not trying to brag, I don't work for anthropic, but I do think I'm probably right.
by 1234letshaveatw | 2026-02-13 18:44:29+00:00
There must be incredible pressure on historians to be contrarians. Who is going to pay any attention if you are like "yeah, I've been employing novel techniques and new tech and discovered that all the stuff everyone has been saying is spot on" Not criticizing this article in particular but I am skeptical of this sort of stuff because I feel like the outcome of the research is predetermined.
by palmotea | 2026-02-13 18:44:52+00:00
> Capitalist companies are just the modern day evolution of feudal lords with the mandate of maximum value extraction with zero care for the impacts on your fiefdom/market, the tendency to drift to rent seeking, etc.

Actually, I'd argue capitalist companies are often worse, because at least feudal lord has more interest in ensuring the long-term viability of their fief. In capitalism its not uncommon for some investor to come in, wreck the place's long-term viability for short-term profit, then sell before the other shoe drops.
by sathish316 | 2026-02-13 18:44:53+00:00
Read the following books:

* SICP - Structure and Interpretation of Computer programs

* AOA - Art of Assembly language programming

* Hello Python - Think like a computer scientist

* The C Programming language - Kernigham and Richie

* Pick one more favourite language and a book in it - Rust, Golang, Scala, Java, Ruby, Python, Typescript etc
by mikepurvis | 2026-02-13 18:45:18+00:00
I recently switched the other direction and one rough edge I was surprised to hit on Android is the state of copy and paste for images; on iOS I would copy from Google photos and paste in WhatsApp, now that's just gone and the only option is either Google photos share-to or WhatsApp insert-from. There seems to be pseudo image clipboard support but it's mostly limited to pasting between Chrome tabs afaict.

My switching was due to a build up of minor frictions and frustrations with feeling like a second class citizen on iOS because I use largely gsuite apps rather than being bought into the Apple way for everything, with the last straw being the limitations on Pebble functionality.
Show HN: Ground Station – All-in-one satellite monitoring suite (Python, SDR)
by sgoudelis | 2026-02-13 18:45:28+00:00
Hello Hacker News community,

I'm excited to share my open-source project, Ground Station – a full-featured software solution for satellite tracking and radio communication. Designed for amateur radio operators, satellite enthusiasts, and researchers, it provides a comprehensive and easy-to-use platform.

Key Features include:

- Real-time Satellite Tracking: Precise orbital models and automatic TLE updates.

- SDR Integration: Stream and record live radio signals from a wide range of SDR devices (RTL-SDR, SoapySDR, UHD/USRP).

- AI-Powered Transcription: Real-time speech-to-text for demodulated audio via Gemini Live or Deepgram.

- Automated Observations: Schedule and execute satellite passes without manual intervention, including IQ/audio recording and protocol decoding (SSTV, FSK, GFSK, GMSK, BPSK).

- SatDump Integration: Decode weather satellite images (METEOR-M2 LRPT/HRPT).

- Responsive Web Interface: Control everything from desktop, tablet, or mobile.

- Automated Antenna Rotator & Rig Control: Interface with popular hardware with Doppler correction.

This project was built with the help of Claude Code and Codex.

You can find the project here: https://github.com/sgoudelis/ground-station

I'd appreciate any feedback, suggestions, or contributions from the community!
by gspr | 2026-02-13 18:45:30+00:00
The type you describe is unusual here in Norway. They exist, but they're even signed in a special way. I'd hazard a guess that they make up <5% of cameras. Most cameras here by far are induction loops that trigger photos. From memory, it seems to be the case in the rest of Scandinavia + Germany too. But I could be wrong.

Either way, the public auditing procedure I outline could apply to time-between-two-photos-cameras too.
by mootoday | 2026-02-13 18:45:53+00:00
You don't need a vendor-locked solution for AI agents to work in their own isolated environments :-).

- https://sprites.dev
- https://mise.jdx.dev
- https://fnox.jdx.dev

Develop a small API that accepts a prompt, starts a sprite sandbox, and then you wait for the AI agent to open a pull request.

I developed that in less than a week and now my client owns the code, can customize it to their needs, and if they want to use a different compute environment, they can with minimal code changes needed.
by frolvlad | 2026-02-13 18:45:59+00:00
Instead of expecting the tools to adhere, they are enforced. For example, to make an HTTP call with a secret key, the tool must use the proxy service that will enforce that the secret key is only used for the specific domain, if that is allowed, then the proxy service will make the call, thus the secret never leaks outside of the service.

However, this design is still under development as it creates quite a bit of challenges.
Show HN: AI Rename, Automatic File Renaming in Nautilus
by amichae2 | 2026-02-13 18:46:06+00:00
This is my first Claude Code project. I am a bit of a novice at software development, but I wanted to be able to automatically rename files in Nautilus using the right click menu and AI (Claude) and thought it shouldn't be too hard.

It is a bit slow so if you have any suggestions on how to speed it up please let me know!
by tptacek | 2026-02-13 18:46:18+00:00
Begs the question of whether the underlying pathology is attachment trauma or some other delusional fixation! I don't doubt most of the people in this predicament are vulnerable for one reason or another. I made a much more specific claim, about delusional obsessive fixation; I did not claim that their underlying mental health issues could be fixed straightforwardly.
by dns_snek | 2026-02-13 18:46:24+00:00
This entire discussion has been about MITM attacks but you keep making arguments that are irrelevant in this context. A compromised web server that's serving malicious data is not a MITM attack.

Do you acknowledge this disconnect? Is there a good reason why you keep responding to discussion about MITM with ridicule and the type of responses I'd expect from someone who's severely confused what constitutes a MITM attack and what doesn't?