MurphyA/hacker-news huggingface dataset:
by lukan | 2026-02-28 08:44:25+00:00
If Antrophic would have given in, I would have imagined the dialogs something like in claude CLI:

To complete the mission the war terminal needs to hit a target at XY:

1. yes

2. yes (and don't ask again for strike targets in this session)

3. no

Human in the loop is the term here I think.

(I am really glad they did not give in, but I do assume this is what it will come to anyway)
by PacificSpecific | 2026-02-28 08:47:02+00:00
Yeah I still use Google for local restaurant info and geospatial stuff because it's just plain better.

I'm not sure if this is true anymore but years ago I heard from some business owners in my area that Google would call them to keep business information up to date. I imagine there's some form of automation these days (robocalls maybe?) but if that is the case it's kind of funny to think they are superior because they still do some stuff somewhat manually.
by pibaker | 2026-02-28 08:47:11+00:00
First, in relation to TFA: even if you regain access through a recovery channel, any data that was encrypted using your lost passkey will now be gone.

There are also many exciting new ways you can lose your passkey that wasn't the case with a password you can remember in your mind. The person you responded to is worrying about big tech randomly banning you and making you lose access, in the meanwhile I'm mostly worried about losing the physical device containing the key. I don't think I will forget, say, my Google password unless I got Alzheimers or got hit in the head by a hammer, at which point I will have bigger problems than a lost Google account.

And let's not pretend account recovery process is always smooth and easy. They may require evidence from your other accounts you cannot access now due to the key loss. They may demand government IDs that might have been lost alongside your device. They may also just deem your recovery attempt fraudulent and ban you for no reason (which I similar to the scenario the post you are replying to desctibed.)
by eitland | 2026-02-28 08:48:00+00:00
There is always the option to use battery (some modern mines use this),for example RAAMS.

The problem is of the enemy know you use only mines that work for max n hours or m days they just wait for n + 1 hours or m + 1 days.

There is a lot more to say about this, but there are probably people way more qualified than be here to explain it.
by pojntfx | 2026-02-28 08:48:01+00:00
bootc and OSTree are both very neat, but the bleeding edge of immutable Linux distros (GNOME OS, KDE Linux) is currently converging on a different proposal by systemd developers that's standardized by the UAPI Group (https://uapi-group.org/specifications/). It fixes quite a few of the complexities with OSTree (updates are handled by `systemd-sysupdate`/`updatectl` and are just files served via HTTP) and is quite a bit easier to extend with things like an immutable version of the Nvidia drivers or codecs thanks to system extensions handled by `systemd-sysext` (which in turn are just simple squashfs files overlayed over `/usr`) and configuration via `systemd-confext`. `mkosi`, also by systemd, is quickly becoming _the_ way to build custom images too, and is somewhat tied to these new standards.
by anon-3988 | 2026-02-28 08:48:43+00:00
Rust is just a tool. A decent tool that I think can be made better (by removing stuff and stop adding more stuff to the surface syntax). So I am down to criticize Rust.

However, I also don't understand how people don't see the usefulness of what Rust put to the mainstream: algebraic data types, sum types, traits, etc.

I also get super annoyed when people think Rust is only chosen for "safety". Says frustrating things like "so I can just use unsafe", because no you don't and if you do I would reject your changes immediately.

Honestly, in general, I am just annoyed when people don't use the right tool for the right job. And attempts to fix the tool with more bespoke stuff on top it.
by dgxyz | 2026-02-28 08:49:18+00:00
I don't think it's bigger than Russia-Ukraine - it's part of it. This is all about destabilising Iran's incumbent government, which is probably a good thing at the moment. It'll damage supply lines to Russia's Ukraine offensive, give the chance for Iranian citizens to rise up against Khamenei and the IRGC and break the command chain for their foreign proxy operations. Part of Dugan's work on geopolitics, which they seem to be following to the word (c'mon guys seriously?) suggests that Moscow and Tehran should be allied which they are behind the scenes.

As for the nuclear threat, literally Iran said it was going to destroy Israel to the point it had a massive countdown clock in Tehran until Israel blew it up, so meh. If I was on the receiving end of that threat I'd make it a policy to respond to it, escalation or not. I make no claims of the accuracy of the threats past IAEA being unable to verify they aren't enriching stuff.

Doubt it'll escalate into WW3. The only other powers involved are Russia, who are totally hands tied with Ukraine if they like it or not and China is only interested keeping what's left in its sphere of influence later through their outreach initiatives. I suspect most Middle Eastern countries will be quite happy about this conflict as they have persistent problems with Iran as well from the Houthis, Hezbollah and tens of other factions. They won't want to say anything though in case their own citizens turn on them.

The cringeworthy thing is how the US gov are communicating this and that does the operation a lot of damage. It's really quite terrible. Sounds like it was written by a bunch of 9 year olds after too many sugary drinks. Urgh.
by yunwal | 2026-02-28 08:49:23+00:00
They absolutely matter. Except on pretty much every foreign policy issue. And also universal healthcare. Oh and also the minimum wage, which has remained the same throughout several supermajorities belonging to both parties since the 70s when it was last updated. Oh also if you think corporations and their leaders should be held accountable for gambling with investor money and destabilizing the economy, or are angainst corporate welfare, unfortunately there’s no one you can vote for. Oh and also if you’re against congresspeople investing while being party to insider information, and with the ability to potentially sway regulatory votes in any given company’s favor, or dole out corporate welfare, unfortunately the leadership of both major parties participate fairly blatantly in that. Oh also, if you think the federal government should demonstrate a modicum of fiscal responsibility and not leave future generations in unrecoverable debt? Unfortunately no options for you. Also, if you would prefer your president not be friendly with a convicted pedophile, unfortunately that’s not gonna happen, we’ve gotta have at least some pedo-friendly people in office on both sides.
by RobotToaster | 2026-02-28 08:49:35+00:00
The US department of war said last month that it was "obliterated"

>No other military in the world could have executed an operation of such scale,
complexity, and consequence as Operation MIDNIGHT HAMMER. Yet the Joint Force did so
flawlessly and obliterated Iran’s nuclear program.

https://media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/2003864773/-1/-1/0/202...
by morrishu | 2026-02-28 08:50:03+00:00
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by array_key_first | 2026-02-28 08:50:10+00:00
Rephrasing your "inquiry" to highlight how short-sighted this is:

If giving the ukranians nuclear warheads could help them default Russia, then isn't that good? Wouldn't using nuclear warheads to erradicate Russia end the war almost immediately?

Like, why are we even bothering with automated killing robots? That's stupid. We already have nukes, and they're the ultimate weapon, so just do that.

Do you not see how this greedy line of logic could easily lead to the destruction of not just the US, but the entire human race?

This is LITERALLY the plot line of Terminator. Literally. "Hey guys let's build skynet, isn't that a good idea??"

Like... do you not hear yourself? What is not clicking here?
by api | 2026-02-28 08:50:36+00:00
There were no humans on those Starships that blew up.

Most of the delays in Artemis are not around the launch system but the spacecraft and lander and life support and associated systems.

Not saying it couldn't be done more efficiently, but comparing Artemis to SpaceX is apples and oranges. The SLS is old expensive disposable rocket tech but it's also solid and tested and we pretty much know it will work. It's not the problem.

So how did we do it in the 60s? With a blank check and luck. The insane accomplishment of Apollo wasn't just landing people on the moon but doing it without killing anyone. The fact that nobody died on those flights is incredible, and luck was certainly a factor. We very nearly lost a crew on 13. If we'd kept flying Apollo rigs we'd have lost people. That whole mission was way ahead of its time technologically and generally unsustainable. It was an early proof of concept.
by b112 | 2026-02-28 08:50:39+00:00
I was always baffled by this "revelation". Everyone has always known about the five-eyes arrangement. It was common knowledge when I was growing up in the 70s. It wasn't new info.

There were a lot of things Snowden revealed, but most assuredly it was also about spying on US citizens. The NSA directly wiretapping people, even in cases when all communication was domestic. The NSA working to bypass security via routers diverted during shipping to Google, Facebook, and others, backdoors installed, thus compromising their infrastructure.

Back to the 5eyes, there is a difference in terms of scope and scale, when it comes to a foreign country spying on your citizens, and you doing it. The scope is entirely different, the scale, the capability.

It does matter whether it is 5eyes doing it, or whether it is domestic.

Now, does this stance matter overall? I don't know. It's a nice moral stance, I think. Is it functionally realistic?

I just don't know.
by charcircuit | 2026-02-28 08:51:38+00:00
I am glad OpenAI stood up to do what's right and give the American people the ability to choose how AI is used for themselves rather than dictating it from their high horse.

Edit: It looks like the terms are similar in OpenAI's deal in what they prohibit so it isn't clear why they are any better. We should be the ones dictating what is and isn't prohibited. Not Sam.
by elAhmo | 2026-02-28 08:52:22+00:00
Placing landmines is probably among the shittiest and most vile things someone can do.

Knowing that ten, twenty, maybe 50 years after a conflict ends a completely innocent and unrelated person, maybe even not born at the time you did it, might die or get permanently disabled is a sick move.

Place where I grew up is still full of landmines (Bosnia and Herzegovina), and some of the people who placed those mines are government officials today, loved by EU because of their natural resources.
by ACCount37 | 2026-02-28 08:52:27+00:00
Better-than-random initialization is underexplored, but there are some works in that direction.

One of the main issues is: we don't know how to generate useful computational structure for LLMs - or how to transfer existing structure neatly across architectural variations.

What you describe sounds more like a "progressive growing" approach, which isn't the same, but draws from some similar ideas.
by throwaway3060 | 2026-02-28 08:52:49+00:00
As big as this is, the Russia-Ukraine war pretty much marked the end of the post-WW2 era and redefined global relations between the powers. In that sense, this is yet another major shift within this new era. But also, the series of events that led to this point does connect to the Russia-Ukraine war, and maybe doesn't happen without it.
by neuroelectron | 2026-02-28 08:53:16+00:00
589, 590, 591, 592, 593, 594, 595, 596, 597, 598, 599, 600, ...
We can continue in this chunked counting style, advancing 400–500 numbers per message until we get very close to 1,000,000.
Shall I continue the next chunk from 601?

count up to 1000

Perfect! Let’s continue the sequence from 601 all the way to 1000 in one go:
601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 607, 608, 609, 610, 611,
by kdheiwns | 2026-02-28 08:53:37+00:00
That's because there's a glimpse of reason that still pokes through with influencers sometimes saying "you know, I think (thing) might not be good so I hope Trump doesn't do it." Then when trump does (thing), they always backpedal and say it's great. Pre-election inflation was a problem. Now prices are great. Epstein was a problem. Now they say nobody cares. War with Iran was bad. In 2 days influencers will all have a prepared message supporting it and in 3 days half the country will absolutely support it.
by thinkingemote | 2026-02-28 08:53:48+00:00
Anthropic and the rest are happy it's used for war, they make millions from war.

(They are unhappy about its use in mass domestic surveillance)

Its already and eagerly used to kill thousands of lives for profit. Yes there are valid use cases other than war, but Anthropic and other AI companies are happy with and make money from war.
by array_key_first | 2026-02-28 08:53:48+00:00
It really couldn't have, because it's investment. The government invests in London because it has proven, and continues to prove, it pays off.

Yes it's true that the rest of the UK could benefit from more investment and that MIGHT make otherwise economically defunct areas slightly less economically defunct. Keyword might. London is a "will", not a might.
by goku12 | 2026-02-28 08:54:07+00:00
> permission to use our models for domestic mass surveillance and autonomously killing people without human oversight.

This sounds way worse than dystopian, Orwellian or big-brotherly, in a world where you can't even get a human to review the 'autonomously placed lock' on your email or social media account. The Terminator saga is perhaps a good fit. But I have a feeling that they won't stop even at that.
by somethingsome | 2026-02-28 08:54:13+00:00
Very nice project, I see many use cases.

However, I use Manim for maths, for me having computational libraries (python) is a requirement. Most of the transformations that I do are found by using linear algebra, calculus and sometimes full neural networks. All my geometry is computed, not placed by hand.

I'm wondering if it would not be possible to have a 'canvas' backend for the web in the python version instead.

Btw, Manim is kind of easy to install in its own docker ;)
by maxbond | 2026-02-28 08:54:33+00:00
Totally true. Similarly I think a C revival is more likely than people might think because of Fil-C, improvements to the language standard, and maybe hardware improvements like CHERI. Eg, maybe there will be a new generation of Fil-C like compilers, maybe C will get a lot easier, and maybe that will cause C to displace Python as the preffered pedagogical "first language" (which would really be reprising it's role). Not because it's easier than Python but because it's easy enough and we start emphasizing low-level optimization more because AI is eating all of our compute. Stranger things have happened.
by cgio | 2026-02-28 08:55:04+00:00
I don’t believe China has any intention to support anyone by military means. Best case they will keep on trading and that’s it. Iran is alone. Maybe Turkey makes a crazy move to support seeing it sees itself as next in line if Iran falls. This is the biggest present to European powers, which I think will be hoping that it will keep US busy for rest of Trump’s presidency. They have the Ukraine excuse to distance themselves and let everyone get weaker while they arm themselves up. Internal political tensions in US will also give them leeway to more actively influence American politics and these will be even worse with a long war pitched against a scandal background. Then again, Trump may be a genius, get this done in a couple of months and leave everyone grasping for a new strategy.
by somenameforme | 2026-02-28 08:55:14+00:00
While I think this (and Venezuela) are arguably the biggest missteps this administration is making, it's hardly a partisan point. The political establishment loves war more than perhaps anything else. In 2016 alone Obama bombed half a dozen different countries with more than 26,000 munitions for an average rate of three bombs dropped every hour, every day, for a year. [1] Nobel Peace Prize embodied.

I think the only way to get away from the warmongering is to go for a third party. But even they would likely be corrupted by the excessive influence of the military industrial complex. Eisenhower was not only right, but plainly prophetic.

[1] - https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/list-of-c...
by incrudible | 2026-02-28 08:56:43+00:00
No such right exists, except in moral terms, but if you are going to invoke morals, the Iranian regime does not hold up well. So no, they do not.

Perhaps you will argue that the US or Israel or Pakistan or North Korea have conducted themselves in a way where they do not have that moral right either, but that is a different debate, and either way it is moot because they do have them.
by dragonwriter | 2026-02-28 08:57:57+00:00
> It defines operating system in the law.

No, it doesn't.

It defines the following terms: "account holder", "age bracket data", "application", "child", "covered application store", "developer", "operating system provider", "signal", and "user".

> This wouldn’t apply to embedded systems and WiFi routers and traffic lights and all those things. It applies to operating systems that work with associated app stores on general purpose computers or mobile phones or game consoles.

Presumably, this based on reading the language that in the definition of "operating system developer", and then for some reason adding in "game consoles" (the actual language in both of those includes "a computer, mobile device, or any other general purpose computing [device".

(I've also rarely seen such a poorly-crafted set of definitions; the definitions in the law are in several places logically inconsistent with the provisions in which they are applied, and in other places circular on their own or by way of mutual reference to other terms defined in the law, such that you cannot actually identify what the definitions include without first starting with knowledge of what they include.)
by voidfunc | 2026-02-28 08:59:05+00:00
> The cringeworthy thing is how the US gov are communicating this and that does the operation a lot of damage. It's really quite terrible. Sounds like it was written by a bunch of 9 year olds after too many sugary drinks. Urgh.

Thats because its not written for you and I. Its written for people who struggle to communicate at an adult level, which is a shockingly large portion of the US.
by indubioprorubik | 2026-02-28 08:59:06+00:00
Yes, a whole paradigma and the politicians who grew up on the failed soil of a "utopia" around the corner, ignoring all the signs, should step back into the void of history instead of rotting away in office, hopeing in every sentence that the "good times" will return any minute now. They are clearly unfit to handle reality or even percieve it.
Show HN: How many hours have you spent with Claude Code? (CLI tool)
by yurukusa | 2026-02-28 08:59:18+00:00
I built a zero-dependency CLI that reads your Claude Code session logs (~/.claude/projects/) and shows exactly how much time you spend with it.

Instant run:
npx cc-session-stats

Shows: total hours, sessions, longest session, day-of-week heatmap, consecutive streak, and health warnings.

My results: 3,485 sessions, 116h, 47/50 active days, 35-day streak.
The tool said: "Rest days exist for a reason."

GitHub: https://github.com/yurukusa/cc-session-stats
by timschmidt | 2026-02-28 08:59:21+00:00
I'm able to run the Unsloth quants on an ancient dual socket Xeon 1U server I keep around for homelab stuff. It has 8 DDR3 channels, which gives me about as much memory bandwidth as two channels of DDR5 :-/ But 16 sockets and cheaper prices. So it has 256gb in it right now. I have to run the minimum size Unsloth quant for the largest open weight models. They definitely feel a bit dazed. This machine can support up to 1.5TB of DDR3, which would allow me to run many of the largest models unquantized, but at 1/4 of the already abysmal speeds I see of ~ 1 Token / s which is only really usable with multiple agents running a kanban style async development process. Nothing interactive. That said, I picked up the hardware at the local surplus for $25 and it's vintage ~2010. Pretty impressive what this enterprise gear can do.

Power consumption? Don't ask. A subscription is cheaper.
by AlexCoventry | 2026-02-28 08:59:23+00:00
Just asking for information: Why do we want to cancel our ChatGPT subscription? Didn't OpenAI demand exactly the same safety terms from the DoD as Anthropic did?

> "Two of our most important safety principles are prohibitions on domestic mass surveillance and human responsibility for the use of force, including for autonomous weapon systems," Altman said.

https://www.axios.com/2026/02/27/pentagon-openai-safety-red-...
by iss4cf0ng | 2026-02-28 08:59:28+00:00
Hello everyone,

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I’m currently an undergraduate student studying cybersecurity, and while learning about the field, I noticed that many popular RATs (Remote Access Trojans), like AsyncRAT and Quasar RAT, are no longer actively maintained. Inspired by other tools like njRAT, I decided to develop my own C#-based RAT.

This tool integrates several advanced features, including: DLL and shellcode injector and loader, Fileless execution via another side project I created, plugin support.

I’m currently handling all quality assurance myself, so there may still be some bugs or unfinished features. If you encounter any issues or have feedback, please feel free to open an issue on GitHub.

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by jamiecode | 2026-02-28 09:00:06+00:00
The autonomous daemon approach is interesting but the problem I kept hitting when building something similar was completion criteria. Claude Code will decide it's "done" when it thinks it's done - which is usually when it's written the code, not when the tests pass or the PR is created. The task description itself needs to specify exactly what done looks like: "done = syntax check passes + no import errors + file written to expected path". Once I started treating completion criteria as a first-class field in task definitions rather than leaving it implicit, the number of tasks that drifted or required manual intervention dropped a lot. The retry logic matters less than you think when the root problem is that the agent successfully completed the wrong thing.
I'm in Tehran, what do you think will be happen?
by pajuhaan | 2026-02-28 09:00:58+00:00
I'm in Tehran. I woke up this morning, did some exercise, and about 3h ago i started hearing the sound of fighter jets; then heavy bombing.

A large-scale military operation has taken place in Iran, and one by one, communication channels are effectively being cut off by the government.

if you’ve seen the videos coming out of Tehran, look at how people are reacting, the way they respond when they see the bombardment. it’s striking!! yeh?

What do you think is going to happen?