Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription, so I built my own app

Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by DaSHacka on Thursday November 12, 2026 @04:11PM (#50474342)

Interesting, is this a recent model? I am literally RE-ing commercial software live with the classic Opus 4.8 as I type this, no refusals and happily made a PoC which could easily be used for (physical) harm if used by the wrong person.

Of course, I had to assuage the clankers fears by setting up a fake scenario before sending the one-shot, but I assume everyone does that nowadays.

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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by drnick1 on Thursday November 12, 2026 @07:07PM (#50476304)

This was Opus 5.5, with a task that substantially overlaps with defeating the anti-cheat of an AAA publisher.

Local and open source models are more important than ever, or those who control the hardware will dictate what AI can or cannot be used for.

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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by elephanlemon on Friday November 13, 2026 @10:21AM (#50484857)

Just gave this a try. I asked Opus 5.5 for help stripping the smart TV features from my LG TV. Got sent down to Opus 4.8. Fortunately it had no qualms about helping me... for the moment.

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Re:Show HN: My $300 embroidery machine needed a subscription... by data-ottawa on Friday November 13, 2026 @12:53PM (#50487157)

I asked how to flash a custom WebOS to my tv and it did the same thing.

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