News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

cheesepaint

I am from a 4th generation wine growing family from Germany, and we have the exact same issues here. There is a global oversupply of grapes and wines. A lot of people in my region are struggling, my family included. Some experienced growers estimate 5-10 years until it becomes better for growers.

The trade wars, which some commenters suggested as a reason, are adding not as much to it as you might assume. I personally thing that it is more of a generational shift of habits.

>> These "age verification" laws are - by design - identity attribution systems.

At least in the case of the EU, this is not the case. The age verification is performed anonymously based on the eWallet.[0]

[0] https://ec.europa.eu/digital-building-blocks/sites/spaces/EU...

Ask HN: What's a niche problem you'd pay someone to solve?

I'm a computer science student thinking about building and maintaining a small service or tool alongside my studies. Ideally, it would generate a bit of extra income to help cover tuition.I haven't found an idea yet, so maybe one of you has a specific idea or knows a way to get one.I do not try to find a million-dollar startup idea (more than enough people are doing that), just small, genuine...

( Read More... | 3 comments | 3 points | on HN )
Re:An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me on Friday February 13, 2026 @10:14AM (#47003624)
I didn't see it as a changed pattern of speech, more like more texts/scripts edited or written by LLMs.

But I could be wrong, I am from a non-English speaking country, where everybody around me has English as a second language. I assume that patterns like this would take longer to grow in my environment than in an English-speaking environment.

Re:Why I Joined OpenAI on Sunday February 08, 2026 @05:47AM (#46933157)
For me, it just sounds like a ChatGPT-generated sentence. Especially, it likes to write sentences like "it's not just about... - it's about ..." and it first sounds legit, but it doesn't really make much sense when you start to think about it.
Re:OpenClaw Is What Apple Intelligence Should Have Been on Friday February 06, 2026 @04:59AM (#46910984)
I really do not think much will change. In 10 years, computers will still look kinda like today and will be used like today. AI will be used to make drafts, but nothing more. For everything else, they are way too unreliable.

People hate to change habits, and many here overestimate the willingness and ability of, especially, older people to change how they use technology.

Re:Web Browsers have stopped blocking pop-ups on Friday January 02, 2026 @01:37PM (#46467865)
As much as I dislike popups: I really doubt that there would be a significant user gain for Firefox. I think most users simply do not care about it, especially non-tech-savvy users. Especially since so many people stay on Chrome, despite its efforts to drown ad-blockers.
Re:Floor796 on Sunday December 28, 2025 @10:58AM (#46411965)
Amazing work, but I didn't expect to see Wunschpunsch (https://floor796.com/#b2l2,302,256) or Kommisar Rex (https://floor796.com/#b3r1,163,852) there. Others mentioned Soviet-era characters, which makes me curious about the cultural background of the creator.
I'm in Indonesia right now as well and my Proton VPN still works. But I would see it as a short-term solution.
Re:My Bank Keeps on Undermining Anti-Phishing Education on Monday July 21, 2025 @09:02AM (#44634624)
As someone who lived abroad - I really do not agree.
Re:My Bank Keeps on Undermining Anti-Phishing Education on Monday July 21, 2025 @08:56AM (#44634567)
I had a similar thought, but I suspect that this campaign is run by the umbrella organization
Re:My Bank Keeps on Undermining Anti-Phishing Education on Thursday July 17, 2025 @11:22AM (#44594360)
I don't think that everything needs to be a sales pitch all the time. But I am curious, what kind of service do you see promotable in the article?

Ask HN: What do you use for note-taking or as knowledge base?

I went down the rabbit hole of digital notebooks, knowledge bases and co. After reading and trying a lot, I came to the idea of writing a blog article about the topic. For that, I would be thankful for some of your personal experiences and tips (or the reason why you avoid them all together). Originally I just wanted to find an open source alternative for onenote (with focus on the pen input...

( Read More... | 19 comments | 6 points | on HN )