News for hackers. Stuff that matters.

cjaackie

1. OLED Display - first MacBooks with an OLED display

2. Touch Screen capabilities

3. Dynamic Island instead of a notch

4. M6 Pro and M6 Max: powered by Apple's next-generation M6 Pro and M6 Max chips

5. Thinner Design as compared to the MacBook Pro

6. Built-in cellular connectivity

The author mentions not being able to get the connector in single digit quantities, seems pretty specialized.
Re:Ask HN: Vxlan over WireGuard or WireGuard over Vxlan? on Tuesday January 13, 2026 @05:31PM (#46609287)
This is the correct answer, routing between subnets is how it’s suppose to work. I think there are some edge cases like DR where it seems like stretching L2 might sound like a good idea, but it practice it gets messy fast.
Re:Show HN: Epstein IM, talk to Epstein clone in iMessage on Sunday January 11, 2026 @03:54PM (#46579952)
I think the tech stack is interesting, don’t agree with OP tasteless choices here (hitler basically) and still, think the work is implemented well -especially iMessage integration.
Re:Show HN: Epstein IM, talk to Epstein clone in iMessage on Sunday January 11, 2026 @03:37PM (#46579740)
from OP comment history:

> So I’ve always had this weird obsession with building my own iMessage agent - like, imagine your own bot living inside your iPhone, sending messages, replying smartly, maybe even trolling your friends a little Then I found out companies like Linq Blue and SendBlue (both YC) charge over $1000/month just to do this. Yeah, no thanks. So I built it myself. iMessageKit is an open-source TypeScript SDK that lets you send and operate iMessages programmatically. Texts, photos, even RCS messages - all through a clean, strongly typed API. Now I can build iMessage bots and automations without burning cash, and honestly, it feels great to beat the paywalls. Would love feedback & ideas! GitHub(ur star would be rly helpful): https://github.com/sg-hq/imessage-kit

I’m wondering about how ethical it is to load down a resource in this way, open to opinions. There is a mention “I didn’t hammer down the servers” but what does that really even mean? The site isn’t being used as intended and just curious how other people feel about that.
The one thing I maybe missed, is there anything that can be done to reduce the risk of developing Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
Re:Building a 30 PB storage cluster in the heart of SF on Wednesday October 01, 2025 @11:38AM (#45439041)
They mentioned the cluster being used enterprise drives, I can see the desire to save money but agree, that is going to be one expensive mistake down the road.

I should also note personally for home cluster use, I learned quickly that used drives didn’t seem to make sense. Too much performance variability.

Re:Hosting a website on a disposable vape on Monday September 15, 2025 @01:31PM (#45252535)
underrated comment, probably the way to go with an older chip and under 1k volumes.
Re:Website is hosted on a disposable vape on Sunday September 14, 2025 @08:22PM (#45244745)
No, it’s there because the battery can’t hold enough charge for the ratio of vape liquid they put in it. So you get 2-3 full charges and it runs out of liquid.
Re:Crossing the Atlantic Ocean. Alone. By Stand-Up-Paddleboard on Friday September 12, 2025 @09:25AM (#45221876)
This was my question too, my bet is support from a vessel and so this whole thing is kind of silly.
I haven’t seen the real answer that I suspect here - the build servers are that one dual socket AMD board which runs open firmware and has no ME/PSP .
Sounds like maybe a positive spin on the erosion of the fundamental building blocks of our democracy. This to me is a strange take, if I’m reading that correctly, what do you mean by it?
Re:Puerto Rico's Solar Microgrids Beat Blackout on Thursday June 26, 2025 @10:58AM (#44388098)
True [x] independence in even a small capacity has a value beyond just money.

..water.. ..food.. ..housing.. ..information..

I get what you are trying to conveying, I just wanted to highlight the semantic generality of the statement if it stands alone.

Re:Mechanical Watch: Exploded View on Sunday June 22, 2025 @12:05PM (#44348023)
This is a labor of love, there’s no way the 15+ hours would be worth it commercially.I think it’s cool and if you start looking at things like this as a business idea they get unfun really fast.
Re:Show HN: Nxtscape – an open-source agentic browser on Friday June 20, 2025 @03:45PM (#44331300)
Agree, but this is bike shedding, like there’s so much more to worry about for these fellas!
Re:What Happens When Clergy Take Psilocybin on Tuesday June 17, 2025 @03:18AM (#44296491)
Found what I think is probably the video if anyone else is interested:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Pif-1bTmQZc

Re:EPA Plans to Shut Down the Energy Star Program on Wednesday May 07, 2025 @03:45AM (#43913153)
it seems that maybe there’s a misunderstanding on what energystar is and how modern dishwashers work, which would you like explained first?
Re:Why Layoffs Don't Work on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:45AM (#43310121)
Shareholders are expecting layoffs now, it’s kind of sickening.
Re:Why Layoffs Don't Work on Sunday March 09, 2025 @11:43AM (#43310109)
Could I be missing something, but are you seriously promoting layoffs? You must be trolling by using twitter as functional example of why they work? I think sometimes I miss sarcastic tones and I really hope i did with this one
Re:The most unhinged video wall, made out of Chromebooks on Saturday March 01, 2025 @04:19PM (#43223776)
I remember when someone adapted the Chromebook Pixel display as a standalone monitor [0]. I’m sure it made the rounds here. I was almost tempted to do it myself because, at the time, it was a nice 4:3 screen. I couldn’t , the Chromebook Pixel was too beautiful to hack up.

[0] https://hackaday.com/2015/05/02/excruciating-quest-turns-chr...

Re:The most unhinged video wall, made out of Chromebooks on Saturday March 01, 2025 @04:11PM (#43223720)
fun to see the ‘write protection’ screw and think back to my toshiba chromebook, it also got coreboot thanks to Mr. Chromebox. Linux never ran quite right on the eMMC sadly…
Yes I see what you mean, with hobbies sometimes better costs is equal to better quality (probably not in a linear sense). Records are not that, but ig there’s other examples like old cars that fit the same profile. Really the root question might be, what is better quality? There’s definitely a quality of experience with physical media that there isn’t an analog to in the digital world. I’m sure there are other examples on both sides.
Re:The Housing Theory of Everything on Saturday March 01, 2025 @11:55AM (#43221159)
This is an interesting point that I’ve seen play out as you described. It was the parents of an acquaintance of mine, and they did choose the downsize option because they were getting too old for the upkeep of a whole house and niceties it brings such as having the hotel like amenities of a doorman. Then there’s the point of choosing new vs. old stock, agreed there is a higher demand, thus it demands higher cost.
Sorry there’s nuance missing here, I might personally not have any records, but I understand how some people must enjoy it and I can’t judge them. This reads more like ‘not for me, not for thee’ syndrome.
hobbies are spending money irrationally for joys or pleasures of the act of doing that hobby, no always about a business plan, do you have any?
Re:Wi-Fi 7 Overview (2024) on Thursday February 27, 2025 @12:59AM (#43191740)
WISP (wireless isp) operators have all sorts of neat directional gear that iirc is 900MHz because of the distance they can cover with it.
Re:Wi-Fi 7 Overview (2024) on Thursday February 27, 2025 @12:55AM (#43191727)
It’s hard to see the value of a wired network, but there are about a million. As other commenters have pointed out, most of the scenarios are more than one access point and thicker walls / building materials.

Older »