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Re:Alternate Clock Designs and Time Systems on Saturday July 11, 2026 @02:09AM (#48869240)
24 hours is better imo than am-pm.

I made an app widget to measure time in percentages instead of 24 hours

https://www.reddit.com/r/Time/comments/1ujj9py/comment/ov6qo...

this is definitely a backdoor, not necessarily that they use it to infiltrate users but definitely they put them at risk.

reminds me of a bug I found in some tplink router it compared passwords of 3 different users but that table was empty so basically 15 NULL bytes would log you in as admin lol

Re:Decoding the obfuscated bash script on a Uniqlo t-shirt on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @05:26AM (#48829647)
what if it contained a zero day for tesseract and the script you thought you got is just a throwaway
those spikes in march and june? war with iran. interesting...
Re:Claude-real-video - any LLM can watch a video on Friday July 03, 2026 @09:13AM (#48774637)
my experience with ffmpeg scene detection is that it's flaky. it works, sometimes, but not reliable by any means
would be nice to be able to simply get the list instead of having an ominous heatmap
this was absolutely fascinating to read
that's sort of what skills are.

create a skill that transformed the json then "/<skill> <prompt>"

Re:Ask HN: Where is our profession (programmer) going? on Thursday June 25, 2026 @01:48AM (#48669450)
code is like assembly now.

in the olden days (pre-LLMs) we would write high-level code.

the entire layer was high-level code and rarely would we ever need to peak into the assembly:

writing, debugging, architecting, reviewing, testing - all were done in the high-level language layer.

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welcome to present day:

since we don't write code - we write intents, we also shouldn't review code either - we should review intents.

I don't review my code anymore. I ask the agent to generate markdown docs, graphviz diagrams, changelogs, audit reports, etc. I only review that.

I also ask it to write test and evaluate by whether the tests passed or not. I don't need to peak into the tests code - I can also ask plain english, pseudocode, control flow graph, whatever it is I want.

I can ask it to find errors or missing tests and improve that too!

code is like assembly now.

rare are the cases you would need to peak into that level.

this is amazing exactly what I always wanted

how did this even get approved by app store? that's actually surprising

interesting attack vector

shame it's not a real device so the surface is limited to bash only

I wonder what software might be vulnerable to this attack surface

Re:The five pillars of the post-AI interview on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:57AM (#48537133)
rick rubin says otherwise
Re:The five pillars of the post-AI interview on Monday June 15, 2026 @01:55AM (#48537119)
of course
Re:I don't review my code anymore on Saturday June 13, 2026 @01:39PM (#48519515)
classic HN
Re:The five pillars of the post-AI interview on Saturday June 13, 2026 @08:37AM (#48516686)
I am the founder and ceo
Re:The five pillars of the post-AI interview on Saturday June 13, 2026 @06:25AM (#48515672)
"the code review: if you can’t review code, you can’t direct AI tools. You cannot lead a team. You cannot even trust your own work."

I would revise that a bit

since we don't write code, we write intents - we shouldn't review code either, we should review intents.

I don't review my code anymore. I ask the agent to generate markdown docs, graphviz diagrams, changelogs, audit reports, etc. I only review that.

I also ask it to write test and evaluate by whether the tests passed or not. I don't need to peak into the tests code - I can also ask plain english, pseudocode, control flow graph, whatever it is I want.

I can ask it to find errors or missing tests and improve that too!

so yea - code is like assembly now. rare are the cases you need to peak into that level.

Re:Open source AI must win on Saturday June 13, 2026 @06:18AM (#48515612)
even if the most powerful ai is open source and let's even assume runs on consumer hardware - in the end data is the real moat.

if it can access private data it will necessarily have more power.

Re:Why Zig When There is C++, D, and Rust? on Saturday June 13, 2026 @06:15AM (#48515599)
honestly I don't think I've ever seen D codebases??

Ask HN: How to deal with App Store rejections?

My first submission to the Apple App Store has been rejected due to "Spam".According to the guidelines: " - Submitting an app with the same source code or assets as other apps already submitted to the App Store - Creating and submitting multiple similar apps using a repackaged app template - Purchasing an app template with problematic code from a third party - Submitting several similar apps...

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on the other hand steve jobs would've called Qt human-slop

guess it's a matter of taste

Re:Claude Fable is relentlessly proactive on Friday June 12, 2026 @06:30AM (#48502250)
I am using cursor on auto and I got the exact same experience.

installed quartz, used accessibility and screen recording api, all that.

initially it managed to do it on another desktop space somehow, opening safari in the background without me even noticing. but then it actually started using my own mouse while I was using it lol

Re:Moving beyond fork() + exec() on Sunday June 07, 2026 @12:57PM (#48436637)
all this for 2%
Re:Gmail thinks I'm stupid, so I left on Wednesday June 03, 2026 @06:26AM (#48382152)
you vill use ze ai und you vill love it
Re:I returned to AWS, and was reminded why I left on Sunday May 10, 2026 @11:09AM (#48084613)
similar thing happened to me. I'm not a heavy aws user but wanted to setup some s3 buckets few days ago but my account was suspended for the same reason

but unlike OP I just accepted this fate and moved away from aws :)

Re:Ask HN: How do I get freelance developer jobs? on Friday May 08, 2026 @03:23AM (#48059799)
you could start by writing more about yourself than just the title
alternative title: 1/3 gambling ads now target women, massive increase
Re:An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @05:32AM (#47763285)
this is exactly the kind of vibe coding horror stories I asked for just few days ago :)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47707681

Re:Tor Browser on Android leaks IP in desktop mode on Sunday April 12, 2026 @05:14AM (#47737539)
did you report this?

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