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Re:The future in old computer magazines (1984–2004) on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:20AM (#50336474)
What does one have to do with the other?
Re:The future in old computer magazines (1984–2004) on Monday November 02, 2026 @08:15AM (#50336427)
The future ain’t what it used to be.
Theoretically possible regulation doesn’t make it less inevitable. Only actual regulation that is also being enforced would.
I’ve already stashed the popcorn.
Re:Patrick Stewart has died on Friday October 30, 2026 @05:52AM (#50301746)
> The utopian bits were never really explained, either.

That’s a bit of a spoiled attitude. You can’t expect a science fiction author to just casually solve a problem that humanity hasn’t managed to solve in millennia.

We also accept that they have warp drive without expecting an explanation how they got it.

Re:Patrick Stewart has died on Friday October 30, 2026 @12:19AM (#50299824)
Oh, great, then there is nothing to fix. We just apply medieval standards and everything is hunky dory.
Re:Hackers expose the identities of more than 40k DHS employees on Thursday October 29, 2026 @09:11AM (#50288430)
Good. Let them have a taste of their own medicine.
Re:Old.reddit.com Gone on Thursday October 29, 2026 @09:10AM (#50288416)
You can’t thoroughly enshittify when users still have recourse. That hole has been plugged now. It was only a question of time.
Re:StackOverflow now gets fewer than 1000 questions a month on Thursday October 29, 2026 @05:54AM (#50286624)
Unrelated to AI, they engineered their own downfall with the way they treat contributors and the questions they still do get. I have practically forgotten that this platform exists at all.
DDOS from an LLM.
Still cheaper to let Meta get their hands dirty than to launch a CIA operation and attempting to keep it covert.
The biggest bugs are folks like Dario and Sam. I agree they can’t be fixed.
Are you saying archived articles may be fake? What exactly is untrustworthy about an archiving service?
I can only imagine the heartbreaking trauma these poor rich people are made to suffer when parting with their beloved money to pay taxes. What an earth-shattering tragedy. How do they survive?
Re:Apple Music 404 Not Found on Saturday October 24, 2026 @02:30PM (#50223840)
I guess that only works for those who have a subscription. I merely see an empty screen.
Re:mitmproxy adds --emudhra option on Thursday October 22, 2026 @10:14AM (#50195629)
Is eMudhra the sister of Cthulhu by any chance?
What planet do you live on?
Re:2026 is an exciting year for the Rust compiler (and me) on Wednesday October 21, 2026 @09:59AM (#50181093)
Are you saying I’m not normal?
Bouldy O’Bouldface.
Re:Theranos-Style Fraud Has Become the Norm on Sunday October 18, 2026 @01:37PM (#50143323)
This is how the great depression started. Everybody learned you can make a lot of fast money with fraud. Until the whole house of cards collapsed.
given enough money you can get away with anything.
This is some next-level newspeak euphemism. I foresee a stellar career in PR or the ministry of propaganda.
We need independent hardware labs that can audit devices for absence of spy gear.
Re:Why aren't AI companies being charged for hacking? on Monday October 12, 2026 @11:11PM (#50066129)
And I believe I’m Napoleon. Prepare for an invasion.
Re:NYC's "Click to Cancel" rule is now in effect on Monday October 12, 2026 @08:11AM (#50055243)
Does it affect canceling an NYT subscription?
Re:I Quit OpenAI Because Its Culture Is Broken on Sunday October 04, 2026 @04:32AM (#49951842)
It would never occur to a rich person that paying for a newspaper subscription could be considered friction, much less a problem.
Re:Butterflies use optical illusions to dodge predators on Friday October 02, 2026 @02:20AM (#49930377)
Well, what the kids don’t learn in biology class, they can still learn on HN.
Re:The AI Race Just Got Awkward on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @12:43PM (#49911255)
That complaint is invalidated by the argument of tu quoque. Complaining about something they are doing themselves.
Re:America.gov – Whatever you need from government, start here on Wednesday September 30, 2026 @04:23AM (#49905978)
He's afraid of vampires sucking up the limelight before it reaches him. He needs it desperately.
Re:If we do not stop to help each other, what do we become? on Sunday September 27, 2026 @12:45AM (#49863432)
Fewer working hours.

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