lucas_v
Re:Canvas (Instructure) LMS Down in Ongoing Ransomware Attack
on Friday May 08, 2026 @01:13AM (#48058837)
instructure/canvas-lms is open-source -- is there anything preventing universities from hosting it themselves?
Re:Replacement.ai
on Sunday October 19, 2025 @02:12PM (#45636476)
> superhuman persuasion and means of manipulating human urges such that, if it wanted to, it could entrap anyone it wanted to complete subservience
Wow this potential/theoretical danger sounds a lot like the already existent attention economy; we're already manipulated at scale by "superhuman" algorithms designed to hijack our "human urges," create "cult-like" echo chambers, and sell us things 24/7. That future is already here
For All Intensive Purposes?
Ok Rainbows – The Binary Radiohead Theory
GPT-4 can now act independently
Re:ChatGPT Plugins
on Thursday March 23, 2023 @05:58PM (#35281862)
Though there might be nothing beneficial about being right or getting upvotes, and it is easy to be wrong, an important thing on a forum like this is the spread of new ideas. While someone might be hesitant to share something because it's half-baked, they might have the start to an idea that could have some discussion value.
Spicetify – Customize and Theme Spotify
When will we run out of usernames [video]
Helix: A post-modern modal text editor
Ask HN: How many people actually use Vim?
Vim is often said to be the "best" text editor for speed and usability, but is this actually a viable solution? I suspect that there is a silent majority that uses VSCode or some other easier-to-use GUI product.
DevToys: A Swiss Army knife for developers
Monkeytype: A minimalistic typing speed test
Re:Dura is a background process that watches your Git repositories
on Monday January 03, 2022 @01:53PM (#29784665)
Or you could just "git push" responsibly...