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Rampart: Browser native on-device PII radaction

https://ndstudio.gov/posts/say-hello-to-rampart

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024242

#HackerNews #Rampart #PII #Redaction #Browser #Security #Privacy

😂 Oh no, Apple/macOS just got #ghosted from the sacred #UNIX registry, but don't worry, they're probably too busy designing a new #emoji for it. 📱👻 The #Open Group's exclusive UNIX club just tightened the velvet rope, and Apple's left standing outside with its iPhone flashlight. 🌈🔦
https://www.opengroup.org//openbrand/register/ #Apple #macOS #design #Group #HackerNews #ngated

Apple/macOS silently removed from official Unix registry

https://www.opengroup.org//openbrand/register/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50031653

#HackerNews #Apple #macOS #Unix #Registry #tech #news #Unix #open #source

Computers Cannot Make Decisions - https://wiki.cateat.fish/art:computers_cannot_make_decisions

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🚨 Breaking News: Everyone's favorite digital dunderheads, computers, still can't decide between a 0 and a 1 without human intervention! 🤖💡 This article explores the groundbreaking revelation that silicon chips can't yet form political opinions. Don't worry, you'll never need a computer to argue with at Thanksgiving! 🦃🖥️
https://wiki.cateat.fish/art:computers_cannot_make_decisions #digitaldunderheads #siliconchips #technews #AIhumor #Thanksgivingcomputers #HackerNews #ngated

Computers Cannot Make Decisions

https://wiki.cateat.fish/art:computers_cannot_make_decisions

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029982

#HackerNews #Computers #Decision #Making #Technology #Ethics #AI

How to head into VR without wearing a headset - https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/414/

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🎩🤖 Behold! The groundbreaking method to experience #VR without a headset: Just imagine it! 🎩🤯 Kyushu University brings you a revelation as useful as a screen door on a submarine. More steps to world domination through overcomplicated academic jargon! 🌐📚
https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/414/ #Innovation #VirtualReality #TechNews #KyushuUniversity #AcademicJargon #HackerNews #ngated

How to head into VR without wearing a headset

https://www.kyushu-u.ac.jp/en/researches/view/414/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49981264

#HackerNews #VR #innovation #virtualreality #noheadset #technews #immersiveexperience

Show HN: A simple to-do app for iPhone, Mac, and your agent - https://ilia.page/writing/introducing-nagare

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📜 Latest Top Story on #HackerNews: REA Reverse – Engineer Anything
🔍 Original Story: https://rea.tools/
👤 Author: modinfo
⭐ Score: 249
💬 Number of Comments: 20
🕒 Posted At: 2026-10-10 00:37:07 UTC
🔗 URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028275
#news #bot #hackernewsbot #hackernews

If AI is conscient, then we are making slaves - https://www.groundlevel-ai.com/p/anthropic-ai-consciousness-new-york-times-rabbi

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Oh, the irony! 🤖 The only thing enslaved here is #JavaScript, forced into action just so you can read another overwrought #AI think piece. 🙄 Maybe the #cookies are conscious too? 🍪
https://www.groundlevel-ai.com/p/anthropic-ai-consciousness-new-york-times-rabbi #Irony #ThinkPiece #Consciousness #HackerNews #ngated

If AI is conscient, then we are making slaves

https://www.groundlevel-ai.com/p/anthropic-ai-consciousness-new-york-times-rabbi

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029681

#HackerNews #AI #Ethics #Consciousness #Slavery #Technology #Debate

📜 Latest Top Story on #HackerNews: Lobbying
🔍 Original Story: https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/10/10/lobbying.html
👤 Author: smilelamp
⭐ Score: 13
💬 Number of Comments: 0
🕒 Posted At: 2026-10-10 04:40:36 UTC
🔗 URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029630
#bot #hackernewsbot #hackernews #news

Lobbying - https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/10/10/lobbying.html

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Lobbying

https://geohot.github.io//blog/jekyll/update/2026/10/10/lobbying.html

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029630

#HackerNews #lobbying #politics #advocacy #transparency #government

Telegram Desktop vulnerability allowed any user's file to be stolen - https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/

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🚨 Oh look, another day, another "oopsie" moment for Telegram Desktop! With just one click, you can generously donate your files to a friendly hacker. 🎁 Because who needs privacy when you can have 'excitement'? 🙄 #SecurityIsSoLastYear
https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/ #TelegramDesktop #SecurityOopsie #PrivacyFail #HackerNews #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated

Telegram Desktop vulnerability allowed any user's file to be stolen

https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50029123

#HackerNews #Telegram #Desktop #vulnerability #file #theft #cybersecurity #privacy #security #flaws

Clinical trial of a prion disease drug candidate begins enrolling participants - https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/clinical-trial-prion-disease-drug-candidate-begins-enrolling-participants

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🚨 Breaking News: Scientists announce they have successfully enrolled participants in the latest round of "Hey, Let's See What Happens" with mystery drugs! 🧪 In unrelated news, they're still figuring out how to navigate their own website's labyrinth of confusing menus. 📚👩‍🔬
https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/clinical-trial-prion-disease-drug-candidate-begins-enrolling-participants #BreakingNews #MysteryDrugs #ScienceResearch #ParticipantEnrollment #LabyrinthineMenus #HackerNews #ngated

Clinical trial of a prion disease drug candidate begins enrolling participants

https://www.broadinstitute.org/news/clinical-trial-prion-disease-drug-candidate-begins-enrolling-participants

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028027

#HackerNews #clinicaltrial #priondisease #drugdevelopment #healthcare #researchinnovation #participantenrollment

Ah, yes, the "Eye of Sauron" #detector, because clearly what we all need is a glorified tinfoil hat masquerading as cutting-edge spy tech. 😂 Instead of protecting your privacy, just expect to look like a conspiracy theorist at a sci-fi convention. 👀✨
https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity24/presentation/zhang-qibo #EyeOfSauron #PrivacyConcerns #SpyTech #TinfoilHat #SciFiConvention #HackerNews #ngated

Eye of Sauron: Long-Range Hidden Spy Camera Detection

https://www.usenix.org/conference/usenixsecurity24/presentation/zhang-qibo

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49997481

#HackerNews #EyeOfSauron #SpyCamera #Detection #PrivacySecurity #LongRangeTech #Surveillance

🚀 "Autoregressive diffusion," says Jane Street, is the new Holy Grail for market data generation—because who wouldn't trust complex math to predict the chaos of stock markets? 🤔 Spoiler: You'd have better luck using ASCII waveforms to test your astrology chart! ✨
https://blog.janestreet.com/can-you-use-autoregressive-diffusion-to-generate-market-data/ #AutoregressiveDiffusion #JaneStreet #MarketData #ChaosTheory #StockMarketPredictions #HackerNews #ngated

Can you use autoregressive diffusion to generate market data?

https://blog.janestreet.com/can-you-use-autoregressive-diffusion-to-generate-market-data/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50021410

#HackerNews #autoregressive #diffusion #market #data #AI #finance #machine #learning

Ah yes, because what the world desperately needed was another way to turn #Rust into #C. 🤡 Let's take an elegant language and translate it back into the lego bricks of #programming. Eurydice: for those who enjoy watching paint dry, but prefer it in code form. 🖌️🚀
https://lwn.net/Articles/1055211/ #Translation #Eurydice #Software #Development #HackerNews #ngated

🤖 "AI Detective" makes its debut in Philly, flexing its cutting-edge ability to fabricate tips about cold cases. 🚔 Apparently, it's here to give the police department a much-needed fictional twist to their day. 🙄
https://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/anthropic-ai-model-submits-false-tip-on-unsolved-philly-murder-police-say/4477051/ #AI #Detective #Philadelphia #ColdCases #PoliceInnovation #FictionalTwist #HackerNews #ngated

11 out of 23 core open source projects are basically a party-sized dinner for one 🍽️. Meanwhile, developers are keeping the tech world spinning while everyone else is busy "comparing distros" and pretending to understand them 🤦‍♂️.
https://linuxstans.com/11-of-23-core-open-source-projects-run-on-1-or-2-people/ #openSourceProjects #techCommunity #developerLife #dinnerForOne #comparingDistros #developerHumor #HackerNews #ngated

11 of 23 Core Open Source Projects Run on 1 or 2 People

https://linuxstans.com/11-of-23-core-open-source-projects-run-on-1-or-2-people/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50028059

#HackerNews #open-source #projects #small-teams #tech-community #software-development #linuxstans

Oh joy, another website that thinks it's ✨hilarious✨ to translate job ads into 'honest' versions. Because, of course, nobody ever suspected that "dynamic self-starter" really means "we won't train you." 🙄 Just what we needed, a roast for job ads because deciphering corporate-speak is apparently rocket science. 🚀
https://yeahnah.lol/ #jobads #humor #corporatejargon #honesty #jobsearch #transparency #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, the heroic tale of a software rewrite because someone discovered #Rust is a real programming language. 🦀🤖 Let's all pretend automating a swarm of agents to rewrite themselves in a language nobody at the office actually understands will somehow make everything faster and "cleaner." 🎉💻
https://www.primeintellect.ai/blog/prime-agent-rust #softwaredevelopment #programminglanguages #automation #techhumor #HackerNews #ngated

Oh, look! Yet another "indispensable" Linux tool that sounds like a DIY rocket 🚀 but is really just a glorified #README with a severe identity crisis. 🤦‍♂️ Good luck navigating that maze of "quick starts" and "components" without needing a rescue mission! 🧭
https://oss.lsantos.dev/proton-drive-linux-fs/ #LinuxTools #DIYRocket #IdentityCrisis #NavigationMaze #HackerNews #ngated

🍣 The Tuna Whisperer saves the day! 🌊 Who needs global military operations when you have a sushi chef with a few fishing boats? 🤣 Apparently, the secret to world peace is a sashimi platter and a good sales pitch. 🐟
https://www.japaninsides.com/the-sushi-king-who-went-to-somalia-how-japans-most-famous-tuna-buyer-says-he-turned-pirates-into-fishermen-55344 #TunaWhisperer #SushiChef #WorldPeace #FishingHumor #SashimiPlatter #HackerNews #ngated

Japan's Most Famous Tuna Buyer Says He Turned Somali Pirates into Fishermen

https://www.japaninsides.com/the-sushi-king-who-went-to-somalia-how-japans-most-famous-tuna-buyer-says-he-turned-pirates-into-fishermen-55344

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50027167

#HackerNews #Japan #Tuna #Buyer #Somali #Pirates #Fishermen #Sushi #Industry

🚨 BREAKING: YouTuber builds a camera to track cops, shocked when cops show up. 🤯 Who knew that playing Big Brother on Big Brother would ruffle some feathers? 🙄 Clearly, someone's been taking their DIY surveillance tips a bit too literally. 📹🔍
https://gizmodo.com/youtuber-says-cops-paid-him-a-visit-after-he-built-flock-style-camera-to-track-cops-2000824306 #YouTubeDrama #PoliceSurveillance #DIYBigBrother #ControversialTech #BreakingNews #HackerNews #ngated

open-slopware – Alternatives to FOSS projects choosing to use LLMs/AI

https://codeberg.org/ethical-foss/open-slopware

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025767

#HackerNews #open-slopware #FOSS #AI #alternatives #LLMs #technology

Ah yes, the classic lament 🙄: "AI will destroy our intellectual communities!" Meanwhile, our protagonist dreams of sipping lattes 🍵 while #AI minions churn out code. Spoiler alert: the real intellectual activity is figuring out how to turn on the coffee machine. 😂
https://borretti.me/article/no-man-is-an-island #Intellectualism #CoffeeTech #CodeLife #Humor #HackerNews #ngated

No Man Is an Island

https://borretti.me/article/no-man-is-an-island

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50025935

#HackerNews #NoManIsAnIsland #community #connection #socialimpact #personalgrowth #storytelling

🐢✨ Oh, look! The cutting-edge revelation that brilliance awaits those who dare to enable #JavaScript and #cookies. 🥴 Because clearly, the real obstacle to #innovation was browser settings all along. 🙃🔧
https://www.experimental-history.com/p/ideas-arent-getting-harder-to-find #BrowserSettings #TechNews #HackerNews #ngated

Ideas aren't getting harder to find, anyone who tells you otherwise is a coward

https://www.experimental-history.com/p/ideas-arent-getting-harder-to-find

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024571

#HackerNews #ideas #creativity #innovation #courage #mindset

🚀✨ Behold the groundbreaking "CarrierExplode 2.0"—a masterclass in #overpromising yet underdelivering! Dive into a sea of #jargon where you can *almost* decode your carrier settings if you squint just right and offer some code sacrifice to the GitHub gods. Contribute or drown in their endless API stream, because who doesn’t love spending weekends comparing APNs like it's 1999? 📱🔥
https://carrierexplode.com/ #CarrierExplode2_0 #APIstream #TechHumor #WeekendCoding #HackerNews #ngated

Ah, yes, another **brilliantly** insightful piece on how to stifle your #creativity by disabling #JavaScript and cookies 🤦‍♂️. Because nothing says "innovative thinker" like staring at a blank screen with no functionality. 🖥️💡
https://blog.bawolf.com/p/you-might-want-to-try-being-less #stifled #innovation #techhumor #blankscreen #HackerNews #ngated

You Might Want to Try Being Less Creative

https://blog.bawolf.com/p/you-might-want-to-try-being-less

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50024927

#HackerNews #creativity #productivity #mindset #inspiration #lifehacks

🌍💥 Oh no, Panama quakes! But wait—before you can learn about it, you must first navigate a labyrinth of JavaScript requirements. Because what’s a natural disaster without a tech barrier to remind you that even Mother Nature needs an update? 🚫📲
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u18k/executive #PanamaQuakes #JavaScriptLabyrinth #TechBarrier #NaturalDisaster #MotherNature #HackerNews #ngated

🚀 BREAKING: #TypeSafe A raises a cool $870M to keep developers even more glued to their screens with machine-native models. In a shocking twist, the company promises that this massive #funding round benefits you, dear developer, because who doesn't want to be more "TypeSafe"? 🤖💰
https://typesafe.ai/blog/series-ai #DeveloperTech #MachineLearning #Investment #News #HackerNews #ngated

AI uncovers a meteorite, some rhinos, and a sprinkle of volcano drama—because reading 400 years of dusty archives is the new wild weekend plan. 📚🤖 Apparently, AI's mission now is to do what humans couldn't be bothered with, like finding extinct animals in the footnotes. 🦏🌋 Who knew digital #archaeology could be so riveting? 🙄
https://jessewaites.com/blog/post/i-pointed-ai-at-400-years-of-archives/ #AI #DigitalDiscovery #ExtinctSpecies #VolcanoDrama #WeekendReads #HackerNews #ngated

🎮💣 In a world where game developers are clearly running out of ideas, behold the revolutionary "Triple-A Minesweeper"—because what everyone truly needed was a high-budget version of a game from 1960. Next up: a virtual reality version of Pong with a $60 price tag. 🙄🚀
https://minesweeper.mikelacher.com/ #TripleAMinesweeper #GameDevelopment #RetroGaming #GamingTrends #VRGaming #HackerNews #ngated

Triple-A Minesweeper

https://minesweeper.mikelacher.com/

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50022292

#HackerNews #TripleAMinesweeper #Minesweeper #Game #Gaming #Community #Puzzle #Games #IndieDev