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DavideNLon Ask HN: How do systems (or people) detect when a text is written by an LLM

I was wondering the same today, when i got this search result from Kagi: https://linuxvox.com/blog/conntrack-linux/

Note that on Kagi, you can click "Report this page as AI-generated" [1]. Unfortunately though, my last report from January is still "under review" :/

[1] https://help.kagi.com/kagi/features/slopstop.html

DavideNLon Introduction to the PineTime Pro

Dupe of https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47567705

DavideNLon I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper

fyi: https://blog.the-ebook-reader.com/2026/02/20/amazon-selling-...

DavideNLon I turned my Kindle into my own personal newspaper

What i did is, jailbreak [1] my Kindle Oasis, and install KOreader [2].

This gives you full access to upload whatever ebook you want (SSH, WebDav, Syncthing, ...) and it can fetch RSS feeds (i use it with FreshRSS.)

PS. The (very old) Kindle Oasis is still the best device there is to read on in my opion. Which is crazy, since it was released from 2016-2019...

It has 2 phyisical buttons to turn the page, and an ambient light sensor to auto adjust the brightness, and a 300 PPI display.

I'm still "waiting" for a better / equal device to be released.

[1] https://kindlemodding.org/kindle-models.html

[2] https://github.com/koreader/koreader

DavideNLon Moving from GitHub to Codeberg, for lazy people

Same, Gitea (in Docker) has been running very smoothly for years. Havent had a single issue.

Also now wondering about differences with forgejo.

DavideNLon Apple's intentional crippling of Mobile Safari

> if you ignore all the crypto spam

you can disable all those "features"

DavideNLon Atuin v18.13 – better search, a PTY proxy, and AI for your shell

Note that the database format of 18.13 is not compatible with 18.12.1, so if you already had 18.13 running you need to remove the data and reimport your shell history.

    brew remove atuin
    brew tap --force homebrew/core
    brew version-install atuin@18.12.1
    brew untap homebrew/core

I just reinstalled completely, by deleting the folder:

    ~/.local/share/atuin

then run `atuin import`.

Downgrade your atuin server to 18.12.1 and run the sync setup on your client(s): https://docs.atuin.sh/cli/guide/sync/

DavideNLon Atuin v18.13 – better search, a PTY proxy, and AI for your shell

For those wondering, it seems version 18.12.1 was the latest version without the AI feature...

https://github.com/atuinsh/atuin/releases/tag/v18.12.1

Personally I'll keep using this version for a while until i find something better.

DavideNLon Hundreds of Millions of iPhones Can Be Hacked With a New Tool Found in the Wild

https://support.apple.com/en-us/126604

iOS 26.3.1 (a), iPadOS 26.3.1 (a), macOS 26.3.1 (a), macOS 26.3.2 (a)

Released March 17, 2026

WebKit

Available for: iOS 26.3.1, iPadOS 26.3.1, macOS 26.3.1, macOS 26.3.2

Impact: Processing maliciously crafted web content may bypass Same Origin Policy

Description: A cross-origin issue in the Navigation API was addressed with improved input validation.

WebKit Bugzilla: 306050

CVE-2026-20643: Thomas Espach

DavideNLon Hazardous substances found in all headphones tested by ToxFREE project

Previously submitted:

"Hazardous substances found in all headphones tested by ToxFREE project" : https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47058426

DavideNLon Boy I was wrong about the Fediverse

This info is useless without the details;

Which instance are you referring to? Who specifically blocked you?

A single user’s action doesn’t represent the entire Fediverse.

DavideNLon Don't use passkeys for encrypting user data

Somewhat related, i recently ran into the issue, after i created an account on Confer.to [1] on my Desktop, i couldn't login on my iPad / iOS with Proton Pass and/or Bitwarden.

The error message was: "Error: "Authenticator did not return a PRF result — this passkey probably isn’t PRF-capable."

So i now have an account, but can only use it on my Desktop. (can't change to a password login either, it's Passkeys only...)

[1] end-to-end encrypted AI, developed by Moxie Marlinspike, the founder of Signal: https://confer.to/

DavideNLon Hazardous substances found in all headphones tested by ToxFREE project

> What are we supposed to do?

Use a product that passed the test...

DavideNLon uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts

Note that you might also want to check out:

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/control-panel...

DavideNLon uBlock filter list to hide all YouTube Shorts

> Unhook is solid.

Last updated 2 years ago (Apr 12, 2024)

DavideNLon The switch to Linux and the beginning of my self-hosting journey

https://www.tuxedocomputers.com/en

DavideNLon Show HN: NanoClaw – “Clawdbot” in 500 lines of TS with Apple container isolation

> "I went down this rabbit hole a bit recently trying to use claude inside fence[0]"

Did you get it working in the end? I assume you didn't share your setup/config anywhere?

DavideNLon New Dutch government to push for EU social media ban for under-15s

For the Dutch (gift link): https://www.nrc.nl/nieuws/2026/01/30/media-bezuinigingen-hil...

DavideNLon Introducing Amutable, Linux Systems Integrity

- https://mastodon.social/@blixtra@hachyderm.io/11596793937263...

- https://itsfoss.com/news/amutable-linux-security/

DavideNLon Bye Bye Gmail

Sure, move from one Big Tech monopolist to the next...

DavideNLon Can You Disable Spotlight and Siri in macOS Tahoe?

Thanks!

Also note that you don't need a supervised iOS device for it, it can be installed on any Apple device.

DavideNLon Just the Browser

Firefox:

"Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features. We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this."

https://mastodon.social/@firefoxwebdevs/115740500373677782

DavideNLon Linux Market Share Remains Above 3% for 3 Months in a Row – January 2026 Report

I didn't expect Arch Linux to be so high in the list for Steam...:

  - "SteamOS Holo" 64 bit: 26.32%
  - Other:  17.67%
  - "Arch Linux" 64 bit: 9.54%
  - Linux Mint 22.2 64 bit: 7.85%
  - "CachyOS" 64 bit: 7.20%

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Softw...

DavideNLon A guide to local coding models

Note that there's also "LlamaBarn" (macOS app): https://github.com/ggml-org/LlamaBarn

DavideNLon VPN location claims don't match real traffic exits

I've been using ProtonVPN for many years, and agree, the UI is quite terrible...

DavideNLon iOS 26.2 fixes 20 security vulnerabilities, 2 actively exploited

Details: https://daringfireball.net/2025/11/software_update_tahoe_con...

DavideNLon Discovering the indieweb with calm tech

Obviously;

"Eugene" [1] boosted the post, which is how it gained attention i believe. That's what i meant with "source" ;-)

[1] https://mastodon.social/@Gargron

DavideNLon Discovering the indieweb with calm tech

Source post: https://indieweb.social/@robalex/115675680018007724

DavideNLon Last Week on My Mac: Losing confidence

> where I have absolutely no intension to upgrade from Sequoia

Beware of not upgrading accidentally, like i did... (dark pattern):

"The Software Update UI for Upgrading to MacOS 26 Tahoe Is Needlessly Confusing" : https://daringfireball.net/2025/11/software_update_tahoe_con...