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WaffleIronMaker··on Gleam for Python Programmers
It seems these are the statements the original commenter has an objection to:

    As a community, we want to be friendly too. People from around the world, of all backgrounds, genders, and experience levels are welcome and respected equally. See our community code of conduct for more.

    Black lives matter. Trans rights are human rights. No nazi bullsh*t. 
https://gleam.run/
WaffleIronMaker··on Oracle, it's time to free JavaScript
I had no idea Heroin was originally a trademarked cough suppressant.
WaffleIronMaker··on Linux 6.11 Released
I was using a Fedora release with the 6.10 kernel, and I experienced frequent logouts and restarts, almost once per day. It's nice to see that others were having similarly poor experiences.
WaffleIronMaker··on Show HN: Infinity – Realistic AI characters that can speak
Does anybody know about the legality of using Eminem's "Gozilla" as promotional material[1] for this service?

I thought you had to pay artists for a license before using their work in promotional material.

[1] https://infinity.ai/videos/setA_video3.mp4

WaffleIronMaker··on Spice: Fine-grained parallelism with sub-nanosecond overhead in Zig
Yeah, that seems right:

April 5, 2007: "Show HN, Dropbox"

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=8863

WaffleIronMaker··on Does Astrology Work?
Kinda? It makes me think of Randonautica:

> Randonautica (a portmanteau of "random" + "nautica") is an app launched on February 22, 2020 founded by Auburn Salcedo and Joshua Lengfelder. It randomly generates coordinates that enable the user to explore their local area and report on their findings. According to its creators, the app is "an attractor of strange things," letting one choose specific coordinates based on a certain theme. It gained controversy after a report of two teenagers coincidentally finding a corpse while using the app.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Randonautica

WaffleIronMaker··on Digital Tools I Wish Existed (2019)
Previous discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25228089
WaffleIronMaker··on The right not to be subjected to AI profiling based on publicly available data
I get where you're coming from, but I think it's important to keep in mind that there is no centralized score for Chinese citizens, and that such claims are often sensationalized. [1] However, I'd agree that China is a good example of high degrees of surveillance.

[1] https://merics.org/en/comment/chinas-social-credit-score-unt...

WaffleIronMaker··on The U.S. economy's big problem? People forgot what 'normal' looks like (2023)
https://archive.is/UlKpZ
WaffleIronMaker··on Reddit's long, rocky road to an IPO
Just to add to the sample size, I abandoned Reddit as it got increasingly user-hostile, and I have been enjoying the fediverse. There's a lot of cool hackers on there, and I feel like I have a really good signal:noise ratio. Sorry to hear it wasn't a good experience for you tho.
WaffleIronMaker··on gifcities.org by Internet Archive – search for GIFs scraped off geocities sites
https://cooltext.com/ is also a classic
WaffleIronMaker··on Asahi Linux project's OpenGL support on Apple Silicon officially surpasses Apple
Interesting! I didn't know they were the same person, but coming from a queer perspective, I'm inclined to just treat people as they ask to be treated. If someone is doing impressive work, I think it's important to respect the way they want to be treated, even if it's non-traditional.
WaffleIronMaker··on The Apple Vision Pro
I think it's reasonable to restrict pornography on a device intended to be used for AR in public.

From Apple's perspective, it's important that using the device in public doesn't have a stigma.

Otherwise, we don't need to wait for deepfake AI / AR apps to undress people.

Creeps could go in public, see a person they like, and put porn next to them without anyone knowing.

Without restricting porn, an AR device just becomes a machine to violate others boundaries. There's a reason cell phones in Japan cannot turn off the shutter sound.

WaffleIronMaker··on Bluesky signups are now open to the public
I agree that, overall, short-form social media is leaving the mainstream with Twitter's decline. However, I still really enjoy short-form media.

I can't speak for BlueSky, but I've been enjoying Mastodon a lot. Following people I like has given me a high enough signal to noise ratio that I often find myself saying "Hey! Check out this thing I found on Mastodon!". My friend just joined because of this, and they've been enjoying it too, specifically for programming, infosec, and queer memes (caveat N=2).

Idk. I hope there's a future for it.

WaffleIronMaker··on Solving the darknet riddle (2022)
This very much feels like an ARG. Super neat!
WaffleIronMaker··on Show HN: WAYF – A Simple Scheduling App
That's great! It has a similar selection UI to https://www.when2meet.com/, but has much better mobile support. It'd be nice to have a mode for scheduling weekdays in the abstract (e.g. I'm free on Thursdays at noon), but it's always possible to use a random week as an example.
WaffleIronMaker··on Mr. Rogers' music was intricate (2020) [video]
Original Link: https://www.theatlantic.com/family/archive/2018/06/mr-rogers...

Internet Archive: https://web.archive.org/web/20231227020506/https://www.theat...

WaffleIronMaker··on Textart.sh
Here's a more curated and human-made ASCII version:

https://ascii.co.uk/art

WaffleIronMaker··on Mad Scientists' Club: The Books
As someone born in 2004, these books made Ham Radio seem so fun and engaging to me, and definitely were a part of me getting my license. I hope that my bodged together projects would have made the gang proud. I would love to see a book series like this updated with modern technology, keeping the same jury-rigged aesthetic.
WaffleIronMaker··on 88x31 Explorable Network Graph
Associated:

Project Overview - https://breq.dev/projects/eightyeightthirtyone

88x31 Buttons and Network Science - https://breq.dev/2023/12/26/88x31-science

GitHub - https://github.com/NotNite/eightyeightthirtyone/

WaffleIronMaker··on Understanding every byte in a WASM module
I'm impressed with the pricing of $19 early access / $39 final version.

I'm used to high-value books for professionals either being completely free,[1] or starting at $100. [2][3] It seems like a good compromise at that price.

[1] https://craftinginterpreters.com/contents.html

[2] https://www.refactoringui.com/#get-refactoring-ui

[3] https://www.amazon.com/dp/0262048434

WaffleIronMaker··on W3C Leaves Twitter
Looking through other server software[1], I totally agree that the majority of servers require JavaScript. However, there are a few that don't, such as Smithereen[2]. Picking a random Smithereen instance[3] lets us mirror the content without JavaScript (although it still doesn't seem to like being viewed through w3m).

So, I think there's potential, but it's definitely not ideal.

[1] https://fedidb.org/software [2] https://fedidb.org/software/smithereen [3] https://friends.grishka.me/w3c@w3c.social

WaffleIronMaker··on Show HN: How did your computer reach my server?
Yes, they are tilted:

    .text h3 {
        margin-top: 60px;
        margin-bottom: -4px;
        transform: rotate(-2deg) skew(-2deg);
        transform-origin: bottom left;
    }
WaffleIronMaker··on Ousted propaganda scholar accuses Harvard of bowing to Meta
It's possible that a Google Alert[1] might be enough for your use case, depending on how well the legal cases are covered by Google.

[1] https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/4815696?hl=en

WaffleIronMaker··on Nothing's iMessage app was a security catastrophe, taken down in 24 hours
Just regarding the MKBDH video, he does explicitly call out the security issues inherent with the design at around 5:53, and credits it as a reason not to try this feature. So, yeah, it's wild that they considered this ready to ship.

[1] https://youtu.be/ji5HwS3bhlU?t=352

WaffleIronMaker··on Hacking Google Bard – From Prompt Injection to Data Exfiltration
> ELI5

The model can look at X amount of input to decide what words come next.

Normally, Google fills part of X with instructions, and you control the other part.

However if you give it exactly X amount of input, then there's no room for Google's original instructions, and you control it all.

WaffleIronMaker··on Major outages across ChatGPT and API
Their list includes territories, bringing the number higher. The UN recognizes > 250 countries + territories. [1]

[1] https://unstats.un.org/unsd/snaama/CountryList

WaffleIronMaker··on NewPipe – Lightweight YouTube experience for Android
I also recommend GrayJay https://GrayJay.app
WaffleIronMaker··on Asahi Linux goes from Apple Silicon port project to macOS bug hunters
More information:

Here's the clip where Asahi Lina says she received $150,000 for CVE-2022-32947:

- https://youtu.be/hDek2cp0dmI?t=11451

And Apple credited them under GPU Drivers for macOS Ventura 13:

- https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213488#:~:text=CVE%2D2022%...

Related coverage:

- https://secry.me/explore/news/cve-2022-32947-first-critical-...

- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-32947

WaffleIronMaker··on Unpacking Elixir: Observability
Small typo

> their shape very mnuch in compilation

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