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postalrat··on Google value plunges by $500B as AI fears rattle Wall Street
I rarely use google search because AI can do searching with more effort than I'm willing to do 99% of the time.
postalrat··on There isn't an easy exploit for this PHP vulnerability
Since when is a 200+ year old immortal considered underage?
postalrat··on Sharing AI progress in mathematics
AI changes nothing for someone who believes aliens exist and may already be here on earth.
postalrat··on Anthropic reported diary entry to police, woman faces felony charge
If it was a password entered into a form would you still consider it protected by obscurity? Both are the same level of security.
postalrat··on There are only 5,000 elite software engineers in the world
Yesterday there were 5000. Today its 100. Tomorrow it will be 10000.
postalrat··on Analysis: EVs are now nine times cheaper than petrol or diesel to drive in UK
I drive a 12 year old ev. It was cheap to buy and drive and I don't see any difference in insurance costs.
postalrat··on MCP was always a bad idea?
Like JSON, MCP solves a problem without being overengineered. Both are painful for the overengineering type.
postalrat··on AI-generated posters don’t have to be horrible
Instead of typing create some posters for the Spring Fayre with soul. Prove your point.
postalrat··on OpenJev
It's nice to see some variation in websites. Makes each one feel so special.
postalrat··on Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop
Is there evidence these systems reduce crime?
postalrat··on Flock used >100 times to track veteran who recorded traffic stop
No big deal is it was just video. It's really about the data that can be extracted from the video such as who you meet, when you are home or not and who is at your house, etc. all in realtime.
postalrat··on 'People are going to get screwed' Pennsylvania voters unite against data centres
It can be a little later. Your requirements is like demanding nobody can buy a house unless they have pay they entire amount upfront.
postalrat··on Dwarf Fortress is getting the mother of all magic updates
Makes me think how would an AI interface to a game like dwarf fortress play out. Where you tell it what you want like some sort of dwarven ruler.
postalrat··on AI Chip Architectures
Most like AI generated? If you can't tell then what's the problem?
postalrat··on Anthropic's War on open source AI
Welcome to the 2026 internet.
postalrat··on Pushing the limits of RISC-V emulation
Would that support self modifying code?
postalrat··on Show HN: I mapped every US golf course – 16k+ courses, free, no signup
Missed one: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Elizabeth+Lyle+Robbie+Stad...
postalrat··on Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of consumer brain
Its a lot easier to track email and phone numbers used across multiple sites than it is passkey used on multiple sites.
postalrat··on SpaceX bond worth 10% less than issue price – heading for junk bond status
Why is this only about Elon to some people? It's not only about Elon.
postalrat··on The 3-degree limit could be exceeded as early as 2050
I believe the anti-nuclear people have done more damage.
postalrat··on Zig Creator Calls Spade a Spade, Anthropic Blows Smoke
To be useful the filter should give a positive on content I personally disprove of.
postalrat··on Zig Creator Calls Spade a Spade, Anthropic Blows Smoke
IMO there is no reason to believe llms create equal quality code in all languages.
postalrat··on Autopsy Study Finds Replicating SARS-CoV-2 in the Hearts of Long Covid
Most everything is bad for you health. Attempting to avoid most things bad for your health is probably bad for your health. Don't overthink it and just enjoy you time.
postalrat··on FCC approves test of space mirror to light night sky
Do you have anything to say about the project itself or do you only care about your perception of ai slop?
postalrat··on 1k Words: A Writing Contest
I forgot everyone's phone number long before AI.
postalrat··on Zuckerberg 'Admits' Meta's Layoffs Were Ineffective
Give your arguments for it not being inevitable if you question it.
postalrat··on Zuckerberg says AI agent development going slower than expected
The weights is the source code. You are looking for design docs or something.
postalrat··on I ported Kubernetes to the browser
wasm should be the "image" type for webernetes
postalrat··on Historical memory prices 1960-2026
Two wrongs do not make a right?
postalrat··on An entire Herculaneum scroll has been read for the first time
How did nvidia make their most powerful GPUs in 2026? You mean sand and metal?

How does ASML make the most modern chips? You mean light and mirrors?

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