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runjakeon Ask HN: Will There Be Another iPhone Mini?

Not for at least the next 3-4 years. There's been no supply chain leaks from Mark Gurman or Ming-Chi Kuo, and they'd be reporting on it if it were something that were going to be released in the next 3-4-ish years. Back in 2025 or so, Gurman said something to the effect of the 6" screen size being Apple's new baseline when asked about a possible future mini.

runjakeon In Leaked Audio, Flock CEO Tells Cops Backlash to the Company Isn't Real

I live in a rural area in a red state and it's quite the opposite. People are perhaps maybe a bit too apologetic. I think the unwillingness to apologize or acknowledge oneself as wrong is a symptom of emotional immaturity rather than political persuasion.

runjakeon Ask HN: Is it not possible to enroll for Apple Developer anymore?

They always have been largely handled by the Executive team. Doesn't mean the CEO won't jump in on occasion, though. And I think, depending on the case, the Executive team has historically done an excellent job.

Can't speak to them for the past couple years, and things change, though.

runjakeon Microsoft offers mass buyouts for roughly a quarter of its workforce

It's mentioned elsewhere in the comments, but is buried: level 70 is "Distinguished Engineer" and below, so effectively, it's available to all normies.

https://www.levels.fyi/companies/microsoft/salaries/software...

runjakeon The first broken iPhone Duos are here

I find it kind of funny they replace these defective units with another defective unit, but I guess that’s all Apple can do, for now.

Has anyone caught wind of any hardware revisions?

runjakeon Apple Security Research Device

Is it really “sneaky” when the whole process, purpose of the SRD, and those requirements are clearly laid out on the front page?

runjakeon Is AI just another get rich quick scheme?

You still need solid motivation, a good sense of the fundamentals, communication skills, social skills, sales skills, and good taste to build good products with AI.

Also, I think you are conflating two things:

1. The genuine advancement (and challenges) AI brings.

2. The inevitable hordes of less scrupulous people who take advantage of every new trend to make money however they can.

I am fully immersed in building with AI and I barely notice these less scrupulous. I know they exist. They always exist. But why are you paying so much attention to them?

runjakeon Today, we hacked what we'd set out to hack: the iPhone

You're right, but I could see Apple acting on iOS alone, just because of scale.

There are some orders of magnitude more iOS/iPadOS devices than macOS devices.

There's a bunch of ways we could debate ourselves about things Apple would or wouldn't do, but at the end of the day, Apple is going to do whatever is in it's best interest.

runjakeon Ask HN: If the models are so good, why doesn't OpenAI just start 100 companies?

They kind of already are: ChatGPT, Claude.ai, Claude Code, Codex, bots, their plugins for other apps, etc.

Some things to consider:

- There is only so much attention, compute, and talent a company can devote.

- The labs' API analytics already see which use cases are worth entering. That's what happened with coding and bots.

- If a lab launches a product, every company building on its tech becomes a rival. Competing with your own customers is costly.

- Succeeding in other verticals, like healthcare, finance, and even tech takes domain expertise, regulatory work, sales relationships, integrations with legacy systems, etc etc.

I think your point is solid, but prices usually fall for the older models -- or at least older capabilities. But the frontier models still earn premiums.

I think their lasting value is in owning (in a ~duopoly) the customer, their proprietary data and their workflows.

Edit: grammar

runjakeon Run full iOS 16.5 firmware on Android Devices

Important to note that a large percentage of the current versions of A and B-tier iOS apps won't run on an iOS this old.

But this is still a big step for research purposes.

runjakeon Ask HN: Dark mode for HN please? (2026)

Not OP, but I use DarkReader and Noir and it doesn't remove/hide the upvote button for me on either. I do have color filters enabled in accessibility on iOS, though.

runjakeon Apple broke an essential presentation feature of iPads

Yes. Apple is a behemoth, heavy with layers and layers of middle management. It's pretty difficult to steer it any new direction and have everyone on board.

Apple's org chart now resembles Microsoft's org chart from this classic meme, but with far more groups: https://www.businessinsider.com/big-tech-org-charts-2011-6

I think it would need a big restructuring with strong, smart product leadership. I'm dubious they have that now, despite the image Apple PR is orchestrating in the press with Ternus as the new CEO.

runjakeon An ad-free Android TV

I think the main issue people have with Roku is that it also does pretty extensive tracking of you, what you watch (ACR), what devices on your network, in some cases, what you say and so on.

And they shared this collected data with a bunch of third-parties.

In other words, they do the same stuff that OLED panel that you recommended never, ever be connected to the Internet does.

But don't take my word for it:

https://docs.roku.com/published/userprivacypolicy

runjakeon Ask HN: New Outlook` sends everything through Microsoft Servers

Yep, it's been like that for many years. Well before the pandemic. First noticed when it started triggering our automated incident response systems. Everything is proxied through distributed MSFT proxies.

As far as I know, there is no way to turn it off and "regular" functionality doesn't even exist in the mobile apps anymore. The Outlook mobile app itself is a basic proxy client. I believe the new Outlook is now, or is in the process of becoming the same.

runjakeon The Haunted Toys R Us

I distinctly remember this episode as a kid and it was so good. It took a safe space, a toy store, and made it so creepy.

runjakeon Things to know when you get cancer

This is fantastic. Thanks for posting it, JJ. There's a very strong chance you'll save n>0 lives by posting this.

Minor addition: When you talk to someone who has undergone the surgery, try to find someone that's a similar age and in similar shape to you, otherwise you may get wildly varying answers.

You'll respond, experience and heal from a surgery quite differently at 40 vs 50.

runjakeon Ask HN: Would you support a law banning filming people in public?

This is the correct answer (from a US perspective).

runjakeon Apple HomeView

1. Try to obtain an Apple Security Research Device (SRD)[1] or a jailbroken iPhone.

2. Set up TLS MITM between the device and the Internet. Install the cert on the device.

3. On the device, disable certificate pinning for Apple's apps.

4. Use the device normally, observe all the telemetry flowing to Apple.

You might be a little shocked at the amount of... personal and usage details sent to Apple FQDNs.

Remember: Privacy is a feature of the Apple Marketing dept -- not SWE!

  1. https://security.apple.com/research-device/

runjakeon Ask HN: Do you want a router that has DD-WRT pre-installed?

No, I'd just do it myself with a trusted image, and save myself some money.

runjakeon Ask HN: What do you run on a $5 VPS that's worth keeping online 24/7?

My own vibe-coded replacements for services that I formerly paid a subscription for, for services that need the best latency or uptimes. Also, I have a couple physical Linux boxes with other services running for stuff less latency sensitive or that require much more RAM and storage.

Caveat: almost all of them only listen on a Tailscale network interface, so they are not directly exposed to the Internet.

runjakeon Apple and a hacker's future

Thanks for that explanation, got it. Yes, they seem very Vista UAC-like in usability fail.

runjakeon Apple and a Hacker's Future

I'm missing a key point: why does the author say TCC is implicitly to blame for his Mac being hacked?

runjakeon Ask HN: Is anybody producing good code with coding agents?

I try to have a good overall idea of what I want to build from the start. Sometimes I don't know and that involves long walks and iterative conversations with the agents. It's okay to stub out functionality or modules and the agent will be comfortable with this. As the agent builds, I have it update an architecture document.

It's always good to have another agent (sans existing context) review the project for slop and hacks, best practices, security flaws, etc. I usually have Codex do one, and Claude do the other. Hope this makes sense.

runjakeon Pixel 11 doesn't yet meet the GrapheneOS security standards and may be skipped

Source: https://www.politico.com/story/2011/04/how-microsoft-learned...

runjakeon Ask HN: Is anybody producing good code with coding agents?

Yes. The whole time. But, you still need to write good specs if you want well-designed software. Agents are not magic.

- Write good specs into files, usually Markdown.

- Go through the spec files with the agents, have it point out holes and problems, and then update the specs. Go through a few iterations of this and then start your agents on development.

Garbage in, garbage out.

runjakeon NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

I think the future is unmanned aircraft, remotely piloted by humans with autonomous assist. And eventually (10-15 years) autonomous unmanned aircraft.

USAF stuck to the "we must use manned aircraft!" mantra for far too long, but even they have conceded now.

For the reply guys: I know there are small caveats to the above.

runjakeon NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

perceived nostalgia, because a lot of that supposed nostalgia can't be defined or isn't actually true.

I would appreciate a solid explanation of which periods and aspects "Make America Great Again" refers to. I can think of a couple ones off the top of my head regarding technical progress, but I'm unsure whether MAGA helps or hinders that progress.

runjakeon NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

I respect the J58's place in history, but it has no place in modern aviation. The ideas behind it still remain relevant, but the implementation is long, long outdated. I think it could be redesigned and reimplemented for cheaper that it would cost to resurrect and maintain the original J58.

runjakeon NASA asked several former SR-71A staffers to help secret restart

> Despite them being complex, high-bypass turbofan engines ARE exotic technology.

Sure, I'll concede here. I think of "exotic" as "few people/nations understand it well enough" but including the manufacture and tooling seems like a no brainer inclusion.