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thih9··on So long Google, and thanks for all the nudes
> it was rejected. They attached a nsfw screenshot of some unidentified app.

I don’t doubt the author, at the same time this is a serious accusation with no details and little context.

This could have been presented in a more organized way, with timelines and redacted content.

Part of the problem is Google not being transparent, having more transparency could help.

thih9··on Jensen Huang says AI distillation is 'competition.'
And this stance isn’t new - AI output is already considered public domain.
thih9··on Maybe don't let Muse run your Facebook Marketplace account
> I should probably stop the auto-replies from claiming you're home when I can't verify that.

I wonder how much of this unreasonably risky and illogical behavior is a genuine property of LLMs and how much is there because LLMs come from "move fast and break things" startups.

thih9··on When did Google get so weird?
Perhaps this is less about Google and more about following trends, moving fast and breaking things with an LLM chatbot.

Most companies with LLM chatbots seem weird like this.

Of course current state of the industry is not an excuse, for tech companies in general and google in particular.

thih9··on Don't couple your Go code to GitHub
> In my opinion, every commerical software development team using Go should be using custom domains for namespacing their internal libraries and packages.

I’d remove “go” from the above, i.e. I think same applies to other stacks.

Even using GitHub domain links in code comments gets problematic long term. Ie when a migration happens and those links start pointing nowhere.

thih9··on Show HN: Lofi Cities – Pixel-art city nights with browser-generated lofi
The product hunt ad is breaking the immersion for me. I know that most cities have ads but still, I prefer ad free pixel art.

It’s also not realistic, in one landscape the billboard is taller than a 9 story building.

thih9··on On caring for user data: NeoVim caused Vim undo files to be deleted
Others are eating it and are fine, chances are you’re allergic. Fortunately all ingredients are listed, you can check - or even modify the recipe yourself.
thih9··on Ollaya – Ollama for open-source, Jev-style decision models
FAQ[1] says:

> It is an independent project, not affiliated with Ollama.

[1]: https://ollaya.dev/docs/faq

thih9··on 2DWillNeverDie
There are timeless early 3d games too. Metal Gear Solid or FFVII are popular examples, but there are also: Thief, Morrowind, Deus Ex, American McGee's Alice, and many more.

Then again, it is indeed a much different aesthetic than pixel art.

thih9··on Show HN: Air-gapped file encryption as self-decrypting HTML page
Is there a scenario where this solution would be preferable to an encrypted zip archive?

My guess is some heavily locked down systems. But perhaps there is more?

thih9··on Nokia Design Archive (2025)
As a consumer I enjoy when companies try out random shit in such a user friendly way.

Apple’s focus and philosophy sure gives them an advantage. At the same time users who like e.g. smaller screens have to suffer or go elsewhere.

thih9··on I don't want the details
This reads like a LinkedIn post. I know kagi translate[1] supports "LinkedIn" language - could someone with an account there copy that article and translate from "LinkedIn" to "English"? I wonder if we'd uncover some simpler meaning this way.

Edit: I was wrong. It still reads like LinkedIn to me but “translating” doesn’t help. Thanks in any case.

[1]: https://translate.kagi.com/

thih9··on Grok 4.7
See later, i.e.:

> somehow this high profile AI model seems more disgusting than others and it is in a way impressive.

thih9··on Grammarly will send unhinged messages to all your users if you try to cancel
This is extreme short sightedness.

We have no proof but it feels like someone asked Claude how to reduce churn and picked an option.

I guess consumers are going to have to “push back” often in the near future.

thih9··on Grok 4.7
I refuse to use Grok. Mostly because of the usual reasons - somehow this high profile AI model seems more disgusting than others and it is in a way impressive.

But also Xai doesn’t seem to care about user experience and long term support.

thih9··on macOS 27: Workaround to avoid downloading AI models and save storage
Off topic. Since old.reddit is now login walled - is there an alternative frontend?
thih9··on Heretic removes restrictions from language models
I'm not sure what is your point. It reads as defeatism to me but I'm not sure.

Could you elaborate? Do you find it good or bad? What actions can be taken?

thih9··on ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
Perhaps, perhaps not. Big trackers reducing data collection is a win in my book. OpenAI is not doing ad personalization for the EU customers. There are no Flock cameras.

It’s an ongoing fight for sure but it’s some fight at least.

thih9··on ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
> But I'm happy EU does this stuff as well, as it's a really nice vacation spot

With no Flock cameras!

thih9··on ChatGPT now knows what you do on other websites via ad collector
I am once again happy that the EU is fighting practices like these via legislation.

Some outcomes can be annoying, but the net result is still positive, for the consumers and their data privacy at least.

thih9··on Pirate Face Rescues LLM Models from Deletion
> The goal is permanence for open-source AI

My instinct is to correct this to “open weight”, because when I filter huggingface by open source[1], I get only one result.

Then again, this could be about long term goals so perhaps I’m wrong; I wouldn’t mind that.

[1]: https://huggingface.co/models?other=open-source-model&sort=t...

thih9··on Ask HN: How do you interview devs in a post-AI world?
Trick question, there are no “R”s and only “r”s!
thih9··on Xcode 27.1 Beta Release Notes
“Here is your iOS app migrated to Surface Duo…”

Tongue half in cheek, my point is that agents may be unreliable with fresh libraries.

It looks like there are some fun edge cases too:

> A reserved region can be active or inactive. For example, a reserved region that represents the fold is active when iPhone Duo is partially open, but inactive when it is fully open.

source: https://developer.apple.com/documentation/technologyoverview...

thih9··on Bend 2 and the Vibe-Coding Trap
To be fair, writing "sus af" is different from writing "suspicious as fuck" (just like "wtf" reads differently from "what the fuck", etc).
thih9··on Don't Just Say Hello
About multiple messages: this can cause multiple notifications, which can be annoying or cause a sense of urgency.

About self centered: would you find it self-centered, or would you instead appreciate seeing the complete message?

thih9··on How GLM built its own inference infrastructure
But that’s the point, the villain is incapable of succeeding. Their habit of perceiving everything as threat eventually leads them to their doom.

Also note that grandparent comment is about both folklore and current events.

thih9··on How GLM built its own inference infrastructure
Also the mistake made by cartoon villains or mythological figures.

Just leave that damned prophesied hero alone. Don’t banish them, don’t attempt to kill them while they’re young, or send them on an impossible quest. Your entitled meddling is exactly what puts them on their path. Some level of boring coexistence may have been an option.

thih9··on Berlin-based Langdock moves its parent company from the US to Germany
In case anyone else is not sure, I asked ChatGPT and it says Saudi Arabia is a match.

There you have it, it isn’t that hard to write the name of the country.

thih9··on Neovim have a ~$800k Bitcoin donation sitting untouched since 2023
Technically it might be more profitable to mine extraterrestrial diamonds.
thih9··on Berlin-based Langdock moves its parent company from the US to Germany
It’s not surprising. With abrupt changes regarding tariffs, policies and AI in particular, US became increasingly unstable.

Perhaps trust could be regained if the country was renamed to Lower Canada by popular vote. I’m not sure anything else would help at this point.

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