HNHacker News
TopNewBestAskShowJobs

thinkmassive

2,703 karma · joined March 20, 2013

submissionscomments
thinkmassive··on Police are using AI to pull over drivers for 'suspicious' behavior
I had difficulty understanding the point of that new account's long-winded comments, but they might be referring to using a blockchain for timestamping purposes.

See https://opentimestamps.org/

thinkmassive··on Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
m-of-n provides increased security AND redundancy.

2-of-3 allows loss of one key, 3-of-5 allows loss of two keys, etc

The cost is increased complexity, but the alternative is potentially losing everything due to a single mistake. So far people seem to overweigh the complexity of multisig, and to overestimate their understanding of using a single signing device.

thinkmassive··on Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
> A technical account published by Tibane Labs described an arrangement involving a microcontroller, cellular communication hardware and connections to the screen’s internal data lines.

Cellular communications hardware seems very sophisticated and expensive compared to a simple microcontroller.

thinkmassive··on Ledger confirms spy chip implant behind wallet crypto thefts
How is multisig "quite painful" in your opinion?
thinkmassive··on Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity
Peanuts contain plenty of oil.

Peanut oil is commonly used for all kinds of frying. It's hilarious that you're trying to lecture people without knowing this basic fact.

thinkmassive··on Food processing influences metabolism and brain activity
> Peanut butter definitely is. Even if you make it home-made you need to add some sort of oil to get the persistent creamy texture, but it naturally separates.

False, peanuts contain their own oil. Nothing needs to be added, not even salt.

Anything containing more than peanuts and salt should be referred to as something else, like peanut spread.

thinkmassive··on Parley: Federated, decentralised chat that speaks plain IRC
Slack was originally a side project built by a game dev company as a set of scripts on top of IRC. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slack_(software)#History
thinkmassive··on Toyota is taking the Corolla electric
Some excellent EVs are based on the CMA platform, which also supports combustion.

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

Polestar 2, Volvo XC40 & C40 (now EX40/CX40)

thinkmassive··on Jamesob's guide to running SOTA LLMs locally
Another option is renting cloud GPUs only when you need them. A server with 8x B200 is around $32/hr.

Obviously depends on the use case and threat model, but that hardware is publicly available at far less than $500k upfront.

thinkmassive··on An update on recent Claude Code quality reports
Plenty of room for a middle ground, like a static timestamp per session that shows expiration time, without the distraction of a constantly changing UI element.
thinkmassive··on Running Tesla Model 3's computer on my desk using parts from crashed cars
I've heard multiple people claim an ankle weight on the steering wheel is sufficient for hands-free driving.
thinkmassive··on Binance fired employees who found $1.7B in crypto was sent to Iran
Most bitcoin transactions actually happen off-chain (aka "off the books"), mostly through exchanges but also through decentralized layers like Lightning Network. It's also possible to physically transfer value by exchanging a signing device or seed phrase.
thinkmassive··on Paged Out Issue #8 [pdf]
2600 is still being published!

https://www.2600.com/Magazine/DigitalEditions

thinkmassive··on Waymo seeking about $16B near $110B valuation
In Virginia too, proposed in HB1124:

> The bill prohibits the use of autonomous vehicles as motor carriers of passengers or property without a human operator who (i) meets any state and federal qualifications for the operation of an autonomous vehicle; (ii) is physically present in such autonomous vehicle; and (iii) has the ability to monitor the performance of such vehicle and intervene in the operation of such vehicle, including operating such vehicle without the use of the automated driving system and stopping and turning off such vehicle if necessary.

https://lis.virginia.gov/bill-details/20261/HB1124

thinkmassive··on More than 100 rally against data centers at Michigan Capitol
Are those all Google employees, or does 250 also include long-term on-site contractors? I'm thinking security, maintenance, janitorial, etc
thinkmassive··on IBM CEO says there is 'no way' spending on AI data centers will pay off
Mining bitcoin with a GPU hasn't been profitable in over a decade.
thinkmassive··on X210Ai is a new motherboard to upgrade ThinkPad X201/200
Archive link: https://web.archive.org/web/20250924185757/https://www.tpart...
thinkmassive··on Show HN: I built a local-first daily planner for iOS
This used to be handled by selling full-version upgrades and providing patches between versions for free.
thinkmassive··on Free software scares normal people
Which also makes it easier than ever for more users to run Linux as a desktop OS :)
thinkmassive··on ChatGPT Pulse
I might be out of the loop, but if anyone else is confused about the version number:

> If you were expecting iOS 19 after iOS 18, you might be a little surprised to see Apple jump to iOS 26, but the new number reflects the 2025-2026 release season for the software update.

https://www.macrumors.com/roundup/ios-26/

thinkmassive··on State of AI-assisted software development
What's the difference between 1 & 5?

I've personally witnessed every one of these, but those two seem like different ways to say the same thing. I would fully agree if one of them specified a negative impact to productivity, and the other was net neutral but artificially felt like a gain.

thinkmassive··on x402 — An open protocol for internet-native payments
See also L402 (previously LSAT), which has been in production use for half a decade at this point, by Lightning Labs (for their products Loop & Pool) via their Aperture proxy.

https://l402.tech/

thinkmassive··on Automating Distro Updates in CI
To be fair, it’s versions of Linux distros they test against in their CI.
thinkmassive··on Belling the Cat
Also possible they wanted to reduce the number of small animal carcasses to clean up, whether from the doorstep or interior of the home. Cats love to bring these as gifts to their keepers.
thinkmassive··on Open office is giving you secondhand ADHD
> This isn't about being “less productive” in the office. The data reveals something far more disturbing: I literally become a different developer.
thinkmassive··on U.S. alcohol consumption drops to a 90-year low, new poll finds
http://archive.today/ncezH
thinkmassive··on My Lethal Trifecta talk at the Bay Area AI Security Meetup
Interesting presentation, but the name is too generic to catch on.

> the lethal trifecta is about stealing your data. If your LLM system can perform tool calls that cause damage without leaking data, you have a whole other set of problems to worry about.

“LLM exfiltration trifecta” is more precise.

thinkmassive··on I bought a £16 smartwatch just because it used USB-C
Garmin Forerunner 945 LTE launched four years ago, and it has LTE plus an always-on screen.
thinkmassive··on Open Source Maintenance Fee
> The most powerful set of tools available to create your Windows installation experience. Open Source since 2004!
thinkmassive··on A non-anthropomorphized view of LLMs
GenAI _generates_ output
Page 1 of 32Next →