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xyst

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    Comment #49179685

    Quite possibly the worst of both worlds.

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    Comment #49178995

    Maybe if companies actually cared for their employees, paid them more, provided excellent security, worked with unions. Maybe it won’t all come crashing down. Maybe if the venture …

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    Comment #49129804

    So it’s just a script kiddie but running at 100X speed. Amazing "innovation"

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    Comment #49103662

    That’s because most of its slop, and not reproducible

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    Comment #49049915

    BitchX was already taken

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    Comment #49049904

    In theory, this could work. Setup machine with bluetooth receiver. Funnel packets from Bluetooth receiver over a virtual private network (ie, wireguard, tailscale, netbird). Then i…

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    Comment #49030646

    Stories like this are a dime a dozen. It amazes me that these types of companies manage to find talent. I suppose most of these people are just "doing it for the paycheck" with the…

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    Comment #49028881

    Notably, they have been bought out by private equity. > September 2025, CVC Capital Partners acquired a majority stake in Namecheap for an undisclosed amount, valuing the company a…

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    Comment #48999439

    consent in a company managed chat app doesn’t exist

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    Comment #48999432

    It is. Firm I worked at had AI summarized chats delivered to admins and upper level management. If you talk shit about your superiors, it will get back to them. Same with "anonymou…

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    Comment #48999419

    Publishing "career ruining " messages on a company managed chat app is probably a bad idea in general.

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    Comment #48911552

    > What I'm wondering is why can't we have this level of enthusiasm for actual environmental reform and the transition to clean energy? _O&G industry has entered the chat_ O&G indus…

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    Comment #48910851

    Very interesting analysis and setup. I wonder what is considered "unnecessary programs" by the author. Is "apparmor" or sandboxing considered in this? Or just user space applicatio…

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    Comment #48910640

    I can’t wait for Ai bubble to bust already. Maybe it will happen in October/November like the crypto hype.

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    Comment #48909482

    Probably but now planning of these datacenters will now include power redundancy and a shit ton of backup power. Some commenters here think "just move dc to texas." Sounds like a g…

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    Comment #48909346

    Should read the article before spouting off FUD > One-year construction ban will apply to data centers using 50 megawatts or more, official says This is targeting "hyperscalers" or…

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    Comment #48899515

    rewriting {PROGRAM} in rust is so fetch.

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    Comment #48884368

    I think big money/private equity/vulture capitalists tend to ruin everything. They set these unrealistic goals and force companies to do shady shit in order to meet these often una…

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    Comment #48875691

    I’ll give it a shot. Side note: the image of project founder cosplaying as Steve Jobs on front page had me dying.

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    Comment #48875578

    Impressive feat. I doubt hn readers could last a single week in wilderness let alone a couple months at sea.

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    Comment #48861950

    Apple has failed to live up to the Steve Jobs era and initial iPhone hype. It's not just "AI experiences", it's computing in general. Maybe the consumer sector is just dead/dying. …

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    Comment #48861787

    i have my own custom domain with a non ".com" TLD for e-mail and the number of services that reject sign ups for this purpose are way too high. notably, micro center _was_ an issue…

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    Comment #48861714

    it's a neat experiment, obviously inspired by the bun guy. but given the author/maintainer is essentially unknown, I highly doubt this will reach it's target audience. But one thin…

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    Comment #48839768

    geocities/angelfire but for Gen Z and A

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    Comment #48811618

    this is why Microsoft is pushing so hard for Microsoft accounts at install