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loaph··on Deno Desktop
This isn't exactly what you were suggesting, but it made me think of https://hacks.mozilla.org/2026/02/making-webassembly-a-first... since that article is about not needing to go through js to use wasm.
loaph··on Tell HN: Beware confidentiality agreements that act as lifetime non competes
It’s not a recent thing. Search for 1872 here, https://www.purduegloballawschool.edu/blog/news/california-n...

Some form of a ban on noncompete enforcement in CA has existed since then.

It has long been codified in CA business code 16600, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...

loaph··on A proposal to restrict sites from accessing a users’ local network
I've used https://pairdrop.net/ before to share files between devices on the same LAN. It obviously wouldn't have to be a website, but it's pretty convenient since all my devices I wanted to share files on already have a browser.
loaph··on U.S. sanctions cloud provider 'Funnull' as top source of 'pig butchering' scams
I suspect they're saying ISPs doing it would be begging for censorship, not that your project is
loaph··on Snyk security researcher deploys malicious NPM packages targeting cursor.com
> If you're pulling in a package that has 400 dependencies, how the heck would you even competently check 10% of that surface area?

At my place of work we use this great security too called Snyk. Definitely check it out

/s

loaph··on Auto chip aging accelerates in hot climates
I think it does sounds really bad. After one year, 26 years lifespan. We get that by doing:

30 - (30.1 - 1) = 26.

Doing that again for the next year: 26 - (26.1 - 1) = 22.4.

So you now have 22.4 years of life vs an expected 28.

etc...

loaph··on Apple's M4 Max chip is the fastest single-core performer in consumer computing
Do you have a source? My experience is the opposite is often true
loaph··on Nxylon: New super-black material made from wood
I interpreted this along the lines of it not being a pigment, rather it's black because something about it's physical structure at a small scale causes light to not reflect back. Adding a thin coating of gold would not necessarily change that structure so it would continue not reflecting light.

^ pure conjecture

loaph··on Sun is starting next solar cycle–despite being halfway through its current one
Hah, yeah that sounds like a good analogy
loaph··on Sun is starting next solar cycle–despite being halfway through its current one
Just from the title it sounded like this was unusual. From reading the article it is not. It doesn't mean the next cycle is starting sooner than expected
loaph··on Shopping app Temu is "dangerous malware," spying on your texts, lawsuit claims
From Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin who filed the lawsuit:

> Once installed, Temu can recompile itself and change properties, including overriding the data privacy settings users believe they have in place.

Pretty scary/shocking if this is true

Also from the lawsuit:

>App store security scans don't flag Temu's risks, the complaint alleged, because Temu can "change its own code once it has been downloaded to a user’s phone"—which means it's essentially able to transform into malware once it is past the security checkpoint.

I really want to know if the above is actually possible? I would assume this would break code signing

loaph··on How many holes does the universe have?
What about more clickbait?

> Because of the many twists, the universe could contain copies of itself that might look different from the original, making them less easy to spot in maps of the cosmic microwave background.

loaph··on The unwritten rules of negotiating with Meta
> Musk has shown that you can profitably run a software company with 80% less staff

Is this a fact? Now that x is private do we know if they are profitable or not?

loaph··on Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
This was my intended meaning, thank you!

I wanted to point out that juries can make arbitrary decisions, nullification being a kind of example of this.

loaph··on Epic vs. Google: Google Loses
Juries are free to give arbitrary decisions, that is unrelated to precedent, which has more to do with how a judge interpreted a law.

Lookup "jury nullification" if you're curious to learn more about juries giving arbitrary decisions.

loaph··on Why a spritz of water before grinding coffee yields better results
The darker roasts part is mentioned in the article too! It's because darker roasts have less internal water content to begin with since they have typically been roasted longer
loaph··on I deeply regret my participation in the board's actions
It's interesting how LLMs are prone to similar kinds of hallucinations
loaph··on YouTube Copyright ID Scammers Must Pay Artists $3.3M Restitution
Based on the article that's not accurate. The article states:

"The RIAA’s claim totals $1,247,719.76 and is based on falsely claimed music of hundreds of artists."

The rest of the ~$3.3M in claims were made by other artists/labels.

loaph··on Canada to require registration of podcasters and streaming services
The title has been editorialized in a way that is incorrect. The article states:

- Social media services must register; however, users do not.

- Online services that offer podcasts must register; however, individuals who use social media to share podcasts do not.

That to me clearly indicates that "podcasters" do not need to register.

loaph··on BART ridership is still down nearly 70% from pre-Covid levels
I road BART on Tuesday and it wasn't scary. You repeating what you heard might just create an echo chamber that amplifies something that isn't true and gets other people to believe it.
loaph··on HP printers should have EPEAT ecolabels revoked, trade group demands
I think fuzzy2 was saying other companies want to copy HPs maliciousness and also lock down their own cartridges. "advances" was referring to that maliciousness.
loaph··on Outcomes after surgery performed by associate clinicians vs doctors (2021)
A minor clarification, it compares MDs to ACs. It says ACs are associate clinicians who have an amount training somewhere between a nurse and a doctor.

At least the way it's used in the US (I know hacker news is not only the US) a medical assistant is someone who has less training than a nurse and is often doing administrative work.

loaph··on WebAssembly Text Code Samples
My understanding is that https://photopea.com (very handy for basic photoshopesque image manipulation) uses it
loaph··on The FTC wants to ban tough-to-cancel subscriptions
You can also tell probate court that you refuse the inheritance. You can't be forced to inherit something
loaph··on The FTC wants to ban tough-to-cancel subscriptions
You should read the article! You would get this in the case you'd described as well
loaph··on Firefox 66 to block automatically playing audible video and audio (2019)
I don't remember if you can crouch in it or not, but a game like https://warbrokers.io could definitely have a crouch mechanic, and it would make sense for it to use ctrl.
loaph··on Regulators Close New York’s Signature Bank
That's a really interesting comparison, I'd never heard of it. Crypto is definitely wild!

The main point I was trying to make was that people trying to make a buck off of the USDC depeg didn't need to wait until Monday morning. So I didn't think Monday morning would be particularly significant in that particular regard.

loaph··on Regulators Close New York’s Signature Bank
You can sell USDC for dollars at other exchanges, no need to go through BTC/ETC/whatever. For example Gemini has a USD/USDC pair. It won't be pegged to a dollar, like if you redeem through circle but getting $.99+ on the dollar is probably good enough for a lot of people.
loaph··on Joint statement by the Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, and FDIC
I'm not saying you're right or wrong, but if this is true why have the $250k limit to begin with?
loaph··on LED lighting badly suppresses human melatonin production at night
I think it's been debunked and they provide no benefit. Check out https://youtu.be/NkJY9bgLyBE. That includes interviews with and MD who's high up in the American Academy of Opthalmology. At one point it's pointed out that you get orders of magnitude more blue light from the sky than any screen and humans have been encountering the sky forever.
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