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randomtoast··on 'Skynet Day' is now shorthand for OpenAI's agent going rogue
Can you elaborate why you think it is not?
randomtoast··on Modder Runs GTA III Inside GTA: San Andreas on an In-Game TV
> GTA SA, GTA III and Vice City are all running live inside the same process. VC renders into a GTA III texture, and GTA III renders into a GTA SA texture. Every layer is playable in real time. Built using modified re3/reVC and librw.

> THIS ISN’T A VIDEO PLAYING ON A TEXTURE. THE FULL GAMES ARE RUNNING LIVE INSIDE GTA SA, IN THE SAME PROCESS, NOTHING IS STREAMED FROM ANOTHER PROGRAM.

That's badass.

randomtoast··on Show HN: Uruky (EU-based Kagi alternative) now has Image Search and URL Rewrites
kagi exists for quite some time
randomtoast··on How turkey hacked the hair-transplant industry
Let's talk turkey, does it really matter?
randomtoast··on Snowboard Kids 2 is 100% Decompiled
I think at one point in the future we can do a one-shot decompilation with one of the SOTA LLM models.
randomtoast··on Anna's Archive hit with $19.5M default judgment and global domain takedown order
They 100 percent sit in Russia, which will 100 percent ignore this, even if their identity gets uncovered. So it's perfectly safe to continue for the operators.
randomtoast··on Kioxia and Dell cram 10 PB into slim 2RU server
The water cooling system then serves multiple functions, including acting as a radiation shield.
randomtoast··on K3k: Kubernetes in Kubernetes
This type of approach carries a significantly higher operational risk compared to operating multiple Kubernetes clusters on separate VMs or physical hardware. If you eventually update the main Kubernetes cluster that manages the virtual clusters and something goes wrong, you could potentially bring down your entire fleet of Kubernetes clusters all at once.
randomtoast··on I bought Friendster for $30k – Here's what I'm doing with it
> You're telling me there's no "notify me when domain X becomes for sale" service?

I guess in today's age you would just schedule an agent to check the website every day.

randomtoast··on Show HN: VidStudio, a browser based video editor that doesn't upload your files
Is open source and commercialisation an exclusive or?
randomtoast··on Kimi K2.6: Advancing open-source coding
Because Opus on $20 CC is a joke. The $19 plan on Kimi has actually workable usage limits.
randomtoast··on Anna's Archive loses $322M Spotify piracy case without a fight
The operators are likely based in Russia, and the US has no jurisdiction there. As a result, they can simply ignore any US actions and continue their operations.
randomtoast··on Team from ETH Zurich make high quality quantum swap gate using a geometric phase
How does this bring us closer to a 17000 qubit computer and how close are we?
randomtoast··on Will I ever own a zettaflop?
There are two ways to be unhappy. Not getting what you want and getting what you want.
randomtoast··on System Card: Claude Mythos Preview [pdf]
Humanity's Last Exam (HLE) is already insanely difficult. It introduces 2,500 questions spanning mathematics, humanities, natural sciences, ancient languages, ...

Here is an example question: https://i.redd.it/5jl000p9csee1.jpeg

No human could even score 5% on HLE.

randomtoast··on Show HN: Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead
The repository only exist for seven days and was likely written by Claude code, which makes it not very trustworthy for storing personal data.
randomtoast··on Launch HN: Freestyle – Sandboxes for Coding Agents
Do you have any recommendations for CLI-based microVM solutions that support running multiple instances of Claude Code with "--yolo sandboxing" on Linux?
randomtoast··on Run Linux containers on Android, no root required
I find it somewhat amusing that it uses QEMU to emulate Linux in order to create a container with restricted permissions, even though it is already running on Linux with restricted permissions. I get the point while it is designed that way, but still funny.
randomtoast··on AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder
I would prefer to have the prompt he used to generate the article. Similarly, for compiled binaries, I would rather have the source code that produced them, instead of just an .exe file.
randomtoast··on AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder
If you think that the article is written by human or that is is unclear, please go ahead. Others here on HN also have pointed out that the author shoots out such lengthy blog posts every day. And you can also see the typical emoji AI slop here: https://www.ivanturkovic.com/services/

But I have no issue with your argumentation whatsoever, it is just that I think there is more than sufficient evidence, and you think there is not.

randomtoast··on AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder
N=2 form the same author: https://www.ivanturkovic.com/2026/02/24/first-1000-lines-det...

> AI is an in-context learner, not a standards enforcer.

> The AI is not judging your code. It is learning from it.

> Speed without structure is not speed. It is borrowed time.

> This is not about premature optimization or over-engineering. It is about giving the AI the patterns it needs to work effectively on your behalf.

> This is not a theoretical distinction. It is the single most important practical reality of working with AI coding tools in 2026.

Its not this, its that.

> But here is the part nobody wants to hear: the reverse is equally true.

> The result was transformative.

> Here is why.

If you want I can provide N=3 with the same AI pattern and phrases again.

randomtoast··on AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder
Phrases like: "identity crisis", "burnout machine", "supervision paradox", "acceleration trap", "workload creep" are just AI slop.
randomtoast··on AI Made Writing Code Easier. It Made Being an Engineer Harder
> This is not a contradiction. It is the reality ...

> That is not an upgrade. That is a career identity crisis.

This is not X. It is Y.

> The trap is ...

> This gap matters ...

> This is not empowerment ...

> This is not a minor adjustment...

Your typical AI slop rhetorical phrasing.

Phrases like: "identity crisis", "burnout machine", "supervision paradox", "acceleration trap", "workload creep"

These sound analytical but are lightly defined. They function as named concepts without rigorous definition or empirical grounding.

There might be some good arguments in the article, but AI slop remains AI slop.

randomtoast··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
I am by no means an expert in this field, but I do know that in the US, money is the primary source of power. Major tech companies have vast financial resources - so much so that their wealth surpasses the GDP of many countries. It's also clear that lobbying holds tremendous influence in the US. For instance, organizations like the NRA and NSSF wield significant power, which is why strict gun control measures are rarely enacted, regardless of the number of casualties from mass shootings.

1. Money translates to power

2. We know lobbying is highly effective

3. There are numerous national and international tax loopholes

I’m simply connecting these three points. Some might suggest that the government could intervene, but do you really believe Trump would challenge these major corporations while refusing to disclose his own tax returns? Absolutely not. So these companies have the required power, motivation and lack of resistence to make it happen.

randomtoast··on Google Street View in 2026
I find it interesting that Germany is lit up like a candle, despite having relatively strict privacy laws. Nowhere else are there more buildings pixelated in Street View than in Germany.
randomtoast··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
Maybe you are right, but maybe the significant qualifications are on (1) in a way that make it meaningless.

There is a reason why large companies have entire departments dedicated to identifying and utilizing every available national and international tax loophole, all while working to maintain a positive public image.

randomtoast··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
No, that's not correct. I ask "Source?" when someone makes a claim that goes against popular belief, such as: "climate change is not impacting our planet." I do think "Source?" is generally considered a low-effort response, so it's the wording I guess, not the context.
randomtoast··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
No, I think both of the following statements can be true at the same time:

1. The audited financial statement meets all requirements and is accurate according to the relevant definitions, stating that the effective federal tax rate is 30%.

2. They pay an effective federal tax rate of 3%.

randomtoast··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
My intentions are sincere, maybe it is the wording.
randomtoast··on In 2025, Meta paid an effective federal tax rate of 3.5%
The state would go bankrupt within a month or so.
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