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bigwheels commented on CIA suddenly stops publishing, removes archives of The World Factbook   simonwillison.net/2026/Fe... · Posted by u/ck2
ChrisArchitect · 3 days ago
bigwheels · 3 days ago
Thanks! Expanded:

Spotlighting the World Factbook as We Bid a Fond Farewell https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46891794 - 126 comments, Feb 2026

bigwheels commented on The Codex app illustrates the shift left of IDEs and coding GUIs   benshoemaker.us/writing/c... · Posted by u/straydusk
bigwheels · 4 days ago
Why do the illustrations bear such a strong resemblance to those in the Gas Town article?

https://steve-yegge.medium.com/welcome-to-gas-town-4f25ee16d...

Is it a nano banana tendency or was it probably intentional?

bigwheels commented on French streamer unbanked by Qonto after criticizing Palantir and Peter Thiel   twitter.com/Ced_haurus/st... · Posted by u/hocuspocus
ThePowerOfFuet · 4 days ago
bigwheels · 4 days ago
Since it's in French, here's the translation:

> They are lying to you. They keep repeating that "it's your money". It's false. It’s only a temporary access right that the system can take away from you with one click.

> I dared to criticize Palantir. A few days later, @getqonto deactivated my card, closed my account and blocked my funds. Without a word. I was erased, and I don’t believe in coincidences.

> When a "French unicorn" is funded by Peter Thiel’s millions, freedom of speech becomes a risk. Who really holds the switch to your life?

bigwheels commented on Lessons learned shipping 500 units of my first hardware product   simonberens.com/p/lessons... · Posted by u/sberens
bigwheels · 5 days ago
I'm curious about the final financial outcome: after all the rework, mistakes, and learning costs, did the project end up net positive, or was it ultimately a loss?
bigwheels commented on Sandboxing AI Agents in Linux   blog.senko.net/sandboxing... · Posted by u/speckx
bigwheels · 5 days ago
I use Leash [1] [2] for sandboxing my agents (to great effect!). I've been very happy with it, it provides strict policy-level control for all process-level + network-level activity, as well as full visibility and dynamic runtime controls via WebUI. Way better than bubblewrap imo.

I originally saw it here on HN and have been hooked ever since.

[1] Screenshot: https://camo.githubusercontent.com/99b9e199ffb820c27c4e977f2...

[2] https://github.com/strongdm/leash

Fun fact: Do you know what container / sandboxing system is in most widespread use? Not docker containers, certainly not bubblewrap, and not even full VMs or firecracker. It's Chrome tabs.

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bigwheels commented on Carnegie Mellon Unversity Computer Club FTP Server   128.237.157.9/pub/... · Posted by u/1vuio0pswjnm7
Linkd · 5 days ago
Could we build a web-based service that acts like an FTP browser for the internet?
bigwheels · 5 days ago
Yes you could, but ftp:// links still won't be clickable, which kills the discovery aspect. :: sadblob ::
bigwheels commented on Carnegie Mellon Unversity Computer Club FTP Server   128.237.157.9/pub/... · Posted by u/1vuio0pswjnm7
adverbly · 6 days ago
bigwheels · 6 days ago
It's a shame browser makers removed FTP:// browsing support.

FTP was a lot more fun than the homogeneous blob of HTTP we have today. I only discovered FTP transparently via web browsing and clicking around as a kid.

bigwheels commented on xAI joins SpaceX   spacex.com/updates#xai-jo... · Posted by u/g-mork
qaq · 6 days ago
well Tesla did jump start the EV revolution not life altering but is pretty important. IF SpaceX gets spaceship right that will be a huge leap forward.
bigwheels · 6 days ago
Sir, your comment appears to qualify as "moving the goal post". TSLA never delivered a single inexpensive electric vehicle, and just last week abandoned all high-end efforts (S/X/CT discontinued). All TSLA manufactures now are overpriced "meh" transport boxes. Yes, TSLA was early, and now they are far, far behind the competition.

Can we evaluate based on the stated goals, or why does the criteria keep shifting?

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