Also, (if it makes any difference): I've had hacks happen before where the method used was to instantly spike the processor's heat to force an emergency shut-off (couldn't find any indications of sudden spikes in application memory/processor usage that would have explained this).
But this time the laptop temperature was perfectly normal and there was no indication of sudden heat spikes.
A response from an account created just an hour ago (at the time of this reply) for seemingly no other purpose than to respond to this post with low-effort, ad-hominem crap is definitely something I will be taking very seriously.
You gotta relax. Your submission history suggests that you jump to conclusions as a chronic habit. It's harmless to people like me who like playing with gulliable folks, but probably quite debilitating for you whether you realize it or not. You might want to talk with a doctor about it.
Also, just out of curiosity, when you say, "Your submission history suggests that you jump to conclusions as a chronic habit." ... can you clarify how you yourself infer that from a small series of submissions, only 2 of which has anything to do with "drawing conclusions", both of which clearly suggest the establishment of some sort of system to methodically reach conclusions?
Because otherwise you're just debasing yourself by not only engaging in ad-hominem attacks, but making up the basis for doing so.
You're not helping out very much and quite frankly now you're sounding a bit immature and come off as bragging that you're on the peak of the Hill of Stupidity of the Dunning-Krueger curve ("*I'VE* never had such experience, therefore it can't be possible and you're probably delusional, so "take meds, lol"). Thanks for your replies, I guess, but I have certain experiences with certain things so I know what I'm talking about, despite it seeming like "jumping to conclusions" to you; honestly you come across as a know-it-all college sophomore with that reply.
And speaking of "Jumping to conclusions", you know NOTHING about me and what I do and who I associate with, work with, and sometimes antagonize or the level of technical proficiency they have.
I've personally seen them do things WAY beyond what I describe in this post, some so far beyond what most people would think is technically possible that simply describing it (without proof) would come off as highly-delusional to I suspect most of HN's readers/users.
So despite "they benched 800 pounds" seeming as "You're jumping to conclusions, go see a doctor" material to you, you're talking to someone that has seen them bench 3,000 lbs. (as an analogy).
NOW who's "jumping to conclusions" about what happened and whether or not this was technically-feasible?
This comment is an example of what GP said. They're just a (self-admitted) casual troll and you'd do better to dismiss them instead of emotionally overinvesting in their comments.
In this case the troll is showing you a rare act of kindness in trying to teach you a legitimately healthy lesson by breaking the fourth wall.
I get it and thank you, and maybe it's just me since my time investment in HN was mostly during the period of it's founding until 2015 or so at the latest (this account obviously not withstanding). And perhaps I'm an old fart now an "things have changed, old man" and all that stuff. But honestly the reason I came here in the first place is that during that period, this place would be the LAST place on the internet to expect to encounter such childish behavior and in the past such replies would have been downvoted into oblivion. I guess I made the mistake in assuming that "2025 HN" is the same as it was back then; clearly I was wrong as I'm looking at the feed and seeing tons of quality posts with zero-to-miniscule interactions, which would have been unheard of "back in the day". It would seem this place has fallen off from how I remembered it.
Also, (if it makes any difference): I've had hacks happen before where the method used was to instantly spike the processor's heat to force an emergency shut-off (couldn't find any indications of sudden spikes in application memory/processor usage that would have explained this).
But this time the laptop temperature was perfectly normal and there was no indication of sudden heat spikes.
If this actually happened, the best defense is buying a carbon monoxide detector and making sure it's tested regularly
Nice creative writing exercise. I hope you're not expecting serious answers though as this is rather daft, like a plot off a low budget film.
A response from an account created just an hour ago (at the time of this reply) for seemingly no other purpose than to respond to this post with low-effort, ad-hominem crap is definitely something I will be taking very seriously.
I used to do this to people but I'm bound by NDA to not tell you how it works. Scares the shit outta grandma though.
Assuming you're serious and not just trolling, could you at least describe if it's possible to protect against such things and how?
I can make your toilet play "Ave Maria" using nothing but differential pressure too.
Perhaps you can, but can we please stick to the subject?
OK, "I see"; lmao and all that good stuff
You gotta relax. Your submission history suggests that you jump to conclusions as a chronic habit. It's harmless to people like me who like playing with gulliable folks, but probably quite debilitating for you whether you realize it or not. You might want to talk with a doctor about it.
Also, just out of curiosity, when you say, "Your submission history suggests that you jump to conclusions as a chronic habit." ... can you clarify how you yourself infer that from a small series of submissions, only 2 of which has anything to do with "drawing conclusions", both of which clearly suggest the establishment of some sort of system to methodically reach conclusions?
Because otherwise you're just debasing yourself by not only engaging in ad-hominem attacks, but making up the basis for doing so.
You're not helping out very much and quite frankly now you're sounding a bit immature and come off as bragging that you're on the peak of the Hill of Stupidity of the Dunning-Krueger curve ("*I'VE* never had such experience, therefore it can't be possible and you're probably delusional, so "take meds, lol"). Thanks for your replies, I guess, but I have certain experiences with certain things so I know what I'm talking about, despite it seeming like "jumping to conclusions" to you; honestly you come across as a know-it-all college sophomore with that reply.
And speaking of "Jumping to conclusions", you know NOTHING about me and what I do and who I associate with, work with, and sometimes antagonize or the level of technical proficiency they have.
I've personally seen them do things WAY beyond what I describe in this post, some so far beyond what most people would think is technically possible that simply describing it (without proof) would come off as highly-delusional to I suspect most of HN's readers/users.
So despite "they benched 800 pounds" seeming as "You're jumping to conclusions, go see a doctor" material to you, you're talking to someone that has seen them bench 3,000 lbs. (as an analogy).
NOW who's "jumping to conclusions" about what happened and whether or not this was technically-feasible?
This comment is an example of what GP said. They're just a (self-admitted) casual troll and you'd do better to dismiss them instead of emotionally overinvesting in their comments.
In this case the troll is showing you a rare act of kindness in trying to teach you a legitimately healthy lesson by breaking the fourth wall.
On the internet nobody knows you're a dog etc.
I get it and thank you, and maybe it's just me since my time investment in HN was mostly during the period of it's founding until 2015 or so at the latest (this account obviously not withstanding). And perhaps I'm an old fart now an "things have changed, old man" and all that stuff. But honestly the reason I came here in the first place is that during that period, this place would be the LAST place on the internet to expect to encounter such childish behavior and in the past such replies would have been downvoted into oblivion. I guess I made the mistake in assuming that "2025 HN" is the same as it was back then; clearly I was wrong as I'm looking at the feed and seeing tons of quality posts with zero-to-miniscule interactions, which would have been unheard of "back in the day". It would seem this place has fallen off from how I remembered it.
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