smartbit's comments

On: Squillions: How money laundering won

[smartbit]

I've seen barbers before Covid not accepting cash, after Covid happy to accept cash. The Covid rules for subsidies were very strict, sometimes having to repay all as they didn't fully comply. Cash gives protection against bankruptcy due to unfortunate rules.

On: A 10 year old Xeon is all you need

[smartbit]

enlighten us

[bobmcnamara → smartbit]

https://www.aliexpress.com/s/wiki-ssr/article/2696-v4-ddr3

On: The mysterious Hy3 LLM is topping OpenRouter Model Rankings by a large margin

[smartbit]

Notice that Hy3 Preview usage didn’t go down after the free period was over https://openrouter.ai/tencent/

The list of apps using Hy3 Preview shows Hermes Agent causing 65% usage over the last 3 weeks https://openrouter.ai/tencent/hy3-preview/apps

  Hermes Agent      72B
  OpenClaw          10B
  OpenHands          9B
  Claude Code        8B
  Kilo Code          8B

On: 560-610 minutes of exercise a week needed for substantial heart benefits

[smartbit]

Indeed after the pandemic many more bike, for what I've seen a considerable percentage e-bikes, maybe understandably given the hills and distances in Paris, but imho not the everyday cardio exercise one needs.

On: Iran hit more U.S. military targets than has been reported, satellite images

[smartbit]

https://archive.is/OcpgB

On: Agentic AI systems violate the implicit assumptions of database design

[smartbit]

Postgres has network types https://www.postgresql.org/docs/current/datatype-net-types.h...

  inet —- allows zero bits to the right of the netmask
  cider —- does not allow

On: SpaceX says it has agreement to acquire Cursor for $60B

[smartbit]

Are you using Gemini 3.1 Pro? Subscription or paying for the tokens?

[dzhiurgis → smartbit]

Tried 3.1 pro preview today a little bit, definitely blowing thru credits quicker, not sure about being better quality, but achieved all tasks perfectly.

IDK how Junie does it, but I spend less than $50 USD per month and I'm on it 30 hours per week.

On: Live Nation illegally monopolized ticketing market, jury finds

[smartbit]

Alternative sources

- https://apnews.com/article/live-nation-ticketmaster-antitrus...

- https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/15/arts/music/live-nation-an... or https://archive.is/KA1wV

Background story by Matt Stoller https://www.thebignewsletter.com/p/monopoly-round-up-the-tic... (April 13, 2026)

[jaredwiener → smartbit]

And live coverage with the reactions of various AGs: https://www.forth.news/stories/Ca6C8cj6TyNe7TMMKUnFX

[xrd → smartbit]

Matt Stoller is always worth reading.

On: Claude Code Routines

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> Hi HN! I'm the author of Dagu, a workflow engine that's been in development for a few years.

yohamta in https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44142130

On: Anthropic Will Use CoreWeave's AI Capacity to Power Claude

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https://archive.is/xFx0x