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https://www.audiolabs-erlangen.de/content/resources/aesCodin...

Gemini / antigravity didn't use to be this hamstrung. Something recently changed within the past couple months that makes doing security work very difficult to do. Even auditing/securing your own code now requires an insane amount of prompt engineering that is utterly ridiculous and did not use to be required.

Speaking from experience, neither apple nor Google will enforce dmca takedown requests unless they come from the courts. Even when provided clear and direct evidence. Their position is "we do not arbitrate". I sort of get it but also the cost barrier to copyright infringement is headed to zero while the ability to protect your IP and enforce your copyright remains expensive. Wild times ahead.

A similar thing is happening to me. I worked on something for 3 years which I give away for free to help people and a thief took my software, ran it through ai to rebrand everything and relaunched as their own app. Unfortunately the ai missed a few Easter eggs I had hidden so the theft is undeniable. Google and Apple are useless for dmca unless you have a court order. They refuse to look at or arbitrate. So now I'm on to fighting this in court on principal which is going to be expensive.

Theft is only going to become worse. It's already so easy and it's going to become even easier. We aren't prepared for what's ahead.

Bingo. The bigger story is that the float is not there so the companies are "public" in that they sell a small number of shares at IPO to get crazy market caps that then force the ETFs to buy stimulating demand. It's genius and infuriating at the same time.

Homes last for 50+ years and are fixed objects that establish the visual look of our communities and outdoor space. They aren't disposable products. The way you get economies of scale is by repetitive builds and a highly optimized supply chain. You could get efficiencies if every home was built and looked the same but most people don't want to make that tradeoff

There are some things that could improve the situation. Post frame construction, Pre built trusses, macerating toilets that are more forgiving for sewer tie ins, localized instant hot so you don't have to run separate hot water lines, radiant heating so you don't have to run the duct work. It's all tradeoffs though and you aren't going to get a $500k house for $30k.

The other thing holding back progress are building codes and city laws. To be fair a lot of those codes exist for good reason but the inspection and permit system is suboptimal in most cases. You can buy a $30k small studio on Amazon right now that shows up on the back of a truck but good luck with your city allowing you to use it as a dwelling.

Glad to see financial institutions use voice authentication. Absolutely nothing could go wrong with that.

Not a doctor, but reading this https://www.cnn.com/2026/05/22/sport/kyle-busch-death

“I’ve got an individual that’s (experiencing) shortness of breath, very hot, thinks he’s going to pass out and producing a little bit of blood – coughing up some blood,”

and then seeing that he was hiking in the Sierra in California 5 days earlier https://x.com/KyleBusch/status/2055384870638309742 leads me to believe he developed blood clots and had a massive Pulmonary Edema that killed him.

PE's are no joke and can happen to young and fit people at times seemingly at random. Clotting can be triggered by genetic causes, dehydration, and long flights/drives without moving your legs but sometimes they just happen.

If your body doesn't absorb them they can tear off and go to your lungs or heart resulting in shortness of breath and coughing up blood. 20% of PE's kill people instantly with no warning which was shocking to learn about.

Wear your compression socks on long flights and get up and stretch your legs. Same for sitting at on office or going on long drives. And if your legs every feel heavy, hot, or sweaty for apparently no reason go directly to the ER. A d-dimer test and subsequently an ultrasound will confirm. The fix? blood thinners and monitoring until your body takes care of them.

Currently reading Command and Control after visiting the Titan missle silo I'm Tucson Az. If you're into Nuclear history check it out. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Command_and_Control_%28book%29

I'm a perfect world, artists would rent a facility and sell/resell their own tickets (or partner with a ticket processor that offers price caps on resales) thereby controlling the issuance and resale of tickets. In reality, the facilities often have their own deals with people like ticketmaster and the artist has no control. It works out for the artist because they lock in the msrp of every ticket and don't have to deal with demand. But it sucks for the fans. Capitalism.

Vs code extensions have been terrifying for a long time. Such a wild and obvious attack vector. I'm constantly getting pop ups in vscode to install an extension because it recognizes a certain file type. It's 50-50 whether that extension is owned by a company or some random dev. Some of these have millions of installs and on first glance appear to be official company owned extensions. I'm at a point in my life where I only installed official company owned extensions and even that is hard to be sure I'm not getting suckered. Sad state.

Yeah I've considered that as well. Was loving having everything in the same ecosystem and have been pleased with the Gemini 3.1 models. I still think this is a blip and Google will come around. It doesn't make any sense.

It's really baffling. Zero transition plan. I could see them offering something to businesses and not consumers. But the other way around has me scratching my head. I figured out how to get it working again with code assist, a gcp project, some custom json and a bunch of clicks in various places but even with plenty of quota for the Gemini models in gcp, antigravity fairly quickly told me I was out of quota for a week so they also have a tracker for antigravity quota that's separate.

Meanwhile Google acquired windsurf, released antigravity, and recently handicapped it for Google business workspace users by removing the AI Ultra plan for workspace. So the only real way to use antigravity is either being a Google employee or using a personal account and AI Ultra.

https://knowledge.workspace.google.com/admin/gemini/ai-ultra...

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Dear administrator,

We are simplifying our Google Workspace AI add-ons to focus AI tool access on our core services. As part of this shift, we are removing the Workspace AI Ultra Access add-on as an offering. Starting July 7, 2026, you will no longer have access to this add-on and your existing AI Ultra Access add-on licenses will be automatically transitioned to the AI Expanded Access add-on. We’re providing you this update as our records indicate that one or more users in your organization are currently assigned a Workspace AI Ultra Access license.

What this means for your organization To allow time for your organization to adapt, your AI Ultra add-on subscription will remain active until the following dates, depending on your plan type:

Flexible plans: These changes take effect starting July 7, 2026 Annual/Fixed-term plans: These changes take effect on your next subscription renewal on or after July 7, 2026 Once these changes take effect, your organization will no longer have access to AI Ultra Access add-on, including the following Additional Products:

Developer Tools: Google Antigravity, Gemini CLI, and Gemini Code Assist plug-ins Video Editing Tools: Flow Continued services:

Your organization will continue to have access to the Gemini app, NotebookLM, and Gemini in Workspace features through your Google Workspace Business or Enterprise edition. Lower usage limits for certain features will apply depending on the feature and your Workspace Business or Enterprise edition. Your organization can continue to use the Gemini app and Google Vids for video generation. Please note, these Additional Products will continue to be available in Google One AI Plans.

What you need to do If you take no action prior to July 7, 2026, Google will automatically transition your users with the AI Ultra Access add-on license to the AI Expanded Access add-on. This lower cost AI add-on is offered at $24 per user per month with a Flexible billing plan, compared to the AI Ultra add-on which costs $250 per user per month with a flexible plan. The AI Expanded Access add-on provides higher access to advanced AI features in the Gemini app, NotebookLM, and Google Workspace apps than is available in Business and Enterprise plans.

Transition date: For flexible plans, these changes will take effect starting July 7, 2026. For annual and fixed-term plans, these changes will take effect on your next subscription renewal on or after July 7, 2026. If you have an offline Google Workspace agreement, your AI Ultra Access subscription will not automatically renew or be moved to an AI Expanded Access subscription on your renewal date. Learn more about your current plan. Subscription billing: If you are on a flexible plan, your next bill after July 7, 2026 will be prorated to account for the difference in price. If you are on an annual or fixed-term plan, your bill at renewal will be based on the AI Expanded Access add-on subscription price. Looking ahead, we are exploring ways to support even higher AI usage limits with AI Expanded Access add-on overages, giving admins more flexibility in how they empower their most progressive AI users.

If you do not want your users to automatically transition to the AI Expanded Access add-on starting from the dates listed above, you can:

Transition users earlier: You can initiate the transition of users to the AI Expanded Access add-on before July 7, 2026. Cancel your AI Ultra Access add-on: When you cancel, you will immediately lose access to the services and higher usage of AI capabilities as outlined above and your final bill will be prorated to the date of cancellation. You will continue to have access to features in the Gemini app, NotebookLM, and Gemini in Workspace based on your Workspace Business or Enterprise edition, with lower usage limits depending on the feature. Alternative for developer tools: For ongoing access to Gemini CLI and Gemini Code Assist plug-ins, you may also consider Gemini Enterprise Standard and Plus editions.

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Received this email yesterday. The initial read of the email made me think I was losing antigravity and gemini cli with no alternatives, until you read all the way to the bottom of the note. Looks like I can switch to the Enterprise plan which is cheaper (awesome) but it doesn't really tell me if I'm getting the same services and unlimited rate limits.

What's weird is the Ultra plan is still listed here: https://one.google.com/about/google-ai-plans/

What's going on Google?? Also if you say you're taking something away from me, you should also point me to what to replace it with in the same sentence.

Yeah what was said below. Lack of experience. A lot of people just don't know to ask about it or think through data flows. Running your code base through an llm asking it to act as a l7 security auditor, take it's time, think from first principles, and look for data leaks and potential security gaps in the code and architecture is a good start. Also don't ignore supabase when it gives you suggestions on things to fix.

As a solo entrepreneur you really have to prioritize your time but spending an extra day or two to think through everything using something like Gemini thinking or pro and an llm with an eye on security before you start taking customer data is probably a really good use of your time and you'll learn a thing or three. Just keep asking why and think critically.

I've seen this at so many startups (and worked to patch the gaps and put in best practices) including those backed by top tier VCs. The problem is that it is rare for startups to have security minded people.

It's usually designers, people who can raise money, and generalists who can stitch together apis. It's not generally platform, db, or security minded people. The proliferation of things like vercel and supabase have exacerbated this.

So you get people deploying API keys client side and dbs without rls. Or deploying service keys client side when they should be anon. I mean really basic stuff.

Virtual credit cards have been a thing for years. I remember bank of america or Citi providing them to me 15+ years ago. If I recall it was a java app or maybe even a standalone exe. Shocked they never took off more broadly.

Robinhood absolutely nails this. Best virtual credit card system I have ever used. So seamless. Can auth a card for one time use, 24 hours, or indefinite until you cancel. Such a great UI / UX

This is bigger than github: https://downdetector.com

Ebay is having issues right now. Appears to be at the edge. I'm guessing the root cause is also what is affecting github right now. What other sites are experiencing issues?

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The Casa Diablo geothermal facility in the eastern Sierra Nevada of California has been a success. I also remember reading years back about ideas surrounding how to extract energy from Yellowstone both to provide clean energy but also to decrease risk of another massive explosion. If I recall they were proposing digging a massive horizontal tunnel to come in deep and extract heat without compromising the roof.

Long Valley Caldera Geothermal Area | Open Energy Information https://share.google/5DvljMhL3EVMDeIAL

Can we update the title to append "and came back 5 days later" we don't need click bait titles on hn.

With hp shutting down anyware / teradici / pcoip there are quite a few people looking for alternatives that support high resolution multi monitor with 60fps high bit depth playback and things like wacom tablet support and all three OS. Parsec and DCV are out there on the spend money side. I'm excited about the open source efforts. Things like rustdesk,kyber, and teraguchi. The community needs an open source high performance option.

https://github.com/rustdesk/rustdesk

https://github.com/thedepartmentofexternalservices/teraguchi

https://kyber.tech/

So slate.auto?

Oddly specific. The interactions and variables in biology and physics create way more permutations than many (perhaps all?) people can wrap their heads around but that doesn't mean the possibility of reasoning from first principles doesn't exist. There are very well defined pathways in both medicine and physics. The ones we haven't discovered are most likely much more complex and may contain recursive loops that make tradeoffs inevitable. Or not. The rapid improvement in pattern recognition and processing leads me to believe we are in for a wild time over the next 10 years with a ton of breakthroughs in both physics and medicine.

SSG are over engineered? If anything it feels the opposite. Everything in a text git repo, templated, and a llm can understand and extend. Git branch to test new builds, merge to main deploys globally on cloudflare. Super fast load times, zero security issues to worry about, zero dependencies. Version control. Zip it up and take it wherever you want.

No server side things to worry about. It's super clean. Jekyll, css, js, GitHub and cloudflare is such a clean and refreshing setup.

Good additional info. I used a shortcut I figured most people would understand without getting into the weeds.

Sure but I should add I'm not saying this should be done in place of current reporting. It should be done in addition to. I'm advocating for more transparency augmented with periodic storytelling. Over time that noise becomes the pulse of the company.

Wrt Shannon, the channel capacity today vastly exceeds that of 1934 when quarterly reporting became standard. Give me more data and a filter any day over a once every 6 month black box. 6 month reporting is undersampling.

Maybe. I'l am also not saying they need to say where the dollars came from, went to, or what they were for. Aggregate daily flows. Could you do some deductive reasoning to make an informed guess especially when large sums are involved? Perhaps.

I am also of the (perhaps wrong) opinion that the majority of the important stuff leaks anyways, just not on a level playing field.