I find quite a lot of it very satisfying. For example, the deep mathematical symmetries of gauge theory and how they relate to the observed forces of the universe is truly amazing.
The device you used to make this comment relies heavily on quantum effects to make efficient transistors. The necessary theoretical understanding of semiconductors did not exist 120 years ago.
tldr: AI voice synthesis isn’t just a technical novelty. When male-dominated platforms and creators simulate female voices, it can obscure real female voices and reinforce existing power imbalances in who gets heard, especially in music and media. Genuine representation matters.
I wouldn't characterize what Linus has written as "lashing out". He's just making a sensible engineering decision about what the linux kernel is and is not. For Linus, the tone is way below the threshold of "lashing out".
The attack boils down to sending phishing emails that contain a url that looks like a legitimate booking.com url but is actually this url. Note the unicode characters that can make it seem like a booking.com url:
Edit: HN presents the unicode characters in the domain in a way that makes it clear they're not slashes (well done HN!) so you'll need to look at the url when you hover over it.
My order is a "long black" with 3 shots. I'm in Australia so that means three espresso shots with some hot water to make it normal coffee sized. It looks like a cup of filter coffee but I prefer the taste of the espresso coffee.
Edit to add: Previous HN discussions about PineBuds https://hn.algolia.com/?q=PineBuds