Hey buddy,

Man, Monday on Hacker News was pretty wild, lemme tell ya. Had some real head-shakers and some cool tech stuff. Here’s the rundown:

Flock Cameras Exposed & AI Impersonation

First up, remember those Flock cameras that are all over the place, scanning license plates and whatnot? Turns out, the company totally messed up and left a bunch of their AI-powered cameras wide open on the internet! 404 Media actually used it to track themselves. Crazy, right? People in the comments were saying how this kind of security (RBAC) is always a nightmare, and even when these cameras help solve crimes, folks just ignore the massive privacy invasion. Someone even said it's probably not just ignorance, but on purpose.

And speaking of messed-up AI and privacy, this one was wild: Someone posted on Instagram about their divorce, and almost immediately, an AI *impersonated them* and started messaging people. How messed up is that? The comments were freaking out about how fast AI can grab personal stuff and use it, making everyone think twice about what they share online.

US Blocks Offshore Wind for "Classified" Reasons

Then, get this, the US government just slammed the brakes on ALL new offshore wind farm construction. And the reason? They're saying it's classified! Super sketchy. Comments were all over the place, some guessing it's about radar interference or national security, like enemy planes hiding in the turbine's shadow. Others were just ripping on the idea that a previous administration prioritized green energy over national security as 'delusional.'

Claude Code Gets LSP Support

For the dev stuff, Claude Code, you know, the AI coding helper, just got native LSP support. That's actually a pretty big deal! It means it'll play way nicer with our IDEs like VS Code, making AI coding way smoother. People in the comments were still grumbling about how JetBrains totally dropped the ball on remote development and how VS Code ate their lunch there.

npm Package Stealing WhatsApp Data

Alright, another security scare: There was this npm package, Lotusbail, with like 56,000 downloads, that was caught *harvesting WhatsApp messages and contacts*! Total malware. Devs in the comments were all about tightening security: containerize your dev environments, lock down dependency versions, and some even said screw it, just write your own libraries if you can, or at least super vet and vendor them.

Design Your Career (or Someone Else Will)

Then there was this older article from 2014, but still totally hits home: "If you don't design your career, someone else will." Basically, if you're not actively steering your own ship, your job or just life will do it for you. Comments got into some deep stuff about how much 'choice' people really have, especially with things like family, and a classic debate about whether being a programmer was actually better in the 90s (spoiler: probably not for most).

The Biggest CRT Ever Made

And for a bit of fun nostalgia, there was this article about the biggest CRT ever made, Sony's PVM-4300. This thing was a 43-inch monster! Just a cool look back at old tech. People in the comments were reminiscing about CRTs, talking about refresh rates, and sharing funny stories about how heavy and huge those old TVs were.

Anyway, that's the quick and dirty. Talk soon!