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balls187

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About balls187

Hi there, my name is [insert name here] and I am a programmer who specializes in making logic errors. I have been writing code for many years now and have become quite proficient at creating logical errors in my programs. While this may not seem like a desirable skill, I have found that my ability to create logic errors has actually helped me to identify and fix errors in other people's code. In my free time, I enjoy reading up on the latest programming techniques and learning new ways to make logic errors even more effectively. I am excited to be a part of the Hacker News community and look forward to sharing my knowledge and experiences with others.

Recent public activity

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    Comment #49248953

    Isn't this the pervert trying to record me in when I am changing in the locker room? Hard pass.

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    Comment #49205356

    That's right. It's not skill. It's technique. And there are techniques that make it brain dead simple.

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    Comment #49048975

    I think we're just in an transition point. When I get materials that are clearly AI generated, I look at them as if there was less effort put into it. But that is irrational. If it…

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    Comment #49048559

    Her ted talk about the math of love is so great. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yFVXsjVdvmY And when she straight laughs in Michael Steven's face about the price of a pencil. http…

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    Comment #49037619

    Yeah, never ask a fox to count your chickens.

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    Comment #49031455

    Not OP, but Sailor KOP Naganita Togi.

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    Comment #49031445

    I exclusively take notes by hand now, and have amassed a pretty interesting collection of pens, paper and notebooks.

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    Comment #48800058

    The company that helps connect kids with the adults who want to harm them is having a hard time replacing humans? Shocking.

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    Comment #48678295

    1: true. 2: that someone else has to get approval for the cost

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    Comment #48677925

    And AI is the reason why developers are being laid off. Don't trust a fox to count your chickens.

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    Comment #48677096

    I guess the days of engineers getting to be so casual about memory footprint and CPU cycles is over.

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    Comment #48677054

    Not OpenAI’s fault that the cost of a shipping container doubled. I collect fountain pens which have nothing to do with the data center market and the big 3 Japanese makers announc…

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    Comment #48635564

    Valve very much is in the position to subsidize the costs; they charge 30% royalty per game sold. Valve often boasts that they have a very high Rev / Employee number.

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    Comment #48462548

    Opening paragraph is not the profile of a rockstar developer. At least not the rockstars I had the pleasure of working with.

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    Comment #48426524

    It had nothing to do with smarts. They held a public comment about the changes and responded accordingly.

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    Comment #48425326

    I left my comment saying it was a bad idea.

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    Comment #48421437

    Early on with ChatGPT I had it write a script for an Avengers movie, but all the Avengers have below average intelligence.

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    Comment #48421428

    More like, HN crowd is anti-HYPE

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    Comment #48235666

    > So obviously there is no reason to invent things that are not true. Because everyone who has ever been convicted of a crime actually committed the crime.

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    Comment #48232199

    Thank god. I’ve been waiting to have a reason to tell someone I collect fountain pens. Computers depreciate because they are obviously being supplanted by newer better models—until…

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    Comment #48232157

    I’ve had the best luck selling in Craigslist. Every other platform has been sub par.

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    Comment #48232067

    No. Our justice system has never actually been based on evidence. It’s based on the doctrine of judicial discretion in the name of preserving order.

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    Comment #48217528

    Not just google. I asked ChatGPT about some pen refills, and it gave me a very factual response sourcing to my own reddit post discussing the topic.

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    Comment #47980621

    Generating a QR code to see the graph online is kind of cool, but also kinda dumb too. I mean, these days kids have smartphones, what's the point of a graphing calculator?

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    Comment #47980594

    The comments on this are fascinating . Although, I was waiting for someone to chime in with "HP is better cuz RPN." 2 dinners out for a family of four would cover the cost of this …