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Not sure how bad the ads are if we're talking about them 30 years later. Then again, it's not like they're 3dfx-level good: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35027437

I wasn't referring to any specific episode. Rather, the notion that what you build matters way more than metrics. Talking in metrics just makes one sound like a stereotype from the…

> Any advice? Yeah, don't put YC on a pedestal. Whatever ship the supposed prestige was on sailed a long time ago, then sank. One would hope that would create a habitable reef, but…

Correct. The advisor portraits are real, though.

I lasted about a week before giving up on 4.7 and reverting to 4.6 myself. It introduced so many regressions it was nuts, then failed to troubleshoot the very regressions it introd…

SC3K had a masterfully executed advisor system that felt both classy and warm. Ditto its music and art. Unfortunately for SC4, they proceeded to make all the advisors 3D-rendered S…

That feeling when you're on the cusp of cracking AGI but your fake-OnlyFans bot army can't quite keep up even basic appearances.

It occurred to me recently that AI's degradation of the human factor via way of increased pressure on the remaining ranks of humans might actually be far more damaging than the AI'…

In other words it's not the car and its energy use, but rather its occupants. A Night at the Roxbury comes to mind. Except, way less cool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/It%27s_Always_Sunny_in_Philade... ^ Educational resources for the ignorant that instead prefer to discuss the merits of the term "bro", at length.

> Dennis is the best, but the book did him a disservice by painting an unrealistically sunny picture of him as some kind of visionary figure. Wait, 'unrealistically sunny'? You bet…

> I cannot see any reason, over than oversight and a lack of imagination, why something useful in Ukraine in 2022 was not feasible or useful in 2017 by the USA. Perhaps it had to d…

Having written more sed invocations by hand than I care to remember, please bin me in the mediocre camp. Aside: The speed at which AI can spit out complex diagnostics is nuts. Par …

> ... Does it have any waste products? ... There's now commercially-available computers that operate using human neurons. I figure before too long we'll be feeding our computers Pe…

> ... but as there's no complete feedback loop, it still would require a lot of human effort. Not for long. Picture this: a robot receives instructions on what to physically solder…

I wasn't judging nor disputing that, just think it's a sad commentary on the current state of the world when outsourcing is considered as dirty as scam and cam girl operations.

That won't work for long. I'm putting my money on miniature RC Incom T-47s complete with tow cables. It should be required that as soon as firmware detects that its bipedal host ha…

> ... it is a mixed (live women and AI) porn webcam app. > ... various scam niches ... > ... and much more ethical line of business than outsourcing. Wild.

> ..."This is the problem - no wait, we already proved it can't be this - but actually ..." Ditto. Has me wondering why there isn't a reconciliation pass somewhere on the final out…

> Be prepared for an eye-watering invoice if you have a bug or get hacked. Speaking of: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47787042 I really hope that person gets a resolution fr…

> I'm a pre-launch sole proprietor who put all my personal savings into this startup. This bill would financially destroy me for usage that generated zero business value. That's te…

> 1. Is the user productive or distracted? Pomodoro and todo list apps are so yesterday. Now I can have my graphics card observe me as an ever-vigilant guardian of productivity. Th…

Using Claude 4.6 [Extended thinking] exclusively via the web interface: No, not really. My use case is having Claude tear through an extremely complex Kubernetes setup, reviewing c…

> ... but I found out they were planning to mount teleoperated weapons on the robotic platforms for a demo. I’m not willing to go there, so I resigned without another offer. There'…