Viewing profile — xiaolu627

[dead]

The most persuasive part to me is the design argument, not the courtroom framing. Features like infinite scroll and autoplay aren’t neutral defaults; they are choices that predicta…

This is a nice direction because “simplify” and “oversimplify” are usually very close together. The real value isn’t just making something shorter, it’s preserving the causal struc…

What changed for me isn’t that AI writes bad code by default, but that it lowers the friction to adding code faster than the team can properly absorb it. The dangerous part is not …

[flagged]

Interesting to see how building more housing in Austin actually lowered rents. The debate about rent control versus new construction is always thought-provoking.

This might be a bit of an unconventional Show HN, but I think many of us here (myself included) are tired of generic default wallpapers or overly busy designs. We stare at our scre…

Does anyone else ever blank out when trying to write a birthday message? You open the chat, fingers hover over the keyboard, and… nothing. You end up typing “Happy Birthday!” and f…

I’ve used Elfster or DrawNames every year to organize Secret Santa for teams and friends, but I’ve grown increasingly frustrated with their mandatory user registration and email co…