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Re:The Quest to Identify a Westerner Called 'The Most Famous Face in C... on Sunday April 12, 2026 @03:26PM (#47743409)
https://archive.is/sMmp9
Re:Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps on Friday March 20, 2026 @07:34AM (#47453183)
There is a way out!

https://grapheneos.org

Re:Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help on Saturday December 13, 2025 @02:29AM (#46252799)
This kind of thing happens more often than people think. You trade convenience for blind trust and sometimes that trust gets revoked without warning. Whether it's Apple, Google or whoever’s "ecosystem" you live in if you don’t own your keys and data, you’re just a tenant who forgot the landlord doesn’t take calls.
Re:How to Stay Sane in a World That Rewards Insanity on Thursday November 20, 2025 @02:48PM (#45996819)
No VPN allowed, why?
Re:Ask HN: Anyone else experiencing lower quality in Claude Code since... on Friday October 24, 2025 @06:11AM (#45692946)
No idea, I haven’t used CC in a while but I’ve noticed a general pattern with these AI tools where they seem to start strong then slowly degrade over time.

Could be cost optimisation through some sort of resource throttling. Most of these companies aren’t profitable so it wouldn’t surprise me if they’re quietly tuning things down to save compute.

Ask HN: Am I the only one not using AI?

Posted by acqbu on Thursday October 23, 2025 @04:01AM
from the ask-hn dept.

I've tried using various AI tools and models over the past couple of years, but honestly it feels like it gives me a false sense of confidence. Plus, the time I supposedly save building things gets eaten up debugging, correcting, improving the AI-generated slop.Am I using the tools wrong or are others finding the same thing?

( Read More... | 37 comments | 3 points | on HN )
Re:New study reveals early impact of AI on job market in UK on Wednesday October 08, 2025 @08:31AM (#45515432)
The study in question: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5516798
Re:Visa holders on vacation have 15 hours to return to US or pay $100k... on Saturday September 20, 2025 @02:27PM (#45315921)
President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skill visa holders only applies to new applicants — not current visa holders who may be on travel outside of the U.S. — according to a U.S. official granted anonymity to speak about the policy. Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/donald-trump-h1b-vi...
Re:Visa holders on vacation have 15 hours to return to US or pay $100k... on Saturday September 20, 2025 @02:26PM (#45315913)
Likely because it's too political
Re:GrapheneOS accessed Android security patches but not allowed to pub... on Friday September 12, 2025 @04:56AM (#45220138)
You're absolutely right

Motorola/Lenovo then?

Re:GrapheneOS accessed Android security patches but not allowed to pub... on Thursday September 11, 2025 @04:53PM (#45215994)
Is it Framework?
Re:A Website Is a Room on Friday September 05, 2025 @09:21AM (#45138264)
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Re:Ask HN: What alternatives to GitHub are you using? on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @10:28AM (#44876649)
Codeberg
Re:GLM-4.5: Agentic, Reasoning, and Coding (ARC) Foundation Models [pdf] on Tuesday August 12, 2025 @07:25AM (#44874887)
Kimi K2 has been the best so far in my experience
Re:The Secret Poker Game You Can Play on the Subway on Wednesday February 19, 2025 @04:59PM (#43108289)
Okay nice but what if queen identifies as king?

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