binarypixel

Ask HN: When did Spotify become YouTube/TikTok?

Posted by binarypixel on Sunday April 26, 2026 @06:34AM
from the ask-hn dept.

The tablet my child is using is mostly limited to Spotify to listen to music and audiobooks. Other apps are locked/limited and I have set up DNS so it's using Cloudflare's "family DNS" to filter adult content, set up safe search, etc.We have watched all Indiana Jones movies together so far, with the exception of Temple of Doom due to its frightening scenes.My child came to me today and showed...

( Read More... | 1 comment | 3 points | on HN )

Re:College instructor turns to typewriters to curb AI-written work on Sunday April 19, 2026 @04:31PM (#47827417)

Interesting thought! I wonder what kind of assignments, etc. would require AI that would still allow assessing how the student has absorbed the knowledge. Maybe the assignment would require sending in the prompts and the whole conversation how the problem was approached and solved?

With the calculator analogy, I think that the calculator automates executing certain algorithms (like multiplication, etc.), but using AI takes away some (most?) of the thinking.