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Re:AI Is Getting Way Too Expensive on Friday July 31, 2026 @01:57PM (#49126507)
too expensive, so far
honestly, im glad that linkedin is getting nuked. no one needs that content feed anyways
Re:How version control will evolve for the agent boom on Thursday July 09, 2026 @03:52PM (#48851527)
I still dont let my agents use git.
Re:Slate EV truck starts at $24,950 on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:48AM (#48659781)
can someone please make an EV passenger van with good range and costs 25k?
Re:Everyone Is Wrong About AI Except Me on Wednesday June 24, 2026 @09:46AM (#48659756)
and when AI agents start tasking llms to build better llms on their own that then turn into better agents that then task automated robots to design better hardware then manufacture it and configure it and run agents that start tasking llms to build better llms on their own that etc

at what point does it cease to become a simple mathematical function and start to become an "organism"?

good god how did he get a car into prison?
Re:CrankGPT on Monday June 15, 2026 @02:29PM (#48545209)
I'm a bit disappointed you don't have to insert physical tokens to operate the handle
Re:Firewood Splitting Simulator on Monday June 15, 2026 @02:02PM (#48544900)
where the part where my axe gets stuck and i have to lift up the whole log
Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure on Thursday June 11, 2026 @01:18PM (#48493278)
you kidding me? they were absolutely addicting. Just not casino style.
Re:U.S. kids no longer reading for pleasure on Thursday June 11, 2026 @01:17PM (#48493267)
we have phones and tables to blame. The less of those, the more of reading.
Re:Claude Fable 5 on Wednesday June 10, 2026 @12:43PM (#48478998)
its good for difficult problems, bad for design and code gen
industrial farming
fuck you zuck. no one likes you anyways
it never was. Look around, its a young mans game from the get go
Re:Show HN: Git for AI Agents on Friday May 08, 2026 @01:02PM (#48065849)
I think of git more like a defense and quality control against AI slop than something that should be automated
Re:Show HN: Git for AI Agents on Friday May 08, 2026 @01:02PM (#48065840)
my agent rebased and forcepushed with conflicts...
unless if everyone comes together to poison the data set
if only requiring employers to post the salary for a job could fix this
on point 5, that person may be highly experienced, but its important to know that this highly experienced person must be a good fit for your company size. Often times we assume that hiring an L8 at faang is perfect for a startup and thats usually not the case: they know how to play the big company game, not how to take you from 15 to 100 employees.
Re:Why refusing AI is a fight for the soul on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @03:17PM (#47416948)
I'm just kinda hoping that AI farming robots make food affordable again
Re: on Tuesday March 17, 2026 @03:00PM (#47416748)
production ready "fizz buzz" code. lol. I can't even continue typing this response.
Re:Agentic Engineering Anti Patterns on Thursday March 05, 2026 @07:05AM (#47260666)
am I dumb or does this article just have one anti-pattern making it not plural
Re:Did Alibaba just kneecap its powerful Qwen AI team? on Wednesday March 04, 2026 @09:50PM (#47256887)
but nano banana is so much fun!
ugh I thought this was a new verison drop!
Re:Writing code is cheap now on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @07:42PM (#47160255)
producing clean, well tested code takes a day

after AI producing clean, well tested code takes a day (of reviewing, reprompting, and testing)

Re:Things I learnt about passkeys when building passkeybot on Monday December 22, 2025 @03:55PM (#46358954)
i wish passkeys could replace passwords, not suppliment them
Re:I think nobody wants AI in Firefox, Mozilla on Friday November 14, 2025 @12:47PM (#45929406)
we respect your privacy, except for when we dump it into a publicly shared LLM
agreed- I'd rather those ideals remain true
good thing wikipedia allows its entire database to be downloaded..... go ahead and change it to your will, we will have the data for a few years later....

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