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Re:Show HN: Qwen3-4B with the AI writing tics trained out on Monday October 19, 2026 @10:19AM (#50152842)

    and needs no system prompt
A human would write "and doesn't need a system prompt."
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Re:Don't put your name to bot-written content on Friday July 24, 2026 @04:13AM (#49032621)
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Re:Ask HN: Alternative Careers in the Age of AI on Thursday July 23, 2026 @06:01AM (#49019177)
Has safety tech progressed enough to avoid permanent vision damage by now?
Imagine the pressure on Instagram and Tiktok to serve better content if they were forced to pick out, say, 100 short videos per person per day. And not just for kids, adults need a break from this addiction machine as well.
Re:Neanderthals ran 'fat factories' 125,000 years ago on Sunday May 03, 2026 @05:49AM (#47995281)
Bears and wolves were indeed "removed" from parts of Europe by humans.
Adults should be protected from these predatory services as well.
Re:An AI Vibe Coding Horror Story on Tuesday April 14, 2026 @06:35AM (#47763784)
Regulations are written in blood and it will take a bit for vibe coding to cause enough problems.
Small issue: Can't do cmd+a in the search bar and I'd like it more if the hitbox for the "start menu" extended fully to the edges.
Re:Claude Code is locking people out for hours on Tuesday April 07, 2026 @12:12PM (#47677528)
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If they have to support something that most everybody has they will soon stop supporting alternatives that are not required by law. What then?
Re:Arno's Engram Keyboard Layouts on Wednesday March 18, 2026 @04:45AM (#47423218)
The Svalboard with just the old default QWERTY based layout was enough to save my hands after having tried pretty much every ergonomic keyboard out there. I'll never get tired of recommending this keyboard!
Re:Global warming has accelerated significantly on Friday March 06, 2026 @12:44PM (#47278379)
China is also replacing old, inefficient coal power plants with new ones.
Re:We installed a single turnstile to feel secure on Wednesday February 25, 2026 @07:03AM (#47150431)
Considering caning often creates scars I don't see how it avoids permanent injury.
I don't think Elixir's Ash is too far off: https://ash-hq.org
Re:AI is not a coworker, it's an exoskeleton on Friday February 20, 2026 @05:52AM (#47086334)
Please check your links, 3/7 don't work and it's the most interesting ones.
I would say the main thing that got people to switch to Discord was the fact that voice chat was free, paid for by VC money.
The only moat in all of this is capital.
Re:Two days of oatmeal reduce cholesterol level on Friday January 30, 2026 @12:33PM (#46827246)
Patient compliance is notoriously fickle, especially when it comes to changing one's lifestyle (diet).
Re:Finding and Fixing Ghostty's Largest Memory Leak on Sunday January 11, 2026 @10:28AM (#46576539)
How little guidance can you give Claude Code to a) find and b) fix this memory leak? Summoning @simonw
Re:Claude Code CLI Broken on Thursday January 08, 2026 @04:48AM (#46539189)
Was it Steve Yegge who introduced "but is it good? [yes]"? I can't find the first instance of this.
HPV is also responsible for very unsightly genital warts. I'd think people would want to avoid that if possible.
Re:Resistance training load does not determine hypertrophy on Thursday January 01, 2026 @07:06AM (#46453473)
Be sure to not take strengthlevel.com too seriously.
The skill set required to reach leadership positions does not necessarily match the skill set of a good leader.
Re:Show HN: Aidlab – Health Data for Devs on Monday October 13, 2025 @11:01AM (#45569073)
Very commendable approach!

Are you using Movesense as the chest movement sensor per chance? I've been looking into breathing rate lately, but haven't made the jump just yet.

Re:Way past its prime: how did Amazon get so rubbish? on Sunday October 05, 2025 @04:24AM (#45479895)
Amazon.de customer service has consistently been much better than anything else in Germany, so it's probably not the law.
Re:Bundler Belongs to the Ruby Community on Thursday September 25, 2025 @10:14AM (#45372848)
> DHH and Lutke don’t have the community’s best interests at heart.

How does this manifest?

This moderate amount of UV is enough to accelerate skin aging which is why we wear sunscreen.

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