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Re:The assistant axis: situating and stabilizing the character of LLMs
on Monday January 19, 2026 @06:58PM (#46686257)
Is the Assistant channeling Uncharles?
Claude on Jira: What's the Big Deal?
Why is my chat speaking non-words like um and uh?
It’s probably the most inane behavior and when I tell it to stop it says “of course, um, I’m here to help”
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (July 2025)
on Monday July 28, 2025 @09:18AM (#44710594)
Cool idea, tried to signup and got: Invalid state parameter
Re:
on Wednesday January 22, 2025 @03:31PM (#42797154)
If the description and reporting is accurate, this person did everything right and was cleared medically (initially), yet sadly still passed away. Unlucky? Bad helmet design? Incompetent concussion assesssment?
Re:Show HN: Embed an SQLite database in your PostgreSQL table
on Tuesday November 19, 2024 @10:15AM (#42184299)
MySQL has limited spatial data/function support versus PostGIS extension.
Re:Something weird is happening with LLMs and chess
on Friday November 15, 2024 @03:15AM (#42144870)
Not true if we’re talking sensible chess moves.
Re:New better alterative to XML, JSON and YAML
on Thursday November 07, 2024 @05:29AM (#42075412)
In fact, the purpose of the maxOccurs indicator in xsd is to specify that an xml element may only appear once.
Re:New better alterative to XML, JSON and YAML
on Monday November 04, 2024 @12:14AM (#42038686)
What advantages does XML have over what? Whatever you’re saying, it’s not as self-evident as you think it is. Respectfully, I think this standard needs to be reframed as version 0.1
Re:New better alterative to XML, JSON and YAML
on Sunday November 03, 2024 @11:43PM (#42038518)
A new better alternative definition of Terse:
The act of proclaiming a “new standard” without any user community to speak of.
Re:Turn your phone or tablet into a chess clock
on Sunday November 03, 2024 @12:40PM (#42034577)
A nice option:
https://chessclock.org/
Re:Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenw...
on Thursday October 10, 2024 @12:28AM (#41795514)
Semi-pro, friendo. I don't do the socials. Wish I played a more sought-after instrument though.
You surely know that scammy subscription models are rife in every space. That's why open-source champions like Matt are an inspiration. But nobody's perfect, so have a little grace.
Re:The Data Visualisation Catalogue: find the right method for your data
on Saturday October 05, 2024 @02:14PM (#41751777)
Good potential, appreciate the organization of topics but not the ads and clickbait stuff.
Re:Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenw...
on Thursday October 03, 2024 @12:08AM (#41727299)
I’m with you Matt! I like your strategy here.
Re:Filed: WP Engine Inc. v Automattic Inc. and Matthew Charles Mullenw...
on Thursday October 03, 2024 @12:04AM (#41727284)
Here’s a load of crap and personal opinion masked as “sage advice” or some such thing. All I can say is, thanks Matt for taking a principled stand!
Re:React for R
on Wednesday September 18, 2024 @10:45AM (#41580349)
I think this SA perspective is outdated or perhaps never adequately investigated. Packages like renv solve for these issues, and they work great.
Re:GitHub Is Down
on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @07:40PM (#41251832)
statute of limitations for HN comment predictions is 3 years.
Re:GitHub Is Down
on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @07:33PM (#41251754)
checked out radicle: doesn't do windows
Re:GitHub Is Down
on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @07:17PM (#41251582)
down! unicorn!
fatal: unable to access: 502
cli, web, and iOS app :-/
Re:GitHub Is Down
on Wednesday August 14, 2024 @07:15PM (#41251554)
Thank goodness for HN status reports.
Re:Show HN: PRQL in PostgreSQL
on Monday February 19, 2024 @03:28PM (#39434407)
Why is this PRQL extension for Postgres limited to Mac and Linux? What dependencies on Windows are the obstacles, and is there an expected solution in the near-term?
Re:PgAdmin 4 v8.0
on Wednesday November 29, 2023 @09:43AM (#38459889)
One thing pgAdmin 4 does very well is the geometry/geography viewer for spatial data.
Re:Phosphorous discovered in outskirts of the Milky Way for the first ...
on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:33AM (#38376098)
Phosphorus discovered. The noun, a chemical element.
Re:WordPress Blocks Bingbot by Default
on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:27AM (#38376047)
Bad link, reposting
Re:WordPress Blocks Bingbot by Default
on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:26AM (#38376042)
Apparently due to concerns with AI bot crawling, and the fact that Bingbot is currently undifferentiated from AI, Wordpress now blocks Bing (and DuckDuckGo, perhaps others) from indexing public blogs that aren’t Business plan or above.
WordPress Blocks Bingbot by Default
WordPress Blocks Bingbot by Default
Re:WordPress Blocks Bingbot by Default
on Wednesday November 22, 2023 @02:19AM (#38375988)
Apparently due to concerns with AI bot crawling, and the fact that Bingbot is currently undifferentiated from AI, Wordpress now blocks Bing (and DuckDuckGo, perhaps others) from indexing public blogs that aren’t Business plan or above.
Re:Launch HN: PeerDB (YC S23) – Fast, Native ETL/ELT for Postgres
on Friday July 28, 2023 @06:45PM (#36914393)
That’s right! If it’s easy then it should be easy for your team to add —- but if it’s not easy then it’d be even more useful for your team to add! Win win