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Re:SS United States to be sunk as largest artificial reef on Wednesday October 28, 2026 @11:13AM (#50275051)
Is there no value in scrap metal?
Im tired of hearing about "The Singularity"
Re:Show HN: I was wrong about scrollytelling landing pages on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @03:55PM (#49188109)
I think there is a niche market for these. But its certainly not for every website.
Re:The next chapter of our AI momentum on Wednesday August 05, 2026 @03:53PM (#49188073)
Woah, Jeff and Sanjay are big losses. The hits keep coming for google ai
I think X (formerly Twitter) provides an API called the Filtered Stream endpoint to let you see tweets in real time. Its also crazy expensive, like $40K a month or something. So is this similar?
Re:Ask HN: What has your personal website/blog done for you? on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:36AM (#49169614)
I made defmetrix for myself. I started making tools that I used in my daily job and just put them online for others to use for free. Its also more convenient for me to access my tools/data anywhere via the web and its been a fun learning experience to run a site.
Re:Jeff Bezos just filed to sell $4B in Amazon on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:34AM (#49169578)
The stock is at an all time high, who can blame him. We all know at some point he is going to sell his shares. And its not like hes selling them all, this is a small amount for him.
Re:Three major PC makers now using Chinese memory on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:31AM (#49169544)
Im very biased because I work in the US defense industry, but I dont see this ending well. Im afraid of the downstream effects, and they might not even be real.
Same here. Ugh
Re:Show HN: A new type of search engine on Tuesday August 04, 2026 @10:26AM (#49169476)
You say, "This type of search engine does not work well for informational search intent". What specifics areas does the search engine work well for? Also great job, this is neat!
this could be handy. ill try it out, thanks for sharing!
Re:Flock cameras are getting mobbed on Thursday July 30, 2026 @02:36PM (#49113874)
I dont think anyone should be surprised. This reminds me of when people started throwing the rentable electric scooters into rivers and ponds.
Re:Read this before you buy that TV streaming stick on Thursday July 30, 2026 @02:35PM (#49113846)
I didnt know anybody bought a streaming stick anymore
This is awesome, I just bookmarked your tool. Ive been looking for something simple to use, since Its not easy to use the segment anything tool anymore. Thanks!
I hear what you are saying. There are many CEOs and companies that I also dont like. But I dont spend everyday checking their stock price and cheering for them to fail like they are my rival sports team. I just dont understand why many people are so glued to watching his companies, rooting for failure, and running to post on the internet as soon as something bad happens. I cant think of a similar situation.
Ive never understood why so many people seem to cheer for Elon's companies to fail.
Re:OpenAI's first branded hardware is a light-up keyboard? on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @12:23PM (#48923243)
I dont see this selling well. What are they doing?
I dont think the price has anything to do with Cursor deal.
I have no problem with this. If the AI has access to the funding and schedule data, it will probably give a more honest answer that the humans. And in reality, nobody in congress is going to take the time to read the report anyways. They will just vote the way they are told.
They were probably just working with Ring doorbell to help reunite lost dogs with their families.
Another IPO that I will be avoiding.
The only social media I really use is linkedin and X. I find linkedin useful for following companies and colleagues, and im pretty picky about who I accept or request as a friend. I also find X to be insightful, but I only use it to follow people for stock research.
They are a great idea and they are technically possible. But the cost is currently unknown and the maybe impossible from a business case perspective. Its not going to happen tomorrow, there is still years of r&d ahead.
Is it possible that Apple doesnt have a plan for AI dominance? They seem to be doing just fine.
I want to continue to build data centers, but I dont really want one in my back yard either. But New York seems to be hurting itself lately, the states job growth has slowed over the past few years. This reminds me of them canceling the Amazon HQ.
Re:Hackers Asked Meta AI for Passwords. Meta AI Said Yes on Thursday June 04, 2026 @10:25AM (#48399146)
That is embarrassing and problematic. But I cant say that i am surprised.
My own personal opinion is that the hype around bitcoin is not coming back. I dont think its going to zero, but too many people have just moved on.
My experience is that many sub reddit mods take themselves way to serious and are miserable people.
It seems reasonable, but do we not already have a law for this?

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