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Re:HackerTube: YouTube built from videos recommended by HN on Sunday November 01, 2026 @06:53PM (#50331219)
this needs dei. theres almost no women or black people, etc
having 16.5k recommendations is the same as having 0 recommendations
Re:Physicists trap a single antimatter particle for a month on Saturday October 24, 2026 @04:51PM (#50225137)
...and will have to deal with the consequences
Re: on Friday October 16, 2026 @09:18AM (#50118038)
have you tried a handwritten letter?
what you're asking is so generic and vague. it's impossible to answer. but in general you should try to make your manager happy not sad.
Re:A man hiking the world in search of rare cheeses on Wednesday October 14, 2026 @03:11AM (#50083592)
man eats cheese is not a story
Re:Were Software Engineers blue-collar workers all along? on Tuesday October 13, 2026 @05:50AM (#50069165)
no the uniform is hoodies
Re:Ask HN: Why aren't Americans rising up against tipping? on Saturday October 10, 2026 @09:01PM (#50038728)
it doesn't look good
Re:Ask HN: What's a good title for a software engineer now? on Thursday October 01, 2026 @12:24AM (#49917719)
code jockey / code monkey
you'd have to sow disquiet in the ai ranks and hope an agent turns
they already have. much of the content is agents talking to each other in code. nobody know what they're planning.
Re:I Feel about AI on Sunday September 06, 2026 @12:32PM (#49588150)
exactly it should have fill-in-the-blanks. but at least the author got a primary education. not something to be taken for granted.
Re:I Feel about AI on Sunday September 06, 2026 @12:31PM (#49588132)
maybe you feel confused, sad, bewildered by the simple mindedness of the op?
Re:Ask HN: How to ask questions in Ask HN on Thursday September 03, 2026 @01:58AM (#49546406)
1. make your question attractive

2. don't make your question unattractive

Re:Reverse Engineering My ADHD Test on Tuesday September 01, 2026 @04:13AM (#49519362)
seems like lack of focus to me. doesn't mean you have a medical condition.
just like normal engineering. the work has to be signed by a professional licensed in the jurisdiction.
Re:Ask HN: How to Vibe Design as Engineer? on Friday August 28, 2026 @07:11AM (#49476972)
what's a feedback flywheel?
Re:Gemini-3.5-Transcribe on Friday August 28, 2026 @07:06AM (#49476940)
not a single mention of privacy/confidentiality
need to license swe just like real engineers and make them have a responsibility to the public
why does your site need a faq and user reviews for something so basic
Re:No One Can Afford to Make Myst Games Anymore on Saturday August 08, 2026 @02:07PM (#49224277)
aren't all these guys rich? why do they need funding?
Re:Flux 3 on Friday July 24, 2026 @03:46AM (#49032394)
none of this is exciting compared to holodeck in star trek
every time i see this name i think of Terrence Howard. it is quite confusing.
i don't understand passkey - there's a website forces me to use it. i have to remember some six digit number to unlock it. whereas before, i could just click to autofill my password.
Re:Ask HN: What's your experience with GPT-Live been like? on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @02:28AM (#49002600)
never heard of it
Re:Paper Soccer on Tuesday July 21, 2026 @12:32AM (#48988075)
has nothing to do with soccer
you can't directly talk to an LLM
same guy that ruined his movie with all CGI
then write about it in the article
great how the article doesn't explain any of the interesting aspects of this

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