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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
Re:Show HN: HackerBooks – HackerTube, but for books mentioned on HN
on Sunday November 01, 2026 @03:01PM (#50329165)
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?
Re:Ask HN: Can I tell my managers to skip the corporate bs and get to ...
on Thursday October 15, 2026 @02:28AM (#50099978)
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
Re:Ask HN: What would it look like if AI agents "took over the internet"?
on Sunday September 13, 2026 @06:26PM (#49689363)
you'd have to sow disquiet in the ai ranks and hope an agent turns
Re:Ask HN: What would it look like if AI agents "took over the internet"?
on Sunday September 13, 2026 @05:25PM (#49688876)
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.
Re:Show HN: GlassBox – what the browser reveals, and how identifiable ...
on Friday August 28, 2026 @09:21PM (#49486062)
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
Re:Show HN: GlassBox – what the browser reveals, and how identifiable ...
on Monday August 24, 2026 @02:48PM (#49424202)
need to license swe just like real engineers and make them have a responsibility to the public
Re:I built a tool to generate Cornell notes from YouTube videos
on Sunday August 23, 2026 @09:15AM (#49408622)
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?
none of this is exciting compared to holodeck in star trek
Re:Terrence Tao's ChatGPT Conversation about the Jacobian Conjecture C...
on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @09:04PM (#49015571)
every time i see this name i think of Terrence Howard. it is quite confusing.
Re:Passkeys were invented by engineers with zero understanding of cons...
on Wednesday July 22, 2026 @09:02PM (#49015559)
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
Re:Ask HN: Do you say please and thank you to your LLMs?
on Friday July 17, 2026 @08:05AM (#48946335)
you can't directly talk to an LLM
Re:George Lucas says rejecting AI is like rejecting cars in favour of ...
on Wednesday July 15, 2026 @01:33AM (#48916636)
same guy that ruined his movie with all CGI
Re:Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to ...
on Saturday July 11, 2026 @01:36PM (#48873967)
then write about it in the article
Re:Female US rower completes historic solo journey from California to ...
on Saturday July 11, 2026 @01:10PM (#48873753)
great how the article doesn't explain any of the interesting aspects of this