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Re:Sycophancy in GPT-4o on Wednesday April 30, 2025 @02:06AM (#43841738)
This makes me think a bit about John Boyd's law:

“If your boss demands loyalty, give him integrity. But if he demands integrity, then give him loyalty”

^ I wonder whether the personality we need most from AI will be our stated vs revealed preference.

Re:AI Killed the Tech Interview. Now What? on Thursday February 20, 2025 @08:54AM (#43114634)
This could be like rap genius for code!
Re:Sites like HN on other topics? on Friday September 22, 2023 @10:42AM (#37612689)
I’ve been enjoying http://kiwinews.xyz/

A sort of incipient decentralized blockchain hackernews

Re: on Tuesday May 02, 2023 @02:38AM (#35784137)
Heya! I'm a product developer, currently working to create a portable timed locking case for my phone. I've experimented with a lot of tools to limit my phone use, and so far this is proving the most effective.

Collaborators and feedback wanted!

Re:Buying an ebike on Thursday November 25, 2021 @10:58AM (#29342373)
Seconded. The Tern HSD / GSD is a game changer
Re:Giant coconut crabs feed on birds (2017) on Sunday April 15, 2018 @04:20AM (#16841831)
The outcome is that coconut crabs are creepy as all get out.
Re:The day I accidentally killed a little boy on Tuesday January 09, 2018 @08:28PM (#16111848)
In the latest season of Black Mirror, the most dangerous technology is cars: https://medium.com/@galencro/whats-up-with-car-accidents-and...