notesinthefield
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Re:Someone behind the software
on Sunday October 18, 2026 @07:00PM (#50146362)
Is anyone observing the AI software dev convo from a sans wax poetic perspective? I dont think 9/10 people are capable here.
Re:I'm in a Meeting
on Friday October 09, 2026 @11:10AM (#50021606)
Our product security and engineering teams do the same thing to defend against the project managers - an 8am-2pm product sync every monday and friday. Its worked for years now.
Re:Nike exits the S&P 100 after 18 years and a $200B market-cap wipeout
on Monday September 14, 2026 @10:25AM (#49697406)
The latest Vomero lineup, the Plus specifically was a MASSIVE hit in the road running community over the last year. Almost every member of my 100 person run club has a pair, some have 5+.
Re:Nike exits the S&P 100 after 18 years and a $200B market-cap wipeout
on Monday September 14, 2026 @10:15AM (#49697262)
That explains why over the last two years Ive been able to buy almost any clothing from Nike and fits perfectly well when previously, as a big, muscular guy Nike was pretty much no-go for clothing. Huh.
Re:GrapheneOS' rewritten Messages app is released
on Friday September 11, 2026 @10:07PM (#49667959)
Just today I giggled and reminisced over the old XDA Developers Nexus 7 posts about LTE and wifi calling hacks…the many few of us worked hard to only rely on a tablet! Ironically, there is now not a second of my day in which id find a folding phone useful or logistically feasible. Alas…13 years too late.
Re:Claude is no longer available for minors
on Friday September 11, 2026 @04:13PM (#49664682)
You always take the written policy win over thoughtful technical controls. Way easier for the whole org.
Re:A/I shuts down – Stay human
on Sunday September 06, 2026 @01:04PM (#49588510)
The use of the word “ideological” in text with a US Gov-anything byline is tantamount to a fart. Its whining “I dont like this thing but I cant cry like a child about it.”
Re:Starbase, LA
on Tuesday August 25, 2026 @04:10PM (#49439936)
I live around a lot of those people in SW Ohio who find themselves traveling to states like Louisiana for welding, electrical and general contracting work because the expertise isnt there. I have to imagine much of the same will happen and if anything they might reap rewards following construction. Regardless I would assume little to no relevant expertise exists there at the moment.
Re:A.I. Companies Are Recruiting Electricians and Carpenters by the Th...
on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @09:13PM (#49105068)
My next door neighbors’ tiny (>50 people) electrical company has been booking millions in lighting protection installation work across the east coast. Theyve made more from dc work in the last three years than the previous 20.
Re:Una Watch: Garmin watch competitor but repairable, open ecosystem a...
on Wednesday July 29, 2026 @08:45AM (#49096782)
Until I got to the Forerunner 965, my Garmins would easily scratch. I have an Instinct with such a deep gash I cannot see the top 1/4 of the display. The 965 display is wonderful but I still have a couple minor nicks.
Re:Una Watch: Garmin watch competitor but repairable, open ecosystem a...
on Tuesday July 28, 2026 @02:22PM (#49087875)
> the screen has not scratched
I believe this the least!
Re:LineageOS Statistics
on Wednesday July 08, 2026 @07:58AM (#48830778)
These remind me of the cyanogenmod days where youre rom was AOSP or CM based and nearly every variant was CM based.
Re:America Is Headed Toward the Infinite Workweek
on Thursday June 18, 2026 @11:31PM (#48594503)
Ironically I have recently transitioned to a TL role because my org has slowed senior IC salaries but keeps increasing management salaries.
Re:AskHN:How do you handle skill atrophy from using coding agents?
on Tuesday June 16, 2026 @10:42AM (#48556066)
I am in the infosec space and do a lot of reading, summarizing of code and a vuln PoC here and there in my day job. Over a busy month I may put out 400-500 LoC.
In my personal life, I am making tools to support hobbies. I typically tackle architecture and design myself and sanity check with an LLM, then Codex does all the programming work.
I'm more interested in making sure the apps I make have the content I want and functionally meets my needs than actually writing the code myself. Making fine detail tweaks are not something I need to do past review and pointing them out to to the LLM.
Re:The Birth and Death of JavaScript (2014)
on Sunday June 14, 2026 @09:08AM (#48526870)
I had a similar path and never came back to JS until work forced me to learn. To me, it has only gotten more readable.
Re:Ask HN: What are tools you have made for yourself since the advent ...
on Monday June 08, 2026 @05:02PM (#48452011)
Great project! I often check the opinion of one model against others when doing research and a sort of consensus process would save many a c/p
Re:Why isn't the U.S. better at soccer?
on Sunday June 07, 2026 @10:01PM (#48440584)
Womens basketball viewership across college, pro and semi pro levels is significantly more popular than equivalent womens soccer levels. Non-USWNT games are surprisingly hard to locate and stream.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
on Sunday May 10, 2026 @04:07PM (#48087380)
Not OP but velocity is typically what these devices are used for. Its a great measure of between-set intensity.
Re:Ask HN: What are you working on? (May 2026)
on Sunday May 10, 2026 @04:04PM (#48087350)
Why so many different devices? (Assuming this is the only reason there could be this much sprawl)
Device based strength tracking is still so weird to me.
Re:A Desktop Made for One
on Sunday May 03, 2026 @08:35PM (#48003196)
I dont think it matters at all to OP. Sidestepping the insult, it sounds like they very, very much want to tools that support their needs only, methodology be damned.
Re:Bacteria found in the human intestine capable of improving muscle s...
on Sunday April 05, 2026 @04:30PM (#47653574)
It is so wonderful to hear someone else say this. My spouse and friends think In so weird for emphasizing optimizing your diet for things that digest well, macro dense and give you good shits. I am quietly pleased when my own looks completely normal and uninteresting.
Re:Cyber.mil serving file downloads using TLS certificate which expire...
on Monday March 23, 2026 @03:11PM (#47493835)
I do lots of fed cloud work and im stealing this comment to use during the next conversation around why on-prem DoD PKI is now a huge PIA.
Re:What Young Workers Are Doing to AI-Proof Themselves
on Sunday March 22, 2026 @09:25PM (#47484359)
My spouse has expressed this nearly verbatim after transitioning out of a 16 year career in middle and grade school education to medical curriculum development. It was hell on her mental health but at least there was a clear motivation and purpose for being there.
Re:The Remote-Work Dream Isn't Dead, but It's Slipping Away
on Thursday February 26, 2026 @05:01PM (#47172548)
I recently completed my annual job market heat check and after spending months securing only 5 interviews, I will be clinging to my (mostly) remote job for the foreseeable future. It seems the differentiator between those who get them now are people doing principal and higher level work.
Re:Ask HN: How do companies that use Cursor handle compliance?
on Thursday February 19, 2026 @05:37AM (#47072334)
My statement wasnt a literal reflection of software and data protection controls. Youre free to explore those mentioned.
Re:Ask HN: How do companies that use Cursor handle compliance?
on Thursday February 19, 2026 @05:32AM (#47072307)
Of course, is this a serious question?
Re:Ask HN: How do companies that use Cursor handle compliance?
on Tuesday February 17, 2026 @10:45PM (#47056905)
HIPAA is one of the few that makes clear the types of data (PHI and PII) that come under the frameworks purview during development which makes masking mandatory for non-production environments. Other frameworks families, NIST RMF, FedRAMP and CMMC very much care about software development practices in depth.
Re:The US is flirting with its first-ever population decline
on Tuesday February 10, 2026 @09:49PM (#46970132)
I have yet to see anyone, my family included, that actually seemed to enjoy parenting. I know for a fact my father was ready to run to the middle east shortly after I was born, my brother was a total accident and not terribly wanted either. As a result we’ve never been close my parents and I…why would I want to be a parent after that? I have no desire to live a life a child would require either.
Re:FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs
on Monday February 09, 2026 @06:40AM (#46944181)
Ironically, Reddit and my doc were the only ones saying anything about risks. Shes got me on a strict blood panel eval for trt and bpc to monitor for any issues. I got really lucky with her, MANY clinics will just sell and ask questions later.
Re:FDA intends to take action against non-FDA-approved GLP-1 drugs
on Sunday February 08, 2026 @09:58AM (#46934743)
Im aware from the BPC research from the last few years. No history of cancer.