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same, I closed that tab so fast
Re:Cops Use Flock to Track People, Not Cars on Friday July 17, 2026 @05:56PM (#48952666)
surprised pikachu face

this reminds me of that company making tiny robots to zap mosquitoes. they're definitely only for mosquitoes, right?

Re:I'm going back to writing code by hand on Monday May 11, 2026 @09:52PM (#48103254)
Even if it does speed me up, coding with LLMs suck all the joy out of writing software. Constantly babysitting the agent(s) and reviewing their output carefully is probably more exhausting than just writing things myself..
Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities on Monday May 11, 2026 @04:07PM (#48099988)
I too (like many others) want a proper decentralized community/platform, with proper incentives and privacy-respecting mechanisms baked in. Hard to justify such an ambitious project while going against the existing network effects of Reddit/Discord though, and taking VC money probably warps incentives and hurts trust...
Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities on Monday May 11, 2026 @03:18PM (#48099438)
Yeah, there's nothing stopping someone getting verified and still spewing AI slop, but I think well-paid, highly incentivized moderation is still important for this to work(?)
Re:AI Slop Is Killing Online Communities on Monday May 11, 2026 @02:53PM (#48099129)
I haven't been on Blind in years, but it was always hilarious to read posts like "Why do I have no friends or hobbies? TC 500K"
Re:Wish HN: Happy Holidays on Friday December 24, 2021 @01:31PM (#29676265)
Wishing everyone happy holidays! I’m so grateful for this amazing community.
Re:Ask HN: How to start SaaS or software business? on Sunday October 18, 2020 @10:54PM (#24822959)
> Don't write any line of code before getting payment. Are you suggesting you ask for pre-payments on your landing page/forms? Is that a thing?