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Ask HN: Is "Not vibe-coded here" the new "Not invented here"?

Lately, something has been bugging me. Whenever I share my software business ideas with friends, I often get the same response: "That’ll die soon. Customers will make it themselves." or, if I rephrase it, "Why would I buy it? I just vibe-code it."It made me realize that I’ve heard something similar before. The infamous "Not Invented Here" syndrome. Are we entering a new era of dismissing...

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Re:The Twitter Advertiser Exodus on Tuesday November 22, 2022 @08:09PM (#33713788)
I remember advertiser exodus from YouTube and advertiser exodus from Facebook, twice. They returned, eventually.

The bigger problem is current recession. Budgets for ads are cut first.

Re:Show HN: Space Invaders in C on Friday December 06, 2019 @10:45AM (#21722763)
If you have rename installed, just run

    rename 'y/A-Z/a-z/' *
Re:Boeing Sales and Profits Plummet as 737 Max Crisis Continues on Wednesday October 23, 2019 @04:32PM (#21338671)
As the plane is headed down, it increases its speed. At a certain point, due to aerodynamic forces, pilots cannot stabilize the plane with the stabilizer trim wheel in the cockpit. The situation is unrecoverable.

This is explained here: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/boeing-aerospace/boein...

Re:President Signs Government-Wide Open Data Bill on Tuesday January 15, 2019 @04:08PM (#18915299)
Another example is the First Step Act that has been signed Dec 21 last year. It is being considered especially important for poor and black people.
To add, there's not much inclusivity in a company of single female-only product, in a market of overwhelmingly female-oriented products. Doesn't that fit into "majority" category?

Has there been any inovation for men toys?

Re:CERN suspends physicist after his science-and-gender talk on Tuesday October 02, 2018 @04:10AM (#18119634)
The presentation: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1c_NyUhOZ8erdqU2AGZJZtNfFeA9...

Some good points. The proper scientific answer is a peer-review, not a suspension.

When science and politics collide, politics always win. Science needs an environment free of politics.

Sony offers to block stolen PlayStations. It's a similar case - you may buy a used item that may suddenly stop working. Moreover, Sony does cooperate with authorities re locating those devices. You may have a surprising visit.
Re:Utility poles on Thursday February 15, 2018 @06:51AM (#16383316)
Transformer oil is there primary for cooling and secondary for corrosion resistance. When you see transformer burning, it's the oil inside. Larger transformers cycle oil through pipes visible outside.

In the Czech Republic (or at least in some parts) pole numbers and their positions are shared with emergency services. If you are disoriented, reading the number identifies your exact position. Works for railway crossings as well.

Update: typos

Re:Geothermal Energy Production Heats Up on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @06:43AM (#16315626)
While cleaner, technically geothermal energy is not renewable. After couple of years the area is cooled down and efficiency drops. For example, one project planned in central Europe is expected to last only 15 years. Then re-drilling is necessary or leaving the drill to re-charge. Among other risks, contamination of underground water and earthquakes are commonly mentioned.
Re:Are Jump Tables Always Fastest? on Wednesday October 04, 2017 @06:50AM (#15399525)
This myth is even in Python source code[1]

  However, since the indirect jump instruction is shared
  by all opcodes, the CPU will have a hard time making
  the right prediction for where to jump next (actually,
  it will be always wrong except in the uncommon case of
  a sequence of several identical opcodes).
[1] https://github.com/python/cpython/blob/ff8ad0a576c6cf375e682...
Re:In Defense of Amy Wax’s Defense of Bourgeois Values on Wednesday September 06, 2017 @04:59PM (#15187094)
The response makes the situation even more absurd. Suddenly it is OK to denounce a professor because he/she is not correct from someones point of view? Isn't a debate about what is real and what is not the base for any science?

I would understand, but not be happy for, that professors are called for not being politically correct. I can't understand denouncing for not being correct by someone's argumentation.

I believe more and more that social justice and seeking for truth are not compatible.

Universities must choose between TRUTH or Social Justice, not both: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kaQ-ZF9S3uk

Looking at the system, it looks like even Bosch needs to replace some components after the safety system kicks in.
Architecture professional from USA. Yep, the language was the official reason why she was getting rejected. Actually, as a lecturer, he has problems not knowing Danish even at the university - internal staff refused to speak English on meetings.

As you said, it's just anecdote - one's experience.

Regarding Scandinavian countries, while these are very rich, the cost of living is also very high. The high equality perceived from statistics is actually an economical pressure.

Had a friend in Denmark employed as univerisy lecturer. His salary was very high, yet they were struggling with two kids and wife unemployed (due to language barrier).

Don't mix MWh and MW (it's commonly used to mislead, but not here). The article is declaring 20MHh of storage while using 5MW power turbine. 5MW output from 20MWh storage gives you 4h output.

Edit to add: If you want to make proper calculations, don't forget that these types of storages are very inefficient. You can't compare them with pumped hydro.

Re:The New and Improved Privacy Badger 2.0 Is Here on Wednesday December 14, 2016 @10:54AM (#13176873)
Few things

- You request once _per CDN_. Common libraries are hosted on multiple CDNs and you may simply load them from multiple locations. For example jQuery is hosted by MaxCDN, Google, Microsoft, Cloudflare, jsdelivr.

- Some CDNs may be temporarily down. It happened for me already multiple times, including Google CDN and Cloudflare CDN.

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