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New comment by LordHumungous in "The newest Instagram “exploit” is the goofiest I've seen"

LordHumungous — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 06:12:02 +0000

I work at Meta. The security team was recently gutted. 50% were either laid off or moved to data labeling.

Separating the hype from the real in AI assisted development

LordHumungous — Sun, 22 Mar 2026 14:51:14 +0000

Article URL: https://mlolson.github.io/blog/2026/03/21/separating-the-hype-from-the-real-in-ai-assisted-development/?trk=feed-detail_main-feed-card_feed-article-content

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47478114

Points: 2

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New comment by LordHumungous in "Ask HN: Have top AI research institutions just given up on the idea of safety?"

LordHumungous — Wed, 25 Feb 2026 15:45:24 +0000

What if I tell the model to go commit fraud or crimes and it complies? What if users are having psychotic episodes driven by their interactions with the model?

Just because safety is a hard and messy problem doesn't mean we should just wash our hands of it.

New comment by LordHumungous in "Why is Claude an Electron app?"

LordHumungous — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:11:05 +0000

Why not rewrite if code is free

New comment by LordHumungous in "Why is Claude an Electron app?"

LordHumungous — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:10:20 +0000

However there are many people out there making the argument that code is free or nearly so. I think the article is directed at them.

New comment by LordHumungous in "Why is Claude an Electron app?"

LordHumungous — Sun, 22 Feb 2026 00:07:00 +0000

Usually all code has an owner though. If I encounter a bug the first thing I often do is look at git blame and see who wrote the code then ask them for help.

New comment by LordHumungous in "An AI Agent Published a Hit Piece on Me – The Operator Came Forward"

LordHumungous — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 03:59:39 +0000

Kind of funny ngl

New comment by LordHumungous in "Why I'm Worried About Job Loss and Thoughts on Comparative Advantage"

LordHumungous — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 16:32:14 +0000

Most people are far more concerned about their livelihood than about abstract notions of beating China in a game of geopolitics. In that scenario the US becomes an isolated economy, and other nations likely follow suit. It will be a poorer, less dynamic world, but most people will choose that outcome over poverty.

New comment by LordHumungous in "Why I'm Worried About Job Loss and Thoughts on Comparative Advantage"

LordHumungous — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:49:10 +0000

That would be an interesting scenario.

New comment by LordHumungous in "Why I'm Worried About Job Loss and Thoughts on Comparative Advantage"

LordHumungous — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 15:25:44 +0000

If the worst predictions about AI's effect on employment turn out to be correct, then I'd expect to see movements to force government regulation of AI. Particularly if it becomes the case that profits are accruing to a few massive corporations who run the AI.

There is no reason people have to tolerate a technology that is destructive to society, anymore than they have to tolerate companies selling fentanyl at 7/11.

New comment by LordHumungous in "AI is going to kill app subscriptions"

LordHumungous — Sun, 15 Feb 2026 15:46:17 +0000

> For apps that run locally—no servers, no cloud costs—subscriptions make no sense anymore.

Did it ever make sense? I always scoffed at the idea of paying a subscription to use a text editor or paint tool.

Show HN: ClawProxy: An HTTP proxy that injects auth tokens into API calls

LordHumungous — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 21:52:09 +0000

A way to make you auth tokens totally hidden from OpenClaw. The idea:

* Put all auth tokens into a secrets directory

* Run OpenClaw in sandbox-exec mode using a shell wrapper. OpenClaw process is blocked by the OS from accessing secrets.

* OpenClaw routes API requests to HTTP proxy that injects auth tokens.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47008328

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

I used Claude Code to teach myself Rust

LordHumungous — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 16:08:13 +0000

Article URL: https://mlolson.github.io/blog/2026/02/11/learning-rust/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46976687

Points: 4

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New comment by LordHumungous in "Coding agents have replaced every framework I used"

LordHumungous — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 18:35:38 +0000

LLMs finally deliver on the crochety front end dev's dream of writing everything in vanilla JS. Hallelujah.

Blender Orchestrator: Agentic tools for 3D modelling

LordHumungous — Fri, 06 Feb 2026 19:32:36 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/mlolson/blender-orchestrator

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46917104

Points: 3

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New comment by LordHumungous in "I miss thinking hard"

LordHumungous — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 15:37:06 +0000

I have mixed feelings. On the one hand, I totally feel what this author is saying. On the other hand , I love that I am now able to push into areas that I could have never touched before, and complete successful projects in them.

New comment by LordHumungous in "Agent orchestration for the timid"

LordHumungous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 04:02:35 +0000

Do people actually have success with agent orchestrators? I find that it quickly overwhelms my ability to keep track of what its doing.

New comment by LordHumungous in "A plugin for Claude that forces you to write code"

LordHumungous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:03:40 +0000

Hi folks,

I created this Claude plugin that allows you to set a target for the percentage of human generate code in your project, and when you are below that target it hard blocks Claude from writing code.

Like many people, I am simultaneously excited about the power that AI gives me, and also fearful of what will happen if I give up coding altogether, both to my competence and to my personal satisfaction. I find that using this plugin allows me to set a balance that falls between pure vibe coding and writing everything by hand.

If this resonates with you, I hope you find some use from this plugin.

Regards,

Matt

A plugin for Claude that forces you to write code

LordHumungous — Sun, 25 Jan 2026 01:03:40 +0000

Article URL: https://github.com/mlolson/claude-spp

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46749534

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by LordHumungous in "GPT-4 can't reason"

LordHumungous — Tue, 08 Aug 2023 15:45:53 +0000

How do you pass the bar exam without the ability to reason?