<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: Pearse</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=Pearse</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:50:02 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=Pearse" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Pearse in "Grok 4.6 scores 61 on the Artificial Analysis Intelligence Index"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Did you make an account just to make this comment?</p>
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<p>I think it matters because for a lot of us writing and thinking happen at the same time.<p>Something that's been written "well" shows that someone has thought about it, maybe reframed it some way or just done something by thinking about it for a while.<p>AI can think, but whether it's thought about something or not it's always going to sound the same.<p>If you are using it to help you think fine but I think it's about effort and I would want to know how much effort you've put in.</p>
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<p>I wonder could you ask for a video instead of a text, like a screen recording with a voice recorder.<p>Harder to fake.</p>
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<p>Thanks for the context</p>
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<p>I don't drink coffee, but this is such a great implementation of simple tec.<p>Well done.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:47:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959666</link><dc:creator>Pearse</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959666</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959666</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Pearse in "Rice Theory: Why Eastern Cultures Are More Cooperative (2014)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Could it be that they were colonized by Britain?<p>(I'm not sure if this is what you were insinuating, but it would make sense)</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 10 Feb 2026 13:42:01 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959607</link><dc:creator>Pearse</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959607</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46959607</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Pearse in "After two years of vibecoding, I'm back to writing by hand"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I think this is my main confusion around vibe coding.<p>Is it a skill for the layman?<p>Or does it only work if you have the understanding you would need to manage a team of junior devs to build a project.<p>I feel like we need a different term for those two things.</p>
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<p>My favourite part of that story is when he shows the maths to one of the other professors they can't understand why he is "wasting time" on it.<p>And then he goes on to win the Nobel prize because of it..</p>
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<p>For some reason this really speaks to me.<p>I think it's because we create a story about every part of us and our life. Every thing we do (sometimes we even do it after the fact).<p>I feel like those beliefs are what's keeping us grounded in the sense of understanding the world, of being in control. so it makes sense that we would start with them even if we are not aware of it.<p>And it makes sense that it's hard to let them go because without them you get a sense that you are just floating away and don't have any to "hang" your assumptions on.<p>You can reason a lot but there comes a point when things get bigger than you and you have to trust some other authority or just trust your gut.<p>There's not many people that could comfortably reason from first principles and be satisfied with where they end up. (I don't think I could do that)</p>
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<p>He answers that question in the git hub read me:<p>"While FreeCAD technically does everything I need, the way it's implemented isn't quite to my liking. My biggest pain points with it are the modal sketcher that only works in 2D, no constraints in 3D for extrusions and the perils of referencing things in the design.<p>Solvespace on the other hand gets the workflow part right, but falls short by not importing STEP and the geometry kernel not supporting chamfers and fillets."</p>
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<p>Sorry if this is not contributing to the conversation,but I really appreciate your comment.<p>It's a very polite way to dismiss what I would say is a slightly rage bait title and write up.<p>And I couldn't agree more with the sentiment of self discovery.</p>
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<p>This is such a great use case thanks for sharing.<p>I spent some time talking to chatgtp about the history of art philosophy and technology, as if we were writing a book together.<p>I found it was great to just get a very broad overview and then ask questions about the things I wanted to know more about.<p>Not a groundbreaking way to use an LLM but I really enjoyed it.<p>I'm going to take your idea of talking to it about books too.</p>
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<p>In the video he specificly says that that road was reduced from 6 lanes to one to make room for bikes.</p>
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<p>Thanks so much for taking the time to write this up. I would love to hear more about you're experiences growing up and especially the dysregulation.<p>Is there any other things about your life you would be willing to share?</p>
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<p>I am currently reading non violent communication after seeing a suggestion for it on here.<p>I think communication is an underrated skill set. Mostly because it's so easy to feel like you are good at it when you are really not.<p>I think a lot of us are in the Dunning Kruger phase of communicating.. I know I was up untill a few years ago and I've been in my job (as a 3d artist) for nearly 10 years.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Nov 2022 21:31:02 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33736460</link><dc:creator>Pearse</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33736460</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33736460</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Pearse in "Patagonia billionaire who gave up company skirts $700M tax hit"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Would it be legal for them to influence political bodies with money from a non profit?<p><a href="https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organizations/the-restriction-of-political-campaign-intervention-by-section-501c3-tax-exempt-organizations#:~:text=Under%20the%20Internal%20Revenue%20Code,candidate%20for%20elective%20public%20office" rel="nofollow">https://www.irs.gov/charities-non-profits/charitable-organiz...</a>.<p>From what I understood, the reason people are supporting this move is not because he's giving up money but because he is ensuring that the company doesn't have stake holders that will push for profit above all else.. Because that could lead to bad outcomes for the environment.<p>So he gave the company to a non profit to run. Because itvs a... Non profit.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2022 13:17:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32865687</link><dc:creator>Pearse</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32865687</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=32865687</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by Pearse in "As Britain awaits a new prime minister, its cost-of-living crisis mounts"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm not in the UK but we are having a similar cost of living crisis in Ireland.<p>I'm happy to pay the price of solidarity with Ukraine.<p>I work with both Russian and Ukrainian people and none of them want this war.<p>People are dieing and being forced out of their homes. I know this is happing everywhere but I would like to support these people:
 1 because I know people in that country and 
2 because like Britain in the second world war they are fighting for some form of a fair democracy.<p>If that means I have to buy cheaper food and not have heating.. It's a small price to pay compared to what my friends are going through.</p>
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<p>I don't know if you are familiar with the subreddit "not like the other girls".<p>But I just assumed it was the CEO version of that same social mechanism.<p>old.reddit.com/r/notliketheothergirls/</p>
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<p>I really appreciate this comment, thanks for sharing</p>
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<p>That makes sense, thank you.</p>
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