Hacker News: Rooster61

New comment by Rooster61 in "AI is making me dumb"

Rooster61 — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:47:45 +0000

I can't relate that much to this. Every time I use AI to write code, I'm constantly fighting a feeling on the back of my neck that I need to look over everything it has done and supplement/alter it with my own code. That ick feeling counteracts the dopamine hit of having a working app after a few minutes of vibe coding, and I don't think that's going anywhere anytime soon.

That said, I have experience. I could absolutely see myself falling into this as a junior or even mid level dev. I'd no doubt not feel that feeling on my neck if it wasn't scarred from code review lashings early in my career by knowledgeable mentors.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Removing the modem and GPS from my 2024 RAV4 hybrid"

Rooster61 — Thu, 14 May 2026 18:02:16 +0000

No, they meant inflated. Cars are quite expensive right now, and dealers are notorious for raking in cash through financing. If they were subsidized, prices would be lower to increase user base, as in the aforementioned dynamic present in the current smart TV market.

I think the inital point was that car manufacturers/dealers are double dipping through initial cost/interest AND data harvesting.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Interview with Bob Odenkirk"

Rooster61 — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 14:03:26 +0000

Oh boy, another one of these jackoffs. Rosetti the Rat couldn't get him convicted because HE DID NOTHING WRONG. You people need to let it go.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Why Not Venus?"

Rooster61 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 17:42:26 +0000

> spontaneously ignite

Melt, but not ignite. There's no free oxygen to allow burning. A nitpick, sure, but probably worth mentioning.

New comment by Rooster61 in "DeepSeek v4"

Rooster61 — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 16:55:19 +0000

Hard times make for strong men (and women)...

This might be cliche, but it has truth to it. Nothing drives production and innovation quite like scarcity and financial adversity.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys"

Rooster61 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:05:11 +0000

Until the next administration, at least

New comment by Rooster61 in "Palantir employees are starting to wonder if they're the bad guys"

Rooster61 — Thu, 23 Apr 2026 18:03:43 +0000

How do you reconcile having worked in this capacity mentally? Not being snarky or judgemental, genuinely curious as to the mindset of someone who has been in this position.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro"

Rooster61 — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 19:10:18 +0000

Is there a side by side comparison for their products anywhere? I'd like to compare this to the current 16 specs. And are they planning a "Pro" version of the 16?

I don't have plans to buy a laptop in the near future, but its nice to have this as an option. I like the idea of a bespoke Linux machine I could use.

New comment by Rooster61 in "NASA Force"

Rooster61 — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:22:56 +0000

I think part of the point of OP was that this isn't a good way to support people to step up. It's frankly bizarre and has dubious future prospects like any other federal program under the current administration.

New comment by Rooster61 in "NASA Force"

Rooster61 — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 17:17:36 +0000

I can't. It is a subject without a predicate. It doesn't look like valid English to my eyes.

New comment by Rooster61 in "US national level OS-level age verification bill proposed"

Rooster61 — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 15:14:25 +0000

100'); DROP TABLE Age;--

New comment by Rooster61 in "Show HN: Stop paying for Dropbox/Google Drive, use your own S3 bucket instead"

Rooster61 — Tue, 07 Apr 2026 17:06:59 +0000

Hey buddy, you're out of line. Microsoft has clearly had experiences all along.

What do you think Windows: ME stood for? Miserable Experience

New comment by Rooster61 in "Renewables reached nearly 50% of global electricity capacity last year"

Rooster61 — Fri, 03 Apr 2026 17:58:53 +0000

Do you have sources for this? Not asking for validation reasons, I'd genuinely like to read up on this dynamic.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Mornington Crescent"

Rooster61 — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 18:19:57 +0000

Good on you. I saw your comment in the Microsoft thread earlier and wondered what this was. I now want to actively seek out examples of this played as it seems like it would be a hoot.

Ask HN: How do you, personally, dig deeper based on HN posts?

Rooster61 — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 18:06:24 +0000

Something that I struggle with often is wanting to go deeper on some of the topics I see come across the front page on HN, but not knowing a good way to dig a bit deeper than simply looking at comments. HN by design limits how much info can be included in a single entry with good reason (limiting comments before they degrade into flamewars, avoiding non-tech discussion, etc). That's great and it's one of the things that makes HN appealing, but the tradeoff is that it isn't always apparent how to learn more/find more discussion about a topic. How do you personally approach doing research once you have your teeth in something here?

Inb4 use the google/just read reddit/use AI. Those are surface-level, obvious, and usually poor options nowadays.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47533739

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New comment by Rooster61 in "Personal Encyclopedias"

Rooster61 — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:48:38 +0000

Friendly spelling correction. Diaries, not dairies. Dairies are where one produces dairy products.

And I'm sorry your mom experienced that weight towards the end of her life. That sounds like a significant thing to grapple with, especially considering some of the not so pleasant content mentioned.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Antimatter has been transported for the first time"

Rooster61 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:56:34 +0000

Annihilation of Italian food is nothing to laugh at, and is in fact a tragedy

New comment by Rooster61 in "Hubble Snaps a New Dazzling Photo of the Crab Nebula"

Rooster61 — Wed, 25 Mar 2026 17:31:44 +0000

It's frankly hard to tell much difference when put into the same color scheme. Granted, those minute changes represent MASSIVE shifts in the arrangement of matter throughout the nebula, it just doesn't look that way from this far away.

New comment by Rooster61 in "March, 19-21: God is a comedian"

Rooster61 — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 18:09:51 +0000

> agreed to by any of the bodies that are supposed to decide whether the US military activates

This isn't true. Congress entered into de facto agreement the second that it struck down war powers measures against the Trump administration's power to wage war against Iran.

New comment by Rooster61 in "Chuck Norris has died"

Rooster61 — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 15:21:23 +0000

And Benito Musollini, and the Blue Meanie. And Cowboy Curtis and Jambi the Genie