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New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Googlebook"

SunshineTheCat — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:13:49 +0000

I don't really get why people have the audacity to presume what other people like and do.

You are not every other person. People are different from you.

While I 100% agree Ai is getting shoved down people's throats by tech giants, I would never presume to know how people are using it.

More people are discovering it, at least, as a better search box than Google. There's at least data behind that.

It isn't too far of a jump to then have it shop for you as well.

One thing that is interesting with stories like this: the wild, emotional responses Ai-related news gets out of people.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "US Government releases first batch of UAP documents and videos"

SunshineTheCat — Fri, 08 May 2026 16:38:39 +0000

I feel like increasing each day, I cannot help but hear Squidward's voice when reading HN comments.

Using AI for Work

SunshineTheCat — Fri, 08 May 2026 15:12:31 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thomasmcgee.co/article/using-ai-for-work

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48064332

Points: 1

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New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Chrome removes claim of On-device Al not sending data to Google Servers"

SunshineTheCat — Thu, 07 May 2026 17:20:20 +0000

I know that I'm in a bit of a bubble with this one, but I am surprised there is still anyone using Chrome instead of Brave. I get the dependency on Gmail other Google-specific tools, but the built-in ad blocking and Google-free aspects of it made me switch instantly and haven't look back after years.

Claude elevated errors across multiple models

SunshineTheCat — Wed, 06 May 2026 15:49:28 +0000

Article URL: https://status.claude.com/incidents/437swp24nrf4

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48037611

Points: 6

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New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Ask HN: Who wants to be hired? (May 2026)"

SunshineTheCat — Fri, 01 May 2026 16:04:56 +0000

Location: Boise, Idaho

Remote: Yes

Willing to relocate: No

Technologies: Next.js, React, TypeScript, Tailwind, MongoDB, Postgres, Node, NextAuth, Cloudflare, Figma, Adobe Creative Suite.

20+ years as a designer/developer hybrid. Currently sole designer and developer at current company, shipping a Next.js site averaging 40k monthly visits and a hand-coded admin CMS used daily by the team. Founded Makeable Brand LLC and shipped 5 SaaS products solo. Built and sold a WordPress theme business serving tens of thousands of users. Brand and print foundations from a decade of editorial design, including 1,000+ book covers and covers for a NYT bestselling author. AI-assisted workflows with Claude Code/Codex as a core part of how I ship.

Looking for design engineer, founding designer, or senior product roles where I can own a surface end-to-end across design and code.

Resume/CV: https://thomasmcgee.co/resume

Email: hello@thomasmcgee.me

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Waymo in Portland"

SunshineTheCat — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 19:03:56 +0000

If they don't show up as green Subaru Outbacks with a bunch of bumper stickers on the back they'll stick out like a sore thumb.

The Monetization of Spam

SunshineTheCat — Tue, 28 Apr 2026 14:30:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.thomasmcgee.co/article/linkedin-inbox-spam

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47935181

Points: 2

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New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Is my blue your blue? (2024)"

SunshineTheCat — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 21:37:06 +0000

100%. It's like being asked is this black or white and being shown 50% grey.

Good Design vs. Bad Design

SunshineTheCat — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:11:01 +0000

Article URL: https://tm-media-site.vercel.app/article/good-design-vs-bad-design

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47924347

Points: 1

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New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Scan your website to see how ready it is for AI agents"

SunshineTheCat — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 15:08:12 +0000

I mostly agree with this sentiment, but I do still find it funny how dramatic and curmudgeony many people on HN are.

We are, after all, talking about some metadata here you are more than welcome to leave off your site.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Mastodon: Don't use "Mastodon" or "mstdn" in domain names"

SunshineTheCat — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 21:01:51 +0000

That is actually a pretty good encapsulation of why the vast majority of people, myself included, will never go within a galaxy of that website.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Mastodon: Don't use "Mastodon" or "mstdn" in domain names"

SunshineTheCat — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:33:44 +0000

What a lot of these site owners fail to realize is that "I don't like X/Elon" isn't a very strong reason for creating content on their platform.

If one of them built a platform with better discovery/reach than X (or any other platform) I would join in a heartbeat.

The problem is that everyone is making the same mistake Elon is, making the platform about politics rather than making it about the content.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Ask HN: Who is using OpenClaw?"

SunshineTheCat — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 14:37:58 +0000

You're hitting the nail on the head with this one, a solution in search of a problem lol.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Fiverr denies leak of sensitive documents"

SunshineTheCat — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:56:43 +0000

> Fiverr does not proactively expose users' private information.

This is such a weird thing to say, has any company ever "proactively exposed users' private information"?

Isn't that kinda taken for granted that most data breaches, leaks, bugs weren't meant to happen?

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Ask HN: Who is using OpenClaw?"

SunshineTheCat — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 21:26:57 +0000

No, Dropbox had a defined use case and solved a particular problem.

I was a fan of Dropbox when it game out because of that fact.

OpenClaw does not serve a particular problem. When/if it does, I will happily use it.

But no, the two couldn't be more different. You'll notice, yet again, in your very message you failed to mention one specific use case of OpenClaw.

If you asked me the same about dropbox when it first came out, I would've said, duh it helps me keep my files synced between devices.

There is no such thing with OpenClaw.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "LinkedIn data shows AI isn't to blame for hiring decline yet"

SunshineTheCat — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:13:38 +0000

After using this site a bit more the last couple of weeks there is something I need to get off my chest:

LinkedIn is the worst website that has ever been made.

Thanks and have a great day.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Is anyone actually using OpenClaw?"

SunshineTheCat — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 20:11:13 +0000

That's pretty much where I'm at with it.

I think once I see someone post a use case that I could actually see saving me some serious time, I'll take the plunge. Until then, I'll just let people continue to say how great (or terrible) it is.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Ask HN: Who is using OpenClaw?"

SunshineTheCat — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 19:28:00 +0000

I see a decent number of people on social media who won't stop posting about how great it is and how much of a moron every person is for not using it.

Oddly enough, rarely, if ever do they say what specific things they're using it for and how it's saving them time.

I remain interested in it, however, I've still awaiting an actual use case that can't be handled by some other tool/service that does it better/faster.

New comment by SunshineTheCat in "Ask HN: Are Web Agencies Cooked?"

SunshineTheCat — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 19:25:27 +0000

I have been thinking the same thing.

In fact, I recently started a one-man-show business I'm doing as a bit of an experiment in my city.

Every single web agency here builds WordPress sites. Really old, mostly ugly, WordPress sites.

So I've built out a next.js-powered CRM that's faster, more secure, easier to use, etc.

Now I'm in the starting stages of rebuilding local sites for free just to grab the case studies.

I'm doing this 1.) as a bit of an experiment and 2.) because it feels like the web agencies here are ripe for disruption (and no one else seems to even mention or touch AI)

With Claude + Codex (and a 15-year background in WordPress) I've jumped from taking around a month to build out a custom site to less than a day.

The interesting/tougher part will be product/market fit and building those first few paying clients.

So to answer your question? It definitely looks like it. I'm sure there are plenty out there who are adapting but they seem to be the exception in what I've seen.