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Face (Sociological Concept)

acqbu — Fri, 24 Apr 2026 11:07:08 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Face_(sociological_concept)

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47888532

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by acqbu in "The Quest to Identify a Westerner Called 'The Most Famous Face in China' (2022)"

acqbu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:26:13 +0000

https://archive.is/sMmp9

The Quest to Identify a Westerner Called 'The Most Famous Face in China' (2022)

acqbu — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:26:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.wsj.com/world/china/the-quest-to-identify-a-westerner-called-the-most-famous-face-in-china-11642172749

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47743408

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

Operation Triangulation

acqbu — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 19:17:27 +0000

Article URL: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Operation_Triangulation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47534472

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by acqbu in "Google details new 24-hour process to sideload unverified Android apps"

acqbu — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 11:34:45 +0000

There is a way out!

https://grapheneos.org

We will not accept money to influence the answers we give you

acqbu — Fri, 20 Mar 2026 10:41:43 +0000

Article URL: https://xcancel.com/svpino/status/2012282586890989719

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47452801

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by acqbu in "Apple has locked my Apple ID, and I have no recourse. A plea for help"

acqbu — Sat, 13 Dec 2025 07:29:53 +0000

This kind of thing happens more often than people think. You trade convenience for blind trust and sometimes that trust gets revoked without warning. Whether it's Apple, Google or whoever’s "ecosystem" you live in if you don’t own your keys and data, you’re just a tenant who forgot the landlord doesn’t take calls.

New comment by acqbu in "How to stay sane in a world that rewards insanity"

acqbu — Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:48:57 +0000

No VPN allowed, why?

Sydney resident died after triple-zero call didn't work on Samsung phone

acqbu — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 12:15:17 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2025/nov/18/customer-died-after-triple-zero-call-didnt-work-on-samsung-phone-tpg-says

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45978651

Points: 6

# Comments: 1

Am I FLoCed?

acqbu — Sat, 25 Oct 2025 08:58:07 +0000

Article URL: https://amifloced.org

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45702343

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by acqbu in "Ask HN: Anyone else experiencing lower quality in Claude Code since a few weeks?"

acqbu — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 10:11:43 +0000

No idea, I haven’t used CC in a while but I’ve noticed a general pattern with these AI tools where they seem to start strong then slowly degrade over time.

Could be cost optimisation through some sort of resource throttling. Most of these companies aren’t profitable so it wouldn’t surprise me if they’re quietly tuning things down to save compute.

Ask HN: Am I the only one not using AI?

acqbu — Thu, 23 Oct 2025 08:01:55 +0000

I've tried using various AI tools and models over the past couple of years, but honestly it feels like it gives me a false sense of confidence. Plus, the time I supposedly save building things gets eaten up debugging, correcting, improving the AI-generated slop.

Am I using the tools wrong or are others finding the same thing?

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45679390

Points: 26

# Comments: 37

The Coming Collapse of White-Collar Work

acqbu — Sun, 12 Oct 2025 11:34:12 +0000

Article URL: https://buildingbetter.tech/p/the-coming-collapse-of-white-collar

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45557401

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

US jobs market yet to be seriously disrupted by AI, finds Yale study

acqbu — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 18:02:07 +0000

Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2025/oct/01/us-jobs-market-yet-to-be-seriously-disrupted-by-ai-yale-study-chatgpt

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45518879

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

New comment by acqbu in "New study reveals early impact of AI on job market in UK"

acqbu — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:31:18 +0000

The study in question: https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=5516798

New study reveals early impact of AI on job market in UK

acqbu — Wed, 08 Oct 2025 12:29:05 +0000

Article URL: https://www.kcl.ac.uk/news/new-study-reveals-early-impact-of-ai-on-job-market-in-uk

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45515420

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

Fifty-Nine Thought Experiments [pdf]

acqbu — Sat, 04 Oct 2025 10:28:40 +0000

Article URL: https://edwardpackard.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/IMAGINE-Edward-Packard-Book-3.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45472293

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

Developer Productivity Engineering

acqbu — Thu, 02 Oct 2025 22:44:39 +0000

Article URL: https://dpeuniversity.gradle.com/app

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45456481

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Do Sanctions Work?

acqbu — Tue, 23 Sep 2025 08:51:30 +0000

Article URL: https://washingtondc.jhu.edu/news/do-sanctions-actually-work-experts-evaluate-the-efficacy-of-this-widely-used-foreign-policy-tool/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45344471

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

New comment by acqbu in "Microsoft has urged its employees on H-1B and H-4 visas to return immediately"

acqbu — Sat, 20 Sep 2025 18:27:27 +0000

President Donald Trump’s new $100,000 fee for high-skill visa holders only applies to new applicants — not current visa holders who may be on travel outside of the U.S. — according to a U.S. official granted anonymity to speak about the policy. Source: https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/20/donald-trump-h1b-vi...