Hacker News: allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=allendingHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Wed, 29 Apr 2026 20:13:12 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by allending in "The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code"]]>Sort of a taste receptor I’m sure many have developed now.

The most obvious patterns here are: antithesis constructions, words choices and distribution, attempt at profundity in every paragraph but instead are runs of text that doing say anything, and even the perfect use of compound hyphenation. I think and can appreciate that there is definitely an attempt at personalization and guidance to make it less LLM-y and not just a default prompt, but it’s still kind of obvious. You could use a detector tool too of course.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 08:57:39 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908653allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908653https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908653<![CDATA[New comment by allending in "The West forgot how to make things, now it’s forgetting how to code"]]>There's a certain irony in that the article itself is quite clearly assisted by AI. Not a criticism per se as I don't have a problem with AI assistance, but food for thought given the material being commented on.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 07:37:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908226allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908226https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47908226<![CDATA[New comment by allending in "TrackWeight: Turn your MacBook's trackpad into a digital weighing scale"]]>For many, old people are the reason the rest of us have nice things.

]]>Tue, 22 Jul 2025 00:43:50 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44642092allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44642092https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44642092<![CDATA[Multi-Tasking Wearable Continuously Monitors Glucose, Alcohol, and Lactate]]>Article URL: https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/multi-tasking-wearable-continuously-monitors-glucose-alcohol-and-lactate

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]]>Sun, 22 May 2022 08:13:35 +0000https://ucsdnews.ucsd.edu/pressrelease/multi-tasking-wearable-continuously-monitors-glucose-alcohol-and-lactateallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31465983https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=31465983<![CDATA[E-Commerce Website Localization and Elements to Localize]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/e-commerce-website-localization-6-key-elements-to-localize

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]]>Fri, 07 Jan 2022 12:26:12 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/e-commerce-website-localization-6-key-elements-to-localizeallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29838273https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29838273<![CDATA[TikTok Demonstrates Great User Experience Design]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/5-ways-tiktok-demonstrates-great-user-experience-design

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]]>Mon, 15 Nov 2021 13:19:58 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/5-ways-tiktok-demonstrates-great-user-experience-designallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29226989https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29226989<![CDATA[MacBook Pro 14“ and 16” only play HDR 1080p content]]>Article URL: https://support.apple.com/en-my/HT210980

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]]>Thu, 04 Nov 2021 06:57:53 +0000https://support.apple.com/en-my/HT210980allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29104196https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=29104196<![CDATA[ACM Celebrates Recipients of the 2019 and 2020 ACM Prize in Computing]]>Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=934eLObPLmM

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]]>Sun, 03 Oct 2021 12:54:01 +0000https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=934eLObPLmMallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28736823https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28736823<![CDATA[New comment by allending in "The Art of Linear Algebra [pdf]"]]>Your books are pretty amazing too Ivan. Have em all.

]]>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 10:40:00 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28704861allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28704861https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28704861<![CDATA[The Art of Linear Algebra [pdf]]]>Article URL: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kenjihiranabe/The-Art-of-Linear-Algebra/main/The-Art-of-Linear-Algebra.pdf

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]]>Thu, 30 Sep 2021 08:11:37 +0000https://raw.githubusercontent.com/kenjihiranabe/The-Art-of-Linear-Algebra/main/The-Art-of-Linear-Algebra.pdfallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28704164https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28704164<![CDATA[Infinite Scrolling: Pros, Cons]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/infinite-scrolling-pros-cons-and-design-essentials-for-better-ux

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]]>Sun, 26 Sep 2021 13:48:32 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/infinite-scrolling-pros-cons-and-design-essentials-for-better-uxallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28660868https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28660868<![CDATA[UI vs. UX: How They’re Different and How They Work Together]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/ui-vs-ux-how-theyre-different-and-how-they-work-together

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28446104

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]]>Tue, 07 Sep 2021 15:36:59 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/ui-vs-ux-how-theyre-different-and-how-they-work-togetherallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28446104https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28446104<![CDATA[QR Codes Aren't Magic]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/qr-codes-arent-actually-magic

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]]>Sat, 28 Aug 2021 06:35:03 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/qr-codes-arent-actually-magicallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28336088https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28336088<![CDATA[New comment by allending in "The Story of Playdate"]]>They make f'ing good Mac (mostly) and iOS software.

]]>Thu, 26 Aug 2021 08:04:46 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28311926allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28311926https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28311926<![CDATA[Baby on Nevermind cover sues Nirvana over child sexual exploitation]]>Article URL: https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/25/baby-on-nevermind-cover-sues-nirvana-over-child-sexual-exploitation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28301508

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]]>Wed, 25 Aug 2021 13:37:33 +0000https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/aug/25/baby-on-nevermind-cover-sues-nirvana-over-child-sexual-exploitationallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28301508https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28301508<![CDATA[Talent Sourcing at Snappymob: Our Process and Top Hiring Platforms]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/talent-sourcing-at-snappymob-our-process-and-top-3-hiring-platforms

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28219723

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]]>Wed, 18 Aug 2021 11:17:35 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/talent-sourcing-at-snappymob-our-process-and-top-3-hiring-platformsallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28219723https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28219723<![CDATA[UI/UX Audit: Netflix vs. Disney+ Hotstar vs. HBO Go]]>Article URL: https://blog.snappymob.com/ui-ux-audit-netflix-vs-disney-hotstar-vs-hbo-go

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27745683

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]]>Tue, 06 Jul 2021 08:50:17 +0000https://blog.snappymob.com/ui-ux-audit-netflix-vs-disney-hotstar-vs-hbo-goallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27745683https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27745683<![CDATA[AI system outperforms humans in designing floorplans for microchips]]>Article URL: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01515-9

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]]>Sat, 12 Jun 2021 08:08:54 +0000https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-01515-9allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27482625https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27482625<![CDATA[Reddit Down]]>Article URL: https://www.reddit.com

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27298491

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]]>Thu, 27 May 2021 01:56:07 +0000https://www.reddit.comallendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27298491https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27298491<![CDATA[China Lands Tianwen-1 Rover on Mars]]>Article URL: https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-lands-tianwen-1-rover-on-mars-in-a-major-first-for-the-country/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27161822

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]]>Sat, 15 May 2021 02:39:43 +0000https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/china-lands-tianwen-1-rover-on-mars-in-a-major-first-for-the-country/allendinghttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27161822https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27161822