<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: balazstorok</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=balazstorok</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 16 Apr 2026 07:21:14 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=balazstorok" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by balazstorok in "Watching AI drive Microsoft employees insane"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It depends what we set as the bar for the AI. Like now, the bar wasn't even "have all tests pass without modifying the actual tests". That is probably lower than for any PR you would need to look at.</p>
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<p>This is probably version 0.1 or 0.2.<p>Reviewing what the AI does now is not to be compared with human PRs. You are not doing the work as it is expected in the (hopefully near?) future but you are training the AI and the developers of the AI and more crucially: you are digging out failure modes to fix.</p>
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<p>At least opening PRs is a safe option, you can just dump the whole thing if it doesn't turn out to be useful.<p>Also, trying something new out will most likely have hiccups. Ultimately it may fail. But that doesn't mean it's not worth the effort.<p>The thing may rapidly evolve if it's being hard-tested on actual code and actual issues. For example it will be probably changed so that it will iterate until tests are actually running (and maybe some static checking can help it, like not deleting tests).<p>Waiting to see what happens. I expect it will find its niche in development and become actually useful, taking off menial tasks from developers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 11:42:34 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44050384</link><dc:creator>balazstorok</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44050384</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44050384</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by balazstorok in "The world could run on older hardware if software optimization was a priority"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I don't think there is exists a magical political system that we set up and it magically protects us from corruption. Forever. Just like any system (like surviving in an otherwise hostile nature) it needs maintenance. Maintenance in a political or any social structure is getting off your bottom and imposing some "reward" signal on the system.<p>Corruption mainly exists because people have low standards for enforcing eradication of it. This is observable in the smallest levels. In countries where corruption is deeply engraved, even university student groups will be corrupted. Elected officials of societies of any size will be prone to put their personal interests in front of the groups' and will appoint or employ friends instead of randomers based on some quality metrics. The question is what are the other people willing to do? Is anyone willing to call them out? Is anyone willing to instead put on the job themselves and do it right (which can be demanding)?<p>The real question is how far are the individuals willing to go and how much discomfort are they willing to embrace to impose their requirements, needs, moral expectations on the political leader? The outcomes of many situations you face in society (should that be a salary negotiation or someone trying to rip you off in a shop) depend on how much sacrifice (e.g. discomfort) you are willing to take on to get out as a "winner" (or at least non-loser) of the situation? Are you willing to quit your job if you cannot get what you want? Are you going to argue with the person trying to rip you off? Are you willing to go to a lawyer and sue them and take a long legal battle?
If people keep choosing the easier way, there will always be people taking advantage of that. Sure, we have laws but laws also need maintenance and anyone wielding power needs active check! It doesn't just magically happen but the force that can keep it in check is every individual in the system. Technological advances and societal changes always lead to new ideas how to rip others off. What we would need is to truly punish the people trying to take advantage of such situations: no longer do business with them, ask others to boycott such behaviour (and don't vote for dickheads!, etc.) -- even in the smallest friends group such an issue could arise.<p>The question is: how much are people willing to sacrifice on a daily basis to put pressure on corrupt people? There is no magic here, just the same bare evolutionary forces in place for the past 100,000 years of humankind.<p>(Just think about it: even in rule of law, the ultimate way of enforcing someone to obey the rules is by pure physical force. If someone doesn't listen, ever, he will be picked up by other people and forced into a physical box and won't be allowed to leave. And I don't expect that to ever change, regardless of the political system. Similarly, we need to keep up an army at all times. If you simply go hard pacifist, someone will take advantage of that... Evolution. )<p>Democracy is an active game to be played and not just every 4 years. In society, people's everyday choices and standards are the "natural forces of evolution".</p>
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<p>I have to agree. There is a clear pattern indicating what she thinks is "the best way to live". Be open and be happy. Be otherwise at your own demise. It also sounds a lot like she is trying to convince herself she is striving for the right way of living. First it seemed she has a point, later in the post I felt she lacks intellectual humility, a "healthy" level (oh the irony) of doubt.</p>
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<p>I think James Burke's classic talking about the fragility of our complex interdependent systems starting the episode from the 1965 Northeast blackout is still relevant and an interesting watch: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ" rel="nofollow">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XetplHcM7aQ</a></p>
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<p>Does someone have a good understanding how 2B models can be useful in production? What tasks are you using them for? I wonder what tasks you can fine-tune them on to produce 95-99% results (if anything).</p>
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<p>Nobel peace prize has countless times been awarded to a group of people or institution. It is differently controlled but the idea is not unprecedented.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Oct 2024 11:03:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41786490</link><dc:creator>balazstorok</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41786490</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41786490</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by balazstorok in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (February 2023)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Markr | Frontend Engineer, Full-stack Engineer, NLP Scientist | Full time | Remote (EU) | <a href="https://testmarkr.com" rel="nofollow">https://testmarkr.com</a><p>At markr we are cutting down cost of targeted feedback to students to solve the two-sigma problem: 1-on-1 tutoring and mastery learning improves student outcomes by 2 standard deviations. Help us bring down the costs with the help of NLP. We are not aiming to replace the teachers but instead build gigantic exoskeletons for them to achieve 10x efficiency in bringing out the best from their students.<p>Join us if you are looking to make the world a better place through edtech.<p>We're looking for mid/senior in<p>- Frontend Engineer
- Full-stack Engineer
- NLP Scientist<p>Our tech stack includes React + Typescript + Python.<p>We are looking for more experienced members but we are part of a larger group of companies working in edtech, so make sure to reach out at any level.<p><a href="https://testmarkr.com/careers" rel="nofollow">https://testmarkr.com/careers</a> for more details</p>
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<p>really nice, my 2 year-old is going to love it</p>
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