<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: chollida1</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=chollida1</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 13 Apr 2026 11:15:32 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=chollida1" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "Viktor Orbán concedes defeat after 'painful' election result"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sad commentary on the modern world where my first thought was, well good for Orban to concede defeat.  Not all current world heads of state have that much maturity.<p>This bodes well for the midterm state of the European union.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 12 Apr 2026 19:46:26 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47743651</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47743651</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47743651</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "Polymarket gamblers betting millions on war"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That may be true, but capitalism has nothing to do  wit betting or prediction markets.<p>You can have those with any government or market style.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 15:14:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731321</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731321</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47731321</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "OpenAI Backs Bill That Would Limit Liability for AI-Enabled Mass Deaths"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Sure and Google, FaceBook and Twitter support section 230 that gives them cover for hosting others content.<p>A company backing legislation that takes liability off them is something that they will always do.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 13:45:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47718086</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47718086</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47718086</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "Open AI is actively censoring information about voting today in the US"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> so “what’s the weather lile in chicago today and forecast for tomorrow?” won’t work either?<p>I was able to make those queries work. I'm guessing hte difference is those are very common questions and openai has very specific workers to answer those queries with known oracles or sources of truth and the other is a local primary which is a query that is orders of magnitude less common and therefor has  no specific oracle or worker specific to that query.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:31:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430360</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430360</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430360</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Oh, sorry I thought you meant the percentage would be huge.<p>Yes it’s a big ipo but early indications are that they’d be about 2x over subscribed if they ipo’d today from what the sell side is saying and I don’t doubt it from what other funds are saying.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:21:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430262</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430262</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430262</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Umm the yen carry trade unwound in August of 2024.  It hasn’t been a factor in the markets for over a year:)<p>> On the real though, I am not sure how a 20yr veteran can say this is the best time for an IPO.<p>The best time for an open AI and anthropic ipo.  They are hot now, the macro environment doesn’t weigh into that calculus.<p>Also a 10% float isn’t massive, most companies ipo with anywhere from 20-40% of their total share count.<p>And being a 20 year veteran means you can cut through all the noise you mention and focuse in what matters. At all most all points in History there is doom and gloom, 20 years gives you the experience to know most of the doom and gloom never matters.<p>You go public when you get the chance.<p>I appreciate you comment and I hope I helped update your understanding of how things work!!</p>
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<p>Is that censoring, or is that an LLM that doesn't actually know for sure and makes that clear, rather than making up something?<p>That response is exactly what I'd want from a LLM that was trained on data from the past and doesn't have upto date knowledge on something very specific in the future.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 13:00:53 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47425265</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47425265</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47425265</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "OpenAI Has New Focus (on the IPO)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>> There’s a strong chance the IPO window has passed<p>Ha, i'll take the other side of that bet.  I'm not sure why you think they couldn't possibly IPO and you don't really specify why in your post.<p>Having been in the capital markets for 20 years, now is one of the better times to IPO and I'd bet that both OpenAI and Anthropic will IPO within 12 months.<p>There are lots of games you can play like releasing a small 10% float) if you are worried about not enough buyers.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 11:43:43 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424453</link><dc:creator>chollida1</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424453</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47424453</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by chollida1 in "AirPods Max 2"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>at no point should your skull be deforming.  Maybe the skin and fat layer ontop but the skull itself should not be deforming after an hour of hearing a device on a healthy individual.<p>Please see a doctor!!</p>
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<p>>My AirPods Max 1 left a headband dent in my skull from how poor the quality of the headband was after more than a year of daily use.<p>You should get checked out.  No adult should have a dent put in their skull by headphones.</p>
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<p>How do you define a social media account?  Some laws were including youtube in that list.<p>I can't see how preventing someone from watching youtube videos would be a net positive, but if you allow youtube whiteout an account then why not reddit, why not snapchat as that's how most kids i know communicate and organize their sporting events, etc.</p>
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<p>This seems like I just read an advertisement. Or submarine article as PG would say.<p>AI studio is just another IDE like cursor so its a very odd choice to say one is bad and the other is the holy grail:)<p>But I guess this is what guerilla advertising is these days.<p><pre><code>  Just another random account with 8 karma points that just happens to post an article about how one IDE is bad and its almost identical cousin is the best</code></pre></p>
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<p>Ha, we had this conversation with our doctor and they said not to worry about the vaccine if you are married and monogamous. It would likely have zero benefit to us at that point in time.<p>Now maybe that changes if you get divorced and get a new sexual partner.</p>
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<p>What good would a naval blockade of Russia do when they get the vast majority of their goods by land?<p><i>EDIT</i> looking at your post history its very clear you have no intention of discussing this in good faith.</p>
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<p>> Spotify is popular because it is cheap, convenient and has all the music in the world.<p>Glad you agree with me:)</p>
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<p><a href="https://companiesmarketcap.com/automakers/automakers-with-the-highest-debt/" rel="nofollow">https://companiesmarketcap.com/automakers/automakers-with-th...</a></p>
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<p>Makes sense.  Most kids I know put records up on their wall as art.  or as a way to pay artists directly by purchasing their album at a concert<p>If you want to listen to music then Spotify runs circles around vinyl as a medium.  Records really suck for music quality which is why everyone dumped them when tapes came along and then even more so when cd's became a thing.<p>If Vinyl was  a good medium to listen to music then no one would have bought cd's or had a Spotify subscriptions.<p>I can't imagine people going back to old school crt televisions to watch sports or movies either, but I do see people</p>
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<p>> You can buy a bigger and bigger house car tv stereo whatever, but it will not make you happy.<p>Hard disagree here.<p>Ask a 4 person family stuffed into a one bedroom condo if buying a larger 3 bedroom home would make them happier, I'd imagine to 99.99999% of them the answer is yes.<p>I upgraded my road bike 2 years ago from an entry level one to a nice racing bike and each weekend I ride a 100km route, that sure as heck makes me happier than riding the old slower and heavier bike.<p>We just took our extended family on a vacation for a week.  Money sure as heck made us happier in that instance.<p>It is true that cash can't fix all issues in life but any one who says money can't make you happy is either lying or doesn't have money.<p>Run a simple thought experiment in your head.  If you woke up tomorrow under crushing credit card and medical debt and it was suddenly paid off, would that make you happier?</p>
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<p>> She has agreed to a 10-year ban from holding executive roles in public or crypto companies.<p>Judging by how Alemeda research was provided with as much money as they wanted with zero interest rate attached and she still ran the company into the ground, I don't think the ban will hurt her too much.<p>This really goes to show that most hedge funds are successful because of the infrastructure built around them rather than the people.<p>You need both to be successful, but good systems and infrastructure trump good people most of the time.  RenTech is the best example of this.<p>No one is going to trust her to run a Baskin Robbins, much less put her in a role with any responsibility now.</p>
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<p>> Is it? So you can what? Buy exotic vehicles? Buy extra houses? Buy surgeries? Buy expensive experiences?<p>Buy freedom to chose what to do with your life.  I've never sold a company and netted 9 figures but i have been lucky enough to work for a hedge fund and make enough that I and my family can do what ever we want from the age of 30 onwards.<p>That is an incredible amount of freedom and one that I wish most people would have.<p>You seem to think only in materialistic ways.<p>But having enough money to not have to work again allows you to be a better and more available parent.  To be able to provide your kids and nieces and nephews with schooling to put them apart from other kids.<p>Its not always about owning another home, Just knowing that my kids are set for life before they start their own lives in case something happens to me was enough for me.<p>Lots of us think of others before ourselves.</p>
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