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New comment by cpncrunch in "Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI"

cpncrunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 15:21:51 +0000

Does six hours factor in maintenance? Also, I think it depends on the project. I was able to get a a number of quantum computing programs knocked up in braket with the help of various AI tools to run some simulations It would have taken me months on my own, but I got knocked out in a few prompts with free AI tools. It's a real eye opener.

However, that's very different from building and maintaining a product that will be used for live customers, where you have to consider security implications. This is what we're talking about here for Meta and Microsoft, and it's what I do for my actual coding job.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI"

cpncrunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:57:14 +0000

Yes, that sounds like a reasonable use case. But very different to the 100k a month by meta and microsoft.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI"

cpncrunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:53:46 +0000

Coding is much less than 25% of my time, and as i said above I want as much coding as I can get. I do very well thank you.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI"

cpncrunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 04:20:22 +0000

Not for me. I end up using chatgpt about once a week for my actual work, and maybe once a day for non work related things. Certainly if you need the subscription it's worth $20/month or whatever for a personal sub, but I don't seem to need that at the moment. I'm more curious about the $10k or $100k/month being value for money with people using it to do their entire coding.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI"

cpncrunch — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 00:29:55 +0000

I'm curious if they have any data showing whether it benefits productivity. I get by on the free tier of ChatGPT, and do 100% of the coding myself. It has never been a bottleneck, and I like to keep my skills sharp. AI helps in analyzing problems, getting quick answers to technical queries, reviewing code, etc. But running my own business I'm incredibly careful about expenses.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Meta and Microsoft take steps to reduce employee usage of Claude AI"

cpncrunch — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 20:29:28 +0000

It's unclear how much OP's company was spending. The article gives a figure of $100k/month per employee.

But even $200/month is worth shaving if it doesn't generate value.

New comment by cpncrunch in "When oil prices spike, where does the money go?"

cpncrunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:49:12 +0000

>You will have earned $22.5 million

Which is rich.

New comment by cpncrunch in "When oil prices spike, where does the money go?"

cpncrunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 13:48:36 +0000

“Having money: Owning a large amount of cash, property, or valuable items (wealthy)”

New comment by cpncrunch in "When oil prices spike, where does the money go?"

cpncrunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:53:06 +0000

Hard and smart, with good negotiating skills, in the right industry.

New comment by cpncrunch in "When oil prices spike, where does the money go?"

cpncrunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 02:47:32 +0000

That's the point I was making.

New comment by cpncrunch in "When oil prices spike, where does the money go?"

cpncrunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 01:10:01 +0000

>Exxon is up 40% year-to-date (YTD), BP is up 20% YTD while SNP500 is up 12% YTD.

But it's not sustainable in the medium term.

New comment by cpncrunch in "When oil prices spike, where does the money go?"

cpncrunch — Wed, 30 Sep 2026 00:45:34 +0000

Anyone can decide to put their spare cash or retirement funds into oil stocks, but I don't think that it's a recipe for getting rich. Renewable energy is rapidly replacing oil, and if the Strait of Hormuz opened and the Ukraine war ended, oil prices would sink and you would end up with huge losses.

Nobody really gets rich by playing the market. You get rich by working hard and/or starting your own business, and investing in a diversified portfolio of index funds and dividend paying blue chips.

New comment by cpncrunch in "AWS says it can't restore some data from mideast facilities struck by Iran"

cpncrunch — Wed, 16 Sep 2026 21:51:54 +0000

But that is something the customer needs to consider. AWS doesnt offer that as standard if your data is in one zone, and during a war even multiple zones in the same region may not be sufficient.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Ethical Cold Outreach"

cpncrunch — Wed, 12 Aug 2026 00:15:50 +0000

Not if it's bulk, but fine if it is actually a direct outreach with a hand-crafted email. The latter is appreciated, and the former is hated. It's usually easy to spot the difference, and a quick look at the headers will usually confirm whether it's from a bulk mailing service.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Don't use your phone while you poop"

cpncrunch — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 17:40:06 +0000

Sure, but the actual splash act just takes a minute at most, and usually about 10 seconds for me. I don't understand how you can have time to read anything.

New comment by cpncrunch in "Don't use your phone while you poop"

cpncrunch — Sat, 08 Aug 2026 16:01:18 +0000

Don't you think that if you have time to read your book then you don't really need to poop yet? Why not just wait until you're ready to go in?

New comment by cpncrunch in "The Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Trump's Crypto Shop"

cpncrunch — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:49:41 +0000

This is a long article, and I haven't read beyond the first couple of pages. But the gist seems to be: shyster gets in bed with other shysters linked to Trump thinking it's a safe silver bullet, but ends up getting out-shystered by them and is now mad.

If anyone gets through to the end, let me know if I missed anything. I didn't feel it worth wasting two bottles of water getting it summarised by AI.

The Billionaire Blowing the Whistle on Trump's Crypto Shop

cpncrunch — Mon, 27 Jul 2026 15:47:18 +0000

Article URL: https://nymag.com/intelligencer/article/justin-sun-world-liberty-lawsuit-trump-crypto-herro.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49071279

Points: 5

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New comment by cpncrunch in "OnePlus halts operations in USA and Europe"

cpncrunch — Fri, 17 Jul 2026 00:09:05 +0000

Yes, I got that from the comments. But it doesn't explain how they are continuing to sell in other markets. That's the confusing part.

New comment by cpncrunch in "If you want to create a button from scratch, you must first create the universe"

cpncrunch — Thu, 16 Jul 2026 15:32:17 +0000

I find this cute and amusing, having had to write buttons in assembly language in the 80s, drawing the buttons into video memory using blits.