Hacker News: cyb_

New comment by cyb_ in "CEOs admit AI had no impact on employment or productivity"

cyb_ — Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:13:02 +0000

Capital reallocation.

In other words, moving money/spend from non-AI projects to AI projects/cost. This includes trimming the bottom X% of performers to reallocate that money too.

In most cases, it is not about current productivity or AI doing people's jobs.

What Claude Code's Source Revealed About AI Engineering Culture

cyb_ — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 20:01:42 +0000

Article URL: https://techtrenches.dev/p/the-snake-that-ate-itself-what-claude

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47743821

Points: 7

# Comments: 1

New comment by cyb_ in "Figma's MCP Update Reflects a Larger Industry Shift"

cyb_ — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 00:57:11 +0000

Could the limited MCP support be due to security concerns?

I've seen a number of stories about LLMs going rogue and messing things up (dropping databases, making unwanted changes, etc). Also, apparently there are security concerns with the MCP protocol itself.

New comment by cyb_ in "California's new bill requires DOJ-approved 3D printers that report themselves"

cyb_ — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 20:17:03 +0000

Did you mean this one (PDF)? https://www.cs.cmu.edu/~rdriley/487/papers/Thompson_1984_Ref...

New comment by cyb_ in "Why you can't color calibrate deep space photos"

cyb_ — Wed, 23 Jul 2025 04:14:30 +0000

Having dabbled a bit in astrophotography, I would suggest that color is best used to bring out the structure (and beauty) of the object. Trying to faithfully match the human eye would, unfortunately, cause a lot of that data to be harder to see/understand. This is especially true in narrowband.

YouTube Shorts Are Like Crack

cyb_ — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 14:41:20 +0000

Article URL: https://kevquirk.com/blog/youtube-shorts-are-like-crack

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43583132

Points: 10

# Comments: 9

New comment by cyb_ in "Honey has now lost 4M Chrome users after shady tactics were revealed"

cyb_ — Mon, 31 Mar 2025 19:08:21 +0000

"down from its peak of 20 million."

New comment by cyb_ in "Why Not Bluesky"

cyb_ — Mon, 18 Nov 2024 03:32:01 +0000

Publish on your Own Site, Syndicate Everywhere

New comment by cyb_ in "Making your own hot sauce"

cyb_ — Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:25:09 +0000

The article below claims that milder store-bought peppers are the result of growers using different varieties, which is driven by larger (factory) consumers of the peppers.

https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2023/05/why-jalapeno-pe...

New comment by cyb_ in "Ask HN: How common is developer burnout? Have you ever been burnt out?"

cyb_ — Sun, 24 Mar 2024 18:55:34 +0000

Check out the book, "Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle".

https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/42397849

I found it helpful in understanding the underlying causes of my own feelings of burnout. Also, don't be put off that the book says it's for women. The core lessons seem to apply to everyone.

(comment copied from earlier conversation on a similar topic: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=35849384)

Complying with the Digital Markets Act

cyb_ — Tue, 05 Mar 2024 15:22:15 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.google/around-the-globe/google-europe/complying-with-the-digital-markets-act/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39604518

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

New comment by cyb_ in "Still no love for JPEG XL: Browser maker love-in snubs next-gen image format"

cyb_ — Sun, 04 Feb 2024 16:30:12 +0000

Related discussion:

JPEG XL support has officially been removed from Chromium https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33933208 (292 points, 378 comments)

New comment by cyb_ in "American cars are huge and unsafe, but automakers don't want the simple solution"

cyb_ — Thu, 28 Dec 2023 23:44:07 +0000

I was curious how they defined 'unsafe' in this context. Following the links in the article, I found this quote:

> These massive trucks are actually safer for their occupants, but far more deadly to the people outside

Two types of work: crunchy and squishy

cyb_ — Mon, 04 Sep 2023 00:47:47 +0000

Article URL: https://drmaciver.substack.com/p/two-types-of-work

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=37376098

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

On Legitimacy and Software Engineering

cyb_ — Sun, 23 Jul 2023 16:44:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.sicpers.info/2023/07/on-legitimacy-and-software-engineering/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36837059

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

New comment by cyb_ in "What makes developers productive?"

cyb_ — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 17:15:04 +0000

I used to work at a CMMI Level 5 (certified) shop. The process was inevitably tailored to the lowest common denominator. It was meh.

We used to say that the process will never turn a mediocre engineer into a good one but it will absolutely turn a good engineer into a mediocre one.

In general, I've observed that a lot of these heavyweight processes are used as a substitute for high quality engineering leadership. They are not a good substitute.

New comment by cyb_ in "What makes developers productive?"

cyb_ — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:55:20 +0000

Have you talked with the reviewers about this?

When I've seen this happen it usually boils down to communication problems. The solution is often to talk to the reviewers _before_ writing the PR.

For example,

1. Disagreement about the problem/solution - hash out the design first, then write the code

2. Disagreement about priorities - align expectations before investing too much time in design or code

3. (etc)

Yes, communication is hard. Unfortunately, it's really the only way to get things done with other people. Building decent communication skills is a worthwhile investment for all SWEs

New comment by cyb_ in "What makes developers productive?"

cyb_ — Sun, 16 Jul 2023 16:31:29 +0000

Mark Twain is often quoted as saying, "I apologize for such a long letter - I didn't have time to write a short one."

In my experience, simple solutions are not the lazy minimal-effort ones. It takes a lot of work to distill complex problems down into simple solutions.

New comment by cyb_ in "The Evolution of Working from Home (productivity research) [pdf]"

cyb_ — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 16:40:22 +0000

There is earlier research[1] from the same authors showing the opposite effect. It's unclear to me what changed.

One thing I noticed is that the earlier research took into account productivity increase of the employees due to less commuting time. This certainly benefits the employee and probably the overall economy, but maybe not the employer.

1: https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/Barrero-A...

The Evolution of Working from Home (productivity research) [pdf]

cyb_ — Mon, 03 Jul 2023 15:42:59 +0000

Article URL: https://wfhresearch.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/SIEPR1.pdf

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36574535

Points: 2

# Comments: 2