Hacker News: delaugust

What It Costs to Think

delaugust — Wed, 28 Oct 2026 15:04:08 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/what-it-costs-to-think

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50274884

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by delaugust in "Maintenance Futures"

delaugust — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:37:46 +0000

Future visions tend to organize around narratives of gain or loss, dystopia or utopia. But what of the neutral position?

Maintenance Futures

delaugust — Sun, 25 Oct 2026 18:37:46 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/maintenance-future

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=50234641

Points: 4

# Comments: 1

AI Is a Boring Technology

delaugust — Wed, 23 Sep 2026 16:33:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/ai-is-a-boring-technology

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49818659

Points: 14

# Comments: 0

The Empty Heading

delaugust — Sat, 19 Sep 2026 13:40:40 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/the-empty-heading

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49766526

Points: 5

# Comments: 0

Technology and Power

delaugust — Sun, 28 Jun 2026 20:38:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/technology-and-power

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48711380

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Reactionary Red-Lining of AI

delaugust — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 18:21:50 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/reactionary-red-lining-of-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47808972

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Craft Is Untouchable

delaugust — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 21:05:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/craft-is-untouchable

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47593469

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

Is there an AI garage startup path?

delaugust — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 14:55:33 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/is-there-an-ai-garage-startup-path

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47426570

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

What I've learned to recognize as a designer and technologist thanks to sci-fi

delaugust — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 19:20:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/in-but-not-of

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47127345

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

Consistency Is Primitive

delaugust — Thu, 19 Feb 2026 18:58:41 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/consistency-is-primitive

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47077616

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

AI's efficiency gains don't justify trillion-dollar valuations

delaugust — Mon, 02 Feb 2026 20:23:14 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/replication-is-not-innovation

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46860924

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

Is it disruption, or is it theft?

delaugust — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 17:30:53 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/disruption-or-theft

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46060004

Points: 18

# Comments: 4

AI is a front for consolidation of resources and power

delaugust — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 19:09:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/what-ai-is-really-for

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45983700

Points: 545

# Comments: 448

The Last Invention

delaugust — Mon, 10 Nov 2025 20:58:27 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/the-last-invention

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45880837

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by delaugust in "The National Design Studio is a scam"

delaugust — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:56:49 +0000

envy isn't necessary for legitimate critique you know

New comment by delaugust in "The National Design Studio is a scam"

delaugust — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:51:46 +0000

I still see it on the New list.

The National Design Studio is a scam

delaugust — Thu, 28 Aug 2025 01:03:23 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/the-national-design-studio-is-a-scam

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45047129

Points: 196

# Comments: 53

Single-function devices in the world of the everything machine

delaugust — Tue, 24 Jun 2025 17:41:16 +0000

Article URL: https://www.chrbutler.com/single-function-devices-in-the-world-of-the-everything-machine

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44368725

Points: 5

# Comments: 1

Where Are Today's Futures?

delaugust — Fri, 13 Jun 2025 16:38:46 +0000

Article URL: https://nearfuturelaboratory.com/blog/2024/08/mark-fisher-and-futures-product-design/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44270041

Points: 3

# Comments: 0