Hacker News: doctaj

AI Native DevCon, London, June 2026 [YouTube Playlist]

doctaj — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:07:13 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLISstAySqk7KtlYPFps1ZnK9xNIMSVkDD

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48435565

Points: 2

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New comment by doctaj in "LLMs are eroding my software engineering career and I don't know what to do"

doctaj — Sun, 07 Jun 2026 14:39:41 +0000

My company doesnt even let people use AI -- at least not agents (it's recently got blocked because someone learned about all the security team learned about all the vulnerabilities going around a few months ago [eyeroll]. I hired 3 developers in the last year and didn't mention AI in the job posting at all (it wasn't intentially left off... it's just that it has nothing to do with what you'll be doing, one of your goals, or related to driving business outcomes... its just a tool you can use if you want to [and it's unblocked by the corporate overlords]). So... there are companies out there. All the person is trying to say is making broad statements like that there's 0% of companies willing to prioritize quality/craftsmanship/maintainability (if that is the trade off... which is yet to be seen) over velocity. There obviously are places like that out there or there are entire companies or individual teams that prioritize that because the developer culture prioritizes that. Every team and situation is different.

New comment by doctaj in "QuadRF"

doctaj — Thu, 04 Jun 2026 14:26:25 +0000

Related video, for a little deep dive: https://youtu.be/zdJ9Tbm8ALg

New comment by doctaj in "Putin could pay a personal price for failure in Ukraine"

doctaj — Tue, 02 Jun 2026 03:07:03 +0000

https://archive.ph/B4T0k

New comment by doctaj in "On Guard! The Story of SAGE [IBM, 1956]"

doctaj — Wed, 20 May 2026 01:26:50 +0000

A 12-min video about their computerized air defense system (and heavy on the propaganda).

On Guard! The Story of SAGE [IBM, 1956]

doctaj — Wed, 20 May 2026 01:23:18 +0000

Article URL: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lFGco9ZsFGE

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48201890

Points: 1

# Comments: 1

New comment by doctaj in "US–Indian space mission maps extreme subsidence in Mexico City"

doctaj — Mon, 04 May 2026 04:17:32 +0000

Same in United States. Sigh.

New comment by doctaj in "U.S. to Withdraw 5k Troops from Germany, Pentagon Says"

doctaj — Sat, 02 May 2026 00:10:27 +0000

https://archive.ph/TvRui

New comment by doctaj in "Behind the A.I. Boom, a Boring Business Is Soaring with Better Ads"

doctaj — Wed, 29 Apr 2026 13:59:57 +0000

https://archive.ph/sUMN0

One CEO explains why she values her union workforce

doctaj — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 13:51:26 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fastcompany.com/91530758/one-ceo-explains-why-she-values-her-union-workforce

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47921568

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

New comment by doctaj in "If you stop hiring juniors, your senior engineers own you"

doctaj — Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:30:40 +0000

They don’t even care about profit! It’s well documented that having long-tenured employees saves you money in a ton of ways (the tangibles are: recruiter fees, ramp-up time, higher pay for new hires… and the intangibles are all the hidden work or keep things running smoothly, building relationships between teams or departments, and innovation). But individuals have to quit to get a market-rate job, and the company ends up paying out the nose for someone new.

New comment by doctaj in "opinion: Professors Are Too Old"

doctaj — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 22:36:59 +0000

https://archive.ph/we5Ce

New comment by doctaj in "Framework Laptop 13 Pro: Major Upgrades and Linux Front and Center"

doctaj — Sat, 25 Apr 2026 21:50:01 +0000

Another anecdote: I had an HP Laptop 15 years ago that only lasted 1 year.

Digiday+ Research: Marketing workflows benefit from AI, but trust is a barrier

doctaj — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:38:45 +0000

Article URL: https://digiday.com/marketing/digiday-research-marketing-workflows-benefit-from-ai-but-trust-is-still-a-barrier-to-adoption/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47848664

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

Instagram's viral, AI-powered flash filter might be more sinister than it seems

doctaj — Tue, 21 Apr 2026 13:36:44 +0000

Article URL: https://www.creativebloq.com/design/instagrams-viral-flash-filter-might-be-more-sinister-than-it-seems

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47848633

Points: 2

# Comments: 0

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

doctaj — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 23:07:11 +0000

https://archive.ph/ztkLP

New comment by doctaj in "A Reality Check on the Inequality Panic"

doctaj — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:20:30 +0000

Agreed! Inequality is the fact that 1% of people own 30% of the wealth. Those people are seen as a potential revenue source to pay for social programs.

New comment by doctaj in "Failed Companies Are Selling Old Slack Chats and Email Archives to Train AI"

doctaj — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:09:25 +0000

A couple other posts about this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47811748 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47801494

Trump's reversal on day care upends a bipartisan push to lower costs

doctaj — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 13:07:38 +0000

Article URL: https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/04/15/trump-childcare-abandoned-pledge/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47815617

Points: 5

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New comment by doctaj in "Shuttered startups are selling old Slack chats and emails to AI companies"

doctaj — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:37:34 +0000

https://archive.ph/WTtUo