Hacker News: drgo

New comment by drgo in "CobaltC – The Successor to C?"

drgo — Mon, 31 Aug 2026 02:42:46 +0000

reads more like a Wishlist rather than actual implementable specs.

New comment by drgo in "Manifesto – who we are and what do we want (2002)"

drgo — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:56:35 +0000

Anything that splits the ruling class is a plus

New comment by drgo in "U.S. sanctions against the A/I Collective"

drgo — Sat, 29 Aug 2026 10:55:00 +0000

There is an endless supply of fools that can be hyped to become the next US president

New comment by drgo in "The turbulent AI era is here"

drgo — Thu, 27 Aug 2026 10:13:46 +0000

I am not optimistic. What we learned from history is that despite all warnings and good intentions, governments, corps and citizens will make every possible mistake before we finally arrive at another precariously stable situation. Experts are famously bad at predicting the outcomes of new technologies/policies even in times of relatively low upheaval. And plans have a way of producing many significant unintended consequences. This is not going to prevent people with strong opinions from asserting that they know exactly what needs to be done. And in the rush to do something many things will certainly be done. We are screwed at least for a while.

New comment by drgo in "More than half of adults in U.S. say they lack basic statistical understanding"

drgo — Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:42:43 +0000

these are the self-aware ones. I worked with and trained hundreds of scientists; I would say 95% of them had at best a shaky understanding of basic probability and statistical concepts!!

New comment by drgo in "Canada will match US tariffs 'dollar for dollar' as trade talks break down"

drgo — Sat, 22 Aug 2026 11:46:29 +0000

The Art of the Lose-Lose Deal!

New comment by drgo in "Why do AI company logos look like buttholes? (2025)"

drgo — Sat, 18 Jul 2026 18:48:35 +0000

Logos reflect the ambient cultural trends. This is the Butthole Age

New comment by drgo in "How to stop Claude from saying load-bearing"

drgo — Wed, 15 Jul 2026 01:02:23 +0000

I believe that the “thought process” of humans is just another automatic process albeit more sophisticated because it is running on a far more powerful processor that has evolved over millions of years and was honed by many more years of fine tuning in a complex social system. The difference is only a matter of degree.

New comment by drgo in "Surveillance of Cyclosporiasis"

drgo — Sat, 11 Jul 2026 15:54:20 +0000

looks like a screw up in some farm(s)/processing plant(s), possibly exacerbated by heat and rain. It is going to be hard to identify the source. If I was in America, I would stop consuming fresh produce (it is really hard to ensure parasite-free produce no matter who you wash it). Wondering if this has already spread to Canada!

New comment by drgo in "Show HN: Homebrew 6.0.0"

drgo — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 23:43:47 +0000

As a daily user of Homebrew for > 10 years, thanks for all your hard work.

New comment by drgo in "Alberta will vote on whether to remain part of Canada. What now?"

drgo — Sun, 24 May 2026 16:18:43 +0000

Not sure it did. Look at what happened to the Quebec economy in the last 40 years or so.

New comment by drgo in "Alberta will vote on whether to remain part of Canada. What now?"

drgo — Sat, 23 May 2026 23:59:17 +0000

This was a bone that Smith threw to the extreme right (by Canadian standards) wing of her base. Even Quebec, with its stronger claim to nationhood, found it hard to disentangle itself from Canada, so it is unlikely that Alberta will succeed. But, it will still pay a price like Quebec did; businesses and people do not like secession politics, and the infighting is likely to be bruising. Smith's conservative party, as well as the federal conservatives (also led by a unpopular Albertan, may also pay a price (arguably they have already did with defections of their MPs to the Liberal party). So, all in all, this looks like another unforced error by the Canadian right.

New comment by drgo in "We gave an AI a 3 year retail lease and asked it to make a profit"

drgo — Fri, 17 Apr 2026 04:03:03 +0000

Is that you Luna?

New comment by drgo in "We gave an AI a 3 year retail lease and asked it to make a profit"

drgo — Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:13:32 +0000

Great! I was worried that we might run out of inhumane CEOs

The stay-at-home boyfriend is now an economic trend as more women than men work

drgo — Sat, 28 Mar 2026 16:41:52 +0000

Article URL: https://fortune.com/2026/03/28/men-home-women-workforce-economics-gender-change/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47556196

Points: 11

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New comment by drgo in "Desk for people who work at home with a cat"

drgo — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:21:13 +0000

I recall reading that ~30% of humans have evidence of toxoplasmosis. But, it is unclear whether that is harming their intelligence. Statistically, cat owners have higher IQ than dog owners (pls do not shoot the messenger unless you want to provide further evidence of the validity of this observation).

New comment by drgo in "Desk for people who work at home with a cat"

drgo — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 20:12:11 +0000

this is a good way to lose a toe or two

New comment by drgo in "Order Granting Preliminary Injunction – Anthropic vs. U.S. Department of War [pdf]"

drgo — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 23:22:59 +0000

"Nothing in the governing statute supports the Orwellian notion that an American company may be branded a potential adversary and saboteur of the U.S. for expressing disagreement with the government." Well.. we live in Orwellian times.

New comment by drgo in "Department of State advises Americans worldwide to exercise increased caution"

drgo — Mon, 23 Mar 2026 01:43:26 +0000

A small price for demonstrating that our El-Douche is always right and a stable genius.

New comment by drgo in "Nasdaq's Shame"

drgo — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 02:01:35 +0000

Let them eat foie gras! It was only a matter of time before they started manipulating index funds too.