Hacker News: exolymph

Mechanical Sympathy

exolymph — Wed, 15 Apr 2026 22:30:54 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.vickiboykis.com/archive/mechanical-sympathy/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47786197

Points: 2

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New comment by exolymph in "Ads in ChatGPT"

exolymph — Fri, 10 Apr 2026 20:55:36 +0000

Even Amazon has substantial ad revenue now, and it does in fact undercut customer obsession by polluting search results.

Notes on Going Solo

exolymph — Mon, 30 Mar 2026 22:14:02 +0000

Article URL: https://www.joanwestenberg.com/notes-on-going-solo-celebrating-6-years-of-studio-self/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47580378

Points: 5

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New comment by exolymph in "Why are executives enamored with AI, but ICs aren't?"

exolymph — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:31:49 +0000

People who will get paid more if AI eliminates jobs (in theory, anyway — execs aren't necessarily owners) versus people whose jobs will be eliminated.

The first A-Corp law is here

exolymph — Fri, 27 Mar 2026 23:12:50 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.metalabel.com/the-first-a-corp-law-is-here/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47549601

Points: 3

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New comment by exolymph in "Olympic Committee bars transgender athletes from women’s events"

exolymph — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 17:58:37 +0000

Trans men have no advantage against cis men.

The Penalty of Leadership

exolymph — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 20:29:19 +0000

Article URL: https://nativestudio.substack.com/p/the-penalty-of-leadership

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47508703

Points: 3

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New comment by exolymph in "Denmark was reportedly preparing for full-scale war with the US over Greenland"

exolymph — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:48:31 +0000

It's more that "military power" per se is not the be-all-end-all of conflict.

New comment by exolymph in "A rogue AI led to a serious security incident at Meta"

exolymph — Thu, 19 Mar 2026 22:37:07 +0000

Right? I was like when did software quality matter. Let alone code quality lol

New comment by exolymph in "ECJ says EU states must change gender of citizens even if nat'l laws forbid it"

exolymph — Fri, 13 Mar 2026 18:36:46 +0000

Are countries within the EU sovereign, or is the EU sovereign? This is a sincere question. I googled for the official answer, which is that member countries are sovereign, but in terms of realpolitik?

Antidote

exolymph — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 17:42:43 +0000

Article URL: https://newsletter.vickiboykis.com/archive/antidote/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47338716

Points: 1

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New comment by exolymph in "United Airlines says it will boot passengers who refuse to use headphones"

exolymph — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 21:39:54 +0000

Man, I broadly agree with you about this type of person, but it makes me cringe that you say "this creature" and use the dog metaphor. He sucks but he's a human.

You are, of course, under no obligation to capitulate to my discomfort, but I figured it was worth commenting.

New comment by exolymph in "Ask HN: Who is hiring? (March 2026)"

exolymph — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 21:12:56 +0000

Just wanna say, as a candidate, your product is so good. 1000x less annoying to use than alternatives.

The Custodial Republic

exolymph — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 19:12:55 +0000

Article URL: https://www.mwiya.com/the-custodial-republic/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47170646

Points: 1

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New comment by exolymph in "Students Are Being Treated Like Guinea Pigs: Inside an AI-Powered Private School"

exolymph — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 00:34:42 +0000

Rote learning isn't the be-all-end-all of education, but it's actually very important. You can't think anything interesting without knowing stuff to think about. Facts are important. Memorization is important.