<rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Hacker News: foolinaround</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=foolinaround</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 22 Oct 2026 05:50:46 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=foolinaround" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Across the Globe, People Increasingly Say Social Media Is Harming Democracy"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It is the entrenched media and the politicians amplifying this because the narrative is no longer in their control.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2026 17:12:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49995736</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49995736</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49995736</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "The Waymo effect: how AI is quietly making research less collaborative"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Beautifully written essay.<p>The benefits of serendipity are intractable by design whereas throughput gains can be readily measured (or at least we think so).<p>The OP notes a point - "who did you think with?" -- maybe there are points based on some social graph, that adds weightage to a particular output?<p>Edit : Other posters have said it is AI generated, I did not catch it, but felt the point was well-made. I dont know the author, but lets assume that he is not a good writer but had these valuable insights, did this AI generation not add value here?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:49:11 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49658396</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49658396</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49658396</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Creativity is the new moat"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>To the person themselves, AI replaces the creativity that one would have used their minds, but to the second person and beyond, the creativity that sparked the imagination (as simple as a few sentences describing a situation) would be quite helpful.
I have'nt checked if this existed, but I had imagined if Feynman taught Biology, how would he do it? Today, AI can do that, enhancing outcomes.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:35:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656135</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656135</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656135</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Creativity is the new moat"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>while taste does matter, for many practical applications, what AI produces is 'tasty enough'</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 11 Sep 2026 10:30:19 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656099</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656099</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49656099</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Muse – Meta’s personal AI agent"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>i think the spread of youtube shorts and tiktoks is the reason for this. In around a minute, an expert provides a quick summary (talking points) in a digestible format that the person fully understands, but of course, no details or caveats etc are provided.
Because this person now is able to understand that content, they conflate that understanding to an much broader understanding.
This is even in areas they should know more, like the current geo-political or trade conflicts<p>edit : is there a name for what I am describing, different from the Gell-man amnesia? ( which assumes experts?).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 09 Sep 2026 13:37:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626350</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626350</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49626350</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Meta reaches $16.68B settlement over social media harms to children"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>who receives (or has received) actual payments ( other than the lawyers)?
I think we need some service that is able to break this out</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 14:21:55 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49449754</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49449754</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49449754</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Fake US thinktank set up and funded by Israel sought to game AI for propaganda"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>what makes a thinktank fake?
no real authors?
the about page seems rather standard to me - <a href="https://hanoverinstitute.com/hanover/about" rel="nofollow">https://hanoverinstitute.com/hanover/about</a><p>Every thinktank has always been established to push some viewpoint.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:16:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448610</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448610</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49448610</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Was modern art a CIA psy-op? (2020)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>wow, did'nt know.
but thats brilliant!<p>however, i did wonder at the decor at my local thai restaurants and they were definitely using some ethnic pieces, and now I realize...</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 15:30:09 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49435837</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49435837</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49435837</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Was modern art a CIA psy-op? (2020)"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>what do mean with the example of thailand and thai food, and why is that a psy-op?
Every country tries to subsidize and dump excess production of stuff they produce</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:19:56 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49434638</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49434638</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49434638</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Where did all the public bathrooms go?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>perfect is the enemy of the good...<p>how about some of them being ADA-conforming, with maps noting where they are?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 01:42:48 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428141</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428141</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49428141</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Where did all the public bathrooms go?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>the public bathroom should be redesigned so that one can do only the thing it is designed for - and maybe it needs to be a single-user design.<p>Almost like an airline bathroom size - might be a bit claustrophobic but these are for emergencies and space saving would be big.<p>the doors could be wired to sensors that are connected to a central network that shows in real-time the availability and also some alarms if something is out of the ordinary etc.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2026 20:30:07 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49425441</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49425441</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49425441</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Show HN: CheapFoodMap – A map of good meals under $10"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>maybe, the calories for that item, and a lower limit that counts as a full meal?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2026 18:42:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101357</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101357</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49101357</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Iran vows regime will "not back down" as web blackout continues"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Is Musk's Starlink capable of filling the gap for this large population?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 09 Jan 2026 14:51:27 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554473</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554473</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46554473</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "We're committing $6.25B to give 25M children a financial head start"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Are there good suggestions for a personal finance class at the high school level that one can take online?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:25:21 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46127789</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46127789</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46127789</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "I'm Peter Roberts, immigration attorney, who does work for YC and startups. AMA"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>classic case of supply and demand</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 16 May 2025 16:45:57 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44007484</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44007484</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44007484</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "LibreLingo – FOSS Alternative to Duolingo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>A request to add Tamil, a widely spoken and one of the earliest classical languages! Thanks!!</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:29:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840217</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840217</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840217</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "LibreLingo – FOSS Alternative to Duolingo"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>this tool is really nice...<p>Suggestions: Can I get some transliteration when I hover over it, rather than translation? Maybe a Alt+ ?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 30 Apr 2025 01:27:10 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840202</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840202</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43840202</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "On loyalty to Your Employer"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>In general, people leave or stay for their managers, not their companies.<p>In retrospect, in one of the earlier companies, I could see the company not doing well, but had a great boss and stayed, and then got hit by downsizing.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 24 Apr 2025 16:12:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43784435</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43784435</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=43784435</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Communal Luxury: The Public Bathhouse"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Bathing is no longer considered a luxury, and so will never be given up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 22 Dec 2024 20:58:59 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42489038</link><dc:creator>foolinaround</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42489038</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=42489038</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by foolinaround in "Why Scrum is stressing you out"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>are there places today that don't do some variation of scrum today? Waterfall is pretty much non-existent.</p>
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