Hacker News: foxfired

The One Shoe CEO

foxfired — Wed, 01 Apr 2026 16:35:27 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/the-one-shoe-ceo-linkedin-stories

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47603159

Points: 2

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We hate AI-assisted articles

foxfired — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 02:26:43 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/why-we-hate-llm-articles

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47582060

Points: 3

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Why experts rarely give you a straight answer

foxfired — Thu, 26 Mar 2026 21:52:44 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/it-depends-experts-never-give-straight-answers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47536286

Points: 4

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The Little Red Dot

foxfired — Wed, 18 Mar 2026 20:03:04 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/little-red-dot

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430729

Points: 1

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The mind-bending effects of sleep deprivation

foxfired — Mon, 16 Mar 2026 20:58:36 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/stopped-sleeping-started-hallucinating

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47404778

Points: 2

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I Don't Destroy Snowmen

foxfired — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 01:44:53 +0000

Article URL: https://writings.hongminhee.org/2026/01/ethics-of-small-actions/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47345229

Points: 5

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New comment by foxfired in "Don't post generated/AI-edited comments. HN is for conversation between humans."

foxfired — Wed, 11 Mar 2026 20:10:55 +0000

One thing that will be incredibly useful is to limit comments from brand new accounts. A combination of vouching, limiting the posts velocity (5 daily limit), clear rules for new accounts, etc.

I understand we often see insightful comments from new accounts, but I always find it suspicious when non-throwaway accounts are created just in time only to make a quip.

Tip me, my life depends on it (2021)

foxfired — Fri, 06 Mar 2026 22:34:07 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/tip-me

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47282027

Points: 2

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Vibe Knowing

foxfired — Mon, 02 Mar 2026 01:27:46 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/large-language-models-make-us-feel-smarter

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47212771

Points: 1

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The Little Red Dot

foxfired — Thu, 26 Feb 2026 20:24:51 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/little-red-dot

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47171539

Points: 2

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OpenAI will reportedly release an AI-powered smart speaker in 2027

foxfired — Fri, 20 Feb 2026 23:11:32 +0000

Article URL: https://www.engadget.com/ai/openai-will-reportedly-release-an-ai-powered-smart-speaker-in-2027-173344866.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47095354

Points: 3

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Thinking Improves Thinking

foxfired — Wed, 18 Feb 2026 20:28:27 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/taking-our-mind-for-granted

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47065948

Points: 3

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How to Preserve Your Writing for a Hundred Years

foxfired — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 23:57:22 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/preserve-your-writing-for-a-hundred-years

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47055225

Points: 3

# Comments: 0

New comment by foxfired in "After 800 episodes, 'The Simpsons' creators look back and ahead"

foxfired — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 22:36:03 +0000

800 is a huge achievement. But I have to admit, around 2011 I had completely given up on the Simpsons. Story and content aside, they did something with the audio. The quality of the voice is so clear that it sounds un-natural. You can see the same effect on many shows around that time. The voice is disconnected from the background music and sfx.

Anyway, they also improved the way the characters are drawn so much that it lost it's crude nature.

Factional Drift: How online discussion clusters into factions

foxfired — Mon, 16 Feb 2026 23:12:23 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/factional-drift-online

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47041616

Points: 3

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New comment by foxfired in "What dating apps are optimizing"

foxfired — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 03:39:29 +0000

The app didn't work for me. One that was shared right here on HN. I selected 25 miles radius, same ethnicity. Naturally I was matched with a person 700 miles away, of different ethnicity. So we got married... and deleted the app.

We were interviewed as a success story and our faces are plastered on the Internet now. My friends didn't find the same success, I concluded that they didn't know how to date. (wear the right clothes, etiquettes, conversation, navigate ghosting, etc.)

"What if the app could teach you how to do just that?" That's what I asked in our interview. That part was never published.

See It Written

foxfired — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 22:10:48 +0000

Article URL: https://seeitwritten.com/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46995986

Points: 2

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We make shitty software with bugs (1995)

foxfired — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 00:06:55 +0000

Article URL: http://scripting.com/davenet/1995/09/03/wemakeshittysoftware.html

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46983046

Points: 2

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New comment by foxfired in "Amazon Ring's lost dog ad sparks backlash amid fears of mass surveillance"

foxfired — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 21:10:59 +0000

There’s no need to fear the construction of mass surveillance anymore. It’s already here. We built it one convenience at a time [0]. When I see all my friends with Alexa devices at home, ring cameras, and a million food apps on their phones, it feels like it’s already too late.

[0]: https://idiallo.com/blog/we-have-all-we-need-for-mass-survei...

Launching the Rural Guaranteed Minimum Income Initiative

foxfired — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 08:41:16 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.codinghorror.com/launching-the-rural-guaranteed-minimum-income-initiative/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46883188

Points: 8

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