Hacker News: foxfired

Please, Use a Link

foxfired — Thu, 11 Jun 2026 19:32:45 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/use-a-link-please

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48495314

Points: 18

# Comments: 2

How to Talk to Your Coworkers

foxfired — Mon, 01 Jun 2026 20:20:53 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/how-to-talk-to-your-coworkers

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48362124

Points: 1

# Comments: 0

Ford Enters Battery Storage Business

foxfired — Fri, 22 May 2026 22:42:03 +0000

Article URL: https://www.fromtheroad.ford.com/us/en/articles/2026/introducing-ford-energy

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48242539

Points: 8

# Comments: 0

New comment by foxfired in "Blog ran on Ubuntu 16.04 for 10 years. I migrated it to FreeBSD"

foxfired — Fri, 22 May 2026 00:43:51 +0000

Ha! Mine ran on 18.04 [0] and I migrated it a couple months ago. When I went to take a screenshot for bragging rights, I noticed two other servers 16.10 and 15.04

The applications run just fine, but I don't even know where to start. Apparently I coded them directly into the server, no dev machine!

[0]: https://cdn.idiallo.com/images/assets/daily/98/old_servers.j...

New comment by foxfired in "Click (2016)"

foxfired — Mon, 18 May 2026 23:57:34 +0000

I've always added analytics scripts on websites I worked on. It was second nature for me. Then when I got my own start up, I didn't just add regular analytics but one that tracks mouse movements so you can watch sessions back like a video [0].

I told a friend about my start up and she jumped on it immediately. I opened the tool and watched her interaction. Then I told her "oh so you opened the dev tools" She immediately ended the session. "How did you know? That's creepy". It was the first time I've actually felt like these tools invade privacy.

Yeah, we include it in our terms and condition and privacy page, but I don't think users truly grasp how those tools work. I understand that all analytics tools provide this feature now, but its always creepy to know someone can watch what you are doing.

[0]: https://idiallo.com/blog/spying-on-your-user

New comment by foxfired in "OpenAI and Government of Malta partner to roll out ChatGPT Plus to all citizens"

foxfired — Sun, 17 May 2026 04:20:29 +0000

We had a mandatory ChatGPT training course at work. You had to sign up in limited space classes. This is a large company, needless to say it was chaos to get a significant number of people to participate.

I got a spot. We were shown how to copy and paste data from excel and other data sources into the chat interface. We had sample data to work with, there was always someone in class who would say "mine didn't work." The developers in the room asked about codex, the instructor said she wasn't a developer.

We did get a certificate though. There was nothing they could teach that you couldn't learn by using the free version in your own time. Whatever they are doing with the Maltese government is just to increase the monthly active user count.

New comment by foxfired in "I believe there are entire companies right now under AI psychosis"

foxfired — Fri, 15 May 2026 23:40:13 +0000

Maybe this is what will turn software engineering into an Engineering field.

Right know, prompters are setting up whole company infrastructure. I personally know one. He migrated the companies database to a newer Postgres version. He was successful in the end, but I was gnawing my teeth when he described every step of the process.

It sounded like "And then, I poured gasoline on the servers while smoking a cigarette. But don't worry, I found a fire extinguisher in the basement. The gauge says it's empty, but I can still hear some liquid when I shake it..."

If he leaves the company, they will need an even more confident prompter to maintain their DB infrastructure.

New comment by foxfired in "Googlebook"

foxfired — Tue, 12 May 2026 22:45:11 +0000

Copilot never gave Windows 11 a chance. Now Gemini will do the same to whatever this device is supposed to do.

We are not going to agree on AI

foxfired — Mon, 11 May 2026 23:03:27 +0000

Article URL: https://idiallo.com/blog/we-are-not-going-to-agree-on-ai

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48101920

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

New comment by foxfired in "AI slop is killing online communities"

foxfired — Thu, 07 May 2026 19:41:39 +0000

For every argument against AI slop, you will get a variation of it's the future, or I'm 10x more productive now, I've shipped 3 applications in 2 days, etc.

They won't stop talking about it and defending it. But I can't get anyone to share their amazing work with me.

There is a reason the Show HN projects that are mostly vibecoded don't get much response. It's because they aren't any good. Comments that are AI generated are hollow. Videos that AI generated a shell of their sources.

Blog Is a Radio Station

foxfired — Mon, 27 Apr 2026 01:34:32 +0000

Article URL: https://blog.jimgrey.net/2026/04/23/your-blog-is-a-radio-station/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47916772

Points: 4

# Comments: 0

New comment by foxfired in "Slop Cop"

foxfired — Sat, 18 Apr 2026 02:19:17 +0000

One thing I learned is that AI written text is not hard to spot. Usually, when I meet slop, I close it one or two paragraphs in. Although tools like this will become more common, they usually serve to win an argument, or confirm what you already believe.

Also, it was painful to learn that my very first blog post I wrote in 2013 is AI generated. But I'm fine with it because I read this:

> A short punchy opener (≤10 words) followed by two or more substantially longer elaboration sentences — the LLM "hook then evidence pile" rhythm.

... and realized that the entire app is AI generated.

New comment by foxfired in "US national level OS-level age verification bill proposed"

foxfired — Tue, 14 Apr 2026 22:46:43 +0000

Since voting is that power we say we have in the US. Does the public get to vote on this? If not...

> Voting, we might even say, is the next to last refuge of the politically impotent. The last refuge is, of course, giving your opinion to a pollster - Neil Postman

New comment by foxfired in "Apple has removed most of the towns and villages in Lebanon from Apple maps?"

foxfired — Sun, 12 Apr 2026 18:43:55 +0000

You can look up Maroun Al-Ras [0] and it's map coordinate [1]. If you search for the name, you find a garden of the same name, but not the village. The instagram reel that was posted earlier had more context [2].

From wikipedia:

> In October 2024, IDF forces operated in the village as part of its invasion of southern Lebanon. The Israeli flag was raised, after the victory.

Which Apple might use as a justification. There is a Israeli flag, so it must belong to them.

[0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maroun_al-Ras

[1]: https://maps.apple.com/frame?center=33.107500%2C35.444722&sp...

[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47742363