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New comment by gcrout in "Sycophancy in GPT-4o"

gcrout — Wed, 30 Apr 2025 06:06:33 +0000

This makes me think a bit about John Boyd's law:

“If your boss demands loyalty, give him integrity. But if he demands integrity, then give him loyalty”

^ I wonder whether the personality we need most from AI will be our stated vs revealed preference.

New comment by gcrout in "AI killed the tech interview. Now what?"

gcrout — Thu, 20 Feb 2025 13:54:02 +0000

This could be like rap genius for code!

New comment by gcrout in "[dead]"

gcrout — Tue, 02 May 2023 06:38:06 +0000

Heya! I'm a product developer, currently working to create a portable timed locking case for my phone. I've experimented with a lot of tools to limit my phone use, and so far this is proving the most effective.

Collaborators and feedback wanted!

New comment by gcrout in "Buying an ebike"

gcrout — Thu, 25 Nov 2021 15:58:43 +0000

Seconded. The Tern HSD / GSD is a game changer

On queues and contract-enforcement through hair in the Qing dynasty

gcrout — Fri, 18 Jun 2021 04:32:34 +0000

Article URL: https://spandex.substack.com/p/on-queues-and-allegiance-enforcement

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27547387

Points: 5

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On long-tail counterfeits and zero-trust ecommerce

gcrout — Wed, 16 Jun 2021 03:48:00 +0000

Article URL: https://spandex.substack.com/p/on-long-tail-counterfeits-and-zero

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27524692

Points: 2

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On subway kiosks and japanese retrofuturism

gcrout — Fri, 20 Apr 2018 08:19:21 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@galencro/train-stations-are-an-exemplary-site-of-cultural-knowledge-c2f13aa90b0f?source=linkShare-923463decfe9-1524212095

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16883049

Points: 1

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New comment by gcrout in "Giant coconut crabs feed on birds (2017)"

gcrout — Sun, 15 Apr 2018 08:20:38 +0000

The outcome is that coconut crabs are creepy as all get out.

New comment by gcrout in "The day I accidentally killed a little boy"

gcrout — Wed, 10 Jan 2018 01:28:22 +0000

In the latest season of Black Mirror, the most dangerous technology is cars: https://medium.com/@galencro/whats-up-with-car-accidents-and...

What’s Up with Car Accidents and Black Mirror Season 4?

gcrout — Thu, 04 Jan 2018 02:42:54 +0000

Article URL: https://medium.com/@galencro/whats-up-with-car-accidents-and-black-mirror-season-4-24bcf967d5d7

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16067566

Points: 2

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