<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: hodder</title><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=hodder</link><description>Hacker News RSS</description><docs>https://hnrss.org/</docs><generator>hnrss v2.1.1</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Apr 2026 08:48:26 +0000</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://hnrss.org/user?id=hodder" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"></atom:link><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "AI coding is gambling"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Depending on anyone for anything is gambling.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 18 Mar 2026 19:49:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430565</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430565</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47430565</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Claude Code Remote Control"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Not that it is particularly relevant to agentic coding but how can anyone truly argue streaming costs more? Average cable packages were exceeding 125-150 USD a month (in 2000 dollars). Under no circumstances would I be sympathetic to the argument that streaming costs more.<p>You can get all 7 of the major streaming subs for less without even shopping out deals. That is 100s of times the volume and quality of content that was delivered on cable for far less. It is so much content realistically that no one I have ever met has subscribed to all of them at once.<p>The argument really is empty. The fragmentized experience is annoying, but it isn't more expensive...And it DEFINITELY has fewer ads.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 13:25:04 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151152</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151152</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47151152</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "I pitched a roller coaster to Disneyland at age 10 in 1978"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The best part about it is his rollercoaster the Quadrupler would have been much more fun than Big Thunder Mountain Railroad.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 24 Feb 2026 14:40:42 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47137747</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47137747</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47137747</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Making niche solutions is the point"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>...which is a niche problem looking for a niche solution.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 30 Jan 2026 17:16:15 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827042</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827042</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46827042</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Wall Street ruined the Roomba and then blamed Lina Khan"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is such a bad faith, and frankly dishonest take on the situation.<p>As you know, Khan’s FTC worried it wouldn’t be able to prevent Amazon’s acquisition of iRobot in court, so instead it dragged out approval, which it never granted, while continuously threatening to block.<p>Simultaneously, her FTC openly worked with the EU to convince the EU to use its more expansive antitrust regime to get the EU to block the deal. That dragged the shot clock for the deal lower and lower (deals have backend dates contractually agreed to, after which the parties no longer are committed to work towards closing the deal and can walk).<p>Even as the EU was challenging the deal and the shot clock was approaching zero, her FTC was STILL not granting approval and threatened to block and drag it out another year in U.S. courts, all the way until Amazon threw in the towel.<p>After the deal collapsed, the FTC celebrated and took credit.<p>The fact iRobot later failed and was sold to Chinese competitors is directly attributable to that block, as it would otherwise be owned and supported by Amazon right now.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2025 20:29:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46330521</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46330521</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46330521</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "I failed to recreate the 1996 Space Jam website with Claude"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>This is spot on to my experience vibe coding. You can get pretty good scaffolding but tinkering with details is a nightmare. That is when you need to step in and take over yourself or you will burn all the time saved from the the scaffolding speed up.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:55:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46193780</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46193780</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46193780</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Gemini 3 Pro: the frontier of vision AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>As a consumer I typed this into "Gemini". The behind the scenes model selection just adds confusion.<p>If "AI" trust is the big barrier for widespread adoption to these products, Alphabet soup isn't the solution (pun intended).</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 20:01:12 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166503</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166503</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166503</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Gemini 3 Pro: the frontier of vision AI"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>"Gemini 3 Pro represents a generational leap from simple recognition to true visual and spatial reasoning."<p>Prompt: "wine glass full to the brim"<p>Image generated: 2/3 full wine glass.<p>True visual and spatial reasoning denied.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 05 Dec 2025 19:51:29 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166397</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166397</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46166397</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "OpenAI’s promise to stay in California helped clear the path for its IPO"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Can someone explain to me why California would believe Sam Altman plans to stay in California? This is a weak handshake agreement that could easily be flipped post IPO. The very flip from non-profit to IPO shows he will do what it takes for OpenAI to "succeed", so why would the geographical location be any more permanent than corporate structure. This isnt a diss to Sam either, it just shows he is motivated by whatever is best for the entity at any given time.<p>They might stay in California, but that probably has far more to do with available researchers and employee preferences than some agreement with the Attorney General.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 29 Oct 2025 20:44:18 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45752764</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45752764</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45752764</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Like MS Excel, Pivot tables never die"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Why would either of them die when they are some of the greatest tools ever invented and there is nothing better for the typical use case?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2025 14:50:50 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45606084</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45606084</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45606084</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "A high schooler writes about AI tools in the classroom"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>The real irony is that this article was clearly, edited and formatted by an LLM.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 04 Sep 2025 20:24:45 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45131839</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45131839</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45131839</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "OpenAI raises $8.3B at $300B valuation"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'd give my left nut to buy into OpenAI at this valuation. 300B is peanuts compared to where it would trade publicly, FCF and net income be damned. The growth and the optionality are there when you bring a tool this valuable to the world. This is destined to trade over 2T rapidly imo. PLTR (granted imo a bubble) trades above that, and PLTR is basically a glorified IBM/Accenture business model with mediocre growth.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 01 Aug 2025 15:43:17 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44758487</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44758487</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44758487</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Show HN: Scream to Unlock – Blocks social media until you scream “I'm a loser”"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>But the point is you aren't a winner if you are unlocking social media. You are opening the gate to loserdom. I'm not sure how the I'm a winner concept would apply here using one of the four methods of operant conditioning.<p>The research stands, but the practical application of his app is based on a Positive Punishment operant conditioning.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 25 Jun 2025 13:08:47 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44376896</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44376896</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44376896</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Ask HN: What is your fallback job if AI takes away your career?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>It is tough because if AI can take most jobs on here, the fallback is likely something physical like the trades. Id prob start rolling up small local HVAC companies as the founders retire. Robots are a long ways off and AI isn't automating away repair of a RTU or VAV system in a 40 year old building.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 13:37:05 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44299049</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44299049</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44299049</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Ask HN: Anyone using project management tools for personal projects?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Notion? I hate it., but it does the job.<p>I prefer just doing it in Excel, Google docs, Google sheets and notes depending on complexity of the project.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 04 Jun 2025 19:19:58 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44184467</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44184467</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44184467</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Alberta separatism push roils Canada"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>That is the point. Alberta has much to gain financially. Yes I have financial bias and so do all Albertans.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 14:07:33 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44126291</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44126291</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44126291</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Alberta separatism push roils Canada"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>What nonsense are you on about? My company works in partnership with aboriginals. They are supportive of oil broadly speaking. It is one of the largest revenue sources for them.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 29 May 2025 14:06:46 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44126282</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44126282</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44126282</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Alberta separatism push roils Canada"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Total nonsense. Political separation doesn't undue physical oil infrastructure. Crude would continue to flow as is, and trade deals would immediately be struck. Meanwhile, incremental pipeline capacity south would be rapidly approved while existing East/West expansion is hopeless under a Liberal government.<p>I am a physical oil trader and I buy 200,000 barrels of oil a day to supply refineries in Canada. I have also worked on financing for Energy East, Keystone XL, Northern Gateway, TMX and the Line 9 reversal in my career. Trust me when I say the Canadian government is the problem and Alberta would be MUCH better off from an oil perspective split off of Canada.</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 23 May 2025 21:03:31 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44076583</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44076583</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44076583</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Ask HN: How to Make Friendster Great?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>I'm honestly confused at what's left after stripping all of this out that isn't basically just texting your buddies?</p>
]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 21 May 2025 20:45:16 +0000</pubDate><link>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44056147</link><dc:creator>hodder</dc:creator><comments>https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44056147</comments><guid isPermaLink="false">https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44056147</guid></item><item><title><![CDATA[New comment by hodder in "Ask HN: What's behind the strong anti-AI sentiment on Hacker News?"]]></title><description><![CDATA[
<p>Change is uncomfortable and scary, and AI represents a pretty seismic shift. It touches everything from jobs and creativity to ethics and control. There's also fatigue from the hype cycle, especially when some tools overpromise and underdeliver.</p>
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