Hacker News: itsdrewmiller

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Anthropic made a mistake in cutting off third-party clients"

itsdrewmiller — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 17:43:18 +0000

@dang any way to fix the clickbait headline here?

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Statement from Jerome Powell"

itsdrewmiller — Mon, 12 Jan 2026 16:57:14 +0000

Matt Gaetz didn't get the AG spot - there was at one point some kind of a line.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Is beef tallow making a comeback?"

itsdrewmiller — Sun, 11 Jan 2026 01:32:18 +0000

Why would confidently assert this? They are very different and useful for different purposes. Do you cook at all?

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Pentagon moves to punish Democratic senator over 'seditious video'"

itsdrewmiller — Tue, 06 Jan 2026 14:21:18 +0000

The fact that it was a social media post is not an interesting part of the story - he could have just as easily said the same thing on TV to the same result. They aren't trying to censor social media as a result.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "OpenAI is paying employees more than any major tech startup in history"

itsdrewmiller — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:31:53 +0000

Who is “they”? I believe open AI would share averages for that reason but not that media would choose to cover it that way.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Drugmakers raise US prices on 350 medicines despite pressure"

itsdrewmiller — Wed, 31 Dec 2025 16:28:40 +0000

Those are available in America too

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "USPS announces changes to the postmark date system"

itsdrewmiller — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:38:15 +0000

Seems like throwing the baby out with the bathwater here. If you dump your ballot at the last possible minute in a box, your vote might not count. That was a risk before and maybe a slightly bigger risk now. So don’t do that. If you’re not sure, go vote in person.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "USPS announces changes to the postmark date system"

itsdrewmiller — Tue, 30 Dec 2025 00:36:08 +0000

What lawsuits? It means that more ballots will not be accepted, but if anything it should (very slightly) strengthen the case for people who claim they voted on time but were postmarked inaccurately.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Ask HN: What tech purchase did you regret even though reviews were great?"

itsdrewmiller — Sun, 28 Dec 2025 18:02:14 +0000

Yeah - I don’t see any option to configure it from the mobile app (Bambu Handy). ChatGPT confirms too.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Ask HN: What tech purchase did you regret even though reviews were great?"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 19:10:19 +0000

Bambu printers have this ability - works amazingly well.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "ICE's interest in high-tech gear raises new questions: 'What is it for?'"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:54:26 +0000

If true there would be no one term presidents

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Rob Pike goes nuclear over GenAI"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 18:46:16 +0000

He apologized for the part he had in enabling AI (which he describes as minor) but not that he spent a good portion of his life profiting from the same datacenters he is decrying now.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Rob Pike goes nuclear over GenAI"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:54:08 +0000

No one is saying he can’t have an opinion, just that there isn’t much value in it given he made a bunch of money from essentially the same thing. If he made a reasoned argument or even expressed that he now realizes the error of his own ways those would be worth engaging with.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Rob Pike goes nuclear over GenAI"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 15:50:03 +0000

This thread is basically an appeal to authority fallacy so attacking the authority is fair game.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "State regulators vote to keep utility profits high angering customers across CA"

itsdrewmiller — Wed, 24 Dec 2025 23:29:39 +0000

Where do people pay 3-6 cents for electricity in the US?

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Deplatforming Backfired"

itsdrewmiller — Tue, 23 Dec 2025 17:47:48 +0000

Perhaps hacker news isn't the right place for that discussion.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:51:18 +0000

Doesn’t seem like they surveyed whether use of AI would actually affect purchasing or playing decisions. I think your implication is correct that it mostly won’t.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Gamers Are Overwhelmingly Negative About Gen AI in Video Games"

itsdrewmiller — Fri, 19 Dec 2025 18:47:01 +0000

This is a survey of gamers that shows the overwhelming majority claim to hate it. Do you think they are only sampling that minority?

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "The World Happiness Report is beset with methodological problems"

itsdrewmiller — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 19:26:06 +0000

Should outlets like the NYT be reporting uncritically on pseudoscience? As long as they are I think this kind of work is extremely valuable.

New comment by itsdrewmiller in "Secret Documents Show Pepsi and Walmart Colluded to Raise Food Prices"

itsdrewmiller — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 04:29:21 +0000

Is that the point? The illegal collusion was with walmart to keep their prices artificially low compared to everyone else. They weren't colluding with coke to raise all soda prices.