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New comment by jahbrewski in "We're gonna need a lot more mathematicians"

jahbrewski — Sat, 26 Sep 2026 04:25:04 +0000

Even if that happens, what’s the point if there’s no human involvement? AI doing math for math’s sake? And doing what with it?

New comment by jahbrewski in "Stripe's Knowledge AI Platform"

jahbrewski — Thu, 24 Sep 2026 00:13:35 +0000

Counterpoint, maybe you don’t die? When I step outside the bubble, I hear many of the same concerns people have always had: they just want the thing to work.

New comment by jahbrewski in "Why does Swiss cheese have holes?"

jahbrewski — Sun, 02 Nov 2025 22:12:03 +0000

Call me naive, but honestly never made the connection between swiss cheese and Switzerland.

New comment by jahbrewski in "AI can code, but it can't build software"

jahbrewski — Mon, 27 Oct 2025 23:54:57 +0000

I’ve heard “we’re not there today, but it doesn’t seem that far off” since the beginning of the AI infatuation. What if, it is far off?

New comment by jahbrewski in "Anthropic judge rejects $1.5B AI copyright settlement"

jahbrewski — Tue, 09 Sep 2025 19:33:21 +0000

If you’re vacuuming, shouldn’t you be responsible for what you’re vacuuming?

New comment by jahbrewski in "How to live an intellectually rich life"

jahbrewski — Sat, 03 May 2025 12:36:59 +0000

I've found myself finding more satisfaction and joy out of doing fewer things, but going deeper. Instead of picking up a new sport, I've gone deeper into running. Instead of learning a new instrument, I'm going deeper into the piano. Instead of re-inventing my business, I'm doubling down on what's worked in the past.

It's not the right mindset for every stage of life, but it's working well at the moment!

New comment by jahbrewski in "How to live an intellectually rich life"

jahbrewski — Sat, 03 May 2025 04:39:22 +0000

Are you American, by chance? I am, and this resonates with something a Japanese woman recently told me.

I asked her what she thought some of the negative traits of Americans are, and here’s the first thing she said:

“You bounce around too much. From thing to thing to thing.”

New comment by jahbrewski in "A Puzzle about a Calculator"

jahbrewski — Fri, 03 Jan 2025 20:57:22 +0000

How do you "read" an article like this? I would need to pull out some paper, run calculations, etc. to understand this (but perhaps I'm not the intended audience, as a non-mathematician?) - Or is that how you all approach an article like this?

New comment by jahbrewski in "Late Again"

jahbrewski — Mon, 19 Aug 2024 22:40:36 +0000

Hmm, my experience with people who are chronically late is that the specific time doesn't matter. This sounds good in theory, but I think those people would just show up at 10:40.

New comment by jahbrewski in "The flip-flop on whether alcohol is good for you (2023)"

jahbrewski — Fri, 07 Jun 2024 22:41:04 +0000

Not sure I’m tracking here. Can you explain this further?

New comment by jahbrewski in "Pixar to undergo 20% layoffs in 2024"

jahbrewski — Fri, 12 Jan 2024 00:58:51 +0000

According to Wikipedia she's produced five of the fifty highest-grossing movies in film history.

New comment by jahbrewski in "Snap Quarterly Results Q4 2022 [pdf]"

jahbrewski — Wed, 01 Feb 2023 00:54:50 +0000

Maybe I just don’t understand finance very well, but who is bankrolling over 1B in losses? And why?

Proof by Induction (2021) – Hugo Best Short Story 2022

jahbrewski — Sun, 02 Oct 2022 18:53:19 +0000

Article URL: https://www.uncannymagazine.com/article/proof-by-induction/

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33059015

Points: 2

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New comment by jahbrewski in "Principles of Engineering Management"

jahbrewski — Mon, 25 Apr 2022 16:10:24 +0000

Good feedback here. Do you have any example “smaller forums” that you have found particularly helpful?

Ask HN: Resources for Leaning Enterprise Architecture?

jahbrewski — Mon, 05 Jul 2021 18:12:10 +0000

As a software developer turned software architect turned enterprise architect, I’m looking for resources (books, essays, people to follow, etc) to improve my enterprise architecture skills. I’m specifically interested in cloud architecture, although, I’m not opposed to seminal works with a traditional bent, since I’m sure many of the fundamentals still apply.

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27740465

Points: 1

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New comment by jahbrewski in "Visualization of 40M Cell Towers"

jahbrewski — Wed, 17 Feb 2021 19:49:17 +0000

Damn. Humanity really is just one large brain.

New comment by jahbrewski in "What Is Life? (2019)"

jahbrewski — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:55:28 +0000

Additionally, at a more fundamental/basic level, I wonder about the social gap we're left with, sans religion. I'm probably biased by my Christian upbringing, but I can't help but miss the camaraderie I experienced growing up in a church. My wife and I just can't bring ourselves to knowingly participate in something that now feels intellectually dishonest.

New comment by jahbrewski in "What Is Life? (2019)"

jahbrewski — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 20:51:03 +0000

Ah, I like where you're coming from. Thanks for the link; I'm definitely interested in exploring these topics further. Is there a name for this field of study? Perhaps just the sociology of religion? That seems to leave out the evolutionary biology perspective though.

New comment by jahbrewski in "What Is Life? (2019)"

jahbrewski — Thu, 31 Dec 2020 19:08:12 +0000

I think religion is actually an evolved mechanism for perpetuating (human) life. I developed this theory when my wife and I visited some friends in rural Kansas. We attended their Christian church service and I was struck by the potential evolutionary advantages that would play out if the preacher’s advice was taken at face value: 1) Anti-LGBTQ rhetoric: if only a fraction of LGBTQ individuals were shamed into a heterosexual relationship, there’s a potential evolutionary advantage. 2) Stay-at-home mothers: encouraging marriage/reproduction as the end goal for women likely has evolutionary advantages. 3) Early marriage: again, likely evolutionary advantage.

I find it extremely ironic that the groups most opposed to evolutionary biology are likely a bi-product of those forces.

New comment by jahbrewski in "Become Shell Literate"

jahbrewski — Sun, 13 Dec 2020 03:50:47 +0000

Any resources/recommendations for truly learning SQL? I feel pretty comfortable with the basics, but could certainly stand to improve my SQL toolkit!