Hacker News: jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/user?id=jdaltonHacker News RSShttps://hnrss.org/hnrss v2.1.1Mon, 27 Apr 2026 17:29:13 +0000<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "Waymo says can't avoid bike lanes because riders want to be dropped off in them"]]>Why is it when they can't make software solve a problem, they then basically blame the problem.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:46:49 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47914234jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47914234https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47914234<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "An AI agent deleted our production database. The agent's confession is below"]]>To think a simple hook could have prevent it.

]]>Sun, 26 Apr 2026 20:45:54 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47914220jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47914220https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47914220<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "The OpenAI Mafia: Why "Ex-OpenAI" is the New Golden Resume Line"]]>Could be worse

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:26:45 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341487jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341487https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341487<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "The OpenAI Mafia: Why "Ex-OpenAI" is the New Golden Resume Line"]]>You're mistaken.

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 23:01:36 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341376jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341376https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341376<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "The OpenAI Mafia: Why "Ex-OpenAI" is the New Golden Resume Line"]]>A bong! Hilarious!!!

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 22:15:38 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341125jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341125https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44341125<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "The OpenAI Mafia: Why "Ex-OpenAI" is the New Golden Resume Line"]]>Except instead of taking years to build unicorns, they're getting $32 BILLION valuations with no product.

The OpenAI Mafia makes the PayPal Mafia look like a lemonade stand.

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:38:26 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44340572jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44340572https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44340572<![CDATA[The OpenAI Mafia: Why "Ex-OpenAI" is the New Golden Resume Line]]>Article URL: https://algarch.com/blog/the-openai-mafia-why-ex-openai-is-the-new-golden-resume-line

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44340571

Points: 9

# Comments: 7

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 20:38:26 +0000https://algarch.com/blog/the-openai-mafia-why-ex-openai-is-the-new-golden-resume-linejdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44340571https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44340571<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "Me, Myself, and Claude"]]>I'm sorry but if you're not letting Claude Code build your future you might be a dang fool.

Why spends countless hours for pride?

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:28:31 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44337875jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44337875https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44337875<![CDATA[Me, Myself, and Claude]]>Article URL: https://algarch.com/blog/me-myself-and-claude

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44337874

Points: 3

# Comments: 1

]]>Sat, 21 Jun 2025 14:28:31 +0000https://algarch.com/blog/me-myself-and-claudejdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44337874https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44337874<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "The $50T Prize: AI's Real Stakes Exposed"]]>I'll consider this!

]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 15:49:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300566jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300566https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44300566<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "The $50T Prize: AI's Real Stakes Exposed"]]>They all admit they don't understand how their models actually work, yet they want us to trust them with everything.

Then I realized what's really happening is they're racing for the biggest corporate prize in history...a potential $50 trillion valuation.

Are they playing us?

]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:22:30 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44294577jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44294577https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44294577<![CDATA[The $50T Prize: AI's Real Stakes Exposed]]>Article URL: https://algarch.com/blog/the-50-trillion-prize-ais-real-stakes-exposed

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44294576

Points: 4

# Comments: 4

]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2025 00:22:30 +0000https://algarch.com/blog/the-50-trillion-prize-ais-real-stakes-exposedjdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44294576https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44294576<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "Use AI to Get Your Time Back"]]>I gave up everything to escape poverty through code. Now I'm using AI to reclaim what I lost... time with my family.

What you doing with AI to reclaim your time?

]]>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:50:58 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289053jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289053https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289053<![CDATA[Use AI to Get Your Time Back]]>Article URL: https://algarch.com/blog/use-ai-to-get-your-time-back

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289052

Points: 2

# Comments: 1

]]>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 12:50:58 +0000https://algarch.com/blog/use-ai-to-get-your-time-backjdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289052https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44289052<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "It took longer to get the API key"]]>I see it as net positive. Likely in most cases the meetings (or at least some of them) may not even be needed.

]]>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 16:51:34 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44277404jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44277404https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44277404<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "Your Code Sucks Too: The HITL Delusion"]]>Dyslexia can also a pita :/

]]>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 15:06:24 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276845jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276845https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276845<![CDATA[Your Code Sucks Too: The HITL Delusion]]>Article URL: https://algarch.com/blog/your-code-sucks-too-the-hitl-delusion

Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276690

Points: 3

# Comments: 2

]]>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:34:58 +0000https://algarch.com/blog/your-code-sucks-too-the-hitl-delusionjdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276690https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276690<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "It took longer to get the API key"]]>True that.

]]>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:20:32 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276608jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276608https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276608<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "It took longer to get the API key"]]>I hope MCP servers make this possible, but even they will require oauth :/

]]>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:15:43 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276572jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276572https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276572<![CDATA[New comment by jdalton in "It took longer to get the API key"]]>I believe you may be mischaracterizing the article's position. It didn't advocate for deploying without testing or any of the other items you mention. Rather, it discussed how well and quick AI solved a problem. There's an important distinction between what was actually proposed and the extreme position you're describing.

]]>Sat, 14 Jun 2025 14:14:07 +0000https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276562jdaltonhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276562https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=44276562